Features - Hackney Citizen (Page 3)

‘Valuing the future’: Jermain Jackman on empowering the borough’s young people

The co-chair of Hackney’s Young Futures Commission on the largest consultation ever conducted with local youngsters, and why he is hopeful it will result in lasting change

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Valuing the future’: Jermain Jackman on empowering the borough’s young people

Black History – The Past and The Present: Prominent local figures take part in ‘illuminating’ panel

Hundreds listen as Diane Abbott MP, Patrick Vernon OBE and others cover ‘vast terrain’ in celebration of Black History Month

Author: Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley

Black History – The Past and The Present: Prominent local figures take part in ‘illuminating’ panel

Meet the Hackney resident fighting for indigenous rights in her native Bolivia

Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley speaks to Claudia Turbet-Delof, whose upbringing in Santa Cruz, marked by experiences of racism and gender-based violence, inspires her activism both here and at home

Author: Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley

Meet the Hackney resident fighting for indigenous rights in her native Bolivia

‘We are an underdog’: Meet the man documenting the Covid experience of the Bangladeshi community

Hackney activist Ripon Ray’s new project is recording the stories of a people often ‘unheard by wider society’

Author: Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley

‘We are an underdog’: Meet the man documenting the Covid experience of the Bangladeshi community

‘We are fearful of things we can’t see’: Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley explores the rise in conspiracy theories during the pandemic

The writer speaks to local experts about how conspiracies take hold, examines ‘reckless’ media behaviour, and finds a troubling history of minorities being blamed for outbreaks

Author: Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley

‘We are fearful of things we can’t see’: Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley explores the rise in conspiracy theories during the pandemic

Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley: ‘We need a curriculum that recognises British history has not just been produced on this island’

The local writer speaks to the team behind the new African Studies Centre, which hopes to train teachers and students in Africa’s history, free of the prism of European colonialism

Author: Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley

Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley: ‘We need a curriculum that recognises British history has not just been produced on this island’

Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley: ‘The maker movement has never been more important’

The writer speaks to Hackney residents who have been making face masks, and a researcher who thinks the pandemic has allowed makers to shake off the ‘hobbyist’ stereotype

Author: Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley

Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley: ‘The maker movement has never been more important’

Hackney youth charity on its new flower-giving project and the impact of Black Lives Matter

Voyage Youth’s Operation Smiles aims to ‘bring joy’ to those in need, while acting as a gateway for young Black people to become more involved in green activism

Author: Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley

Hackney youth charity on its new flower-giving project and the impact of Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter: What can you do?

Alice Jones provides a useful list of resources, from what to read and watch to educate yourself and your children, to which petitions to sign and where to donate

Author: Alice Jones

Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley: ‘Despite high-profile errors, technology has proven to be a saving grace during the pandemic’

The local writer looks into the relationship between man and machine as it ‘approaches a critical juncture’

Author: Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley

Josh Loeb: Is nature healing?

The local journalist and animal lover on critter-spotting during lockdown, pubic lice (not from experience), the R rate for nits, and why rewilding shouldn’t be limited to the remotest parts of the UK

Author: Hackney Citizen

Coronavirus: ‘Now is the time to change our education system for the better’

Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley on the difficulties facing school leavers, and why we should rethink the ‘singular focus on training for exams’

Author: Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley

Coronavirus: ‘Now is the time to change our education system for the better’