Social activism
Inside the Big Issue: Top 100 Changemakers of 2025
Inside the Big Issue: Top 100 Changemakers of 2025
This incredible, inspirational collection of the selfless, tireless and remarkable innovators have all been chosen by you, our Big Issue readers
I was made homeless in my 60s and slept on night buses. Then I found opera – and it saved me
I was made homeless in my 60s and slept on night buses. Then I found opera – and it saved me
Streetwise Opera says every one of us can sing. You just have to try it
Bank of Dave: Meet the man bringing the fight to loan sharks and helping those who need it most
Bank of Dave: Meet the man bringing the fight to loan sharks and helping those who need it most
Dave Fishwick took on a loan shark and won. But he warns that the situation of poverty and unscrupulous lenders is worse than ever
Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
UK can learn valuable lessons from how this Leeds suburb came together after riots
UK can learn valuable lessons from how this Leeds suburb came together after riots
How ex-Big Issue vendor went from rough sleeper to inspiring activist: ‘I want to change the world’
How ex-Big Issue vendor went from rough sleeper to inspiring activist: ‘I want to change the world’
How viral Wetherspoons game is helping feed hungry homeless people: ‘Everyone wants to help’
How viral Wetherspoons game is helping feed hungry homeless people: ‘Everyone wants to help’
From warehouses to Wembley: A day with Sleaford Mods, voice of a troubled nation
From warehouses to Wembley: A day with Sleaford Mods, voice of a troubled nation
My Dog Sighs: ‘The power of art is it makes people look at the world in a different way’
My Dog Sighs: ‘The power of art is it makes people look at the world in a different way’
Meet the mums calling for immediate reform of childcare and flexible working
Meet the mums calling for immediate reform of childcare and flexible working
I spent a night with activists plastering over adverts demanding a general election
I spent a night with activists plastering over adverts demanding a general election
Everything you needed to know about volunteering to get stuck in
Everything you needed to know about volunteering to get stuck in
‘It’s about making the invisible visible’: A day at the UK’s only festival for homeless people
‘It’s about making the invisible visible’: A day at the UK’s only festival for homeless people
Explained: This is your right to protest and how police can restrict it
Explained: This is your right to protest and how police can restrict it
The musicians helping to change young people’s lives in Reading
The musicians helping to change young people’s lives in Reading
How a grassroots group is reimagining community activism in east London
How a grassroots group is reimagining community activism in east London
‘Don’t forget Afghanistan’: The kite festival with a message
‘Don’t forget Afghanistan’: The kite festival with a message
How mutual aid and community action groups set up through Covid are tackling the cost of living crisis
How mutual aid and community action groups set up through Covid are tackling the cost of living crisis
These people are ‘levelling up’ their area by renovating derelict homes and renting them out on the cheap
These people are ‘levelling up’ their area by renovating derelict homes and renting them out on the cheap
People are leaving fake Google reviews to tell Russians what’s really happening in Ukraine
People are leaving fake Google reviews to tell Russians what’s really happening in Ukraine
Trans rights charities call for ‘concrete action’ after MPs debate Gender Recognition Act reform
