Equality and Human Rights
Meaningful Action you Can Take
Commit to action to show your solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter movement and anti-racism. There are many ways you can do this: #BlackLivesMatter
Read MoreBlack History in Scotland: The Slave Trade
It’s important that we learn about and acknowledge this history so that we can better understand where modern day anti-black racism stems from, and its impact on current race issues across…
Read MoreKnow About Privilege
To understand oppression, we must understand its opposite – privilege. Understanding what privilege means and its impact is essential to understand how those without privilege suffer systemically on a personal,…
Read MoreWomen & Activism
We can’t claim liberation or gender equality for women if we don’t recognise and eradicate racism. The Black Lives Matter movement was started by women – Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors,…
Read MoreAnti-Black Racism in the Muslim Community
Within Muslim communities there often exists a hierarchy, whereby some Muslim communities may be overlooked or forgotten. Often, this includes Black Muslim communities who face intersecting oppression by virtue of…
Read MoreVolunteering…It will benefit you, trust me
By: Issmat Ahmad And…ACTION! In my few years of experience, I have realised one of many things – firstly that my passion won’t come to me if I just think…
Read MoreWorld Hijab Day
World Hijab Day happens every year on 1st February. When you look on the campaign website you can find images of Scottish politicians supporting this initiative. Labour MSP Anas Sarwar…
Read MoreRacism and Islamophobia in Images
By: Sara McHaffie Most of us reading this will be of an age where we’re used to taking in most of our information by text. We read books, newspapers, magazines,…
Read MoreAre women’s prayers worth the same as men’s?
Did you hear the story about the Muslim man that wanted to pray and was turned away from the mosque?! No, neither did I. My son and i were recently…
Read MoreThere is one race, and that is the human race
‘There is one race, and that is the human race’ No matter how many times we say the above, there are a minority amongst us who continue to spread…
Read MoreThe Bystander Effect
The Bystander Effect The Bystander Effect takes place when you have many people witnessing an emergency or crisis event and assume that since so many people are around, someone…
Read MoreBHM17 – Ida B Wells
Ida B Wells lived from 1862 to 1931 in the USA. She was a brilliant journalist who documented the lynchings that were taking place there, and she also campaigned to…
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