Activism
The collectives taking on Poland’s right-wing uprising
New radicals — In a country with rising nationalism and some of the strictest abortion laws in Europe, the Polish youth are fighting back through grassroots initiatives and radical independent publishing.
Written by: Alexander Durie
How an old London bus is tackling the city’s gang culture
The United Borders Project — The United Borders Project is uniting young people from two rival areas in Harlesden (Stonebridge and Church Road) – bringing them together through music, mentoring and media classes.
Written by: Brunel Johnson
The street movement taking on Baltimore’s gun problem
Grassroots peacekeepers — Baltimore’s murder rate has reached an all-time high. Activist Erricka Bridgeford knows she can’t stop the killings, but through a ceasefire campaign built on compassion, she’s leading the city on a decades-long quest for change.
Written by: Wes Bruer
#NoCapitulation: Why the UK’s campus revolts will continue
Time for change — As momentum picks up, the countrywide lecturer strikes are raising a hugely important question: Who do our universities really belong to?
Written by: Des Freedman
The fight to save Europe’s last wild rivers
Huck x Patagonia — In the heartland of the Balkans, a pristine ecosystem is under attack. Hundreds of species could be wiped out by 3,000 unnecessary hydropower dams planned by foreign developers and banks. But there’s still a chance to save this natural treasure. A new campaign and feature-length documentary led by Patagonia aims to stop the flow of money and keep the rivers running wild.
Written by: HUCK HQ
U.S. students stage nationwide walkout over gun violence
‘NRA go away’ — Thousands of school kids across the country stepped out of their classrooms on Wednesday, in an impassioned national protest over American gun laws.
Written by: HUCK HQ
In conversation with Moonlight writer Tarell Alvin McCraney
Words of survival — The award-winning American playwright talks racism, Moonlight's Oscar and the struggle of taking on injustice with art.
Written by: Otamere Guobadia
The lecturers' strike offers universities a radical future
From Where I Stand — The current industrial dispute in universities about pensions could change the balance of power in higher education for good, writes lecturer James Smith.
Written by: James Smith
Rotten food dumped at Serco HQ to support Yarl’s Wood strike
Rotten food, rotten system — Trays of decaying food were left on the doorstep of the security firm's London office this morning, as women in Yarl's Wood Detention Centre – which Serco operate – enter their second week of hunger strikes.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Over 100 women are on hunger strike at a UK detention centre
A national scandal — Up to 120 women being detained at Yarl's Wood today enter the ninth day of a hunger strike, demanding change in the inhumane immigration detention system.
Written by: Ben Smoke