activism

This collection of ‘art meets theatre meets activism’ by more than 80 writers can feel overwhelming, writes our critic, but it devastatingly conveys the cumulative horror and anger of abuse against women Can social media bring on the revolution? Maybe not, but it was vital for the collective action behind this theatrical event, conceived on a WhatsApp group for playwrights shortly after the relea…

Jordan Devlin, who was acquitted at trial where four co-defendants were convicted, says he was saving lives A Palestine Action activist who was acquitted over a protest at an Israeli arms manufacturer’s UK site has said he and his five co-defendants “did the right thing”. Four of those who stood trial with Jordan Devlin were convicted of criminal damage in relation to the direct action protest at…

Programme of events announced on anniversary of Bristol bus boycott aimed at inspiring new social manifesto for city Bristol has long been a city of activists prepared to work for change, from followers of John Wesley in the 18th century to the 21st-century citizens who toppled the statue of slave trader Edward Colston. On Wednesday, a new campaign was launched – on the anniversary of the start o…

Protests coincide with a congressional vote to stop arming Israel and a movement to withhold income taxes Middle East crisis – live updates On Monday afternoon, dozens of people sat down in front of the New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Manhattan office. Shedding their casual-business attire, they revealed matching shirts that read “FUND PEOPLE NOT BOMBS”. They were some of hundreds of protes…

For those of you that weren’t speaking out against police brutality before George Floyd: Why now? What’s changed? What’s different? And: Will you keep speaking out weeks from now? These are questions that I, as a Black woman, have been asking myself, and questions that I have heard echoed across social media. The people in my life who have always been quiet on issues of race and social injustice …

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