"I'm committed to art that does something" - interview with Dr Jenna Ashton

This episode was recorded on Oct 8th 2021This week on the show we are joined by Dr Jenna Ashton (@heritagemcr). Jenna is a Lecturer in heritage studies at the University of Manchester and her current project, Community Climate Resilience,  is working with working class  communities in Miles Platting and Newton Heath through folk pageantry (@CreativeResMcr).  We look at what folk pageantry actually is, how art can help develop working class spaces and galvanise communities, and how we should use art and crafting to help imagine future utopias.  LinksCreative Climate Resilience Eco Village Report 2019Chroma- Derrick JarmanShoutouts:Save the Hulme Hippodrome campaign - @savehulmehipKate Wilson for her 10 year battle for justice against the Met Police - @fruitbatmaniaForrest Fleisch -thread on the issues with tree planting to defeat climate change - @ForrestFleisch1Councillor Nathan Boroda - @NathanCBorodaSupport the show