activism Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/activism/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 21:51:34 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Is Disruptive Activism Justified? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/is-disruptive-activism-justified/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/is-disruptive-activism-justified/#respond Mon, 22 Apr 2024 21:51:34 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=56548 Disruptive activism has culminated in historical successes for disadvantaged people and altered the socio-political scope forever. Yet, at the time of these causes, protestors regularly face criticism around the impact of the disruption, who is affected by it, and who should really be paying the price. 

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/is-disruptive-activism-justified/feed/ 0 The UK Is Failing Vulnerable And Pregnant Women In Prison https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-uk-is-failing-its-vulnerable-and-pregnant-women-in-prison/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-uk-is-failing-its-vulnerable-and-pregnant-women-in-prison/#respond Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:22:32 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=54434 In England and Wales, the state is currently failing women in prison, especially mothers and mothers-to-be.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-uk-is-failing-its-vulnerable-and-pregnant-women-in-prison/feed/ 0 Is France Still A Champion Of Protest Rights? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/is-france-still-a-champion-of-protest-rights/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/is-france-still-a-champion-of-protest-rights/#respond Fri, 01 Dec 2023 22:58:47 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=49535 Protests are a common occurrence in France, with some political uprisings having inspired other nations throughout history. However, recent governments have attempted to reduce their pace.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/is-france-still-a-champion-of-protest-rights/feed/ 0 Is The Right To Protest In The UK Under Threat? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/liberte-let-them-have-change/is-the-right-to-protest-in-the-uk-under-threat/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/liberte-let-them-have-change/is-the-right-to-protest-in-the-uk-under-threat/#respond Fri, 01 Dec 2023 22:46:40 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=46433 The UK government has passed the Strikes Bill, introducing a minimum service level during industrial action. Despite complaints from trade unions, the bill may work to improve the public's support of industrial action.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/liberte-let-them-have-change/is-the-right-to-protest-in-the-uk-under-threat/feed/ 0 The Gaza Crisis: Do Celebrities Make Any Difference? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-gaza-crisis-do-celebrities-make-any-difference/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-gaza-crisis-do-celebrities-make-any-difference/#respond Sun, 26 Nov 2023 17:11:05 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=51347 Timothee Chalamet’s “distasteful” joke about Hamas during his Saturday Night Live skit caused outcry.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-gaza-crisis-do-celebrities-make-any-difference/feed/ 0 Matty Healy: The Activist No One Asked For https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/matty-healy-the-activist-no-one-asked-for/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/matty-healy-the-activist-no-one-asked-for/#respond Thu, 14 Sep 2023 16:12:06 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=45476 The Good Vibes Music Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was cancelled after Matty Healy, The 1975 frontman, protested the country's strict laws against homosexuality by kissing bassist Ross MacDonald. This act of defiance has sparked debate over the right to speak on behalf of marginalised groups.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/matty-healy-the-activist-no-one-asked-for/feed/ 0 Social Media Reacts To Overturning of Roe v. Wade https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/social-media-reacts-to-overturning-of-roe-v-wade/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/social-media-reacts-to-overturning-of-roe-v-wade/#respond Sat, 09 Jul 2022 16:30:01 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=26666 Are we entering a "new era" or stepping into the "dark future?" On 24 June, the United States Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade, a seminal ruling from 1973 that had established national reproductive rights for over five decades, and decimated the right to abortion in the United States.

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