Kenya protests: Gen Z shows the power of digital activism – driving change from screens to the streets: Nationwide demonstrations have erupted in Kenya over a controversial tax bill. The Finance Bill 2024, initially presented to parliament in May, has sparked discontent with an increase in an array of taxes and levies for Kenyans. The …
When charities engage in ‘brand activism’, research shows they must demonstrate bravery to attract donations: Standing strong. Ground Picture/Shutterstock Charities often rely on “warm and fuzzy” images and “poverty porn” tactics to attract donations. But in recent years, some UK not-for-profits have shifted towards activism-driven campaigns. Shelter’s 2021 Fight for Home campaign took a bold …
Sudan’s university students have a long history of political activism: Student activists have been galvanising forces in several popular uprisings. Ebrahim Hamid/AFP via Getty Images The latest fighting to erupt in Sudan has plunged the nation into a fresh crisis. Since 15 April, conflict between the Sudan Armed Forces and the paramilitary group Rapid Support …
Twitter has been important for disability activism – that’s being lost under Elon Musk: LightField Studios / Shutterstock Before purchasing Twitter, Elon Musk said that a public platform for free speech is a “societal imperative for a functioning democracy”. As part of this, he claimed that Twitter being “maximally trusted and broadly inclusive is extremely …
How the 2022 World Cup has highlighted the complexities of corporate activism: Mix and Match Studio/Shutterstock Nations and players, and even a number of French cities have criticised Fifa’s decision to award the 2022 men’s football World Cup hosting duties to Qatar. But when a company does the same, it can run the risk of …
16 Days of Activism: how South Africa’s TV news gets it wrong: Raúl Vázquez/EyeEm, CC BY-SA South Africa is a country that experiences a very high level of gender-based violence. During the UN’s annual international 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign, the country’s news media coverage of violence against women and children increases. …
Digital activism: study shows the internet has helped women in urban Ghana and Nigeria raise their voices: Women in rural areas have limited access to the internet. Wikimedia Commons Information technology and the internet have proven to be a strong force for building collective action groups and mobilising communities of protesters. Among the main advantages …
Podcasting in Egypt – how feminist activism has emerged through shared stories: Den Potisev/iStock/Getty Images Plus After more than a decade of teaching audio production to my college students in Cairo, it finally dawned on me that podcasts themselves can serve as teaching tools that highlight lessons in Egyptian society. I realised this because so …
How a photograph uncovered my grandmother’s republican activism during the Irish revolution: The executive of Cumann na mBan in February, 1922. The author's grandmother can be seen on the second row, third from the right. UCD/Sighle Humphreys archives The memories I have of my paternal grandmother, Máirín Beaumont, mostly involve sweets. She lived with me …
The right to food: activism and litigation are shifting the dial in South Africa: A recent court case forced the Department of Basic Education to resume the National School Nutrition Programme for nine million learners around the country. Shutterstock Even before the pandemic and the recent global rise in food prices, millions of South Africans …
Climate activism has so far been fairly peaceful: here’s why that might change: The world has seen widespread climate protests in recent years. Shutterstock Climate change is perhaps the most serious threat to life on this planet. According to a recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC), climate change has already caused …
How Patrice Lumumba’s assassination drove student activism, shaping the Congo’s future: A protestor holds a picture of Patrice Lumumba. Hatim Kaghat/AFP via Getty Images During a recent visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), King Philippe of Belgium made a speech to the national parliament in Kinshasa expressing his “deepest regrets” for the exploitation …
Drama that shaped Ng?g?’s writing and activism comes home to Kenya: Photo by Nikki Kahn/The The Washington Post via Getty Images As Kenya marked its 59th anniversary of internal self-rule on 1 June 2022, a controversial play by the nation’s foremost author, Ng?g? wa Thiong’o, was staged in sold-out shows. It had been 45 years …
The legacy of iconic singer Miriam Makeba and her art of activism: Photo by James Andanson/Sygma via Getty Images South Africa’s world famous singer and activist Miriam Makeba (1932-2008) would have turned 90 on 4 March 2022. Born Zenzile Miriam Makeba in Johannesburg’s Prospect township, she had a life of remarkable global impact. She contributed …
The UK’s policing bill will make climate activism almost illegal – just when it’s most needed: The UK government has proposed some worrying amendments to its already draconian policing bill. The amendments will directly target environmental activists and are a response to direct action protests from groups such as Extinction Rebellion and Insulate Britain, and protests …
South Africa in the news: Danny Glover on activism, being a citizen, and his path through this world: The topics ping-ponged — from Karl Marx and Abraham Lincoln’s correspondence, to China and South Africa’s modernization to Martin Luther King’s approach to social justice in America. The talk was less …: “South Africa” – BingNews Namibia’s …
Greta Thunberg emerged from five decades of environmental youth activism in Sweden: After 18 months of digital campaigning, young people are again taking to the streets demanding climate justice, with attention now directed at the UN climate summit in Glasgow and a protest march on November 5. When a 15-year-old Greta Thunberg began her Skolstrejk …
Why Kenya’s judge recruiters are sceptical about activism on the bench: Kenya's 2010 Constitution expressly permits judicial activism but many in government are opposed. bernie_photo/iStock/Getty Images Plus The political branches of government have an interest in how courts interpret and apply the law. Thus, it was no surprise that the issue of how to interpret …