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Simmone is a climate justice campaigner, writer and educator who has contributed to environmental, social and cultural work in Bristol, London and across the UK. Simmone has worked on air pollution, divestment and direct action campaigns. She currently uses facilitated workshops to explore climate colonialism and examples of climate resistance and movements from the past and present day. Simmone is an astrology enthusiast - she's an aries sun, moon and Scorpio rising. Simmone loves music, hates capitalism and likes looking at the bright side of things! See all contributors
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It was a crisp winter’s day when I met with Francesca, the Systems and Governance Lead at Coffee Afrik. I...
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How Kokoroko’s latest album is a sonic balm for a world in flux
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On drill as a periscope with Adèle Oliver, author of Deeping It: Colonialism, Culture & Criminalisation of UK Drill
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EYVE on her new EP, queerness, and finding strength in vulnerability
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A reality of love, loss and gentrification in Brixton
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Everything you need to know about gentrification, how it impacts communities, why it is a climate justice issue and what we can do to resist it
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In conversation with Marcus Bernard about how abolishing exclusions is a necessary step for transforming our schools and society
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In conversation with Nicola Rollock about staying one step ahead to reckon with racism
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Simmone Ahiaku meditates on a conversation with director Tobi Onabolu.
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Ruthie Wilson Gilmore says: “Abolition is about presence not absence. It’s about building life affirming institutions”. To build back better...
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