Activism
Kenyan rapper Octopizzo found his voice when he chose to lift up his community
Calling bullshit on foreign aid and broken promises — Look at Kibera, Africa’s largest slum, through Octopizzo’s eyes and you’ll see talent everywhere. The Kenyan rapper brings colour and true upliftment by giving back to his own roots.
Written by: Alex King
Activists and growers are fighting Canada’s corporate cannabis takeover
Corporate Growth — Canada’s friendly neighbourhood marijuana grow-ops are about to get a corporate takeover. Huck meets the growers, investors, lawyers and activists who are dealing with a new top-down system where bottom lines, not blazing, rules supreme.
Written by: Rob Boffard
Meet Michaela Angela Davis: the image activist infiltrating the mainstream
Challenging perceptions — Michaela Angela Davis has been championing diversity in mainstream culture for over a decade, challenging the narrow representations of women of colour.
Written by: Adriana Monsalve
Turkish artist paints ordinary life back in to photos of wartorn Syrian cities
Life Without War — Oğuzhan Cin’s moving series evokes the everyday lives destroyed and the dreams lost for Syrian children.
Written by: Alex King
US police chiefs look to UK for help tackling a culture of violence
Fixing a broken police culture — Trust in American police is at a 22-year low. Now Senior officers are exploring if unarmed officers could challenge a culture of institutional brutality.
Written by: Adam White
Welcome to Nimbin: The Outback town fighting for a unique way of life
Defying corporate Australia — The small hippy town of Nimbin leads Australia’s ecological movement. But can they protect their alternative community from tourism and gentrification?
Written by: Harriet Campbell
The most inspiring student activism of 2015
A year of high-profile protest — From protests against racism at the University of Missouri to the military rule in Thailand, 2015 was a diverse, important year for young activists.
Written by: Adam White
Documentary #ThisIsACoup gets inside the fierce battle between Syriza and the EU
Angela, Suck Our Balls — #ThisIsACoup is a four-part documentary series arguing that the EU destroyed the first radical left government in modern history and forced economic collapse on Greece.
Written by: Alex King
Welcome to your Post-Capitalist future
Are you ready for the change? — We’re living through a revolution, swapping skills instead of cash. Huck hangs out with writer Paul Mason and gets a tour of this brave new world.
Written by: Alex King
Banksy gives the Syrian refugee crisis a new face: Steve Jobs
New murals appear at Calais’ Jungle refugee camp — Banksy challenges attitudes towards Syrian refugees, highlighting Apple founder Steve Jobs as the son of a Syrian migrant.
Written by: Alex King