Activism

Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie: 'It was hard to get artists to take part in Gig for Gaza'
Bobby Gillespie
Music

Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie: 'It was hard to get artists to take part in Gig for Gaza'

Primal Scream singer Bobby Gillespie says he tried to sign up to Jeremy Corbyn's Your Party – but never heard anything back
This is why parliament needs to replace the e-petitions system with a House of Campaigns
Richard Ellis

This is why parliament needs to replace the e-petitions system with a House of Campaigns

Inside the mission to make Cumbria the first anti-racist county in the UK
Anti Racist Cumbria - three people holding hands and skipping
Racism

Inside the mission to make Cumbria the first anti-racist county in the UK

Black History Month is even more important in frightening times of racist violence
Dahaba Ali Hussen

Black History Month is even more important in frightening times of racist violence

We stand against the far-right and the super-rich to stop Britain becoming Elon Musk's playground
Izzie McIntosh

We stand against the far-right and the super-rich to stop Britain becoming Elon Musk's playground

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Kneecap rapper Mo Chara's 'terrorism' charge: Is it about free speech, Palestine or something more?
Kneecap

Kneecap rapper Mo Chara's 'terrorism' charge: Is it about free speech, Palestine or something more?

Refugees living in the UK are terrified. Please stand with us in solidarity
A woman holding a sign calling for people to 'Hear us' and 'Believe us'. Image: Simon Tang/ Women for Refugee Women
Memory

Refugees living in the UK are terrified. Please stand with us in solidarity

The invaluable lessons Britain must learn from the Hong Kong's 2019 pro-democracy protests
Mimi Martin

The invaluable lessons Britain must learn from the Hong Kong's 2019 pro-democracy protests

When the world seems polarised, volunteering has a way of unifying people and rebuilding hope
Volunteering

When the world seems polarised, volunteering has a way of unifying people and rebuilding hope

I spent a year undercover as a far-right activist. Here's seven things I learned
UK riots: A police riot van burns at a far-right riot in Southport
Far right

I spent a year undercover as a far-right activist. Here's seven things I learned

Why criminalising protest won't stop people from rising up for causes that matter
Black and white image of protestors for Black Lives Matter
Cathy Rogers, Markus Ostarek

Why criminalising protest won't stop people from rising up for causes that matter

From anti-war to Palestine Action: The way we protest is changing – so how did we get here?
Benjamin Abrams

From anti-war to Palestine Action: The way we protest is changing – so how did we get here?

Disability rights activists are too often erased from history. I'm on a mission to change that
Disability journalist, author and activist Rachel Charlton-Dailey outside the United Nations
Rachel Charlton-Dailey

Disability rights activists are too often erased from history. I'm on a mission to change that

Renowned photographer Misan Harriman on Black Lives Matter, Gaza and finding hope in protest
Protest

Renowned photographer Misan Harriman on Black Lives Matter, Gaza and finding hope in protest

Meet the furious Gen Z protesters who want the super-rich to pay their fair share: 'We have a voice'
Protest

Meet the furious Gen Z protesters who want the super-rich to pay their fair share: 'We have a voice'

Zelda Perkins, Harvey Weinstein's ex-assistant, applauds UK's NDA ban: 'It's given me faith in democracy'
Workers' rights

Zelda Perkins, Harvey Weinstein's ex-assistant, applauds UK's NDA ban: 'It's given me faith in democracy'

Activists are trying to force JD Sports, M&S and more to disclose low pay – all through shareholders
Stock photo of UK bank notes and coins
Wages

Activists are trying to force JD Sports, M&S and more to disclose low pay – all through shareholders

Whatever happened to Make Poverty History?
Make Poverty History

Whatever happened to Make Poverty History?

Wales wants to be anti-racist by 2030. But it won't happen until Gypsies and Travellers get justice
Community

Wales wants to be anti-racist by 2030. But it won't happen until Gypsies and Travellers get justice

As the government moves to ban Palestine Action, are terror laws being used for 'political policing'?
Yvette Cooper
Protest

As the government moves to ban Palestine Action, are terror laws being used for 'political policing'?

This new play uses rap to tell the story of people in prison for crimes they didn't commit
The cast of Public Interest
Evie Manning

This new play uses rap to tell the story of people in prison for crimes they didn't commit

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Drag Race UK winner Ginger Johnson: 'The world is burning down… why not tap dance on the table?'
RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5 winner Ginger Johnson
LGBTQ+

Drag Race UK winner Ginger Johnson: 'The world is burning down… why not tap dance on the table?'

Inside the Big Issue: The rise and fall of Black Lives Matter
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The rise and fall of Black Lives Matter

'We get communities dancing': How Bradford's brass heritage still brings people together
Music

'We get communities dancing': How Bradford's brass heritage still brings people together

Author Rutger Bregman on his million-euro giveaway and how ordinary people can change the world
Dutch author Rutger Bregman
Books

Author Rutger Bregman on his million-euro giveaway and how ordinary people can change the world