Unseen America — The uniformed street gangs who inspired cult classic The Warriors were violent pillars of community identity, before being swept away by gentrification and the commercialisation of the drug trade.
Written by: Alex King
Taking back the media — The Bristol Cable is a media co-operative shaking up local news with hard-hitting investigative journalism.
Written by: Alex King
Taking community to the next dimension — Turner Prize-winning Assemble collective’s Mat Leung changed how we think about community in a thought-provoking panel discussion with science fiction writer and futurist Madeline Ashby and new communication technologies expert Sarah Kember at Manchester’s FutureEverything festival.
Written by: Alex King
Embracing a new life, preserving your heritage — Coming of age is hard, no matter how or where it happens. But for thousands of young people from South Sudan, growing up in Australia has been tantamount to a fresh start – an opportunity to forge new friendships, ambitions and identities.
Written by: Shannon Jensen
The cultures left out of the travel brochures — After quitting his job and settling in Vietnam, the photographer Réhahn set about documenting the nation's 56 different ethnic groups. Four years later, his resulting work has formed a striking new photo book.
Written by: Adam White
Defying corporate Australia — The small hippy town of Nimbin leads Australia’s ecological movement. But can they protect their alternative community from tourism and gentrification?
Written by: Harriet Campbell
Skating, educating and building community — Author, futurist and community activist Ulrike Reinhard founded Janwaar Castle to reinvigorate a rural village through skateboarding.
Written by: Alex King
Changing the art world one street at a time — Huck takes a look at Assemble collective, who transformed a run down area of Liverpool through a community-driven social enterprise workshop.
Written by: George Kafka
The days of roundabout baubles are numbered — Great public art challenges authority and forces us to rethink our relationship with the world around us, says Claire Doherty, author of Public Art (Now).
Written by: Alex King
AurorA Argentina — We spoke to festival co-founder Mauricio Matheus about recreating the Burning Man concept for the southern hemisphere, in a country gripped by a worsening economic crisis.
Written by: Alex King