Exclusive – How Tap Social is helping prison rehabilitation
Tap Social is a unique and thriving social enterprise in the heart of Oxford, combining craft beer with prison rehabilitation. Walking into the Market Tap, you would not have guessed that this warm and lively venue opened just two months earlier. Located in the centre of Oxford’s Covered Market, Tap’s newest...
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Exclusive – Chatting to the ‘Gen Z Historian’ Kahlil Greene
The self-professed Gen Z historian, who uses content creation to channel his passion for history, social justice, and public speaking, educates young people on how to build their knowledge so as to best support the causes they care about most. We spoke to him about what this involves. ‘Everyone has...
Exclusive – Kevin J. Patel’s community-centric approach to activism
We spoke with the intersectional climate justice activist and founder of OneUpAction International about his mission to support and empower young leaders to implement solutions by providing them with the resources they need to be changemakers. ‘Community is where it begins,’ says Kevin J. Patel, an intersectional climate justice activist...
Exclusive – Isaias Hernandez sees climate justice as multifaceted
The Gen Z environmental educator, who goes by ‘queerbrownvegan’ on social media, is committed to guaranteeing that the links between the disparate issues feeding into our ecological emergency are well understood. We spoke to him about why centring identity, race, and indigeneity in the conversation is decidedly necessary for...
Exclusive – Genesis Butler on animal agriculture and the climate crisis
We spoke with sixteen-year-old activist Genesis Butler about the inextricable link between animal rights and the climate crisis. At the age of six, Genesis Butler decided to become vegan. It was a move unexpected by her parents, who were raising her in a home that combines Black, Mexican, and Indigenous...
Exclusive – How Jorge Alvarez is cultivating space for collective mental health reflection
We spoke with the Gen Z content creator and social impact strategist about how he’s channelling his passion for storytelling into action that empowers others, builds community, and guarantees no one has to suffer in silence again. ‘I want to create content that first and foremost personalises the conversation,’ says...
Exclusive – In conversation with Selina Leem
We went to the Natural History Museum’s Generation Hope: Act for the Planet event to speak with the climate justice activist, poet, and spoken word performer about how young people can use their influence and actions to drive positive change for the Earth’s future. Selina Leem is a climate warrior, poet, and spoken word performer from the Marshall Islands. She was the youngest delegate to speak at COP21 and has...
Exclusive – In conversation with Disha Ravi
We went to the Natural History Museum’s Generation Hope: Act for the Planet event to speak with the climate justice activist and founder of FFF India about how young people can use their influence and actions to drive positive change for the Earth’s future. Disha Ravi is a climate justice activist, storyteller, and one of the founders of Fridays For Future India. Part of the organisation’s MAPA (Most Affected Peoples...
Exclusive – In conversation with Mitzi Jonelle Tan
We went to the Natural History Museum’s Generation Hope: Act for the Planet event to speak with the environmental justice activist about how young people can use their influence and actions to drive positive change for the Earth’s future. Mitzi Jonelle Tan is an environmental justice activist from the Philippines. She is the convenor and international spokesperson of Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines (YACAP) and an...
Exclusive – In conversation with Daphne Frias
We went to the Natural History Museum’s Generation Hope: Act for the Planet event to speak with the climate justice activist and storyteller about how young people can use their influence and actions to drive positive change for the Earth’s future. Daphne Frias is a Latina climate justice activist and storyteller born and raised in West Harlem, NYC. As a freelance organiser, she spends her time speaking at various colleges,...
