The 27th of January saw the tragic passing of longtime LGBTQ+ and social justice activist Carmen Vasquez; she sadly passed from medical complications brought about from Covid-19 according to the […]
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York academic pleads for child refugees
Dr Simon Parker, the Director of the University of York’s School of Social and Political Sciences, has added his voice to the UNICEF campaign, Innocenti’s Research Watch, for world leaders to work together […]
LGBT Pride parade and party held in York
York has held an LGBT Pride parade through the city and a festival at Knavesmire today. In a celebration of York’s solidarity with its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LBGT) residents, […]
Feeling the Momentum in York
Though only a young organisation, the effects of Momentum, a new grassroots political movement, have been noticed nationally. Dubbed the ground force behind the victory of Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour Party leadership contest, Momentum […]
‘Free-bleeding’ at the London Marathon – worth the dry cleaning?
Last year, musician and Harvard graduate Kiran Gandi made the conscious choice to run the London marathon whilst on her period – without wearing any sanitary products. Was this a […]