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In 'Organising for Change', Silke Roth and Clare Saunders show how social change organisations resist far-right influence through adaptation, local mobilisation, and hybrid activism.…Read more

Leigh Turner, author of 'Lessons in Diplomacy', explores Trump’s chaotic Russia-Ukraine talks, sidelining Europe and Ukraine, sparking backlash, and raising doubts about Western resolve.…Read more

In this episode of the Transforming Society podcast, Jess Miles speaks to Sally King about the myths and sexist tropes that blame the healthy reproductive body for the female-prevalence of emotional distress and physical pain.…Read more

Mariia Makarova discusses how highly qualified Ukrainian refugees in the UK struggle with underemployment due to language barriers, unrecognised qualifications, visa limitations, and employer bias, despite their resilience and determination to rebuild their careers. …Read more

Sally King, author of Menstrual Myth Busting, highlights how deeply ingrained gender and racial biases in medicine lead to the dismissal of women's reproductive health concerns, perpetuating medical misogyny.…Read more

Adrienne Yong examines how the UK’s strict immigration laws leave migrant victim-survivors of domestic abuse trapped between fear of their abusers and fear of deportation, as legal protections remain inadequate and exclusionary.…Read more

Carol Johnson examines how Trump's policies are reshaping the US economy by removing DEI protections, reinforcing gender and racial inequalities, and empowering billionaire tech elites under the guise of meritocracy.…Read more

Duncan U Fisher examines how government reforms offer hope for improving care workers' pay and conditions, but without proper funding, meaningful change remains uncertain.…Read more

Kristine Sheets examines how embroidery, especially Palestinian tatreez, serves as a powerful medium for preserving memory, resisting erasure, and connecting individuals to cultural history and collective identity.…Read more

Malin Holm argues that online platforms have reshaped power dynamics by lowering barriers to public discourse, a shift that has also fueled antifeminist and misogynistic movements, with harassment campaigns frequently originating from the "manosphere." …Read more