Activism
Your boss has earned more in 2017 already than you will all year
It's only day four... — Today is Fat Cat Wednesday, which means the UK's biggest bosses have already made more cash in 2017 than you will all year. Happy 2017!
Written by: Paden Vaughan
The climber who conquered the cliff that paralysed him
Disabled not unable — After an accident while attempting to ascend the notorious sheer faced Totem Pole climb 18 years ago, Paul Pritchard was told he would never climb again. But last year he returned to Tasmania determined to conquer the climb that paralysed him.
Written by: Paden Vaughan
How craft can create radical social change
Change the world beautiful — Sarah Corbett, founder of the Craftivist Collective, explains how arts and crafts can be used as powerful forms of protest.
Written by: Paden Vaughan
Huck’s changemakers of 2016: The year’s greatest activism
So much for slacktivism — In this increasingly divided era, fighting for what you believe in has never seemed more necessary. Here are some of the best activism stories of 2016.
Written by: Paden Vaughan
How to buy a down jacket that isn’t made from tortured geese
Huck x Patagonia — Do you know where the feathers in your favourite jacket come from? Unless you're buying Traceable Down you could be contributing to extreme animal cruelty.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Why Christmas is the loneliest part of my year
A Queer Grinch — For Amrou Al-Kadhi, a gay Iraqi-drag queen, Christmas was all about isolation and survival, until he found a supportive community with Rainbow Pilgrims.
Written by: Amrou Al-Kadhi
The stateless athlete running for her life
Freedom... one step at a time — Sixteen-year-old Rahel Gebretsadik had to flee Eritrea to find her feet. Now she's gunning for the finishing line in Israel, running stateless and free as a refugee.
Written by: Gabrielle Weiniger
How environmental activists must move forward in 2017
New year, new battles — Global temperatures reached a record high in 2016 but many world leaders refuse to listen, so what's next in the fight to keep our planet protected?
Written by: Paden Vaughan
The teen who broke social order to bring skateboarding to Bulgaria in the 90s
Shredding out of Communism — How one man fostered a vibrant youth scene out of the rubble of a fallen state.
Written by: Niall Neeson
London marches in solidarity with civilians in Aleppo
"Drop aid not bombs" — Central London comes to a standstill as protestors called on the British government to take immediate action to help the Syrian people suffering brutality in the devastated city of Aleppo.
Written by: Charlotte Irwin
