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6 years on from George Floyd, how much more accessible is the outdoors for People of Colour?

Second Nature — A new report by The Mix Global highlights continued barriers that marginalised folks face when exploring nature, despite attempts at greater representation. Phil Young takes stock of how far we’ve come.

  • Activism
  • Phil Young
© Mads Nissen

A stark, confronting window into the global cocaine trade

Sangre Blanca — Mads Nissen’s new book is a close-up look at various stages of the drug’s journey, from production to consumption, and the violence that follows wherever it goes.

  • Activism
  • Isaac Muk

Venice Biennale will not award artists from Israel & Russia due to war crime accusations

Art Not Genocide — Both countries will still be allowed to exhibit work at their respective pavilions, but be excluded from judging considerations, as they have leaders facing arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court.

  • Activism
  • Noah Petersons

Kneecap, Brian Eno, Erika de Casier sign Eurovision boycott letter protesting Israel’s involvement

No Music For Genocide — It calls upon the European Broadcasting Union to ban Israel from the upcoming competition, which is set to take place in Vienna between May 12 and May 14. Other signatories include Massive Attack, Hot Chip and Nadine Shah.

  • Activism
  • Sydney Lobe

Confronting America’s history of violence against student protest

Through A Mirror, Darkly — In May 1970, two separate massacres at American college campuses saw deaths at the hands of the state. Naeem Mohaiemen’s new three-channel film memorialises the brutality. 

  • Activism
  • Miss Rosen

“Madness can be overcome”: Robert Del Naja releases statement after Palestine Action arrest

“Small price to pay” — The Massive Attack frontman was one of more than 500 people detained on Saturday on suspicion of supporting Palestine Action, a group that has been banned under the Terrorism Act 2000 by the UK government.

  • Activism
  • Ella Glossop

Defiant photos of New York’s ’80s & ’90s queer activists

Arresting Images — Dona Ann McAdams’ photographs document the AIDS crisis, lesbian organising and civil disobedience from one of the most fraught eras in American LGBTQ+ history. A sale of her archive takes place later this month.

  • Activism
  • Sydney Lobe

New documentary spotlights Brixton’s community in the face of gentrification

Beyond Brix & Mortar — With property prices rising by 1,700% since the ’80s, the film explores the rich cultural history of the area’s Afro-Caribbean community, and the threat to the area’s soul.

  • Activism
  • Sydney Lobe

In photos: Euphoric joy at the UK’s biggest ever anti-racism march

Together — 500,000 people marched through central London on Saturday to protest the far right and racism, followed by a packed House Against Hate rave taking place in Trafalgar Square.

  • Activism
  • Isaac Muk

The last days of St Agnes Place, London’s longest ever running squat

Off the grid — Photographer Janine Wiedel spent four years documenting the people of the Kennington squat, who for decades made a forgotten row of terraced houses a home.

  • Activism
  • Isaac Muk

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