Stories that need to be heard.

Day: 5 March 2013

Viewpoint – Alternative: Education that Says what it Means, the Original Free Schools

Taught by volunteers and inclusive to all, squat schools provide an alternative to Cameron’s Big Society free schools, without cost…

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Planet Issue: Long after Pythagoras – The World of the Flat Earth Society

Flat Earth believers have been around since biblical times and even photos of Earth taken from space have not deterred…

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Viewpoint – Planet: Europe’s Dirtiest Capital?

London smog. In 1952 an estimated 4,000 people died as a result of severe air pollution in London. Today the…

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Planet Issue: Food for Thought, Re-using what can Still be Eaten

The UK is one of the richest countries in the world, but there are still massive issues of food waste…

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Alternative Issue: Old Walls come to Life with Injection of New Culture

Illegal street art has been plastered on the walls of London’s East End for many years. The formerly known working…

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Alternative Issue: Recipes on walls – Gourmandizing, what are you Hungry for?

Two Americans have launched a project that uses public art to share recipes, which are painted across walls in South…

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Country in Focus the Alternative Issue: What do you think about the recent legal changes towards marijuana laws in the US?

Mary Stevens, 21, from North Carolina studies at City University and  speaks about the recently passed changes to marijuana laws….

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Alternative Issue: Street Crime Beaten Back by Boxing Clubs

Dave Ryan doesn’t just deliver mail around one of London’s toughest neighbourhoods he has spent most of his life and…

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Viewpoint – Alternative: Occupy, where are they now?

It’s a year since Occupy London left the shadow of St Paul’s Cathedral, but many of the group are still…

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Planet Issue: Peacepainting – Catrine Gangstø

Catrine Gangstø leading a Peacepainting workshop. Peacepainting is an organisation that exists to remind the adult world what it means…

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Alternative Issue: Dark Parks – the Photos of Stjepan Sedlar

Seeing the world through Stjepan Sedlar’s eyes requires a lot of patience and having no fear of the dark. His parents…

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Censorship Issue: Bulagaria’s not so Free Press

Bulgarian newspapers. Bulgaria has the lowest level of press freedom of any European country according to this year’s Reporters Without…

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Alternative Issue: Burkina Faso’s Paralympians Pave Way for Equal Rights

When Burkina Faso’s Paralympic team arrived in London with nowhere to stay, nowhere to train and not enough money to…

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Alternative Issue: Islamic Finance Investments on the Rise, but are there any Jobs?

Investments in Islamic finance are increasing at a rapid rate globally. According to Ernst and Young global Islamic banking assets…

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Alternative Issue: Tourism Threatens Balinese Culture

As immigration and tourism soars in Bali, locals are clamping down more than ever to preserve their unique Hindu culture…

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Viewpoint – Alternative: Squatting Faces its Death Blow

A new campaign will try and make squatting completely illegal. In September 2012, squatting in a residential location, the act…

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