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Social activism

Bow resident Ayaan Gulaid, campaigner for Somaliland recognition..
Social activism Society 

‘Ayaan Bow’ and her dream for Somaliland recognition on the international stage

February 27, 2022March 3, 2022 Polly Nash 215 Views 0 Comments Features

One British-Somalian’s woman’s journey from Somalia to Somaliland. When Ayaan Gulaid’s sixteen-year-old brother was tortured at the hands of Somalia’s

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Cycle Sisters in front of old red brick factory
Photo courtesy of Cycle Sisters
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On your bike: how Cycle Sisters is getting Muslim women cycling

February 15, 2022February 16, 2022 Stefania Di Ciò 125 Views 0 Comments Features

It’s not all about lycra: how a group of Muslim women is creating positive role models to encourage other sisters

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Bow Colours mural in Malmesbury Road, Bow, East London
Photography courtesy of Trapped in Zone One
Local Social activism Society 

New colourful mural celebrating diversity unveiled in Bow

January 26, 2022February 20, 2022 Victoria Miller 255 Views 0 Comments News

A new mural has been unveiled in Bow, celebrating the diverse communities who call Bow home. Bow Bells, Bow Church,

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Compilation of those helped by BritBanglaCovid
Photos courtesy of BritBanglaCovid
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BritBanglaCovid: lifting the veil on Bengali invisibility

December 7, 2021January 12, 2022 Oyin Osin 298 Views 0 Comments Features

BritBanglaCovid, a story-telling platform run by local resident Ripon Ray, addresses Bengali erasure in mainstream media during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Iain Marshall on a litter picking morning round of Mile End Park, East London.
The one man crusade against litter. Photo by Tabitha Stapely © Social Streets C.I.C
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The green crusader ridding Mile End Park of litter on dawn raids

December 1, 2021February 1, 2022 Victoria Miller 313 Views 2 Comments Features

The green crusader who has single-handedly cleared almost 170 bags of rubbish from Mile End Park on his dawn raids

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Ann Shelly talking to a Crisis volunteer at Winter Rough Sleepers (WRS). Crisis at Christmas 2015.
Local Social activism Society 

The gift of giving: charities and good causes to support this Christmas

December 1, 2021January 14, 2022 Amber Middleton 4124 Views 0 Comments Features

2021 wasn’t the fresh start we all hoped for, with the first few months of the year in the third

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Paul Simonon playing in front of a crowd at 'Carnival Against the Nazis' concert, Victoria Park, East London
Paul Simonon from The Clash playing in front of a crowd at Rock Against Racism's 'Carnival Against the Nazis' concert. ©Syd Shelton
Local Social activism Society 

Rock Against Racism: the concert in Victoria Park that united a nation

November 5, 2021January 13, 2022 Frederick O'Brien 360 Views 0 Comments Features

Victoria Park was witness to one of the biggest anti-racism campaigns of the century, combining the decade’s energy for punk

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Charlotte Payne, in a flat she can't sell due to the fire safety cladding scandal.
Local Social activism Society 

Cladding scandal: Trapped in a ‘matchbox’ in Bow East

May 30, 2021January 13, 2022 Evie Breese 1004 Views 8 Comments Features

Resident of the Mojo Development, Charlotte Meehan, tells her story of being trapped in a building riddled with fire safety

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Fox painting by Rosewood, photo by Damien Griffiths
Local Social activism Society 

Bethnal Green and Bow receive millions in emergency cultural funding

April 8, 2021January 13, 2022 Sam Shaw 321 Views 0 Comments

Tower Hamlets secured over £5.5 million of emergency funding for cultural organisations distributed between 51 recipients, all but eight of

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School teacher Ed Stubbs stands outside Morpeth School where he developed resources to teach pupils about the coronavirus vaccine
Social activism Society 

How a Morpeth school teacher’s initiative to tackle kids’ vaccine fears went national

March 31, 2021January 13, 2022 Evie Breese 908 Views 1 Comment Features

As thoughts turn to coronavirus vaccines for kids, Morpeth School teacher Ed Stubbs’ initiative to tackle pupils’ vaccine hesitancy has

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Mojo Housing Development, Bow, East London
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Open Letter: Support the Fire Safety Bill on March 22nd

March 15, 2021January 13, 2022 Tabitha Stapely 914 Views 6 Comments News

An open letter from Mojo residents urges people to sign a Fire Safety Bill petition to protect leaseholders from paying

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The playground at Olga School, Bow, East London
Olga Primary School
covid 19 Local Social activism Society 

Local appeals to ensure enough laptops for local school children

February 27, 2021January 13, 2022 Tom McGhie 354 Views 0 Comments News

Facing some of the greatest digital poverty in the country, our local schools, politicians and the council have taken action

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