Lilac Archive

Episode 6: Love and Rage "Rage and Action"

In the 6th Episode of the Lilac Archive, Abbi the organiser and one of the founders of Love and Rage DIY, a community group for survivors of Sexual Violence and trauma, discusses mutual aid, community organising and intersectionality.  Artist Links:   Love and Rage DIY [https://loveandragediy.co/]  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/loveandrage.diy/] Discussion Links:  SA + SV Resources:  Devon and Cornwall SARC [https://sarchelp.co.uk/]  Women’s Centre Cornwall [https://www.womenscentrecornwall.org.uk/]  The Bridge Project South West [https://bridgeprojectsw.org.uk/]  First Light [https://www.firstlight.org.uk/]  Mutual Aid:  Mutual Aid UK [https://www.mutual-aid.co.uk/]  My Community [https://mycommunity.org.uk/about-us]  American Friends Service| How To Create A Mutual Aid Group [https://afsc.org/news/how-create-mutual-aid-network]  What is Mutual Aid? [https://www.globalgiving.org/learn/what-is-mutual-aid]  SA Recovery Spaces:  SARSAS [https://www.sarsas.org.uk/]  NHS| SARCS [https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/sexual-health/help-after-rape-and-sexual-assault/]  SLEEC [https://sleec.net/]  Rape Crisis UK [https://rapecrisis.org.uk/]    Community Organising:  Citizens Uk| What is Community Organising [https://www.citizensuk.org/about-us/what-is-community-organising/]  The Commons Library| Community Organising [https://commonslibrary.org/what-is-community-organising/]  The Commons Library [https://commonslibrary.org/about/]  Falmouth Town Council| Community Groups [https://www.falmouthtowncouncil.co.uk/princesspavilion/community-groups-2] Chapters + Bookmarks:  “(00:27) Episode Intro”  “(1:11) Interview Intro”  “(2:55) Question 1- What Led to the Creation of Love and Rage DIY?”  “(13:26) Question 2- Is Mutual Aid an Essential Part of Community Organising ?”  “(19:34) Question 3- Is There Anything Specific About the Intersection of Violence and Marginalisation?”  “(31:05) Question 4- Do You Think More Survivor Led Spaces Are Necessary?”  “(39:33) Question 5- How Much Official Qualification Do You Think Is Needed in Therapeutic Spaces?”  “(46:08) Question 6- Are Self-Organised Spaces Important for a More Autonomous Future?”  “(52:31) Interview Outro”  “(53:34) Episode Outro”

Episode 6: Love and Rage Trailer

Listen to Abbi from Love and Rage talk about mutual aid, community organising and intersectionality this Friday!

Episode 5: Cora (Affinity Skateboarding) "Queerness as in Skating"

In the 5th Episode of the Lilac Archive, Cora the organiser of Inclusive Skateboarding group, Affinity Skateboarding, discusses how skateboarding and sporting can lead to more inclusive future for Queer sporting participation.  Artist Links:    Affinity Skateboarding [https://www.instagram.com/affinityskateboarding/] Discussion Links:  Unity Skateboarding:  Unity Skateboarding [https://unityskateboarding.com/]  Dazed | Unity is Tackling Homophobia in Skating [https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/46493/1/unity-collective-tackling-homophobia-gucci-grip-skating]  Queer Inclusive Sports:  Pride Sports [https://pridesports.org.uk/]  Guardian | Football Toxic for Gay Players [https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/mar/18/josh-cavallo-death-threats-football-toxic-gay-players]  AP News | What To Know About Lia Thomas [https://apnews.com/article/lia-thomas-trump-penn-swimmer-funding-798d611b5f8b4593db1dbb04b3aa6d46]  Guardian | Sports Teams Giving Trans Kids a Safe Place to Play [https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/29/trans-children-sports]  Human Rights Campaign | Facts About Transgender and Non-Binary Participation in Sport [https://www.hrc.org/resources/get-the-facts-about-transgender-non-binary-athletes]  Stargazy FC [https://www.instagram.com/stargazyfc/]  Skateboarding and Public Space:  Skateboarding Reviving Cities [https://reasonstobecheerful.world/cities-skateboarding-public-spaces/]  The Role Skateboarding in Urban Well Being [https://www.archdaily.com/1029050/inclusion-encounter-and-creativity-in-public-spaces-the-role-of-skateboarding-in-the-pursuit-of-urban-wellbeing]    Pickleball:  Trans Inclusion In Pickelball [https://thepickler.com/pickleball-blog/transgender-pickleballer-courts-acceptance-in-game-she-loves/]  Trans Women Belong in Women Sports [https://youtu.be/JLhR5yxDAPM?si=g1uK1Fh1JBKrvbAd]  Chapters + Bookmarks:  “(00:27) Episode Intro”  “(1:11) Interview Intro”  “(1:57) Question 1- What Led to the Creation of Affinity Skateboarding?”  “(3:00) Question 2- What Drew You to Skateboarding Specifically?”  “(9:03) Question 3- Do You Think More Inclusive Spaces Are Needed in Sport and Skateboarding?”  “(16:36) Question 4- Do You Think That Spaces for Sport Can Movement Can Help Community Building?”  “(26:39) Question 5- Do You Think Skateboarding Is Unique in This Position?”  “(32:55) Question 6- Do You Think That the Transformation of Sports-Centred Spaces Can Help Combat Marginalisation?”  “(45:57) Interview Outro”  “(47:04) Episode Outro”

Episode 5: Cora (Affinity Skateboarding) Trailer

Tune in This Friday to hear Cora from Affinity Skateboarding speak about Queernes, Sport and Inclusivity!

Bonus Episode: FTC Rad Ed Part 2 "Disruption and Preservation"

In the second Bonus Episode of the Lilac Archive, we host the second 3 speeches from the Falmouth Trans Collective’s Rad Ed Lecture series! Featuring talks from Cora (Affinity Skateboarding), Leo (Falmouth Trans Collective) and Sophie Meyer (Queer Kernow). Ranging from topics such as Queer skateboarding, the use of physical bodies in protest and Queer history.  Artist Links:    Cora:  Affinity Skateboarding [https://www.instagram.com/affinityskateboarding/]  Leo:  Fal Trans Collective [https://www.instagram.com/faltranscollective/]  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/leooliverkirk/]  Sophie:  Queer Kernow [https://queerkernow.co.uk/]  sophie@queerkernow.co.uk [sophie@queerkernow.co.uk]  Twitter [https://twitter.com/archaeologysoph?s=11]  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/queer_kernow/]      Discussion Links:  Skate Pal:  Website [https://www.skatepal.co.uk/]  Skateboarding.Ps [https://www.instagram.com/skateboarding.ps/]  Gaza Skate Team [https://www.instagram.com/gaza_skate_team/]  Digital Nataal: Skate Pal [https://digital.nataal.com/skate-pal/]  Jeff Grusso:  La Times: The Life and Death of a Skateboarding Soul [https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2021-03-04/jeff-grosso-california-skateboarding-life-death]  Love Letters to LGBTQ+ Skateboarders [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqD4xfNwd6k&list=PLEfn8qMSGQa8Yisy4mNhNa2VGnoUDCnEL&index=18]  Vague Mag: Jeff Grossos Love Letters to Skateboarding [https://www.vaguemag.com/loveletter-to-lgbtq-jeff-grossos-loveletters-to-skateboarding-vans/]      Unity Skateboarding:  Unity Skateboarding [https://unityskateboarding.com/]  Dazed Digitial: Unity is the Collective Tackling Homophobia in Skateboarding [https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/46493/1/unity-collective-tackling-homophobia-gucci-grip-skating]  SF MOMA: Unity Through Skateboarding [https://www.sfmoma.org/exhibition/unity-through-skateboarding/]  The “Useful Corpse”:  The Garden Statuary: The Angel of Death [https://thegardenstatuary.com/archives/3574]  The Arts Newspaper: Letting it All Burn [https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2020/11/13/letting-it-all-burn-david-wojnarowicz-documentary-presents-the-artist-through-his-words-and-works]  1st Ashes Action:  National Parks Service: 1st Ashes Action [https://www.nps.gov/places/aids-ashes-action.htm]  ACT UP NY: Ashes Action [https://actupny.org/diva/synAshes.html]  How To Survive a Plague:  Slate: How To Survive a Plague Reviewed [https://slate.com/culture/2016/12/david-frances-how-to-survive-a-plague-reviewed.html]  AMA Journal of Ethics: Lessons on Surviving a Pandemic [https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/lessons-surviving-pandemic-35-years-aids-cinema/2021-05]  Sexing Skeletons:  Guardian | Archeology's Sexual Revolution [https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jan/16/archaeology-sexual-revolution-bones-sex-dna-birka-lovers]  PS MAG | Human Bones Reveal Sex is Not Binary [https://psmag.com/social-justice/our-bones-reveal-sex-is-not-binary/]  Samuel Foote:  Queer Kernow| Samuel Foote [https://queerkernow.co.uk/samuel-foote/]  Rictor Norton | Sodom and Onan [https://rictornorton.co.uk/eighteen/1776sodo.htm]  Daphne De Maurier:  Gender Justice Project | Queerness, Daphne and Me [https://genderjusticeproject.org/lgbtqia/queerness-daphne-and-me]  Lavender Menace | Rebbecca and Queer Culture [https://lavendermenace.org.uk/du-mauriers-rebecca-and-queer-culture]                                                                                   Chapters + Bookmarks:  “(00:27) Episode Intro”  “(1:15) Lecture Intro”  “(2:12) Cora’s- Affinity Skateboarding Lecture”  “(14:54) Leo’s - Dissertation Lecture”  “(33:04) Sophie Meyer’s - Queer Kernow Lecture”  “(40:50) Episode Outro”