London
What went down at the London screening of STEPS: Deo Kato’s Run for Justice
Cape Town to Shoreditch — Taking place at Rich Mix, the evening featured a Q&A with the runner himself and Huck’s Phil Young, as well as plenty of community connection.
Written by: Ella Glossop
Trans swimmers can continue to use Hampstead ponds, High Court rules
Swim on — It follows a legal challenge by gender critical advocacy group Sex Matters, while a major public consultation showed overwhelming support for keeping the ponds trans-inclusive.
Written by: Ella Glossop
Imprisonment, illness, internal strife: Deo Kato’s mammoth run for justice
STEPS — Spanning 17 months, 21 countries and two continents, the Ugandan born athlete ran from Cape Town to London to raise awareness of racism and migration stories, while trying to find his own place in the world. A new film explores his obstacle-filled path and what he learned along the way.
Written by: Olivia Fee
Inside the London rollerskating scene’s fight for space
Chop & shuffle — A new, young generation is skating with a style unique to the UK’s capital, but they’re up against security guards, dog units, and padlocks. Sunny Sunday reports on the community’s search for a home.
Written by: Sunny Sunday
The enduring radicality of the UK’s last remaining leisure centres
Against the tide — In an era of privatisation, spiking property prices and gentrification, the local swimming pools and gyms offer antidotes to inequality – accessible spaces for the good of the community. Yewande Adeniran explains why they need to be protected.
Written by: Yewande Adeniran
“Blokes, birds & Bonnevilles”: Inside the ’80s revival of bikers & rockers
Rockers Reunion Club — Decades after their mid-century heyday, leather clad, guitar loving motorbike riders saw a renaissance in London. Photographer Phil Polglaze’s new photobook revisits its blaring, revving parties and rides.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Inside the shadowy, booming underground world of Urbex
Touching bricks — Spurred by social media success and a desire to live in the physical world, a new generation of teenagers and young people are sneaking into abandoned buildings and documenting their discoveries. Letty Cole goes fence-jumping with two Urbexers to find out more, and gets chased by security in the process.
Written by: Letty Cole
POZER: “Music was like an anchor”
What Made Me — In this series, we ask artists and rebels about the forces and experiences that shaped who they are. Today, it’s UK Jersey-drill purveyor POZER.
Written by: POZER
London’s O2 Arena will donate ‘significant’ funds to grassroots music venues
Investing in the pipeline — The 20,000 capacity arena will provide funding to the Music Venue Trust every time it hosts a new headliner, on top of a ‘six-figure upfront donation’ under the new scheme.
Written by: Isabelle Blakeney
An interview with Jonny Banger, Huck 82’s Artist-In-Residence
Sports Banger — The fashion designer, rave thrower, DJ, MC and much more touches down in our latest issue to talk about his discipline-spanning work, the importance of action, and recommend some cultural gems.
Written by: Josh Jones
