Activism
How coverage of the Tory conference showed me the ugly face of British media
The press is rotten - here’s why it must change — Media activist Fiorella Lecoutteux was among the 80,000 strong demonstration at the annual Conservative conference in Manchester. But the coverage in the press sidelined the protestors, raising important questions about whose interests the media serves.
Written by: Fiorella Lecoutteux
Street artists bomb primetime with 'Homeland is racist’ graffiti
Hacking Homeland — Artists Heba Amin, Caram Kapp and Stone cover Homeland’s set with slogans that mock the show’s inaccurate and damaging portrayal of the Middle East and War on Terror.
Written by: Alex King
Ondi Timoner on the documentary Russell Brand doesn’t want you to see
Messiahs, narcissists and changing the world — Dig! and We Live in Public director Ondi Timoner is drawn to visionaries. But like Brian Jonestown Massacre frontman Anton Newcombe and infamous internet pioneer Josh Harris before him, Russell Brand is attempting to sabotage her portrayal of him, Brand: A Second Coming.
Written by: Alex King
The 24-year-long battle to protect British Columbia’s wilderness
Keep Jumbo Wild — The Ktunaxa First Nation, conservationists and backcountry skiers have joined the fight against the Jumbo Glacier Resort, which threatens an area where the land is wild and skiing is a way of life.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Street artist Swoon launching Kickstarter to renovate abandoned church
The Braddock Tiles project — Swoon’s Braddock Tiles project aims to transform lives in a former steel town by renovating an abandoned church and creating a tile workshop.
Written by: Sam Warner
Interactive documentary puts you in solitary confinement with a Black Panther activist
The Deeper They Bury Me — Political prisoner Herman Wallace became famous as a member of the 'Angola Three'. Now the late-activist's story has been recreated through a moving online documentary.
Written by: Sam Warner
One Weekend: Four Dispatches from the front lines of Britain's Class War
The lines are drawn — The FUCK Parade turned East London's Cereal Killer Café into a battleground, but as Michael Fordham discovers, the class war is alive and well across the country: from a Somerset rugby match, to a Sheffield benefit office and the scene of a shooting in Hackney.
Written by: Michael Fordham
Randy Credico and the fight against private prisons
Hooped prison overalls, one hour of shouting, and an NBA All-Star — As an activist, comedian and general nuisance to authority, Randy Credico built up enough love in New York City to run for governor. Now he's targeting mass incarceration. And the city comptroller should be afraid.
Written by: Alex Robert Ross
Great animation explains everything you need to know about the refugee crisis
Beyond the headlines — This handy video breaks down the Syrian conflict and shows why it has created a refugee crisis across the Middle East and Europe.
Written by: Sam Warner
Syd Shelton's iconic images document Rock Against Racism from the inside
The '70s musical movement that changed Britain — For photographer Syd Shelton, it's not objectivity but getting to the heart of the story that matters - which he did as de facto photographer and key member of Rock Against Racism.
Written by: Sam Warner