Activism & Education

Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a sharp rise in hate crimes against Asian people across the world. Following the murder of eight Asian women in America, as well as various hate crimes hitting the headlines in a short period of time, the hashtag #StopAsianHate began trending across social media with a series of high profile supporters.

It’s an odd time at the moment, isn’t it? The culture sector has felt lock down hard too. As a nation we can’t go and visit museums, galleries, music events yet artists rely on being seen and heard for their livelihood. So I thought I’d take you on a tour, from your home, around an Art Gallery of sorts. This art gallery is designed...

February is the UKs LGBTQ+ history month, celebrating the roots of our queer community in all of its wonderful diversity. For me, queer joy is in community and belonging - from the early 1900s New York ballroom scene, to Orlando in 2016, to the gay clubs, bars, zines, book clubs and internet groups our generation find ourselves in, we come together to embrace our...

Dear white people. I'm here to talk about racism and how yes, all white people are racist. I imagine some of you are feeling defensive and angry about that already, and I guess that's normal until you look a little deeper at what racism actually is.

MenAreTrash began as a social media movement, originated in South Africa as a response to the overwhelming instances of gender-based violence against women at the hands of men. It has since evolved into a global movement and is used as a battle cry against injustice towards woman, from comments regarding appearances through to online abuse, and even extending to other movements, including LGBTQ+ and...