Ben Smoke
West Elm Caleb is a reminder that abuse is not a buzzword
After the uproar — Last week, a viral TikTok about a certain New York-based furniture designer sparked an internet furore. The drama should make us question whether condemning people in the harshest possible terms harms far more than it helps.
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Demonstrators rally together for a ‘very annoying‘ protest
#KillTheBill — As crucial votes on the policing bill took place in the House of Lords, protestors gathered together with a simple goal: to make as much of a racket as possible.
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Thousands of protestors unite to condemn the policing bill
No more police powers — Ahead of the Police, Crime and Sentencing Bill reaching its final stages in the Lords, protestors came together to rally against the authoritarian legislation.
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The clifftop activists looking out for migrants
A new bill currently seeks to further criminalise asylum seekers. It’s made the work of a group of volunteers monitoring small boat crossings in the English Channel all the more vital.
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Protesters gather in London to oppose more police powers
Kill The Bill — Last night, hundreds came together to rally against the government’s Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill in Westminster as it grows ever closer to becoming law.
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Insulate Britain activists protest prison sentences
‘I’m here in resistance‘ — This weekend protestors gathered in London in solidarity with the nine demonstrators sent to prison for breaking a High Court injunction preventing them from blocking roads.
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Photos of the people resisting the reality of the climate crisis
Climate takeover — A new exhibition in Glasgow coinciding with COP26 travels across countries and over decades to expose how businesses and governments, both at home and globally, play a part in the unfair impacts of climate change.
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COP26: the inhumane tactics police are using on activists
Climate takeover — Just days into the conference, some climate protestors report being forced into a police kettle for hours in the cold without toilet access.
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COP26 is our last chance to save humanity
Climate takeover — The climate crisis is rapid, widespread, and intensifying. That's why, to mark the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, we're running a Huck climate takeover.
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Indigenous people demand justice at the British Museum
‘We need to live in peace‘ — Yesterday, activists gathered at the museum for a healing ceremony and to demand that governments centre the voices of communities on the frontline of the climate crisis ahead of COP26.
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