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Explore the social movements offering community, action and solidarity beyond electoral politics – feminist, queer, anti-racist, working-class, pro-migrant and more

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Explore the social movements offering community, action and solidarity beyond electoral politics – feminist, queer, anti-racist, working-class, pro-migrant and more

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  • A photo of a polling station sign

    Beyond the Elections Bill: The battle against voter suppression

    As the Elections Bill 2021 passes through Parliament, Mayowa Ayodele sees voter suppression as a Conservative goal while Lara Parizotto argues for radical pro-democracy reform

  • A person in red trousers and green top scales a high rock face outdoors

    Women of colour climbers are scaling new heights

    Competitive climbing made its Olympic debut in 2021. Hannah Zia reflects on her love of the sport – and considers barriers to participation facing other women of colour

  • Two photos side by side. Dawn Foster sitting at a dinner smiling. A tribute writting on a white wall reads Dawn Foster Forever

    The fierce kindness of Dawn Foster

    Kimon Daltas pays tribute to our friend and comrade Dawn Foster

  • A city scape from the sky shows the huge Rio Olympic park against the sprawl of the city in Rio

    Lying through their legacy-speak

    Olympic ‘legacy’ has greased the path for enormous, upward transfer of wealth to the global propertied classes, writes Jules Boykoff

  • The cauldron, the sword, victory!

    Langar has always gone hand in hand with Sikh revolution writes Shamsher Singh

  • Protestors the day before Derek Chauvin's conviction, bearing a coffin as well as a portrait of George Floyd and a sign reading 'black lives matter'

    Justice is a world without police

    A guilty verdict for a murderous cop is not a ‘victory’. It’s time to abolish the police, says Lauren Pemberton-Nelson

  • A crowd of protestors at the 2023 'Ireland for all' rally behind a banner reading 'Limerick Against Racism'

    Just Irish

    Emigration may be at the core of Irish national memory but this has not translated to into a welcoming embrace for its immigrant population, writes Ola Majekodunmi