Activism
The 24-year-old gay filmmaker who stood up to Putin
We Will Riot — Romas Zabarauskas is using cinema to fight for LGBT rights and against prejudice.
Written by: Alex King
One of London's longest-standing communities faces eviction in the New Year
Hoxton families fight for affordable rents — Residents of London's New Era estate have been threatened with eviction if they can't meet more than a threefold hike in rent.
Written by: Andrea Kurland
5 things we learnt from Pussy Riot's first visit to Britain
Did the Cold War ever end? — Colourful resistance to Putin's far-right regime.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Meet the single mums fighting for your right to an affordable home
Huck exposes the political machine behind the UK housing crisis — When a group of single mums occupied an empty council estate near the Olympic Village, they made the UK housing crisis impossible to ignore. But what’s driving Londoners out of their homes? Journalist and part-time prankster Heydon Prowse goes undercover and exposes the political machine that's driving this David and Goliath battle.
Written by: Heydon Prowse
Yann-Xavier Horowitz is tired of being a spokesman for gay skateboarders
Pushing beyond the taboo — Skateboarding’s track record on accepting homosexuality is patchy. After Yann-Xavier Horowitz came out last year, he wants to stop having to explain himself and move the conversation forward.
Written by: Nick Mulgrew
Meet the young people fighting Hawaii's food crisis by taking matters into their own hands
Not-for-profit produce — Surf filmmaker and founder of DIY website Korduroy.tv Cyrus Sutton addresses the problems with agriculture in the Aloha state.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Doc Paskowitz
Living The Dream — In our humdrum world of nine-to-five, it isn’t difficult to talk of escape. Only the brave don’t talk – they simply do.
Written by: Andrea Kurland
Kelly Slater reveals biggest wish of surf guru Doc Paskowitz, who has died aged 93
Can there be peace between Palestine and Israel? — Founder of Surfing For Peace makes emotional plea to Slater a few days before his death yesterday evening, November 10.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Is London falling victim to cultural cleansing?
Even chicken shops look quaint amid the vintage boutiques. — As the housing crisis deepens, and tower blocks keep rising for the transnational rich, Michael Fordham ponders London's cultural loss.
Written by: Michael Fordham
The Revolution Will Be Televised is back
Laughing at the powers that be — Comedian Heydon Prowse talks about the stings and stunts in the new series of The Revolution Will Be Televised.
Written by: Alex King
