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‘This has a soul now, it’s going to be incredible’
We Shall Overcome is a fast-growing phenomenon in the swelling musical movement against austerity, with events planned across Britain and in the US on the weekend of Oct 2-4. PAULINE TOWN, one of its prime movers and shakers, tells Matt Hill how and why she got involved
ANGUS REID considers the power of the podcast as a vehicle for consensus building in opposition to mainstream media narratives
GLENN FOSBRAEY recommends a biography worth reading for both existing George Michael fans and those yet to be converted
FRANCIS DEVINE introduces a new collection of essays that draws on Pease McKenna’s example to indicate future paths for the movement
KEVIN DONNELLY and MARIA DUARTE review Shoot the People, The Last One For The Road, Rosebush Pruning, and Moana
JAMES WALSH recommends an exceptional documentary about the experience of Western doctors in Gaza
What made you want to get involved in We Shall Overcome?
I wanted to help the people I love who are suffering such real hardship and make a positive statement that enough is enough.
Musicians are so often willing to step up when people are in real need — this is an amazing chance to make music so loud across the whole of Britain that we give the people who are being so seriously harmed by these cuts a real voice and also help the charities, foodbanks and groups that are going to very seriously have to save lives if things don’t change.
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