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Insulate Britain defends protests and says ‘conventional activism’ has failed

Insulate Britain’s “disruptive” methods of protest are being questioned. But with weeks until global climate event COP26, the group says the time for polite activism is over.

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How Occupy London turned a Big Issue seller into the Lord of St Paul’s

Big Issue seller Jimmy McMahon became an icon of the 2011 Occupy London protests. This is his story.

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It’s been 10 years since the Occupy protests. What did they achieve?

A decade on from the Occupy Wall Street and Occupy London protests, we look at what they achieved and how they laid the groundwork for Extinction Rebellion and Insulate Britain.

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How to find volunteer work in your local area this Christmas

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Insulate Britain: Who are the protesters and why do they keep blocking roads?

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‘Nowhere near good enough’: Government slammed over lack of support for LGBTQ+ Afghans

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How Priti Patel’s new policing bill threatens your right to protest

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Marcus Rashford takes on government over universal credit cut

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A charity has salvaged tents from Reading Festival to give to refugees

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Undoing the false narrative on the refugee crisis, one coffee at a time

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People are rejecting a ‘politics of hate’ and offering refugees a home

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5 ways to volunteer with refugees in the UK

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Blindness charities call for action to save lives at train stations

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