The NHS  as a site of structural violence By Kavian Kulasabanathan In conversation with Annabel Sowemimo,  author of  Divided – Racism, Medicine and Why We Need to Decolonise Healthcare While the importance of health inequities along lines of race has finally started to be recognised over the last few years, most published...

Flipping the table: The role of food in resisting the right Flipping the table: The role of food in resisting the right By Tommy Hodgson Egging and throwing vegetables at right-wing politicians has a rich history but in the last few years has manifested in the practice of ‘milkshaking’, with...

Boys 2 Men: Preserving the essence of boyhood Boys 2 Men: Preserving the Essence of Boyhood By Adebayo Quadry-Adekanbi Ben Hurst’s reflection on the adultifying of young boys and how traditional masculinity affects men’s wellbeing and sexual pleasure In combating toxic masculinity, examining how we approach the issue is crucial....

Palm oil is not sustainable: defending the rights of communities in Cameroon By Eugenie Tailhandier Palm oil is not sustainable: defending the rights of communities in Cameroon Palm oil is known to be the most versatile oil in the world. It is used in the manufacture of so many household...

The Border Industry: how companies are profiting from human rights abuse The Border Industry:  how companies are profiting from human rights abuse By Natasha Ion Borders – physical, intangible and imagined – are at the heart of the workings of many modern states. Migration as a ‘threat’ is increasingly presented...

WHAT IS THE HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT? What is the hostile environment? Put simply, the hostile environment intentionally blocks people from accessing vital services that the majority of us need to survive and thrive including: public healthcare, state education, housing and homelessness support, driving licences, social support, welfare benefits and bank accounts....

Paraorchestra has only become a real force for change because of the art we make Charles Hazlewood feels most at home in a swimming pool. Instead of water, however, the empty pool found in his new home is filled with an organ, a grand piano, towers of score music and...

How Chilean performance collective Las Tesis is growing a global feminist movement How Chilean performance collective  Las Tesis  is growing a global feminist movement By Canela Laude-Arce First performed in 2019,  “Un violador en tu camino” has since been translated into more than 50 languages around the world to protest against...

Life after ‘Livin la vida loca’ Life after ‘Livin la vida loca’ The understanding the UK has of Latin Music is very Ricky Martin, very ‘Livin la vida loca’.  When people think of our music they imagine this 90’s stuff which was great for that time but now we’re past...

Modern slavery in Lebanon Modern slavery in Lebanon The Kafala system in Lebanon During the 1970s, when the first immigration wave to Lebanon from Africa and Asia began, a Kafala system was designed to hire individuals from these marginalised groups to work for Lebanese citizens. The Kafala system in Lebanon...

What is Pinkwashing What is pink washing? What is Pinkwashing  and how has it evolved? Why is pinkwashing used as a tool by Israel? How is pinkwashing related with homonationalism and Orientalism? How pinkwashing erases LGBTQI+ Palestinians Why pinkwashing can’t hide Israel’s lurch to the  far-right What is pink washing?...

TALKING ABOUT THE STARS WHILST STANDING IN THE MUD Talking about the stars whilst standing in the mud Rhiannon Osborne in conversation with Mikaela Loach The timing of Mikaela’s book It’s Not That Radical comes at a crossroads for the climate movement. More and more corporations, think-tanks, NGOs, politicians and...