It’s an exceptionally horrific tale to come from Uganda, Douglas Sempijja a farm worker takes 17 year old Annet Nazziwa from her school and marries her. After escaping two years of brutal treatment after a series of miscarriages, she flees back to her family home with a child in tow, seeking safety from her husband. Sempijja [...]
March 8th marks the centenary of International Women’s Day with charities, human rights organisations and individuals celebrating the progress made throughout the past 100 years for women and girls rights to exist and thrive in their respective communities and the world at large. Whilst achievements in voting, working and marriage rights have either formed or [...]
News came through this week that Simply Eva, the posthumous album by Eva Cassidy, released by Blix Street Records has hit gold status in the UK after a fortnight in the album charts. The collection features previously unreleased recordings of Eva performing with only her guitar as backing. Tracks include versions of Time After Time, [...]
With the new year in full flow and a Hub full of film fanatics, Renee commenced the first breakfast film club outing with David Aronofsky’s Black Swan, so Carl, Cath and myself (Lou) tagged along. A preview… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idUZ9Uw2aaQ Ah, well that was Jim Carey being funny for a change. In all fairness it could easily [...]