Three articles that show that ‘Arts and Culture’ at Clitbait is a broader section than you might expect.
Feeling disheartened and want some encouragement to keep up with the climate chaos?
Our Environment editor, Ailsa, took the time to round up three of their favourite articles that explore the climate crisis while championing intersectional activism. Get reading!
Is the pre-summer diet talk getting to you?
Read these 3 articles recommended by our Sex and Relationships editor, Meli
Community Climate Action: What will the transition away from oil look like on the ground?
Friends of Earth is working with young people in Shetland to collect their views on what an energy transition underpinned by justice and worker’s rights can look like for their unique community. That same week, over 1,000 oil and gas workers joined with trade unions and climate campaigners to oppose Rosebank’s development and call for a just transition instead.
Market Research: Exploring the Art and Culture of London’s Food Stalls
In the next four instalments of this new series, Sofi dives into street food’s art and culture, interviewing and learning from our favourite culinary creators. She’ll meet food girl-bosses and discover how enjoying shared meals might be the short-term answer to creative fulfilment. Curious? Keep reading to find out more…
Meet the CB team: Clara Dunn
Meet the Clitbait Team: an interview with Clara Dunn, Communications Officer…
Meet the CB team: Dhruti Chakravarthi
Meet the Clitbait Team: an interview with Dhruti Chakravarthi, Society and Community Editor…
Meet the CB team: Felicity Haslin
Meet the Clitbait Team: an interview with Fliss Haslin, Comms Officer…
Dear past me, sex shouldn’t hurt.
What would you tell your younger self about sex if you could? A member of our community opens up about their experience with vaginismus, a pelvic floor condition which makes penetrative sex difficult or impossible. Read more to find out about their experience.
Meet the CB team: Sofi Pla
Meet the Clitbait Team: an interview with Sofi Pal, Arts and Culture Editor…
Meet the CB team: Sophia
Meet the Clitbait Team: an interview with Sophia, Environment Writer…
Queerism in the Ancient World
An LGBT+ History Month exhibition at the British Museum displaying examples of queerness in the Ancient World provokes the discussion of how openly queerness could be expressed through history. Have we progressed, or regressed from our ancestors in Ancient Europe?
Dear Past Me
By drawing back this veil of shame we start having these conversations – no two periods are the same, no two menstruators are the same.
“Word of Mouth”: an interview with a Spoken Word Artist
Our Arts and Culture editor Sofi interviews poet s-bars ahead of her performance at the Clitbait Cabaret on the 14th March 2023!
Women, Life, Freedom.
Women have been on the frontlines of protests in Iran before, but this isn’t about reform, it’s about outright regime change.
CERT X CLITBAIT
Clitbait meets with CERT Scotland, a research-based organisation campaigning for better access and information about contraceptive healthcare across Scotland. Co-presidents Kate Astbury and Lucy Wellman discuss their current campaign against stealthing, a form of sexual violence.
Building Community: Intersections of the ‘Outdoors’ and ‘Belonging’.
It was interesting to overhear others discussing how much of a community we were. When I looked around me, I noticed the demographic of the room was overwhelmingly white and male. I paused to consider – what is community? Do I really feel included and accepted, or do I mould myself into what I think a “climber” or an “outdoors lover” is? An underlying question arises: who is excluded from accessing the outdoors?
Clitbait Cabaret presents Michael Kabasele: an Interview with the poet
Our Arts and Culture editor Sofi interviews poet Michael Kabasele ahead of her performance at the Clitbait Cabaret next month!
Clitbait Resource List: Queer Pasts, Presents, and Futures.
Discovering your sexuality and gender identity necessitates wrestling with the future. What will your life be like, if you continue to live outside of cisgender and heterosexual expectations? Perhaps it…
GOOD NEWS: Cop27, and the Power of the Feminist Voice
Welcome to our second instalment of good climate news! This time, we wanted to share our reflections following COP27, and some thoughts on intersectional environmentalism more generally. While it’s important to acknowledge the bleakness of the climate crisis we are in, we have drawn on feminist organising to remind ourselves of how important it is to care for one another and share hope…
On Joyland: why does Pakistan have a problem with trans love stories?
Our co-founder, Laila Ghaffar, analyses the political and cultural significance of the Pakistani film, Joyland.
Women and the Climate Crisis: A More Complex Narrative?
The last decade has seen an increasing focus on gender equality and the impact of the climate crisis. In 2019, Greta Thunberg was named Time magazine’s woman of the year, and in 2022 women and climate change was named a top priority by the UN for COP27 negotiations in Egypt. However, within the dialogue, there is no room for queerness or indeed for intersectionality, or a womanhood that is not comfortably represented in political agency. Experiences of the world which do not fit neatly into a category aren’t accounted for…
Conversations on Disability with Jennie Carmichael
Speaking to Jennie was electric and although she is only in her early twenties, her story demands to be written about. She is an academic, passionate woman who campaigns against ableism on her social media platforms – and I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I loved speaking to her.
Reclaiming the narrative in Olivia Atwood’s ‘Getting Filthy Rich’
While sex work is the world’s oldest profession, the industry remains riddled with misogynistic thinking and portrayals of its workers, making it today one of the most taboo and poorly legislated industries in the world.
Conversation with Ellie Williamson
Perhaps it was knowing her mother was living a full life at an older age or just because Ellie has honey-tones in her voice – either way this interview is brimming with positivity and may shift your own perception of MS.