WILL STONE fact-checks the colourful life of Ozzy Osbourne
Art reflects the resolve of anti-war cause
Powerful pieces visually reflect and aid the political determination of Stop the War, writes JOHN GREEN
(L to R) David Gentleman, Martin Rowson, Banksy
JAMES CROSSLEY applauds a lucid biography of the German radical preacher who reemerged as a hero in the GDR
Prizes all round: the Bard hands plaudits to the Miners Gala, OT&JC, Joe Solo, Black Sabbath’s frontman and the Lionesses
Star cartoonist JAMIE BRITTON is in awe of a graphic novel of epic proportions that explores class, religion and globalisation via the strange cultivation of Ginseng in the US Midwest
GUILLERMO THOMAS is intrigued by a history of the Middle East that demonstrates how promising post colonial beginnings were snuffed out by Western imperialist interests
MARIA DUARTE recommends the intricate study of a high-performance and highly dysfuntional German family
IT IS amazing to recall that Stop the War Coalition (StW), founded in 2001, is this month celebrating its 20th anniversary and that it is 18 years since millions took to the streets in Britain to protest against Blair and Bush’s war mania in 2003.
Since then StW has continued to organise and campaign vigorously against the continued misuse of armed might to intervene in the affairs of other countries with dire consquences for those living in the Middle East and Afghanistan and in the refugee crisis that is unfolding across the world.
In the process of mobilising huge numbers of people against foreign wars, StW movement has inspired a wide range of artists, designers, filmmakers, photographers and musicians. They have used their skills to help the movement project its message, to create a vibrant record of its activities and produce a body of anti-war art that has spoken personally to millions.
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