Category: Politics, Feminism & History
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March Newsletter — Art, Activism & Spring Energy in Liverpool | alisonlittle.blog
March has been a month alive with movement, colour and community energy across Liverpool. From powerful protest marches to new artworks and cultural milestones, the city has felt charged with activism and early spring light. In the studio, Transitions emerged — a contemporary abstract painting exploring the fragile shift between winter’s harshness and spring’s quiet…
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The Return of Liverpool Olympia: Behind the Scenes of Its Stunning Revival
Liverpool Olympia, a historic Grade II listed venue on West Derby Road, has entered an exciting new chapter following its launch as a Community Interest Company (CIC). Once home to spectacular performances featuring live elephants and legendary acts like The Beatles, the Olympia is being transformed into a vibrant cultural hub for music, arts, and…
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Liverpool Protest at Metropolitan Cathedral: Counter Demonstrators Drown Out UKIP March
Crowds gathered outside Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral on Hope Street as a planned UKIP march failed to materialize, overwhelmed by a significantly larger counter-protest. Demonstrators filled the plaza with chants supporting refugees and opposing far-right views, while police maintained a controlled presence. The day was widely seen as a strong show of unity, tolerance, and community…
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Visionary — The Word That Describes Me Best
A personal reflection on what it means to be a visionary—exploring imagination, future-focused thinking, sustainable cities, and a passion for social justice.
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Convict Blanket: Alison Little’s Textile Protest Against Rape Culture
Convict Blanket, the latest work by concept-based artist Alison Little, transforms a humble woollen blanket into a powerful act of art activism. Through embroidered slogans, stark statistics and confrontational imagery, the textile installation challenges rape culture, victim-blaming and institutional failures in addressing sexual violence. Blending craft traditions with protest aesthetics, the piece invites viewers to…
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The Last Resort Soap
In the quiet of a bath, routine becomes survival. With money gone and grief lingering after the pandemic, a woman faces the small humiliations of scarcity—scraping the last of a shampoo bottle and turning to the only thing left: a bar of soap.
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International Women’s Day in Liverpool: Feminist March, Drumming, and Calls for Equality
Liverpool marked International Women’s Day with a vibrant feminist march through the city centre, beginning at the Bombed Out Church and moving down Bold Street. Accompanied by the powerful rhythms of the Katumba Drummers, activists carried bold placards calling for gender equality, workers’ rights, and an end to patriarchy. The march concluded at the Bluecoat…
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February Newsletter
February on alisonlittle.blog brings together grief writing, flash fiction, digital art, political storytelling and urban culture — from a deeply personal letter shown at a London memorial exhibition to new media installations in Liverpool and reflections on architecture, landscape and identity across the UK. A month of art, memory and creative survival.
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Tracey Emin and Billy Childish: a turbulent relationship behind one of British art’s most famous stories
As Tracey Emin returns to Tate Modern, this article looks back at her turbulent early relationship with Billy Childish – a formative and often painful period that shaped both artists, from the legacy of Everyone I Have Ever Slept With to the origins of the Stuckist movement and their sharply contrasting creative paths.
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Graffiti on the Liverpool Loop Line: How a Forgotten Railway Became a Battleground for Identity, Protest and the Eternal City
Once a short-lived railway experiment, Liverpool’s Loop Line now survives as a quiet green corridor cutting through the city’s overlooked edges. But along its tunnels and crumbling walls, a different version of Liverpool is being written in spray paint and marker pen. From playful drawings to blunt political slogans and far-right symbols, the graffiti lining…