Human Rights
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Human RightsInside the NHS, one year on from COVID-19
One year on from the first national COVID-19 lockdown, we speak to NHS staff about their working conditions, the toll the last year has taken on their wellbeing and why the NHS was struggling long before COVID arrived in hospitals Read more »| 01 Mar 2021 -
SexualityMaking BAME History Mandatory in Scottish education
During the Black Lives Matter protests last summer, Tobe Amamize was inspired to petition the Scottish government to incorporate Black, Asian and minority ethnic history in school curriculums. Here's why Read more »| 01 Feb 2021 -
SexualityInside the murky world of social media moderation
More and more social media content moderators are coming out with horror stories about their workplaces. One writer takes a look behind the curtains of what it's like moderating for big tech Read more »| 09 Nov 2020 -
Human RightsWatching the US election as an American abroad
The US presidential election takes place this week; one American living in Scotland reflects on experiencing it from across the pond Read more »| 02 Nov 2020 -
SexualityWatching the news as a second-generation Iranian immigrant
2020 started with the US assassination of Qassem Soleimani, throwing Iran into turmoil and causing World War III to trend on Twitter. Here's what watching the news unfold felt like to this second-generation Iranian immigrant Read more »| 03 Feb 2020 -
ArtApply for the Diverse Critics scheme
We're teaming up with Disability Arts Online and Creative Scotland to offer support for four Scottish-based disabled writers and journalists Read more »| 19 Dec 2019
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Human RightsGen Z on growing up during the climate crisis
Today's young people are angry, frustrated and scared about their and our planet's future. We asked some local Gen Zers their thoughts on the climate crisis. This is what they had to say. Read more »| 05 Dec 2019 -
BooksThe BAME writers network changing Scotland's publishing scene
The Scottish BAME Writers Network is creating space in Scotland's literary scene. One writer looks at how the group is doing just that Read more »| 07 Nov 2019 -
SexualityOur Home Is (Literally) On Fire: On the politics of disasters
From the Amazon to Scottish flat blocks, fire disasters are political. One writer explores how a fire above his home connects to a fire in his other home, Brazil Read more »| 25 Oct 2019 -
SexualityImpostor Syndrome: How society makes a fraud of you
One writer asks if impostor syndrome is all in our heads or if something more socially insidious is at play Read more »| 27 May 2019 -
Human RightsFascism at Home: The rise of the right in Brazil
As Brazil elected rightwing Jair Bolsonaro as their new leader, one writer looked on from Scotland at the rise of fascism in his home country Read more »| 09 Apr 2019 -
Human RightsBurning Up: On Political Activism and Self-Care
As 2018 comes to an end, it’s safe to say everyone’s feeling a bit of political burnout. We speak to three activists about how they balance self-care with politics Read more »| 22 Nov 2018 -
Human Rights
What we learned at 2018’s Resisting Whiteness Conference
Resisting Whiteness is about how we can create long-term, institutional anti-racist action in the UK. Here’s a breakdown of what we learned at this year’s conference Read more »| 28 Sep 2018 -
Travel
The realities of travelling as a black woman
One writer explores what it means to travel as a black woman and why despite its difficulties, she always encourages people of colour to go Read more »| 03 Aug 2018 -
Sexuality
The NHS at 70, by the immigrants who make it
Free, universal healthcare is a privilege most of us take for granted in this country. We talk to healthcare professionals who have chosen to work in the UK about what the NHS means to them on its 70th birthday Read more »| 30 Jul 2018