Tag: activism
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![A Man of Many Hats: Meet cultural activist Adekunle ‘Kay’ Rufai [@universoulartist]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DSCF1243-2-1140x850.png)
Adekunle ‘Kay’ Rufai – a man of many hats and most popularly known as the founding director of the S.M.I.L.E-ing Boys project is colorfully blending photography, mental well-being, and black boy activism internationally. Kay has successfully fused his photography, poetry, filmmaker, and mental health researcher skills to develop the multilayered S.M.I.L.E-ing Boys programme, which shows a…
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Tweneboa’s Twitter bio aptly reads, “Tearing the singlets of Housing Providers across the U.K.”. We spoke to the 23-year-old social housing activist, university student and emerging artist about what life looks like for him now, following his viral social media campaign.
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The “Valeries’s Law” petition by community organisation and charity Sistah Space was signed by over 100,000 people and has now been debated in Parliament. But Sistah Space continue their fight. 2 years on from Hackney Council forcibly removing safehaven Sistah Space from its home in Mare Street, Hackney, amongst the local African and Caribbean community,…
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![Freedom: of Speech – ‘An Activist in London’ with Temi Mwale [@temimwale]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/DSC00729-2-180x180.jpg)
Temi Mwale is a multi-award-winning social entrepreneur, educator and activist. She has been actively seeking solutions to some of the world’s most pressing issues since the age of 16. She is committed to global peace-building and empowering a generation to challenge and disrupt the systems that generate violence internationally. Temi is the Founding Director of…
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![‘ROUNDTABLE NOT RUNWAY’ [@TEATUMJONES] SS19 challenges industry norms](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Teatumjones_001-180x180.png)
British brand Teatum Jones, founded by duo Catherine and Rob is a fashion brand with a conscience. Their SS19 campaign comes with a roundtable, not a runway! The roundtable features women trying to make a difference in fashion such as Claudia Croft, Simran Randhawa, and Munroe Bergdorf. Teatum Jones is all about creating fashion from human…