Digital activism has been a focal point of social media since its creation. Yet, the Black Lives Matter movement sparked new forms of activism. Writer, Caitlin Acton discusses the new age of activism and whether it has impeded the Civil Rights movement
It only took a far-right Trumpist coup on the US government for people to start making fun of Instagram activism… Specifically the Twitter user @AJ_Jeremiah (bæ J) who posted these spoofs. Yet it wasn’t long […]
Pontefract Football Club’s eponymous Food Hub will be working to deliver food to vulnerable people in West Yorkshire. Safi Bugel reports.
Last Saturday, Extinction Rebellion and GALBA staged a protest against the Leeds Bradford expansion plans. Ella Jones reports.
Author turned activist, Larry Kramer, recently passed away at the age of 84. Having lived with HIV for over 30 years of his life, Kramer’s activism played a key role in the fight against HIV/AIDS […]
The struggle against racism and discrimination has once again been put on the world’s table. This fight has already been headed for years by Black Lives Matter, a grassroots movement that gave a shared name […]
The truth is that no one likes to feel embarrassed or uncomfortable. This is a difficult thing to admit when we want to claim that we are doing our best: we don’t want to make […]
It is 890 days after the Grenfell Towers tragedy which took the lives of 72 people, injured hundreds and left over 200 households homeless. Victims are survived by their families memories. Karim Mussilhy is Vice […]
As I write this, there are protests happening in Ethiopia, Chile, Lebanon, Iraq, Hong Kong, Barcelona, Australia, Paris and London – to name a few examples. With people around the world subjecting themselves to tear […]
Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists are set to cause disruption in Leeds this week, starting at 10am on Monday 15th July at Leeds City Square. The planned actions aim to target the financial sector in Leeds, […]
Outspoken feminist, mental health advocate, and founder of Gurls Talk, Safi Bugel celebrates the model who can do it all. Adwoa Aboah’s distinctively well-sculpted, freckled face and husky voice have almost certainly entered your radar […]
Youth Stop AIDS is a youth-led movement campaigning for a world without AIDS. It seeks to challenge the stigma surrounding HIV and AIDS and advocate for funding for new drugs and a cure for the […]