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“I was handing out Oreos to children while forces were killing 12 people in the same area”: life as a volunteer in the Venezuelan refugee crisis.
Ria Threadgold, an Edinburgh Law student, speaks of an all encompassing sense of guilt and nihilism when she left the Venezuelan refugee...
Becca Johns
Dec 8, 20244 min read
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TikTok’s “that girl” trend: motivational self-help or another capitalist tactic for consumerism?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq From #Girlboss to ‘that girl’, society has long generated new standards by which women’s social and...
Amelia Newton
Feb 14, 20234 min read
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Beyond the generational battlefield: changing portrayals of older people through activism
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Homeowners. Renters. Xenophobic. Cosmopolitan.Pension. Precarity. Conservative. Progressive....
Verity Limond
Nov 9, 20224 min read
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This is not a Financial Crisis —This is a crisis of economics
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq We are amid a crisis of economics. To make the first step towards understanding the crisis of our time,...
Owen Thomas Webb
Oct 17, 20224 min read
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Why I helped occupy a university building, and why I’d do it again
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq During the most recent UCU strike action in March 2022, I had the incredible opportunity to plan and take...
Anonymous Activist
Apr 16, 20223 min read
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Turmoil in Poland: pro-life policies lead to death and unrest
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Worldwide, there is a growing movement to restrict women’s sexual and reproductive health, creating a...
Karolína Kubičková
Feb 16, 20223 min read
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Elitism and mental health at The University of Edinburgh
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq By Sharan Atwal and Orfhlaith McDevitt Almost two-thirds (63%) of students in the UK have experienced a...
Tackling Elitism
Feb 11, 20223 min read
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The realities of queer activism in Belarus
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq In Belarus, the current unrest as a result of recent elections means that if you are a peaceful protester...
Elena Timoshuk
Feb 6, 20223 min read
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The COP26 protest: a look at the sidelines
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The COP26 protest started at Kelvingrove Park, in Glasgow. As protestors took their places, from the...
Will Penkethman-Carr
Jan 16, 20222 min read
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Politiktok: why social media’s biggest craze has crippled political discussion.
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq It has admittedly become somewhat of a cliché to point out the irony that in an unprecedented age of mass...
Pablo Lacalle Castillo
Jan 9, 20222 min read
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Is Scotland joining the anti-protest bandwagon?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq On 30th September I watched the ‘No Protest Ban at Holyrood’ protest, and I was bemused. Having not...
Will Penkethman-Carr
Jan 6, 20223 min read
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