In our first episode Chantelle talks to Kaisha from the Halo Collective, their work to end hair discrimination in the UK and the barriers that young, Black women face in activism. Their conversation takes us through the origins of the Halo Collective, how hair discrimination developed under colonialism and the power of education in activism. To learn more, you might want to check out our reading list:Kaisha recommends:Stokely Speaks by Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture)Don't Touch My Hair by Emma Dabirito my sisters, the podcastYou might also want to check out...Coiled Hot Comb by Ebony FlowersHair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America by Ayan D. Byrd and Lori L. Tharps From the Kitchen to the Parlor: Language and Becoming in African American Women's Hair Care by Lanita Jacobs-HueyBeauty Shop Politics: African American Women's Activism in the Beauty Industry by Tiffany M. GillPlucked: A History of Hair Removal by Rebecca M. HerzigThe following sound effects were used in this podcast:Hair Dryer – Different speeds by LeonelmailShaving hair by MancoMeio Brushing Hair.wav by TumiwiththesoundsIf you enjoyed this podcast, you should listen to the Surviving Society Podcast which is also hosted by Chantelle and check out other shows supported by Content is Queen. You can follow Cerys on Twitter or sign up to their mailing list to find out what else they're up to.Podcast transcript:Chantelle 0:03 Hello and welcome to the revolution begins at home, a podcast about activism, what it looks like and who gets to do it. Chantelle 0:12 My name is Chantel Lewis. I'm a Public Sociologist and the co-founder and co-host of the Surviving Society Podcast. Chantelle 0:21 Throughout this series, I'm going to be speaking to activists and advocates about their work. We'll be talking about what it means to be an activist, what it involves, and how structures of power determine what we consider to be activism or worthy of an activist movement. Chantelle 0:46 In today's episode, I spoke to Kaisha-Wade Speid.Kaisha 0:50 I just ordered, so many books. I've been doing, like, book swaps with other Black people and my mum when she saw the parcels coming, she was like "Kaisha, you're becoming a revolutionary" and I was like, "Yeah!" I love it...Chantelle 1:00 Kaisha is a student, and whilst on the fellowship at the Advocacy Academy, she co-founded the Halo Collective. I talked to her about their ethos, how they got started, and everything they've already achieved, but before we hear the full interview. Here are Kaisha's activist influences...Kaisha 1:19 Oh my god, I could literally just- I could sit here and list all day. First of all, like from the UK, Olive Morris. Olive Morris who was like really crucial in the Black Panther Party in the UK and like the Squatters Rights Movement. 'Cause my my gran lives in Brixton, and she's like, part of that whole Windrush Movement and so that was really prevalent for her during that time and even like intellectuals Franz Fanon, Stokely Carmichael, Angela Davis, anti-imperialist, like, anti-capitalists, Far Left like even Marxist revolutionaries, who, throughout the lockdown I've really been like reading into like, involving myself in all of the literature, all of the like Black Revolutionary Literature surrounding it, you can really see how the things that they talk about, it seems so extreme, like, "oh, let's burn down like the capitalist state". But you can see these manifestations of like capitalism in everyday society, and like capitalism, imperialism, racism, homophobia, all kind of ties within, it all ties together. You know? When we talk about like, intersectionality, and all the different types of oppression that people face. It's so much to take in, but it's very necessary. I love-I love them. Big up to them. [theme music]Chantelle 2:36 Hello, Kaisha Wade speed. Kaisha 2:39 Hello.Chantelle 2:41 Kashia, thank you so much for joining me this afternoon. I am literally so inspired by you having only just been talking to you for the past half an hour of everything you've just achieved, we get to the end of our conversation, and I find out you're in Sixth Form. Kaisha 2:56 Yeah. Chantelle 2:57 Oh my days, you are incredible! So Kaisha, listeners, is a Sixth Former, but is the co-founder of the Halo Collective. Kaisha tell the listeners about the Halo Collective.Kaisha 3:09 So the Halo Collective is basically an activism group that is composed of Black young people, and we're kind of based in London, who all in some way have some experience with hair discrimination or being told by different authoritative members, maybe in their school or workplace, that they can't have their hair a specific way. And we were like, "well, this is something that we need to change, because it's not right and it's far too much of a common occurrence for us to just let it slide or say it was a one time thing", because it's definitely not and it ...
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