Protest
Over 100 women are on hunger strike at a UK detention centre
A national scandal — Up to 120 women being detained at Yarl's Wood today enter the ninth day of a hunger strike, demanding change in the inhumane immigration detention system.
Written by: Ben Smoke
Time's Up: Thousands gather for gender equality
In pictures — Women and girls took to the snow in London on Sunday to demand an end to sexism and bigotry.
Written by: Theo McInnes
Last night saw a victory for anti-gentrification activists
Taking back the city — Property developers in Elephant and Castle have been sent back to the drawing board, after local residents demand a better deal.
Written by: Niall Flynn
How to spark serious social change, using art
Six tips from ACT UP — Legendary ACT UP founding member Avram Finkelstein combined art and activism to combat the AIDS crisis. Here, he shares the invaluable lessons he’s learned.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Remembering the incredible women of America’s last crusade
Portraits of 1968 — In the weeks following Martin Luther King’s death, thousands descended on Washington Mall to ‘confront the power structure.’ Jill Freedman captured it all in her photo series, Resurrection City 1968.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Six tips for aspiring protest photographers
How to change the world — War veteran Michael A. McCoy initially turned to photography as a way of coping with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – since then, he’s shot some of the most significant protests in US history. Here, he shares his advice for young activists.
Written by: Miss Rosen
British racists held another miserable rally this weekend
A damp squib — Only fifty members of far-right group Britain First bothered to turn up in Bromley to protest their leader's prosecution.
Written by: Alex Robert Ross
Protest artist arrested after setting fire to Paris Bank
Up in flames — Petr Pavlensky, who nailed his scrotum to Moscow’s Red Square in 2013, was protesting ‘the economic system in Europe.’
Written by: Niall Flynn
Donald Trump's state visit to Britain has been cancelled
Good. — Trump may still visit the United Kingdom, but after mass protests and the promise of more he will no longer get the red carpet and royal treatment.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Politicians and pot smokers hold marijuana tea party in London
Sparking change — MPs and protestors descend on Parliament to demand the legalisation of medical marijuana in Britain.
Written by: Michael Segalov
