Activism

NGOs and campaign groups lament a disappointing conference but draw hope from beyond the conference walls. 

Filed in: Activism Environment

Nick Harvey reports on a campaign to expose sportswear firms who exploit women workers while boasting Olympic values.

Filed in: Activism Ethical Consumerism Feminism Reproductive Rights Women

Alice Ellwood reports from cacophonous Montréal where pan-protests have sprung up in defiance of a repressive anti-assembly law.

Filed in: Activism Canada Youth

Recent council elections in Britain confirmed not just the national swing against the Conservatives, but also the power of protest, says Tim Gee.

Filed in: Activism England Politics

Campaigners have won a temporary reprieve, but the fight to end ‘forced labour’ continues. Izzy Köksal reports.

Filed in: Activism Work

Iris Gonzales calls for justice and redress in a Philippines that seems not to care.

Filed in: Activism Human Rights Philippines

Last-minute land-grab by London Olympics.

Filed in: Activism England

The Bill has become the Act, but we must still fight it at every step, says Alan Hughes. So get involved before it’s too late.

Filed in: Activism England Health Human Rights

Having opinions on social justice may seem like common sense so why does it incite people to shout in your face? wonders Josie Long.

Filed in: Activism Democracy Politics Society

Uproar as 21-year-old student, who suffered severe head injuries at the 2010 anti-fees protests, is hauled into court on violent conduct charges.

Filed in: Activism Crime Human Rights Law Prisons Youth

In trying times, poetry can speak our silences and make sense of our pain, says Yahia Lababidi.

Filed in: Activism Poetry