Activism
Let’s keep talking online and marching in real life until refugees get the respect they deserve
Reflections on #RefugeesWelcome — A wave of online awareness hit a crescendo on Saturday when hundreds of thousands of people marched in support of refugees. Leaders evading action are banking on the fact that we’ll move on. Let’s not give them that satisfaction
Written by: Andrea Kurland
Inspiring acts of kindness and support towards refugees
Refugees welcome — European governments have largely failed to address the continent's refugee crisis. But ordinary citizens have stepped up to help out and show support, any way they know how.
Written by: Sam Warner
Artists are donating work to support refugees
Canvases for change — Artists are listing their work for sale at the Creative Collective for Refugee Relief, with all proceeds going to aid groups. And you can submit your artwork too.
Written by: Alex King
Life inside the Calais Jungle refugee camp
24 hours in Calais — Huge public pressure has forced European governments to respond to the global refugee crisis. But for the three thousand people living in deplorable conditions in The Jungle, relief is a long way off.
Written by: Alex King
Can young, smartphone-wielding revolutionaries build a postcapitalist world?
Postcapitalism: A Guide to our Future — Paul Mason’s provocative theory argues the building blocks for a postcapitalist future are all around us. But can a young, tech-savvy grassroots overturn entrenched elites and rewrite the rules of the game?
Written by: Alex King
Refugee crisis: how can you help?
Practical advice on how to take direct action — If you're shocked and appalled by what you're hearing and seeing about the refugee crisis, here are some practical things you can do to help.
Written by: Fran Singh
Governments fail to help refugees so people take matters into their own hands
Grassroots activists mobilise for displaced people — Organisations like CalAid, Refugees Welcome and the thousands of Icelanders offering their homes to displaced people, are doing more than responding to an international emergency, they're building a better Europe.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Life through the lens of homeless Londoners
Rarely-seen perspectives — Homeless people in London were given disposable cameras by charity Café Art. These are the incredible images they shot.
Written by: Megan White
Amy Goodman on giving voice to the ignored and unheard
Truth to power — As the face of Democracy Now!, journalist Amy Goodman helps give voice to perspectives that usually go unheard, exposing the veil of deception dropped by corporations, politicians and their cohorts in the press. But the real battle, she says, has yet to be won.
Written by: Amy Goodman (interview by Andrea Kurland)
A growing grassroots movement is supporting the Calais refugees
A swarm of solidarity — The lack of government humanitarian support and incendiary media coverage has prompted ordinary people to go to Calais and help out any way they know how.
Written by: Alex King