Voicebox: Activism

"So if Matt and I have officially had sex then why does it still hurt? I still don’t get what’s so amazing about it, how can women even come from it - when is that supposed to happen?"

Friday Night Love Poem, written by Natalia Knowlton, tells a trio of poignant coming of age stories about virginity, pleasure, and identity as three young women discover sexual empowerment for the first time. This brand new play looks at the challenges girls face when they begin exploring their sexuality in a world fuelled by stigma, bad sex education, and internet porn.

Jim talks about his 23 years at The Big Issue, its growth and expansion, and his views on eradicating homelessness

Theresa May’s deal has been voted down again. Now here’s an analogy we can all get behind

I speak to one of the thousands of students who switched assemblies for actions on 15 February

With so many big issues currently unfolding in the world, it can seem a little overwhelming and you might be left wondering what you can do.

“We are doing this to feed the homeless, not to feed egos.”

Emily Jones went on strike from school this Friday. Here's why...

Thousands of young people take the day off school to protest political inaction over global warming

Devonshire artist Tom Stockley, aka t.s. idiot, burnt his fine art degree and often wears a turkey hat. But he's no fool, that's for sure...

For some of us, going to the theatre is an enjoyable experience, and the only thing we have to worry about is the quality of the performance. However, members of the audience who are D/deaf or disabled can't even be guaranteed their needs will be accommodated.

We catch up with Alexandros Plasatis, an immigrant ethnographer who writes fiction in English, his second language, and recently completed a project for Writing East Midlands working with refugees and asylum seekers.

Thinking of using art and creativity to make the world a better place? Here are a few tips from Danny of BP or Not BP? to get you started.