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New Economics Foundation: how club culture can create community mental health support (2020)
misery x gal-dem x Queer Britain documentary on Queer South Asian nightlife history
misery feature in gal dem (2020)
i-d: why we need more sober safe spaces for marginalised communities (2019)
misery in Time Out: one of London’s Best QTIPOC Parties (2019)
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INFERNO SUMMIT 2019
The Many Faces Of Safe(r) Spaces featuring Aisha Mirza, Jay Jay Revlon and Gin Wilson.
SOMA SKOOL 2021
BRAINCHILD 2019
July 12, 2019 Ahead of a screening of Beats, three artists pushing the boundaries of clubbing: Ben Bishop (inner u), Madison Moore (Opulence) and Aisha Mirza (Misery) reflect on the relevance of community, social change and club cultures. Beats captures the thumping 90s rave scene in Glasgow, a time when the free party movement was being criminalized by government legislation and sensationalized in mainstream media. It documents the fleeting hedonism, friendships and radical temporality of partying. Rave culture is memorialized as a moment in history where music, collectivism and politics collided. Looking beyond the 90s to today’s Brexit Britain, what kinds of communities can partying foster? Can we mobilise pleasure-seeking for social change? Can raving really be resistance?
SWEETEST TABOO BLN 2019
The misery collective formed in response to the mental health crisis among QTIBPOC worldwide. Engaging with the realities of this every day is hard and we are so so grateful for those who see us, encourage us, support us and work with us.⠀ ⠀ Massive miserable thanks to @_kikelomo_ of @sweetesttaboobln for choosing us to come to berlin & help facilitate a sober, healing space.⠀ ⠀ We’ll be chatting more about this stuff on a panel today before the party! Come down at 8 to catch it. 🍯
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