Activism
Inside the mission to make Cumbria the first anti-racist county in the UK

Inside the mission to make Cumbria the first anti-racist county in the UK
The Big Issue meets the people who believe that Cumbria – which has a population which is 95% white – could be the first truly anti-racist county in the UK
Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK

Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK
These children aged between six and 11 are trying to raise £18,000 for homelessness charities, an amount they have calculated would help one person off the streets
Kneecap rapper Mo Chara’s ‘terrorism’ charge: Is it about free speech, Palestine or something more?

Kneecap rapper Mo Chara’s ‘terrorism’ charge: Is it about free speech, Palestine or something more?
Kneecap are able to rally hundreds of fans to protest outside a court on a Wednesday morning. What’s bringing them out?
How Arsenal is empowering young disabled people through football: ‘It’s one of the best things you can do’
How Arsenal is empowering young disabled people through football: ‘It’s one of the best things you can do’
When the world seems polarised, volunteering has a way of unifying people and rebuilding hope
When the world seems polarised, volunteering has a way of unifying people and rebuilding hope
I spent a year undercover as a far-right activist. Here’s seven things I learned

I spent a year undercover as a far-right activist. Here’s seven things I learned
Renowned photographer Misan Harriman on Black Lives Matter, Gaza and finding hope in protest

Renowned photographer Misan Harriman on Black Lives Matter, Gaza and finding hope in protest
As the government moves to ban Palestine Action, are terror laws being used for ‘political policing’?

As the government moves to ban Palestine Action, are terror laws being used for ‘political policing’?
Disabled protesters say they’ll stop Labour’s benefit cuts – or die trying: ‘I will fight my heart out’

Disabled protesters say they’ll stop Labour’s benefit cuts – or die trying: ‘I will fight my heart out’
These scientists felt powerless over the climate crisis – so they decided to do something about it

These scientists felt powerless over the climate crisis – so they decided to do something about it
Meet the new Big Issue ambassadors helping to end poverty once and for all: ‘We’re in a fight’

Meet the new Big Issue ambassadors helping to end poverty once and for all: ‘We’re in a fight’
‘Neighbours are more trusted than government’: When crisis hits, communities are saving themselves

‘Neighbours are more trusted than government’: When crisis hits, communities are saving themselves
‘Welfare not warfare’: Disabled people hold Downing Street protest over Spring Statement benefit cuts

‘Welfare not warfare’: Disabled people hold Downing Street protest over Spring Statement benefit cuts
Covid got us all in mutual aid groups. Five years on, what happened to the lockdown anarchists?

Covid got us all in mutual aid groups. Five years on, what happened to the lockdown anarchists?
The remarkable story of Fare Dodgers’ Liberation Front and their fight for free public transport

The remarkable story of Fare Dodgers’ Liberation Front and their fight for free public transport
We must prepare for a hard-right election win in 2029, says Museum of Homelessness founder

We must prepare for a hard-right election win in 2029, says Museum of Homelessness founder
Police pay out £2.5k over wrongful arrest of man who shouted ‘who elected him’ at King Charles ceremony

Police pay out £2.5k over wrongful arrest of man who shouted ‘who elected him’ at King Charles ceremony
How Canada’s next prime minister Mark Carney came to be inspired by Big Issue

How Canada’s next prime minister Mark Carney came to be inspired by Big Issue
Japanese atomic bomb survivor Jiro Hamasumi: ‘Nuclear weapons must not coexist with humanity’

Japanese atomic bomb survivor Jiro Hamasumi: ‘Nuclear weapons must not coexist with humanity’
Fats Timbo: ‘It was hard growing up with dwarfism – but I’m going to change the world’

Fats Timbo: ‘It was hard growing up with dwarfism – but I’m going to change the world’
Inside the ‘David vs Goliath’ fight to stop China building a ‘super-fortress’ embassy

Inside the ‘David vs Goliath’ fight to stop China building a ‘super-fortress’ embassy
This is the ‘most thoughtful and inspiring’ food project celebrity chef Levi Roots has ever seen
