Activism

Ondi Timoner on the documentary Russell Brand doesn’t want you to see
Culture

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
Film

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
Art

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
Activism

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
Opinion

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
Activism

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
Activism

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
Photography

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

How do you make great activist art?
Things that inspire me

How do you make great activist art?

Art not agitprop — Artist Katy Bauer explains the key to successful activist art is not to rant, shock or alienate but break through to people who don’t agree with you.

Written by: Alex King

Best reactions to allegations UK PM David Cameron ‘had sex with a dead pig’
Activism

Best reactions to allegations UK PM David Cameron ‘had sex with a dead pig’

The unfolding #PigGate saga — A new biography alleges the British Prime Minister put his penis inside a dead pig’s mouth while at university. Here are the internet’s most hilarious reactions.

Written by: Alex King

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