London
The Camp-er-Van: A travelling DIY queer venue taking on gentrification and prejudice
Queering the norm — LGBT venues, and nightlife more broadly, are under threat across the United Kingdom. It poses a threat to all of us, but for queer people the loss of spaces of sanctuary is even more alarming. Samuel Douek, a London based artist and performer, has created a travelling venue in a caravan that's exceeding his wildest dreams.
Written by: Samuel Douek
Why closing London’s iconic Fabric nightclub will not protect clubbers
Save Fabric — Cities such as Amsterdam have shown that harm-reduction strategies save lives without forcing venues to close. Why can’t London learn from them?
Written by: Ashley Manning
Our pick of the best surf short films of 2016
Celebrating surf cinema — Entries are now open for London Surf / Film Festival’s Shorties strand, so we picked out our favourites.
Written by: HUCK HQ
The two young artists taking on the pale, male and stale London scene
Challenging the mainstream — London-based art collective The White Pube are taking on the sexist, whitewashed London art world, one DIY project at a time.
Written by: Emily Casey
The housing activists trying to beat property developers at their own game
Taking on the housing crisis — A group of local residents in Haringey, North London, are defying private property developers by bidding for an old hospital site that's for sale. Does this signal a new direction for housing activism in the capital? One that looks at the needs of a community not simply the bottom line?
Written by: Emma Snaith
#WearWhatYouWant: Protest in London over French burkini ban
What happened to Liberté? — In response to the Islamophobic ban on burkini wearing in many parts of France, women protested at the French Embassy in London to call out the prejudice.
Written by: Michael Segalov
The homeless photographers revealing a new perspective on London life
A different lens on the street — Homelessness charity Café Art gave out over a hundred disposable cameras to homeless Londoners. Here are some of the best images and the photographers’ personal stories.
Written by: Alex King
The National Union of Students will support student rent strikes across the UK
This is just the start — The National Union of Students has just announced it'll be helping organise and supporting rent strikes across the United Kingdom. It's a radical move that could see hundreds of thousands of students withholding tens of millions of pounds. If successful, the impact of organised rent strikes succeeding could be huge on and off campuses.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Black Lives Matter activists #shutdown Heathrow Airport in London
We shut shit down — Black Lives Matter campaigners have shut down roads leading down to Heathrow Airport and other city centres in the UK this morning in a day of action.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Black Lives Matter: Why we #Shutdown Heathrow Airport this morning
We shut shit down — London Heathrow Airport was brought to a standstill this morning, as black lives matter activists blockaded roads by locking themselves together, in London and cities across the UK. Black Lives Matter might sound to you like an American movement, but the we're in a state of crisis in Britain too.
Written by: Wail Qasim
