Activism

These Women Pushed For Progress In 2018, But Still Want Us To Go Further

Gina Martin, Nimco Ali and Amika George on a year of activism.
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WWII Veteran And Social Activist Harry Leslie Smith Dies At 95

Writer, veteran and activist Harry Leslie Smith has died at the age of 95. After growing up in the Great Depression in the UK, Smith was familiar with poverty and hunger. He joined the RAF and fought in WWII, after which he saw the impact of the horrors of war and spoke often of how seeing the refugees changed his life. Having lived a quiet life with his wife Freide in Canada, Harry joined Twitter in 2010 to speak out against rising populism, fear and hatred towards refugees and austerity in the UK, using stories from his own life. He wrote five books, travelled across Europe highlighting the refugee crisis, and spoke in support of the Labour party, against austerity and the underfunding of the NHS.
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Climate Change Protesters Block Vauxhall Bridge

Members of the Extinction Rebellion activist group blocked access to Vauxhall Bridge for a few minutes during rush hour to bring attention to environmental issues. A few days prior, the group carried out similar protests on several London bridges simultaneously.
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Who Are The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Winners Nadia Murad And Denis Mukwege?

The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to activists in the fight to to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. Nadia Murad a Yazidi human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by Islamic State in Iraq. Denis Mukwege is a gynecologist treating victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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We Must End The Abuse Of Politician’s Families Before It Leads To Violence

Influential politicians now have to nip this in the bud. There is no excuse
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The Search For Missing Native American Women

While the #MeToo movement gains momentum across continents, the Native American community are still looking for answers. Thousands of women are missing yet no official statistics exist. Many others have been murdered but investigations quickly go cold. Desperate relatives are calling for more action from tribal and federal agencies.
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Female Human Rights Activist Faces Death Penalty In Saudi Arabia

'Monstrous.'
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The Manchester Student's Activism Reminds Us How Little We Know About Empire As A Country

Students deciding things about their own space via their democratically-elected official is not a leftist anti-free speech insurgency
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Pussy Riot Protesters Jailed For World Cup Pitch Invasion

The four members of the punk activist group have been jailed for 15 days.
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Protest Never Changes. Why Youth Activism Gives Me Hope

From #MeToo to #MarchForOurLives, it has become clear that the kids got this
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