Social activism

People are leaving fake Google reviews to tell Russians what’s really happening in Ukraine
Ukraine Invasion

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
LGBTQ+

Trans rights charities call for 'concrete action' after MPs debate Gender Recognition Act reform

A trashed phone box has been bought for £1 and transformed into a community hub
Charity

A trashed phone box has been bought for £1 and transformed into a community hub

Social investment could create '36,000 jobs in our most deprived communities'
Lord Victor Adebowale at Corporate Challenge Year 1 impact event.
Social enterprise

Social investment could create '36,000 jobs in our most deprived communities'

UK charities maintained or increased income during pandemic
Activism

UK charities maintained or increased income during pandemic

Meet Ethical Unicorn, the Instagram activist making waves about climate change
Ethical Unicorn aka Francesca Willow
Influencers

Meet Ethical Unicorn, the Instagram activist making waves about climate change

Sex workers reveal the shocking things police say when they report violence and harassment
Social Justice

Sex workers reveal the shocking things police say when they report violence and harassment

Student who made sanitary pads in lockdown sends thousands to Uganda for Christmas
Period poverty

Student who made sanitary pads in lockdown sends thousands to Uganda for Christmas

What happened when Sam Fender helped out at his local foodbank?
Sam Fender at Newcastle West End Foodbank.
Music

What happened when Sam Fender helped out at his local foodbank?

Meet the musicians bringing songs to the doorsteps of vulnerable people this Christmas
Christmas

Meet the musicians bringing songs to the doorsteps of vulnerable people this Christmas

How Occupy London turned a Big Issue seller into the Lord of St Paul's
Jimmy McMahon on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral, February 2012. Image: Paul Davey Photo: Paul Davey
Activism

How Occupy London turned a Big Issue seller into the Lord of St Paul's

It's been 10 years since the Occupy protests. What did they achieve?
Protesters wearing masks at the Occupy London protest outside St Paul s Cathedral in London Photo: David Pearson / Alamy Stock Photo
Activism

It's been 10 years since the Occupy protests. What did they achieve?

'Stop fossil fuels or get out our city': Spoof ads in Liverpool target bank
Activism

'Stop fossil fuels or get out our city': Spoof ads in Liverpool target bank

James Cromwell: 'There's no hope in the system, no hope for Mr Biden'
James Cromwell stars in Acorn TV's Operation Buffalo
Activism

James Cromwell: 'There's no hope in the system, no hope for Mr Biden'

Eddie Izzard: It’s time to make humanity great again
Eddie Izzard appears on the cover of The Big Issue
Activism

Eddie Izzard: It’s time to make humanity great again

2021: The stars look ahead to a better year
Looking ahead to 2021 with Angela Scanlon, Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse, Benjamin Zephaniah, David Tennant, Tuppence Middleton, Tom Kerridge
Activism

2021: The stars look ahead to a better year

Take One Leave One scheme to support rough sleepers returns for third winter
Activism

Take One Leave One scheme to support rough sleepers returns for third winter

Jon Bon Jovi is fighting poverty with the JBJ Soul Kitchen
Activism

Jon Bon Jovi is fighting poverty with the JBJ Soul Kitchen

Helen Lewis: ‘Let’s keep reserving the right to be difficult’
Activism

Helen Lewis: ‘Let’s keep reserving the right to be difficult’

John Bird: Building a brighter future should be second nature to us
Countryside Dave_S Flickr
John Bird

John Bird: Building a brighter future should be second nature to us