GBA 290 - Hamja Ahsan

Published: March 22, 2017, 10:43 a.m.

b"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.\\n\\nContent note: Mental Health Issues, Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar, Suicide, Mania, Bullying, Incarceration\\n\\nHamja plugs:\\n\\nDIY Cultures - 14th May:\\nhttps://www.richmix.org.uk/events/exhibitions/diy-cultures-2017\\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/259081314527166/\\nhttp://diycultures.tumblr.com/\\n\\nDIY Knowledge - 3rd May - 2ndJune:\\nhttps://www.richmix.org.uk/events/exhibitions/diy-cultures-exhibition-diy-knowledge\\n\\nShy Radicals - published by bookworks and out any time now!\\nhttps://www.facebook.com/ShyRadicals/\\nhttp://shyradicals.tumblr.com/\\n\\nI plug:\\n\\nThe Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/\\n\\nVoting for GBA or The Family Tree for the British Podcast Awards Listener's Choice Award: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote/\\n\\nWe mention:\\n\\nTalha Ahsan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syed_Talha_Ahsan\\nHamja Ahsan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamja_Ahsan\\nLiberty Award: https://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/news/press-releases/liberty-honours-human-rights-heroes-annual-awards-ceremony\\nHillsborough Justice Campaign: http://www.contrast.org/hillsborough/\\nSheila Coleman: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/sep/16/kevin-sampson-hillsborough\\nGuildford Four: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guildford_Four_and_Maguire_Seven\\nBirmingham Six: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Six\\nThrough The Wind and the Rain: http://www.contrast.org/hillsborough/issue17.shtm\\nRed All Over the Land: http://redallovertheland.com/\\nRiot Grrrl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_grrrl\\nHamja 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/\\nBlack Panthers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Panther_Party\\nSuffragettes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffragette\\nTolpuddle Martyrs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolpuddle_Martyrs\\nANC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_National_Congress\\nMalcolm X: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_X\\nGeorge: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-6-george\\nhttps://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-106-jack-and-george\\nOrbital: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_(band)\\nKurt Cobain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Cobain\\nElliot Smith: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Smith\\nMark Fisher: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/18/mark-fisher-k-punk-blogs-did-48-politics\\nWhat About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sut-presents-what-about-the-men-mansplaining-maculinity\\nMean Girls: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_Girls\\nClement Attlee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_Attlee\\nMoazzam Begg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moazzam_Begg\\nCage: https://cage.ngo/\\nGareth Pierce: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Peirce\\nIn the name of the father: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Name_of_the_Father_(film)\\nSusan Cain - Quiet: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/mar/22/quiet-power-introverts-susan-cain-review\\nJoe Moran - shrinking violets: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/01/shrinking-violets-field-guide-shyness-joe-moran-review\\nNina Power: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Power\\nPolitical Prisoner Radio: http://www.blacktalkradionetwork.com/politicalprisonerradio/\\nLaw and Disorder Radio: http://lawanddisorder.org/\\nHeathers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heathers\\n\\nHelp more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review?\\n\\nFollow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!"