Activism
The Yes Men Are Revolting
Igor Vamos on culture jamming and fighting for change — As one half of The Yes Men, Igor Vamos' comical and often absurd methods of direct action have forced major multinationals to cower and publicly shirk responsibility. With the duo's new film The Yes Men Are Revolting touring festivals right now, we spoke to Vamos about his long-standing ability to prank the right people, and the possibility of a decent future.
Written by: Alex Robert Ross
Why everything you thought you knew about money, debt and austerity is wrong
Shadow banks, odious debt and the Euro fairytale — The Greek crisis has pitted people against the “laws” of economics. Documentary Money Puzzles exposes the myths at the foundation of neoclassical economics and goes in search of the reality on the streets of Athens, Argentina and the City of London.
Written by: Alex King
Artist and activist iO Tillet Wright is helping to smash stereotypes
We Are You — By revealing a secret about her start in life, artist and activist iO Tillet Wright is tearing up sexuality and gender stereotypes in the US and beyond.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Activists threatened with legal action for defending bees
People, profits and pesticides — Pesticides are contributing to a dramatic decline in global bee populations. If bees are pushed to extinction humans will struggle to survive, yet pesticide producers are attempting to silence protest through legal action against online activism group Sum Of Us.
Written by: Alex King
SkatePAL are spreading a love for skateboarding in Palestine
Boards, blockades and building community — Head down to SkatePAL’s fundraising summer skate jam at Gillett Square, Dalston, Sunday July 19, to help them build their third skatepark in Palestine.
Written by: Alex King
The Smarteez on South Africa’s ongoing struggle for equality
Things I Learned Along the Way — Huck’s Fiftieth Anniversary Special collects lessons learned and creative advice from fifty of the most inspiring people we know. Each day we’ll be sharing a new excerpt from the magazine. Today, we hear from young fashion crew The Smarteez, about the creative revolution taking root in Soweto, and how they're pushing into the future while refusing to be beholden to the past.
Written by: Huck HQ / Alex King
Michaela Angela Davis had to infiltrate the mainstream to get people talking change
Things I Learned Along the Way — Huck’s Fiftieth Anniversary Special collects lessons learned and creative advice from fifty of the most inspiring people we know. Each day we’ll be sharing a new excerpt from the magazine. Today, image activist Michaela Angela Davis explains how she had to go inside the mainstream machine to challenge how black women are represented.
Written by: Huck HQ / Adriana Monsalve
Things Fall Apart: Reflections 20 years after the Srebrenica massacre
The ghosts of genocide — Between 11-12 July 1995, more than 8,000 Bosniaks - mainly men and boys - were killed in the town of Srebrenica during the Bosnian War. Twenty years on, what can Europe learn from the continent’s worst act of genocide since the Holocaust? Michael Fordham, who worked as an aid volunteer and reported from the Balkans during the ‘90s, looks back on a recent history that we must never forget.
Written by: Michael Fordham
Harper Lee in her own words
On the eve of Scout's anticipated return — As Atticus Finch and Scout return after 60 years in the sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird, Huck looks at what makes literary legend Harper Lee tick.
Written by: Andrea Kurland and D'Arcy Doran
How degrowth could help Europe recover from economic and political crisis
No more growth — Greece and the rest of Europe are locked in a battle over austerity vs. growth. But is GDP a flawed measure that will lead us further towards catastrophe?
Written by: Alex King
