Protest

George Floyd, five years later: Has anything really changed?
Black Lives Matter

George Floyd, five years later: Has anything really changed?

As a new documentary, Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd, looks back at a moment of global activism, we ask, where we are now?

The far-right’s resurgence was only a matter of time after Black Lives Matter
Dr Aaron Winter

The far-right’s resurgence was only a matter of time after Black Lives Matter

Despite some positive response to Black Lives Matter, it was nowhere close to the mainstreaming of racism over the past decade

Disabled protesters say they’ll stop Labour’s benefit cuts – or die trying: ‘I will fight my heart out’
Disability benefits

Disabled protesters say they’ll stop Labour’s benefit cuts – or die trying: ‘I will fight my heart out’

Campaigners are organising a protest against the disability benefit cuts in Cardiff on 24 May. They tell the Big Issue why it matters that people get out and support them

Drag Race UK winner Ginger Johnson: ‘The world is burning down… why not tap dance on the table?’
LGBTQ+

Drag Race UK winner Ginger Johnson: ‘The world is burning down… why not tap dance on the table?’

Inside the Big Issue: The rise and fall of Black Lives Matter
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The rise and fall of Black Lives Matter

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‘We get communities dancing’: How Bradford’s brass heritage still brings people together
Music

‘We get communities dancing’: How Bradford’s brass heritage still brings people together

We took the UK government to court to defend the right to protest – and won. Here’s what it means
Katy Watts

We took the UK government to court to defend the right to protest – and won. Here’s what it means

Femi Kuti on Afrobeat, protest and his legendary father: ‘The trumpet felt like an Uzi’
Music

Femi Kuti on Afrobeat, protest and his legendary father: ‘The trumpet felt like an Uzi’

These activists are putting parking tickets on homeless tents to make an important point
Rough sleeping

These activists are putting parking tickets on homeless tents to make an important point

Just Stop Oil may be reviled – but their tactics reshaped the climate movement
Sam Nadel

Just Stop Oil may be reviled – but their tactics reshaped the climate movement

Actor and activist Mark Rylance: ‘Brian Haw sacrificed his mind and body for peace’
Peace

Actor and activist Mark Rylance: ‘Brian Haw sacrificed his mind and body for peace’

‘Welfare not warfare’: Disabled people hold Downing Street protest over Spring Statement benefit cuts
Spring Statement

‘Welfare not warfare’: Disabled people hold Downing Street protest over Spring Statement benefit cuts

The remarkable story of Fare Dodgers’ Liberation Front and their fight for free public transport
10Foot Takeover

The remarkable story of Fare Dodgers’ Liberation Front and their fight for free public transport

It’s time for our political leaders to grow a backbone and stop Trump’s state visit – here’s why
Zoe Gardner and Nick Dearden

It’s time for our political leaders to grow a backbone and stop Trump’s state visit – here’s why

Meet the 83-year-old activist who’s fought gentrification for 50 years – and is still going strong
Activism

Meet the 83-year-old activist who’s fought gentrification for 50 years – and is still going strong

Inside the ‘David vs Goliath’ fight to stop China building a ‘super-fortress’ embassy
Town planning

Inside the ‘David vs Goliath’ fight to stop China building a ‘super-fortress’ embassy

‘Your hands are bloody’: What Serbia’s major anti-corruption protests mean for the country’s future
Protest

‘Your hands are bloody’: What Serbia’s major anti-corruption protests mean for the country’s future

The future looks grim under climate change. So why is nobody talking about Just Stop Oil anymore?
Climate activism

The future looks grim under climate change. So why is nobody talking about Just Stop Oil anymore?

A twisted ankle and eyes full of pepper spray: A day in the life of the ‘protest paramedics’
Activism

A twisted ankle and eyes full of pepper spray: A day in the life of the ‘protest paramedics’

Protest isn’t a dirty word – but successive governments have tried to convince us otherwise
Jodie Beck

Protest isn’t a dirty word – but successive governments have tried to convince us otherwise

‘We are sick and tired’: Hundreds of renters demand ‘rent controls now’ in Christmas protest
RENTING

‘We are sick and tired’: Hundreds of renters demand ‘rent controls now’ in Christmas protest

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‘We’ll have to get more militant’: The real winners and losers from the farm inheritance tax debate
Farming

‘We’ll have to get more militant’: The real winners and losers from the farm inheritance tax debate

How big-hearted communities came together to clean-up after senseless UK riots
UK riots

How big-hearted communities came together to clean-up after senseless UK riots

We need immigrants in this country – that’s a clear and simple fact
Paul McNamee

We need immigrants in this country – that’s a clear and simple fact

Enough with ‘legitimate concerns’. There’s a much better way to talk about immigration
Sunder Katwala

Enough with ‘legitimate concerns’. There’s a much better way to talk about immigration