Poppy Lindsey

Apr 22, 2024 | empowordjournalism.com | Poppy Lindsey

Over the years, we’ve become increasingly aware of individuals and pressure groups taking to the streets to raise public awareness of issues through disruptive activism. Some are more popular than others, gaining public, media and political support – the ‘Free Palestine’ marches across London have reached numbers of over 300,000. Disruptive activism has culminated in historical successes for disadvantaged people and altered the socio-political scope forever.

Dec 17, 2023 | empowordjournalism.com | Poppy Lindsey

Content warning: This article contains mentions of suicide. Ministers are being urged to close the Bibby Stockholm barge, following the death of an asylum seeker by a suspected suicide. Dorset Police are investigating the ‘sudden death’ on the Home Office accommodation in Portland, leased by the former Home Secretary, MP Suella Braverman, to house recently arrived asylum seekers to the UK.

Nov 27, 2023 | empowordjournalism.com | Poppy Lindsey

Unfortunately, I’d become accustomed to Suella Braverman’s seemingly never-ending ideas about making vulnerable people’s lives harder. But when I saw her claim that Britain’s homeless population live on the streets as a lifestyle choice, my jaw physically dropped. What Did Braverman Say?

Nov 21, 2023 | nwlondoner.co.uk | Poppy Lindsey

News On 31st October, Migrant Voice commenced their National Day of Action on Visas, standing with migrants, and against extortionate visa fees. A life-sized board game was constructed outside the British Library, demonstrating the stages of the complicated, and often unfair, process of gaining a UK visa. The Monopoly-style game saw players move through 16 placards outlining the various barriers people seeking a UK visa must overcome to remain in the country.

Oct 23, 2023 | empowordjournalism.com | Poppy Lindsey

A protestor from People Demand Democracy has interrupted Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party Conference speech in Liverpool, pouring glitter glitter over the politician as he began to address the crowd. During his first annual conference as leader of the Labour Party, Starmer was dazzled by an unwelcome surprise as an activist took to the stage, sprinkled glitter over the leader, and yelled his demands into the microphone.