Our April Issue Is Here
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Without further ado, let's get into the April 2023 Issue!
THE AI PANIC IN EDUCATION
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FIGHTING FOR TRANS RIGHTS IN A FAR-RIGHT NATION
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REFUGEES NOT WELCOME HERE:
EUROPE’S SHAMEFUL RESPONSE TO UKRAINIAN ROMA
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SACRILEGE: SPEAKING WITH THE FOUNDERS OF
NORWICH'S GOTH NIGHT
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HOW TO LOSE £30 MILLION: THE UEA CRISIS EXPLAINED
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WHISKY AND BEARDS - SPOTLIGHT REVIEW
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FIGHTING FOR TRANS RIGHTS IN A FAR-RIGHT NATION
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REFUGEES NOT WELCOME HERE:
EUROPE’S SHAMEFUL RESPONSE TO UKRAINIAN ROMA
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SACRILEGE: SPEAKING WITH THE FOUNDERS OF
NORWICH'S GOTH NIGHT
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HOW TO LOSE £30 MILLION: THE UEA CRISIS EXPLAINED
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WHISKY AND BEARDS - SPOTLIGHT REVIEW
THE AI PANIC IN EDUCATION
By Howard Green
It’s no exaggeration to any person or any robot to claim that Artificial Intelligence has arrived. It has done so without its previous aura of mystification and impracticality. Now, with applications such as ChatGPT, it seems to be finally materialising into what technology like this can truly be, and allegedly, productive for all of those who use it.
It’s no exaggeration to any person or any robot to claim that Artificial Intelligence has arrived. It has done so without its previous aura of mystification and impracticality. Now, with applications such as ChatGPT, it seems to be finally materialising into what technology like this can truly be, and allegedly, productive for all of those who use it.
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FIGHTING FOR TRANS RIGHTS IN A FAR-RIGHT NATION
By a Norwich LGBTQ+ activist
Last August, The Norwich Radical published coverage of a drag queen storytime event at the Millennium Library. The event was targeted by far-right organisations, and defended by a much larger group of LGBTQ+ Norwich residents and allies. Since then, far-right protestors in smaller numbers have attempted to disrupt more LGBTQ+ community events in the city. Meanwhile, the government has continued to ramp up anti-trans rhetoric and policy, aided and abetted by the bile of the mainstream press and the complicity of so-called ‘gender critical’ figures in academia and popular culture. This is more than a ‘minority concern’. It is a large-scale civil rights struggle against an establishment more fascistic by the day.
Last August, The Norwich Radical published coverage of a drag queen storytime event at the Millennium Library. The event was targeted by far-right organisations, and defended by a much larger group of LGBTQ+ Norwich residents and allies. Since then, far-right protestors in smaller numbers have attempted to disrupt more LGBTQ+ community events in the city. Meanwhile, the government has continued to ramp up anti-trans rhetoric and policy, aided and abetted by the bile of the mainstream press and the complicity of so-called ‘gender critical’ figures in academia and popular culture. This is more than a ‘minority concern’. It is a large-scale civil rights struggle against an establishment more fascistic by the day.
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REFUGEES NOT WELCOME HERE:
EUROPE’S SHAMEFUL RESPONSE TO UKRAINIAN ROMA
EUROPE’S SHAMEFUL RESPONSE TO UKRAINIAN ROMA
by Jonathan Lee
CW: War, torture, police violence, racist violence
The full-scale escalation of the war in Ukraine began on 24th February, 2022; a war which has now displaced more than a third of the Ukrainian population and forced some 8 million people to flee as refugees to neighbouring European states. The response from (most) European countries has been nothing short of remarkable. The majority of the continent’s states have responded to the largest displacement of people in Europe since the end of World War II by opening their borders, facilitating access to their social welfare systems, providing work permits, and mobilising tens of thousands of volunteers to aid those in need.
CW: War, torture, police violence, racist violence
The full-scale escalation of the war in Ukraine began on 24th February, 2022; a war which has now displaced more than a third of the Ukrainian population and forced some 8 million people to flee as refugees to neighbouring European states. The response from (most) European countries has been nothing short of remarkable. The majority of the continent’s states have responded to the largest displacement of people in Europe since the end of World War II by opening their borders, facilitating access to their social welfare systems, providing work permits, and mobilising tens of thousands of volunteers to aid those in need.
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SACRILEGE: SPEAKING WITH THE FOUNDERS OF
NORWICH'S GOTH NIGHT
NORWICH'S GOTH NIGHT
By Kasper Hassett
Norwich has a goth scene. That’s not always obvious - but go digging in the Underbelly of The Rumsey Wells on certain Saturdays and you might find yourself caught up with those who move on the city’s darkest dance floor.
Started by Alixandrea and Dvae in Cambridge, Sacrilege is a semi-regular club night showcasing a range of dark music from all eras. In recent years it has moved with them to Norwich, and is now gaining traction as a hub for the East Anglian alternative community to gather and enjoy goth music. I got in touch with Alix and Dvae to discuss Sacrilege, how it came to be and what may be in its future.
Norwich has a goth scene. That’s not always obvious - but go digging in the Underbelly of The Rumsey Wells on certain Saturdays and you might find yourself caught up with those who move on the city’s darkest dance floor.
Started by Alixandrea and Dvae in Cambridge, Sacrilege is a semi-regular club night showcasing a range of dark music from all eras. In recent years it has moved with them to Norwich, and is now gaining traction as a hub for the East Anglian alternative community to gather and enjoy goth music. I got in touch with Alix and Dvae to discuss Sacrilege, how it came to be and what may be in its future.
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HOW TO LOSE £30 MILLION: THE UEA CRISIS EXPLAINED
By a frustrated member of UEA staff
The University of East Anglia is in crisis. £30 million or more in deficit. Hundreds of jobs under threat. Zero of the leaders who got us here willing to take accountability. It is not an exaggeration to say that this is an existential threat to the future of one of Norfolk’s most important institutions.
The University of East Anglia is in crisis. £30 million or more in deficit. Hundreds of jobs under threat. Zero of the leaders who got us here willing to take accountability. It is not an exaggeration to say that this is an existential threat to the future of one of Norfolk’s most important institutions.
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WHISKY AND BEARDS - SPOTLIGHT REVIEW
By Carmina Masoliver
Whisky and Beards is a publishing house that works on a print-on-demand basis in order to ensure an equal relationship with each of its authors. Predominantly publishing poets from the local poetry scene in Thanet, Margate, I have chosen a selection of four of their publications, including writers hailing from York and Bristol.
Whisky and Beards is a publishing house that works on a print-on-demand basis in order to ensure an equal relationship with each of its authors. Predominantly publishing poets from the local poetry scene in Thanet, Margate, I have chosen a selection of four of their publications, including writers hailing from York and Bristol.
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In Solidarity,
The Norwich Radical Team
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