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You can’t have climate justice without migrant justice
Season of disruption — It’s time for a radical, brave and global solution to the climate crisis – we can’t afford to have solutions for some, but not all.
Written by: Minnie Rahman
Room for change: the problem with Extinction Rebellion
Season of disruption — The activist group has laid its foundations, but now it needs to grow – and the only way it can do that is by broadening its message, argues writer and activist Ben Smoke.
Written by: Ben Smoke
In Portugal, protestors are fighting for housing rights
‘We are being expelled’ — On Sunday, activists took to the streets of Lisbon to demonstrate against unaffordable rent hikes and widescale evictions.
Written by: April Clare Welsh
The women taking on France’s femicide problem
‘This is an emergency’ — The nameless movement has been plastering urgent messages on walls across the country, to draw attention to a rising tide of violence again women: ‘Our objective is simple: for the deaths to stop.’
Written by: Peter Yeung
On the frontlines with Germany’s eco-activists
Off-Grid Apocalypse — Deep within a forest on the outskirts of Germany, a small army of activists is fighting to protect a 12,000-year-old natural resource from being destroyed. As photographer Néha Hirve found out, it’s a battle that feels like waiting for the end of the world to come.
Written by: Néha Hirve
#Climatestrike: our house is on fire, it’s time to act like it
The world takes action — Today, millions left their homes, schools and workplaces to go on Global Climate Strike. Writer Ben Smoke and photographer Theo McInnes joined the crowds in London.
Written by: Ben Smoke
50 years on: the enduring legacy of Young Lords Party
Puerto Rican activism — The activist group fought to empower Puerto Rican, Latinx and other colonised communities in the US. Half a century on, and their fight is far from over.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The story behind London’s most radical design studio
Paddington Printshop — From anti-landlord housing struggles, to socialist activism: the Paddington Printshop designed the aesthetic of rebellion in the 20th century.
Written by: Jacob Charles Wilson
Hate your job? Why not join a complaints choir
Sing away the pain — From cramped offices to crumbling public services: the Complaints Choir wants to turn people’s problems with work into song. But is it really effective?
Written by: Emily Reynolds
Blackpool's anti-frackers are standing their ground
Frack off — As fracking continues to cause tremors across Lancashire, local residents have decided they need to take action. We asked Blackpool's anti-fracking campaigners what we can do to stop the drills.
Written by: Huck
