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I see the Department Store has actually turned into a fully commercial venue rather than the free community space that seemed to have been suggested in their earlier press releases.
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snowy_again
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Of all the things you could have discussed re. that festival...
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hiraethified
I bothered to look up the programme and saw that many of its events were taking place at the Dept Store - and I was surprised that they were commercial events. I think that's an entirely reasonable observation.
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Maybe you forgot all their guff about how they wanted to become part of Brixton's vibrant community, and perhaps open up all that vast empty space they've grabbed for themselves, but no matter. I've no interest in having any kind of discussion with you.
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So they're beyond criticism in your eyes?
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
I see one event is at The Ritzy....
You'd think Afropunk would be supporting the Boycott...
snowy_again
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Well indeed, likewise with lots of the attendees like Akala etc. who have supported workers rights elsewhere. Perhaps they're not aware of the boycott either?
If you're showing a film, it's there or Whirled isn't it?
If you're showing a film, it's there or Whirled isn't it?
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hiraethified
Maybe be, maybe not, but if you type 'Brixton Ritzy' into Google, a reference to the boycott comes up on the first page of results (and loads of subsequent results) and it's had huge publicity over the years. But as we've seen right here, some people don't believe in supporting the workers or the boycott.
Oh, and it's not a film that's being shown at their Ritzy event. It'd an exhibition running till 17th Sept.
AFROPUNK: Edward Ofosu (2018-09-05)
snowy_again
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Not wanting to put words into your mouth, but are you suggesting they (the artists etc) are aware of the boycott?
As an aside, I've been to the ritzy once in the last two years due to the boycott - and that one time was for coffee with a senior UK charity (and ex LB lambeth) leader who had no idea of what was going on. That person can barely manage a twitter account, and is one of those sort of people who doesn't have a computer... there's another charity running a meet & greet event there soon. I've emailed them to say I'd like to go, but I'm not going to visit the ritzy - for the boycott reasons. They wrote back saying that they had no idea the boycott was on.
As an aside, I've been to the ritzy once in the last two years due to the boycott - and that one time was for coffee with a senior UK charity (and ex LB lambeth) leader who had no idea of what was going on. That person can barely manage a twitter account, and is one of those sort of people who doesn't have a computer... there's another charity running a meet & greet event there soon. I've emailed them to say I'd like to go, but I'm not going to visit the ritzy - for the boycott reasons. They wrote back saying that they had no idea the boycott was on.
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hiraethified
How on earth can I know the answer to that? Some may know about it and choose - like some posters here - to selectively ignore it, and perhaps others don't know about it all.
That said, it's certainly not hard to find out about the boycott.
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
And a Poetry event...
Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
Friends of mine from East Dulwich recently suggested seeing a film at the Ritzy. They are clued up and left-leaning but had no idea about the boycott or the campaign. When I told them they said they weren't going to go after all and that they would write to Cineworld, i.e. they were fully supportive.
Personal Attacks
If they have not broken a concrete promise that they made then I have no interest.
I suspect they went back on something that happened in one of your fever dreams
BusLanes
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Worth going to?
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I reckon Wednesdays are the best night out in Brixton these days - even more so now that there's two live music venues open till 3am
Going out in Brixton on a Wednesday night – the best bars, gigs and venues
Going out in Brixton on a Wednesday night – the best bars, gigs and venues
Tricky Skills
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sparkybird
ask the bird...
Popped into the Effra this evening.. amazing music, shame it wasn't busier but everyone there seemed to be enjoying themselves.
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Photos from last night's jam session at the Queen's Head
In photos: Wicked Wednesday music jam at the Queen’s Head, Stockwell, 5th Sept 2018
In photos: Wicked Wednesday music jam at the Queen’s Head, Stockwell, 5th Sept 2018
brixtonblade
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Miracles, eh?
Pickman's model
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Who should be erased from human history, the question
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