Activism
No Human is Illegal: Immigration raids that treat migrants as criminals are a disgrace
From Where I Stand — When a UK restaurant chain called in staff for meetings this week, it's alleged the Border Agency staff swooped and rounded up those without proper documentation. It was a trap. These raids allow migrants to be presented as criminals, while the corporations that exploit them, and those with power in our society, are allowed to escape all blame.
Written by: Maya Goodfellow
The Sunshine Cinema: Getting South Africa talking about HIV activism through film
Solar powered social justice — At the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban, the solar powered Sunshine Cinema crew took films and discussions to communities most affected by HIV.
Written by: Sydelle Willow Smith
Twenty-four hours inside Sisters Uncut's East London occupation
Homes free from violence — For two weeks now, activists from feminist direct action group Sisters Uncut have been occupying an empty council home in Hackney, East London, to highlight the lack of support for survivors of domestic violence. Photographer Jade Jackman spent 24 hours in the occupation, meeting the campaigners putting themselves on the front line.
Written by: Jade Jackman
The Travel Diary: Cycling through Iceland's feral Fjords
What you see along the way — There's a sense of euphoria that comes from cycling down an open road that is impossible to put into words. Artist Steve Léon Brown found this out for himself in Iceland, where he spent 31 days and nights in the enchanting mountainous countryside, capturing the journey on a point and shoot camera.
Written by: Steve Brown
A State of Emergency: Journalist Ece Temelkuran talks Turkey after the coup
Life after the coup — Just one week ago, a coup hit the streets of Turkey, blood was shed as a sect of the military attempted to take control. The coup was a failure, the country united to say no, but Turkish author and journalist Ece Temelkuran talks of the terror felt on the ground on the night, and her fears for the future.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Six decades of conflict in Gaza explained in just 20 minutes
Putting Gaza in context — A short documentary unpicks the deep roots of the Gaza conflict, a human-made disaster driven by the state of Israel’s violent settler-colonial project in Palestine.
Written by: Alex King
Where were all the protesters at the Republican Party National Convention?
The calm before the storm — American politics right now is as volatile as it's been for a generation, and Donald Trump - the most volatile of all - has just confirmed his nomination from the GOP. But on the ground in Ohio at the Republican National Convention protests were smaller than expected; is this just the calm before the storm?
Written by: Steve Panovich
The photographer capturing youth in defiance
We keep on living free — Italian photographer Giacomo Cosua’s show ‘I’m Not Afraid’ documents youth determined to express themselves - no matter what - around the globe.
Written by: Alex King
California's dirty little secret: What's in the water used to grow your all-American fruit?
Oil wastewater — Details have recently emerged of Californian agriculture’s dirty little secret: for the last twenty years, oil companies have been selling their wastewater to farmers, used to water crops for some of America’s best known food brands.
Written by: William Warrener
Stopping new Labour members from voting for Jeremy Corbyn is an insult to democracy
From where I stand — This summer, the UK Labour Party will see another leadership election, but new members of the party are having their right to vote taken away unless they fork out a large sum of cash, and it's a disgrace.
Written by: Michael Segalov
