GBA 290 - Hamja Ahsan

Summary: In GBA 290 we get better acquainted with Hamja Ahsan. He talks about his forthcoming book Shy Radicals, the zine festival DIY Cultures that he curates for, the successful campaign to free his brother Talha Ahsan, society as a teen movie, being bullied at school, mental health issues, male suicide, the history of state crimes, imprisonment, extradition and internment and so much more. Content note: Mental Health Issues, Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar, Suicide, Mania, Bullying, Incarceration Hamja plugs: DIY Cultures - 14th May: https://www.richmix.org.uk/events/exhibitions/diy-cultures-2017 https://www.facebook.com/events/259081314527166/ http://diycultures.tumblr.com/ DIY Knowledge - 3rd May - 2ndJune: https://www.richmix.org.uk/events/exhibitions/diy-cultures-exhibition-diy-knowledge Shy Radicals - published by bookworks and out any time now! https://www.facebook.com/ShyRadicals/ http://shyradicals.tumblr.com/ I plug: The Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/ Voting for GBA or The Family Tree for the British Podcast Awards Listener's Choice Award: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote/ We mention: Talha Ahsan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syed_Talha_Ahsan Hamja Ahsan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamja_Ahsan Liberty Award: https://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/news/press-releases/liberty-honours-human-rights-heroes-annual-awards-ceremony Hillsborough Justice Campaign: http://www.contrast.org/hillsborough/ Sheila Coleman: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/sep/16/kevin-sampson-hillsborough Guildford Four: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guildford_Four_and_Maguire_Seven Birmingham Six: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Six Through The Wind and the Rain: http://www.contrast.org/hillsborough/issue17.shtm Red All Over the Land: http://redallovertheland.com/ Riot Grrrl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_grrrl Hamja on Hillsborough Voices - Media Diversified: https://mediadiversified.org/2016/12/08/political-book-of-the-year-hillsborough-voices-the-real-story-told-by-the-people-themselves/ Black Panthers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Panther_Party Suffragettes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffragette Tolpuddle Martyrs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolpuddle_Martyrs ANC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_National_Congress Malcolm X: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_X George: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-6-george https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-106-jack-and-george Orbital: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_(band) Kurt Cobain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Cobain Elliot Smith: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Smith Mark Fisher: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/18/mark-fisher-k-punk-blogs-did-48-politics What About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sut-presents-what-about-the-men-mansplaining-maculinity Mean Girls: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_Girls Clement Attlee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_Attlee Moazzam Begg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moazzam_Begg Cage: https://cage.ngo/ Gareth Pierce: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Peirce In the name of the father: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Name_of_the_Father_(film) Susan Cain - Quiet: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/mar/22/quiet-power-introverts-susan-cain-review Joe Moran - shrinking violets: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/01/shrinking-violets-field-guide-shyness-joe-moran-review Nina Power: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Power Political Prisoner Radio: http://www.blacktalkradionetwork.com/politicalprisonerradio/ Law and Disorder Radio: http://lawanddisorder.org/ Heathers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heathers Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!