activism
“The status quo is easy to excuse, and it’s hard to break. But it will pull tightest right before snapping.”
Max Marchewicz was openly queer from a young age but after developing a chronic pain condition in their twenties began feeling excluded from queer spaces and being "left out of the conversation". So the activist started an instagram account called Cripple Queers for people like them to have a sense of community and raise awareness.
The activist duo co-ordinated their calendars while in the UK – and shared a photo from Oxford University.
Nick Conrad’s selection is just one example of how tackling violence against women is not a priority for the Tories, activist Lucy Hall writes.
The makers of Always sanitary products announced this week that they were removing the female symbol from their packaging to be more inclusive of the non-binary and trans community. Activists CJ Atkinson and Fox Fisher speak about the online reaction, how they feel about the campaign, and the importance of including trans and non-binary people in conversations about periods.
Climate activists have accused authorities of breaking the law by refusing their right to peaceful protest.
Climate activists, Extinction Rebellion, have begun new international protests in cities around the world as a part of their “International Rebellion” campaign. The London demonstrations will see 12 locations taken over with blockades, stationary camps and hundreds are expected to be arrested. Previous action in April 2019 saw over 1000 protesters arrested in London alone.
The aim is to step up strategy of bypassing mainstream media, using Twitter activists and Facebook groups.
ACT UP vets like Ken Kidd and younger organisers like Adam Eli are mixing proven tactics with social media to protest the Trump administration.
Jubilant activists in the packed courtroom cheered the unanimous decision in the southern African nation.