Breaks & Joins Podcast
These chats about repair (our stuff, ourselves and our communities) range from mending textiles to the repair of broken bones, from up-cycling in the pandemic to community conflict in Bangladesh, from home made Punk Clothes to celebrating scars. Growing out of a Community project in Lewisham, South East London the podcasts give more space for longer conversations, and you'll be able to hear Rose Sinclair, textile specialist, Raj Bhari, Peacebuilder, talking with Clare MacDonald, artist and Unitarian Minister, Dr Sylvan Baker, founder of The Verbatim Formula,textile dyer Liz Honeybone from the National Theatre costume department, Theatre Designer Amanda Mascarenhas chatting with Mo Sumah, host of the Mend it with Mo repair cafe, Suzi Warren, founder of Stitch it Dont ditch it, theatre academics Sudip Chakroborthy and Ali Campbell on national identities, and Rachel Ho, ceramicist and creator of the scarred pots.They're interviewed by Sue Mayo, edited by Chuck Blue Lowry, music by Bob Karperhttp://www.suemayo.co.uk/
Breaks & Joins Podcast
Episode 2: Raj Bhari and Claire MacDonald
Both Raj and Claire have broken bones, in a way that brought them to a halt . They chat about fractures, doctors, slowing down and slow mending.
Raj Bhari is a facilitator and trainer in Peacebuilding, who works internationally and in the UK, managing conflict and building peaceful communities. Raj teaches on the MA Applied Theatre at Goldsmiths, andis a member of the Breaks & Joins team
Claire is a writer, theatre practitioner, and Unitarian Minister. She founded Impact Theatre Cooperative and is an active member of Culture Declares Emergency, the global community of artists and cultural leaders actively responding to climate and ecological emergency.
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