(with Margarete Jakschik)
abolitionist and nature-allied lens
The beauty of the writing and the moving and deeply engaging sense of compassion that threads through this remarkable novel give true meaning to the concepts of inclusivity and community in surprising and original ways
The catalogue traces the artist’s deep commitment to gender and environmental justice
is that the pictures are all in your head
Shabna Begum: From Sylhet to Spitalfields: Bengali Squatters in 1970s East London performance (with Margarete Jakschik)Lawrence & Wishart Ltd, 2023, softcover, 232 pages, 21. 6 x 14 cm With the support of the Race Today collective, squatters formed the Bengali Housing Action Group (BHAG), which organised support and vigilante groups to keep the community safe. Using oral history interviews and archival research, this book looks at the Bengali communitys contribution to this little known episode of East End history, and how it can inform present day housing struggles.