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ART AND SOUL

Alan Turing, Alexei Navalny, Bloodline, Darcus Howe, David Attenborough, Democracy, Freedom, James Baldwin, nature, Peter Tatchell, protest, race, racial injustice, social justice, World War 2

May Art Gallery

Explore the May 24 Gallery: more Promises Project artwork from Pen vs Sword. Dive into our image-rich zine bridging digital and analogue expression

ART AND SOUL

activism, anti-war protests, Arundhati Roy, Bertrand Russell, Cable Street, fascism, French Revolution, peace, protest, revolutionary, social justice, Suffragette, suffragettes, Versailles, womens rights, world peace

Promises Project Spring 25 Art Gallery

Discover the Spring 25 Gallery: Promises Project artwork on Pen vs Sword Magazine, uniting digital and analogue creativity.

SWORD

activist, Concepción Picciotto, dialogue, Freedom, holistic, Human Rights, individual, Lafayette Square, nuclear arms, peace, political, revolutionary, social justice, spanish civil war, United States, vigil, White House, William Thomas

Concepcion Picciotto – America’s longest peace vigil

Concepcion Picciotto led Americas longest peace vigil at the White House, urging nuclear disarmament and inspiring global activism.

Tiokasin Ghosthorse - Voice of the Earth, Spirit of the Lakota

PEN

activism, ceremony, Cheyenne River, colonisation, Democracy, education, educator, equality, faith, First Voices Radio, Flute, Indigenous, justice, Lakota Nation, Mitakuye Oyasin, Nobel Peace Prize, race, racism, reform, Relationality, religion, social justice, Tiokasin Ghosthorse

Tiokasin Ghosthorse – indigenous voice, music and philosophy

Discover Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Lakota teacher and broadcaster, sharing Earth-centred wisdom, language power and a path to reconnection.

Whos future is it anyway? Can AI build a more inclusive future?

PEN

AI, AI models, covid-19, Democracy, education, equality, future, Geopolitical, global south, infrastructure, McKinsey, MRI, Nigeria, oligarchy, OpenAI, Orange, race, racism, reform, revolution, smartphone, social justice, Wadhwani Institute

Whose Future Is It Anyway?

AIs promise is divided: language, access and power decide who benefits. Can inclusive, local partnerships and African language support close the gap?

Darcus Howe A Legacy of Resistance and Social Justice

PEN

africa, Breaking Barriers, british government, Brixton, Darcus Howe, immigration, journalism, journalist, London, Mangrove Nine, police, race, Resistance, riots, social justice, Television

Darcus Howe – voice of Black Britain and truth-teller

Dive into the Darcus Howe legacy - from Mangrove Nine to Race Today - shaping UK civil rights, media activism and enduring social justice.

Peter Tatchell, Human Rights and Social Justice

PEN

activism, advocacy, Campaigning, Gay Liberation Front, grassroots, homosexuality, Human Rights, LGBTQ+, Marriage Equality, OutRage!, Peter Tatchell, Russia, same-sex marriage, Section 28, social justice, South Africa

Peter Tatchell – the activist who changed LGBTQ+ rights

Explore Peter Tatchell and his trailblazing activism for human rights and LGBTQ equality, from GLF roots to marriage equality and global campaigns.

Angela Davis - A Living Legacy of Activism and Academia

SWORD

Academia, Academic, activism, activist, America, Angela Davis, Author, Black Panther Party, discrimination, feminism, marxism, philosophy, politics, racism, social justice

Angela Davis – activist, academic and liberation symbol

Explore Angela Davis and her journey from Jim Crow Birmingham to icon - scholar, feminist and activist shaping Black liberation movements.

PEN

Blueprint for a Brighter Future, change, china, climate, Costa Rica, Dalit Rights, Diplomacy, education, Malala Yousafzai, Renewable Energy, Saudi Arabia, social justice

Blueprint for a Brighter Future – Part 1

A bold blueprint for a better world: education, equality, sustainability and global cooperation driving real, transformative change.

SWORD

activism, Anonymous, arab spring, DDoS, Freedom, Hacktivism, social justice, V for Vendetta, whistleblower

Anonymous – the hacktivist collective and what they’ve done

Explore Anonymous: the hacktivist collective’s origins, motives and impact - from Guy Fawkes symbolism to key ops and ethical debates.

PEN

activism, civil rights, environmental movements, gender equality, social justice

The Vital Role of Activism

Activism drives change: exposing injustice, powering climate action and holding leaders to account through dialogue and unity.

SWORD

Annie Besant, British labour movement, Bryant & May, feminism, Freedom, Human Rights, individual, Matchgirls, New Unionism, political, Power, progress, revolutionary, right, social justice, strike, Suffragette, women, working-class

The Matchgirls Strike 1888 – the women who built trade unionism

Bryant & Mays Matchgirls Strike reshaped British labour: young women won safer work, fair pay and inspired lasting workers rights action.

ART AND SOUL FOOD OF LOVE

Academic, activism, activists, Akala, Gaza, grassroots, Grenfell, Key to the Game, Lowkey, Palestine, rapper, Shadia Mansour, social justice, UK hip-hop

Lowkey – the rapper who changed British hip-hop

Discover Lowkey: British rapper-activist fusing powerful lyricism, unapologetic politics, solidarity and a relentless fight for justice.

Pixels of Protest, Threads of Resistance

PEN

activism, activist, ads, Advertising, advocate, art, Artwork, censorship, Ethics, flag, Gaza, Meta, moderation, Palestine, palestine 2023, Peter Kennard, politics, protest, radical, Resistance, social justice, solidarity, Stop the War Coalition

Pixels of Protest, Threads of Resistance

Same art, different verdict: Meta flags a gaiter as protest. A story of optics, censorship and small creators fighting to be seen.

Max Levitas A Lifelong Advocate for Justice

PEN

activism, activist, advocate, Blackshirts, British Union of Fascists, BUF, Cable Street, civil rights movement, Communist Party, community, councillor, fascism, grassroots, Jewish, Max Levitas, moral, Oswald Mosley, radical, social justice

Max Levitas: A Lifelong Fight Against Fascism

Max Levitas: East End anti-fascist who helped stop Mosley at Cable Street, championed workers rights and inspired generations.

The French Revolution and Its Modern Parallels

SWORD

1%, arab spring, bread, feminism, food, Freedom, French Revolution, Human Rights, Palace, Paris, political, Power, revolutionary, Rousseau, social justice, Third Estate, Versailles, women

French Revolution today – the parallels that still matter

French Revolution: causes, impact and modern parallels - democracy, inequality and protest shaping todays global politics.

William J. Barber II A Champion Social Justice

PEN

activism, civil rights, civil rights movement, Democracy, education, educator, equality, faith, good, Goodness, justice, Martin Luther King Jr, minister, Moral Mondays, NAACP, politics, Poor Peoples Campaign, professor, race, racism, reform, religion, social justice, theology, William J Barber

William J Barber II : Social Justice Champion

Explore William J. Barber II and his moral movement for justice, from Moral Mondays to the Poor Peoples Campaign and policy reform.

WORDSMITHS

activism, activist, advocacy, advocate, Arundhati Roy, Author, booker prize, fiction, Human Rights, India, individual, Kerala, non-fiction, political, Power, progress, social justice, women

Arundhati Roy – The God of Small Things and radical activism

Explore Arundhati Roys journey from Booker-winning novelist to fearless activist, blending art and advocacy for social justice.

Pioneers of the Women's Suffrage Movement

SWORD

Adela Pankhurst, Christabel Pankhurst, Emmeline Pankhurst, feminism, Freedom, Human Rights, individual, Manchester, Pankhurst, political, Power, progress, revolutionary, right, social justice, Suffragette, Sylvia Pankhurst, votes for women, women, WSPU

The Pankhurst sisters – suffragettes who changed Britain

Discover how the Pankhurst sisters and the WSPU fought for womens suffrage in Britain, reshaping politics and inspiring global equality.

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