Activism
We need you! Nominate who you think should be a Big Issue Changemaker in 2027
We need you! Nominate who you think should be a Big Issue Changemaker in 2027
Every year Big Issue compiles a list of 100 people and organisations who make the world a better place. Do you have a local hero? Tell us about them now!
The Lost Children of Tuam: How one woman’s fight for justice led to a national reckoning for Ireland
The Lost Children of Tuam: How one woman’s fight for justice led to a national reckoning for Ireland
Amateur historian Catherine Corless has been described as “Ireland’s Erin Brockovich”. The dramatisation of her long and painstaking fight to shine light on a buried horror makes for a strangely life-affirming watch
The Uprising director Paul Greengrass: ‘A world so sharply divided is going to be angry’
The Uprising director Paul Greengrass: ‘A world so sharply divided is going to be angry’
Andrew Garfield stars in a tale from British history about the vast inequalities between wealthy oligarchs and ordinary people. Sounds familiar?
Why music megastar Bryan Adams became a Big Issue Ambassador: ‘Big kudos for everything you do’
Why music megastar Bryan Adams became a Big Issue Ambassador: ‘Big kudos for everything you do’
See the protest art hitting London’s streets to mark Big Issue’s 35th birthday
See the protest art hitting London’s streets to mark Big Issue’s 35th birthday
Protesters block roads and occupy offices over the cost of living: ‘Bills are rising but so are we’
Protesters block roads and occupy offices over the cost of living: ‘Bills are rising but so are we’
The growing movement preventing homeless people from having to choose between their pet and a home
The growing movement preventing homeless people from having to choose between their pet and a home
Meet the inspirational teenager taking on homelessness and the housing crisis
Meet the inspirational teenager taking on homelessness and the housing crisis
Inside the exhibition explaining how homeless people have been treated as criminals for 400 years
Inside the exhibition explaining how homeless people have been treated as criminals for 400 years
Marwan Barghouti: How campaign to free ‘Palestine’s Mandela’ is inspired by anti-apartheid struggle
Marwan Barghouti: How campaign to free ‘Palestine’s Mandela’ is inspired by anti-apartheid struggle
‘Football is a release, it takes away all the stress you have and you just feel free with the ball’
‘Football is a release, it takes away all the stress you have and you just feel free with the ball’
Terry Butcher: ‘I feel sorry for homeless veterans’
Terry Butcher: ‘I feel sorry for homeless veterans’
How one remarkable day in Westminster showed the power of the Big Issue to change lives
How one remarkable day in Westminster showed the power of the Big Issue to change lives
Legislative Theatre is bringing policymakers and homeless people together to create change
Legislative Theatre is bringing policymakers and homeless people together to create change
‘I heard a young man talk about Holocaust denial on a train. I couldn’t sit by and not challenge it’
‘I heard a young man talk about Holocaust denial on a train. I couldn’t sit by and not challenge it’
‘Anything that helps to promote the very existence of these grassroots music venues is welcome’
‘Anything that helps to promote the very existence of these grassroots music venues is welcome’
General Strike at 100: Could workers ever take action on the same scale again?
General Strike at 100: Could workers ever take action on the same scale again?
Miners are back on strike: ‘I lost everything last time. I won’t go back this time until it’s sorted’
Miners are back on strike: ‘I lost everything last time. I won’t go back this time until it’s sorted’
Together Alliance march: We’re marching against far-right to fight for climate and racial justice
Together Alliance march: We’re marching against far-right to fight for climate and racial justice
Why the hell would you write a punk song about Davos in 2026?
Why the hell would you write a punk song about Davos in 2026?
Meet the man on a mission to revolutionise Camden’s historic high street: ‘It’s a force for change’
Meet the man on a mission to revolutionise Camden’s historic high street: ‘It’s a force for change’
Everybody to Kenmure Street: Immigration protest film tells a remarkable story of people power
Everybody to Kenmure Street: Immigration protest film tells a remarkable story of people power
Palestine Action: What happens when protest is branded terror?
