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The campaigners using COP26 to highlight their big issues
COP26
Activism

The campaigners using COP26 to highlight their big issues

Sisters Uncut occupy Royal Courts of Justice to protest police violence against women
Sisters Uncut protesters outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London. Image: Greg Barradale
Activism

Sisters Uncut occupy Royal Courts of Justice to protest police violence against women

Insulate Britain protesters block roads for the 17th time in seven weeks
Insulate Britain

Insulate Britain protesters block roads for the 17th time in seven weeks

Protesters heckle Alok Sharma over new oilfield on eve of COP26
alok sharma
Activism

Protesters heckle Alok Sharma over new oilfield on eve of COP26

This 'protest art' is touring Glasgow during COP26 to highlight the impact of climate change
Activism

This 'protest art' is touring Glasgow during COP26 to highlight the impact of climate change

BAME social entrepreneurs are booming but struggle for funding
Two black women look at a laptop together
Activism

BAME social entrepreneurs are booming but struggle for funding

Insulate Britain defends protests and says 'conventional activism' has failed
Activism

Insulate Britain defends protests and says 'conventional activism' has failed

How Occupy London turned a Big Issue seller into the Lord of St Paul's
Jimmy McMahon on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral, February 2012. Image: Paul Davey Photo: Paul Davey
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How Occupy London turned a Big Issue seller into the Lord of St Paul's

It's been 10 years since the Occupy protests. What did they achieve?
Protesters wearing masks at the Occupy London protest outside St Paul s Cathedral in London Photo: David Pearson / Alamy Stock Photo
Activism

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

Insulate Britain: Who are the protesters and why do they keep blocking roads?
Dozens of Insulate Britain protesters have been arrested.
Insulate Britain

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

'Nowhere near good enough': Government slammed over lack of support for LGBTQ+ Afghans
placards reading
Activism

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

Marcus Rashford takes on government over universal credit cut
Activism

Marcus Rashford takes on government over universal credit cut

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

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

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

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

People are rejecting a 'politics of hate' and offering refugees a home
Activism

People are rejecting a 'politics of hate' and offering refugees a home

5 ways to volunteer with refugees in the UK
Activism

5 ways to volunteer with refugees in the UK

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Blindness charities call for action to save lives at train stations
Activism

Blindness charities call for action to save lives at train stations

Afghanistan: What can I do?
Activism

Afghanistan: What can I do?

‘Players are humans first’: Adebayo Akinfenwa on poverty and racial justice
Activism

‘Players are humans first’: Adebayo Akinfenwa on poverty and racial justice

Michael Sheen donates £10,000 to homelessness art fund
Activism

Michael Sheen donates £10,000 to homelessness art fund

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