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Exclusive – How Wawa Gatheru is closing the climate movement gaps

Exclusive – How Wawa Gatheru is closing the climate movement gaps

In 2021, the environmental justice activist founded Black Girl Environmentalist to centre Black girls, women, and gender-expansive people in the climate movement while shifting inequitable power structures that create barriers to access. We spoke to her about what this involves. Wanjiku (Wawa) Gatheru has made it her mission to guarantee that the climate movement is relevant and accessible to all. As the daughter of Agĩkũyũ Kenyan immigrants, she was raised...

By London, UK
Exclusive – How Tap Social is helping prison rehabilitation

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 site is a constant current of tourists and locals checking out the craft beers and freshly baked goods. Staff and customers...

By Oxford, UK
Exclusive – In conversation with The Conversationalist

Exclusive – In conversation with The Conversationalist

Armed with a steadfast passion for dialogue, Sophie Beren founded a non-partisan educational platform to bring people together, across differences, through meaningful human connection. We spoke to the self-proclaimed Gen Z ‘unifier’ about what this involves. When it comes to difficult conversations, most of us are inclined to avoid them. Engaging in discussions with those who have varying opinions can be a powerful thing, however, as long as they’re...

By London, UK
Exclusive – Chatting to the ‘Gen Z Historian’ Kahlil Greene

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 a different way of enacting change,’ says Kahlil Greene. ‘For me, it’s educating.’ Exemplifying this statement, the 23-year-old began his journey...

By London, UK