Blog Show all COVID-19 response From our network Organising The Young Activist Show allCOVID-19 responseFrom our networkOrganisingThe Young Activist HASEENA'S COURAGE: FIGHTING CHILD MARRIAGE AND PATRIARCHAL NORMS 08th March 2024 Haseena, 18, from Paterwa Sugauli, Parsa district in Nepal, is a young woman, defining her future on her terms. She is advocating against child marriage having successfully challenged her betrothal in a society deeply rooted in patriarchy. The Young Activist #13 07th November 2023 GAZA CEASEFIRE NOW: A newsletter packed with resources and suggestions for how we can all take action! The Young Activist #12 14th September 2023 Fund our Future (not our demise): Rather than spending money and time on accelerating our global demise via climate catastrophe, we need to be investing everything we have into a sustainable future: youth and social movements are the way! THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWERS OF NATURE 13th September 2023 A portrait of Martin Odour based on a dialogue with artist Madeleine Kate McGowan DECOLONIZING QUEER STRUGGLE, PART 2 23rd May 2023 The revolutionary and prolific queer organizer and writer Dan Glass recently paid a visit to one of our Global Platforms. We caught him for an interview on his new book Queer Footprints, which just dropped with Pluto Press. The Young Activist #11 04th May 2023 In the 11th edition of the Young Activist, we follow the waves of change reverberating across the world, from LGBTQ+ discrimination, to the tidal forces of young feminists and rights advocates navigating the way towards a better future. GrlzWave is the Gen Z middle finger to Georgia’s conservative patriarchy 28th April 2023 In Georgia – a country where religion and conservative forces still dominate media and politics – a new wave of young people are calling for change. THE LANDSCAPE OF MY LIFE 08th March 2023 With this honest and in-depth portrait of Maryjacob Okwuosa, we invite you into a conversation about feminism for all genders, creating sustainable change, and how to handle when you are feeling 'burn-out'. The Young Activist #10 20th December 2022 In the 10th edition of the Young Activist, we reflect on the power of perseverance and creativity amidst surveillance, repression, incarceration and the hypocrisy of mega corporations. POETRY, PORTRAITURE AND PRISON 14th December 2022 Two artists and their time within the walls of Myanmar’s Insein Prison. DECOLONIZING QUEER STRUGGLE, PART 1 13th December 2022 Meet Stella Nyanzi, ex-prisoner, poetess, peaceful protester, published scholar, queer political activist, and feminist icon, recently exiled from Uganda. COP27 – A BIZARRE TRAVELLING CIRCUS 17th November 2022 How many COPs do we need to make a decision? Collins Odhiambo is participating in COP27 in Egypt - full of dispair. The Young Activist #9 21st June 2022 In the 9th edition of the Young Activist, the Russia-Ukraine conflict takes centre stage as well as inspiring stories of growth and resilience. The Young Activist #8 13th January 2022 In the 8th edition of the Young Activist, we highlight some of 2021’s most inspiring endeavours by youth-led movements and young climate action heroes. Breaking Boundaries of Resistance 29th October 2021 In this piece, Obi Omekedo discusses how the Whispers To Humanity network advocates for the rights of women and children in Nigeria despite great difficulties. To zoom or not to zoom? 20th September 2021 In this piece, Twinomugisa Pius shares options other than Zoom that can help you organise your movement online for free. Artivizm4Education 09th September 2021 ActionAid Uganda is calling on the local government to do more for access to education for young people. Read more about the exciting new campaign! Pages1 2 3 next › last » THE YOUNG ACTIVIST Sign up for our monthly bulletin where we share stories of the plutocratic horrors and creative resistance that fuels our fight against global inequality. JOIN × Bangladesh El Salvador Ghana Jordan Kenya Myanmar Palestine Uganda Zambia
HASEENA'S COURAGE: FIGHTING CHILD MARRIAGE AND PATRIARCHAL NORMS 08th March 2024 Haseena, 18, from Paterwa Sugauli, Parsa district in Nepal, is a young woman, defining her future on her terms. She is advocating against child marriage having successfully challenged her betrothal in a society deeply rooted in patriarchy.
The Young Activist #13 07th November 2023 GAZA CEASEFIRE NOW: A newsletter packed with resources and suggestions for how we can all take action!
The Young Activist #12 14th September 2023 Fund our Future (not our demise): Rather than spending money and time on accelerating our global demise via climate catastrophe, we need to be investing everything we have into a sustainable future: youth and social movements are the way!
THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWERS OF NATURE 13th September 2023 A portrait of Martin Odour based on a dialogue with artist Madeleine Kate McGowan
DECOLONIZING QUEER STRUGGLE, PART 2 23rd May 2023 The revolutionary and prolific queer organizer and writer Dan Glass recently paid a visit to one of our Global Platforms. We caught him for an interview on his new book Queer Footprints, which just dropped with Pluto Press.
The Young Activist #11 04th May 2023 In the 11th edition of the Young Activist, we follow the waves of change reverberating across the world, from LGBTQ+ discrimination, to the tidal forces of young feminists and rights advocates navigating the way towards a better future.
GrlzWave is the Gen Z middle finger to Georgia’s conservative patriarchy 28th April 2023 In Georgia – a country where religion and conservative forces still dominate media and politics – a new wave of young people are calling for change.
THE LANDSCAPE OF MY LIFE 08th March 2023 With this honest and in-depth portrait of Maryjacob Okwuosa, we invite you into a conversation about feminism for all genders, creating sustainable change, and how to handle when you are feeling 'burn-out'.
The Young Activist #10 20th December 2022 In the 10th edition of the Young Activist, we reflect on the power of perseverance and creativity amidst surveillance, repression, incarceration and the hypocrisy of mega corporations.
POETRY, PORTRAITURE AND PRISON 14th December 2022 Two artists and their time within the walls of Myanmar’s Insein Prison.
DECOLONIZING QUEER STRUGGLE, PART 1 13th December 2022 Meet Stella Nyanzi, ex-prisoner, poetess, peaceful protester, published scholar, queer political activist, and feminist icon, recently exiled from Uganda.
COP27 – A BIZARRE TRAVELLING CIRCUS 17th November 2022 How many COPs do we need to make a decision? Collins Odhiambo is participating in COP27 in Egypt - full of dispair.
The Young Activist #9 21st June 2022 In the 9th edition of the Young Activist, the Russia-Ukraine conflict takes centre stage as well as inspiring stories of growth and resilience.
The Young Activist #8 13th January 2022 In the 8th edition of the Young Activist, we highlight some of 2021’s most inspiring endeavours by youth-led movements and young climate action heroes.
Breaking Boundaries of Resistance 29th October 2021 In this piece, Obi Omekedo discusses how the Whispers To Humanity network advocates for the rights of women and children in Nigeria despite great difficulties.
To zoom or not to zoom? 20th September 2021 In this piece, Twinomugisa Pius shares options other than Zoom that can help you organise your movement online for free.
Artivizm4Education 09th September 2021 ActionAid Uganda is calling on the local government to do more for access to education for young people. Read more about the exciting new campaign!