The global Covid-19 pandemic decimated the events industry. But it’s evolving, finding exciting and innovative ways to reach audiences cut off from live entertainment for the past year. In Cornwall, one events organiser is not […]
People are planning to commit ‘blatant anarchy’ in England’s countryside this weekend
Groups across the country are planning to trespass into England’s countryside as part of a new land justice movement. And the call-out is timed to coincide with the anniversary of one of the country’s most famous […]
To mark Earth Day, let’s show love for our planet by changing how we eat for good
22 April is Earth Day. And to make the occasion really count, one of the biggest things we can do is to change how we eat, for good. Climate chaos In 2018, climate experts at […]
Stephen Lawrence’s murder highlighted institutional racism. 28 years later, what has changed?
22 April marks the third official Stephen Lawrence Day. Lawrence was an 18-year-old Black man who was murdered by a group of racist thugs in Eltham in 1993. 28 years ago he was stabbed and […]
Biden’s nuclear weapons policy unlikely to differ much from Trump’s, according to expert
Phoenix Media Co-op asked nuclear policy specialist Joe Cirincione about his recent article on the changes the current US government should make to help create a safer world. And he spoke about how there currently seems to […]
Spycops delay a ‘slap in the face’ to people who suffered undercover police abuses
On 20 April, the Undercover Policing Inquiry announced a new delay. And people fighting for justice over the Spycops scandal saw this as yet another insult. “Intrusive abusive political policing” The inquiry’s report was originally […]
Enough is enough. Men’s violence will not silence us.
A few days ago, a friend sent me a vile link. It stated that on 24 April, there’s a coordinated plan to commit rape and sexual violence towards women. As a survivor, it chilled me […]
‘The future is bleak’ on the global arms race, according to nuclear expert
Phoenix Media Co-op asked nuclear policy specialist Joe Cirincione about the upcoming prospects for progress in de-escalating the global nuclear arms race. And for now, he lamented, “the future of arms control is bleak”. The arms race […]
UN human rights experts say UK racism report ‘rationalises white supremacy’
On 19 April, the UN’s Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent called the UK government’s recent racism report – the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities – a “reprehensible” and “deliberate attempt […]
36 union leaders jointly condemn UK government’s racism report
On 18 April, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) published an open letter. 36 union leaders sent this to Boris Johnson. It served as a joint condemnation of the government’s recent racism report – the Commission […]
‘The racism report was as absurd as Trump’s disinfectant injections’
Two longstanding campaigners for racial justice and civil liberties in the North of England share their thoughts on the government’s recent racism report. You couldn’t make it up. Do you laugh, cry, scream or […]
The stories of oppression, murder and activism behind this viral Indian song
A slickly-produced song from the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu has reached more than 140 million views on YouTube in just over a month since its release. Phoenix Media Co-op unearths the untold stories […]
British Kashmiris to protest Indian leader Narendra Modi’s G7 attendance
At 11am on Friday 16 April, a demonstration will take place at the Indian Consulate in Birmingham. British Kashmiris say violence against Kashmir has increased under current Indian leader Narendra Modi; and they oppose his invitation […]
Figures for Black youth unemployment contradict government denial of institutional racism
The most recent data on youth unemployment during the pandemic from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that Black youth unemployment has shot up disproportionately compared to white youths in the 16-24 age bracket. […]
US to withdraw troops from Afghanistan… to refocus efforts elsewhere
On 14 April, US president Joe Biden pledged to pull the country’s remaining troops out of its war in Afghanistan by a strict deadline of 11 September this year. But he added that this was […]