Activism
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Housing and homelessness

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Housing and homelessness
The people and organisations making life better for those on the margins
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Communities and equality

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Communities and equality
Meet our 2026 Changemakers. Here Big Issue celebrate community groups working at grassroots level to make sure everyone feels seen, supported and welcome
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport
Meet our 2026 Changemakers. Here Big Issue celebrates the boxing gyms, art therapy groups, record labels and football clubs who are making a difference
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Food and nutrition
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Food and nutrition
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Politics and Activism
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Politics and Activism
Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026

Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive

Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive
How the UK’s only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: ‘Cash is the issue’

How the UK’s only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: ‘Cash is the issue’
Have you noticed a wrongdoing at work? I blew the whistle on the NHS. Here’s how to speak up

Have you noticed a wrongdoing at work? I blew the whistle on the NHS. Here’s how to speak up
To avoid climate catastrophe we must reimagine our relationship with nature – and with each other

To avoid climate catastrophe we must reimagine our relationship with nature – and with each other
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
What we can learn about the joy of community from the 17th century Digger movement

What we can learn about the joy of community from the 17th century Digger movement
Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘It was hard to get artists to take part in Gig for Gaza’

Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘It was hard to get artists to take part in Gig for Gaza’
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
Black History Month is even more important in frightening times of racist violence

Black History Month is even more important in frightening times of racist violence
We stand against the far-right and the super-rich to stop Britain becoming Elon Musk’s playground

We stand against the far-right and the super-rich to stop Britain becoming Elon Musk’s playground
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?
Refugees living in the UK are terrified. Please stand with us in solidarity

Refugees living in the UK are terrified. Please stand with us in solidarity
The invaluable lessons Britain must learn from the Hong Kong’s 2019 pro-democracy protests

The invaluable lessons Britain must learn from the Hong Kong’s 2019 pro-democracy protests
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
From anti-war to Palestine Action: The way we protest is changing – so how did we get here?

From anti-war to Palestine Action: The way we protest is changing – so how did we get here?
Disability rights activists are too often erased from history. I’m on a mission to change that

Disability rights activists are too often erased from history. I’m on a mission to change that
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
Meet the furious Gen Z protesters who want the super-rich to pay their fair share: ‘We have a voice’
