Activism
The film exposing surfing’s toxic supply chain
Made by two surfers from the north-east of England, 'The Big Sea' exposes the unlikely link between wetsuits and a small town in Louisiana where the risk of cancer is 50 times the national average for the United States.
Written by: Sam Haddad
Could fruit & veg prescriptions help a collapsing NHS?
Off script — Social prescribing connects people with non-medical support to improve their health and wellbeing – everything from surfing to dance classes. But is it just a plaster over the gaping wounds afflicting the country’s health service?
Written by: Kyle MacNeill
Activists left missing posters outside the Home Office
Where are the children? — The action took place in response to the 200 asylum-seeking children who were placed in hotels run by the Home Office who have gone missing.
Written by: Ben Smoke
Dartmoor protests: inside the battle over the right to roam
Reclaim the land — A recent High Court ruling against the right to wild camp in Dartmoor National Park sparked the largest countryside access protest in history. While landowners have since announced camping will be free and unrestricted, campaigners say their fight is not over yet.
Written by: Sian Bradley
‘The climate crisis is a liberationary struggle’
Gearing up for the release of her first book, climate activist Mikaela Loach talks standing up to authority and building a more inclusive movement.
Written by: Ben Smoke
Inside the fight against the Tories’s anti-strike bill
Democracy under attack — Activists and campaigners are fighting back against new laws that would seriously undermine the ability to take industrial action, calling it an attack on fundamental workers' rights.
Written by: Ben Smoke
The Tories are mounting fresh attacks on trans rights
Reform the GRA — After blocking the Scottish government’s gender recognition reform bill, Westminster is now devising further changes to the law to make it harder for trans people to self-identify.
Written by: Liam Konemann
Sperm donor children are calling out the fertility industry
‘It’s driven by profit’ — A new law change is enabling Britain’s donor-conceived children to know the truth about their origins – but campaigners say the fertility industry must do more to protect people.
Written by: Katie Tobin
Bridging the gap between trans women & cis men
A new podcast is opening up the conversation between trans women and trans amorous men in the hope of building coalitions.
Written by: June Bellebono
The Ukrainians left vulnerable by the UK’s rental market
‘We are facing a crisis’ — After fleeing the war in Ukraine, people are being left vulnerable once again as they battle to secure affordable and decent housing in the UK.
Written by: Tamsin Paternoster