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A heartwarming portrait of pre-gentrification Bushwick
Culture

A heartwarming portrait of pre-gentrification Bushwick

Paradise Lost & Found — Photographer Meryl Meisler recounts working as a teacher in New York and capturing her neighbourhood at a time when the area was rife with poverty.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Football can be a force for good – on and off the pitch
Huck Docs

Football can be a force for good – on and off the pitch

In partnership with EA Sports FIFA 22 — In Common Goal, we’re following the stories of Stonewall FC and Fans Supporting Foodbanks – two organisations using the beautiful game to transform the communities they represent for the better.

Written by: Huck

The Alpinist is a nail-biting & heartbreaking climbing doc
Film

The Alpinist is a nail-biting & heartbreaking climbing doc

New heights — In 2018, the alpinist Marc-André Leclerc died after climbing an ascent in Alaska. Amid the release of a new film tracing his legacy, climber Brette Harrington looks back on what made Marc, her boyfriend of six years, such an extraordinary figure.

Written by: Rhys Thomas (interview)

A cinematic portrait of India in the 1970s and ‘80s
Culture

A cinematic portrait of India in the 1970s and ‘80s

Street life — Between 1978 and 1989, Mitch Epstein made eight trips to India, capturing vibrant scenes of street life and the various subcultures he glimpsed.

Written by: Miss Rosen

The London community farm starting an eco revolution
Outsiders Project

The London community farm starting an eco revolution

The Outsiders Project — Grow is the organisation showing young people the importance of mental wellbeing, physical health and nature. In doing so, it’s fostering a new generation of eco warriors.

Written by: Shannon Mahanty

The activist group taking on the Irish housing crisis
Activism

The activist group taking on the Irish housing crisis

Meet CATU — Ireland’s housing crisis is at boiling point with homelessness at record levels. But a grassroots organisation established amid Covid-19 are taking a stand by protecting and representing tenants across the country.

Written by: Kelly Doherty

Sisters Uncut: It’s time we policed the police
Activism

Sisters Uncut: It’s time we policed the police

Fight for justice — The direct-action group Sisters Uncut are calling on people to recognise the immense power police have over us and to begin to hold them to account.

Written by: Sisters Uncut

What poppers mean in the fight for queer liberation
Books

What poppers mean in the fight for queer liberation

Author Adam Zmith discusses his new book tracing the history of poppers from its past inhalations on gay club dancefloors and the drug’s role in forging a greater queer future.

Written by: Patrick Sproull

I was pregnant in prison – the reality of it was devastating
Activism

I was pregnant in prison – the reality of it was devastating

Fight for survival — A formerly incarcerated woman shares her experience of finding out she was pregnant while in prison, exposing the total lack of support available to people who find themselves in this situation.

Written by: anonymous

How Taliban rule is disrupting the UK heroin market
Activism

How Taliban rule is disrupting the UK heroin market

Overwhelmed by opium — Disruptions to the flow of opium and heroin out of Afghanistan are leading to an increase in the presence of harmful opioids in the UK, as well as threatening the livelihoods of ordinary Afghan people who depend on narcotics revenue for survival.

Written by: Rebecca Tidy

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