Voicebox: Activism

A brilliant performance by very talented women. I really enjoyed seeing this and it made me feel inspired, interested and empowered.

Soft-spoken or silenced, fierce fighters or hypersexualised punchlines – we take a look at the representation of East Asian women on camera and beyond it.

The history of protest is incomplete without looking at what people wore. It is how people express what cannot be said, or how they reclaim their identity. Here are a few examples of how fashion has furthered protest throughout history.

Youth climate activists gathered to protest the museum’s continued affiliations with fossil fuel giants such as Adani and Shell.

The Fashioning our History Project explores diversity in fashion and art, through a series of workshops, and talks, culminating in an

exhibition of participants work and a fashion installation at Willesden Green Library Centre.

"As I spoke out against online abuse against women and girls and the bias within machine learning systems that ostensibly are there to protect against this, I could feel the support and approbation in that room"

“Even with my limited experience and knowledge, I knew that I had the ability to provide uniforms that will help some children stay in school. Nothing you do for children is ever wasted.”

No more leaving politics at the door. Instead, political debating done right.

“I had no idea where my volunteering journey would take me, and that it has allowed me to raise attention to the youth voice across government and international organisations in a real way only speaks to the power of the youth voice!"

How Epic Game’s Unreal engine is set to plunge us into the Metaverse.

Sweta Chakraborty: “The climate crisis is changing everything”. How climate is impacting countries’ national security. 

“World leaders and business leaders are waiting for you to speak up and be involved. If we want to shape our future, we need to start now and build a future we want.”