Activism
COP28: UK must show leadership to help solve escalating climate crisis
As the international climate summit continues in Dubai, Friends of the Earth’s international climate campaigner Rachel Kennerley writes on the government’s need to act.
Written by: Rachel Kennerley
How Skateistan gave skateboarding a mission for change
Skateistan’s The World On Board campaign unites the global skate community to transform even more young people’s lives through skateboarding.
Written by: Oisín Tammas
Enter Shikari, Kneecap and more on why musicians are calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza
Over 1200 musicians, performers and artists have signed an open letter, organised by Jeremy Corbyn’s Peace and Justice Project.
Written by: Ben Smoke
Why we took action to highlight Britain’s complicity in Israel’s apartheid of Palestinians
Last week the Copwatch Network hacked ads across the capital to expose the role of politicians, business people and media figures in the oppression of Palestine.
Written by: Copwatch Network
The everyday voices silenced in our coverage of the Middle East
Until women and young people are heard, we won’t break this cycle of destruction and dehumanisation, argues director Maysoon Pachachi.
Written by: Maysoon Pachachi
In photos: the gay rights movement of the ‘80s and ‘90s
When he moved to London in 1978, photographer Sunil Gupta found a country still wracked by deep homophobia and a burgeoning protest movement resisting it.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History
This excerpt from the impassioned and beautifully drawn story of the Haitian revolution, originally by C.L.R. James, is a must read.
Written by: C.L.R. James
The photographers fundraising for Medical Aid in Palestine
2LAB, an independent photography exhibition space, started the With Humans project to raise vital funds for those living in Gaza.
Written by: Ben Smoke
Why we’ll risk becoming criminals to give out tents to homeless people
As the Home Secretary threatens to criminalise them and many like them, grassroots group Streets Kitchen explain why they will continue their vital support work.
Written by: Streets Kitchen
How Big Pharma got out of the business of curing people
Since the neo-liberal revolution of the 1980s pharmaceutical companies have super charged their profiteering, at the expense of patients. In this edited extract from his new book Pharmanomics, Nick Dearden explains how and looks to the solutions.
Written by: Nick Dearden