Joan Parsons

@joanparsons.bsky.social

Film, swimming, art, cats

This is one of the main roads in and out of East Belfast right now. This is a paramilitary backed far-right racist roadblock. Police aren’t intervening, they are redirecting traffic away from the racist roadblock. This is facilitating racist intimidation and terror. Where is the Justice Minister?

An unlawful paramilitary backed far-right roadblock on the Newtownards Rd, Belfast.

Keir Starmer denies pushing anti-migrant policies in order to chase Reform, saying that "I'm doing this because it is right, because it is fair and because it is what I believe". A reminder of what he said he believed when he was running for Labour leader.

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Belfast babes, I am coming to ya! Mon 12 May, 7-8.30pm, Outburst Arts Salon #10, free! but sign up b/c space limited… Let's talk A NAZI WORD FOR A NAZI THING, naming fascism, learning histories, queer & trans art as resistance, being gorgeous & refusing shame. ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 outburstarts.com/events-proje...

Salon #10 : A Nazi Word for a Nazi Thing - Outburst Arts

Why are art and queer people often the first targets and scapegoats for oppressive regimes and totalitarian governments? What can we learn from past experiences of both coordinated queer and trans era...

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#SaveThePCC Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease. For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below; you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...

Save The Prince Charles Cinema

The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat! We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...

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The ‘Made in England’ Powell and Pressburger doc with Scorsese is now on iPlayer, as are several great P&P films, although you’ll have to go elsewhere to find the weirdest and, to my mind, most wonderful, A Canterbury Tale (1944). All pair nicely with this Screenshot ep www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

Eminent American film-maker Martin Scorsese shares his lifelong love affair with the films of Powell and Pressburger.

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