5 Problems with Effective Altruism The growing Effective Altruism movement seeks to help people give to charity in a smarter way. But is philanthropy really the most effective way to challenge global injustice?
‘Bikers 4 Strikers’: 4 Reasons We All Need to Get On Our (Proverbial) Bikes to Support Junior Doctors Yesterday's junior doctors' strike (the first of three planned actions) was about the future of the NHS, so cyclists from across the capital formed a 'flying' picket to support strikers. Here's why you should support your local picket line on 26 January and 10 February.
7 Ways in 7 Days We Can Show Solidarity with the People of Syria Feeling powerless following parliament’s vote to bomb Syria and not sure what to do next? Somewhere between overwhelming hopelessness and heading off to join the YPJ there are a range of everyday acts of solidarity. Here are a week’s worth.
What is #ShutdownSOAS? Yesterday a SOAS trade unionist was suspended for "gross misconduct", having expressed solidarity with an ongoing student occupation. Today students and staff managed to close the university down in retaliation.
On Ferguson, Black Lives and Solidarity: An Open Letter As demonstrations and resistance demanding justice for Michael Brown sweep the US, Wail Qasim offers thoughts on the importance black lives, international solidarity and the police.
7 Things You Should Know About the ‘Sans-Papiers’ Migrant Camps in Calais For around 20 years, migrants from across the world have slept rough in Calais hoping for a better life either in the UK or France. They face routine harassment, actively encouraged by local government, and endure terrible conditions. Currently around 600-800 migrants are in Calais 'sans-papiers' (without papers).