Black Lives Matter: a generation-defining movement rooted in love
Anika Basset reviews Patrisse Khan-Cullors’ memoir, When They Call You a Terrorist.
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David
Poet Andy Jackson writes about bodily difference and in his latest collection he explores Marfan Syndrome through a series of portraits.
Vocabulary for migrants
Sanam Sharma considers the effect of everyday racism on the next generation.
BEND, an audio-visual poem by Luke Bodley and Matthew Vandeputte
Right Now talks to writer Luke Bodley and photographer Matthew Vandeputte about their audio-visual poem BEND that explores socio-cultural and sexual inclusion.
Respect
A new poem by Sandra Renew calls for marriage equality and respect.
To stop boat deaths, abolish carrier sanctions and let asylum seekers travel by plane
If asylum seekers can’t board a plane to Australia without a visa, they are forced to take dangerous sea journeys to find safety.
Reclaim freedom
The meaning of freedom is being distorted by privileged ideologues. Fatima Measham writes on why it is time to reclaim freedom.
Straight talk about toxic homonormativity
Columnist Adolfo Aranjuez explains how cultural appropriation and rampant discrimination within gay communities have emerged from the phenomenon of homonormativity.
Oppression Olympics: a game nobody wins
Right Now columnist Adolfo Aranjuez discusses the limitations of identity-based labels as bases for discourse on oppression and disadvantage.
Discriminating differently
Adolfo Aranjuez interrogates the notion of privilege and explains why “equality” and “discrimination” are more complex than you think.