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A vibrant document of life along Brick Lane in the ‘70s
Hustle and bustle — Photographer Fran May remembers capturing the market sellers, customers and passers-by inhabiting the East London street, preserving the legacy of an area threatened by gentrification.
Written by: Huck
We need climate reparations to confront the colonial past
Calling for justice — Countries in the Global North are disproportionately responsible for driving greenhouse gas emissions. To give frontline communities the freedom to fight the climate crisis, we must take a reparative approach, argues human rights lawyer, Harpreet Kaur Paul.
Written by: Harpreet Kaur Paul
The rising Czech rappers making it big in Leeds
New horizons — West Yorkshire is emerging as a surprising hotspot for the Czech rap scene, with artists such as Dollar Prync and Dynamic using drill and grime influences to express the collective experience of a marginalised diaspora.
Written by: Adam Zamecnik
An alternative guide to London’s rich queer legacy
Story of survival — Alim Kheraj discusses his new book celebrating the capital’s vibrant LGBTQ+ scene and the patchwork of bars, clubs, shops, Pride events, saunas and sex shops that have catered to the queer community – both past and present.
Written by: Jack King
Keir Starmer is failing LGBTQ+ people
Broken promises — A week of delays, inertia and incompetence over a contentious video has thrown Starmer’s commitment to LGBTQ+ rights into question. Can the Labour leader ever win back the community’s trust?
Written by: Ben Smoke
The female couriers being denied toilet dignity
‘It’s dehumanising‘ — The issue of workers being denied toilet dignity has worsened during the pandemic. For female couriers – who are disproportionately impacted by the problem – it’s taking a toll on both their mental wellbeing and ability to work.
Written by: Daisy Schofield
The hard won secrets of street photography
‘Shoot first, think later‘ — Photographer Matt Stuart discusses his purist and uniquely playful approach to image-making as a guide for anyone interested in documenting their world.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Palestinians are rising up against Israeli police
Turning point — Since January, the growing Umm al-Fahm protest movement has been taking a stand against Israeli police for their discriminatory tactics and for abetting a rise in organised crime within the community.
Written by: Majd Kayyal
Coded Bias: how AI threatens our civil rights
Dystopian reality — Director Shalini Kantayya discusses her new film shedding light on the urgent threats machine learning poses to individual freedoms and democracy, and what society must do to combat these sinister technologies.
Written by: Daisy Schofield
A photographer’s gritty portrait of Thailand’s ghettos
The outsiders — Photographer Samuel Cueto recalls photographing fringe communities in Bangkok, Phuket and Pattaya over several years, where he encountered gang members living on the margins of society.
Written by: Clotilde Nogues