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Published in: Transformation#Iceland3: people who take food from bins should be applauded, not arrestedThe British court case against three men who "skipped" food from Iceland supermarket has been dropped. But food...
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Published in: TransformationSilence = death: Sarah Schulman on ACT UP, the forgotten resistance to the AIDS crisisWhen the AIDS activist movement ACT UP was formed in New York in 1987, 50 per cent of Americans wanted people with...
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Published in: TransformationThank You Pete Seeger“We are not afraid…we shall all be free.” Pete Seeger died last night, but the power of his music lives on. One...
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Published in: Transformation“Being poor is not a crime:” transforming the struggle for housing rights worldwideFrom singing in New York courtrooms to gluing door locks in Berlin: the struggle to protect housing rights is about...
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Published in: TransformationWhat’s so special about storytelling for social change?A new world requires new stories, but people will only listen to them when they themselves are included in the...
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Published in: TransformationPrisoner X and the British Guantanamo BayWorking as a writer in residence at prisons, I have been advised not to "fight" if an inmate takes me hostage and...
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Published in: TransformationThe slippery slope of bigotryA star of US reality TV and born-again Christian compares homosexuality to bestiality. His views defy the teachings...
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Published in: TransformationWhy the monster Grendel has no place in activism todayI was at the anti-fracking protest at Balcombe in the UK when another activist said austerity is "a beast bigger...
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Published in: TransformationMy friend's hunger strike against force-feeding at Guantanamo“There are places on this earth where color has absconded.” One man’s protest against force-feeding at the...
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Published in: TransformationWho’s afraid of partisan politics?Bi-partisan deal-making is often celebrated as progress, but is it any basis for transforming politics in America?...
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Published in: TransformationThe martial arts of social justiceTurning reaction into response and being flexible in their moves, Californian campaigners use capoeira tactics to...
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Published in: TransformationPostcards from a horizontal worldNew social movements are different. Instead of asking for alternatives, they are bringing them to life.
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Published in: TransformationNelson Mandela knew when to talk and when to fightTo effect social transformation, fighting is essential, but if we take fighting too far then we risk destroying what...
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Published in: TransformationSmashing egoism: against flashpoint actionFor many anarchists, real liberation manifests itself through flashpoint: sudden, unannounced acts of violence....
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Published in: TransformationI am a Muslim, not a terroristThe UK Government's Extremism Taskforce report came out yesterday, containing recommendations that will simply...
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Published in: TransformationWe could learn from the blues/of Langston Hughes
The poet Langston Hughes was both of and ahead of his time. In Twitter-friendly, succinct verses, he exposed...
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Published in: TransformationSlow democracyAt a time when 95 per cent of Americans disapprove of their own Congress, what hope is there for democracy in the...
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Published in: Transformation“Stay creative, stay vigilant, stay positive:” fighting for a living wage in California
WATCH: hotel maids are among the least protected workers in America, yet a coalition of groups in Los Angeles has...
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Published in: TransformationCan you change the world from your living room?Americans with different political views may yell at each other but they rarely talk or listen. It’s time to...
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Published in: TransformationThis Finnish architect says more sharing will create sustainable cities
WATCH: Who thinks about whether cities are socially sustainable or not? Architects like Inari Virkkala do. This is...
