Activism
The photography school for children on the Syrian border
Universal language — As the Director of Sirkhane Darkroom, photographer Serbest Salih teaches young people from vulnerable communities – many of them refugees – how to use cameras to process the world around them.
Written by: Huck
The London caterers feeding their community
Pandemic Innovators — Karma Cans used to cater for some of the biggest corporations in the capital – until the pandemic hit. But as their profit margins shifted, so did their priorities.
Written by: Huck
Grenfell artist Khadija Saye is being publicly celebrated
Art on the streets — The Gambian-British photographer, who tragically died in the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, is being celebrated in a new public art project.
Written by: Eva Clifford
We’re Jewish, and we want the occupation of Palestine to end
#ActionsNotWords — Last night a group of Jewish activists projected images onto the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, calling for action on Israel’s occupation of Palestine. Here, they explain why they did it.
Written by: Mia Rafalowicz-Campbell
In South Africa, sex workers are calling for justice
#SayHerName — The pandemic has wrecked the livelihoods of sex workers around the world. But in Cape Town – where racism, gender-based violence and police brutality are already rife – the struggles are even more acute.
Written by: Daisy Schofield
Can a renters union really help you take on your landlord?
Fighting back, together — Across the country, landlords, letting agencies and tenant management companies are being challenged – and beaten – by grassroots organisers.
Written by: Ethan Shone
The Parkland school shootings, two years on: what’s changed?
Trauma nation — A new documentary explores the fallout of the infamous school shooting, following the affected students as they become both activists and celebrities.
Written by: Katie Goh
The trailblazing activist legacy of Keith Haring
Street Art Boy — A new documentary looks back on the artist’s divisive career, from his shunning of the art establishment to his work with the Act Up AIDS campaign.
Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray
Anti-consumerists are thriving during the pandemic
The freegans are doing fine — As the coronavirus changes our consumption habits, New York’s freegans – or ‘dumpster divers’ – are flourishing: ‘If anything, the pandemic has increased the volume and broadened the variety of food I eat.’
Written by: Kedar Berntson
‘Momentum is starting to wane’
The future of Black Lives Matter — We speak to a member of the youth-led Tribe Named Athari – formerly known as LDN BLM – about the recent protests, and how they plan to keep the fight going.
Written by: Ben Smoke