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Category Archives: Campaigning
Activism from Afar: How to Make a Difference Even When You’re Far Away
When I was 19, I decided to move abroad, wanting to explore the world and give myself a better professional chance than what my hometown could offer. While it has been an incredible experience, it came with its own set … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, Campaign, Campaigning, Inclusion, International, International Affairs, mental health, Politics, Representation, Society, Violence, We At JAN Trust
Tagged activism, community, current affairs, democracy, discrimination, elections, Europe, expat, Extremism, Far right, foreign policy, immigration, news, Petitions, political crisis, Politics, remote activism, UK, We At JAN Trust
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Who is Responsible for Partisan Violence?
Despite the last few years witnessing sweeping and hopeful social justice movements such as #MeToo, Black Lives Matter, climate strikes, and repeated protests against deportation efforts, instances of hate crime and discrimination in England are far from declining. COVID-19 had a particularly compounding … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, BAME, british, Campaigning, Crime, discrimination, Diversity, Ethnic Minorities, Extremism, Far right, Hate Crime, International, islamophobia, MET, Online abuse, Online hate, Politics, Prime Minister, Racism, Society, Twitter, Violence
Tagged accountability, BLM, boris johnson, Extremism, Far right, hate crime, Keir Starmer, language, MET, Online abuse, partisan violence, protest, Racism, sexism, Twitter, Violence
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Exploring the intergenerational trauma suffered by minorities and women
How many of our instinctive habits are results of our ancestors’ experiences of inequality and discrimination? For years, I have known what the concept of ‘intergenerational trauma’ was, but I’d always thought about it as something that affected other people … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, BAME, british, Campaigning, Citizenship, discrimination, Diversity, Ethnic Minorities, girls, Inclusion, mental health, Politics, Racism, Society, Violence, Violence Against Women, We At JAN Trust, women
Tagged activism, discrimination, equality, femicide, intergenerational trauma, learned behaviour, misogyny, MVAWG, poverty, prejudice, Racism, sexism, societal inequality, VAWG, We At JAN Trust, xenophobia
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Hijab bans, Islamophobia, and cultural norms: Muslim women’s fight to participate in sports
Facing barriers due to gendered Islamophobia, cultural norms, and lack of representation, Muslim women often struggle to participate in sports. In 2007, a young Muslim woman from Ontario was going to play a football tournament in Canada. Her name was Asmahan … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, BAME, Campaign, Campaigning, discrimination, Diversity, Ethnic Minorities, girls, Inclusion, International, Islam, islamophobia, Muslim, Muslim dress, Muslim women, Racism, Representation, women
Tagged activism, BAME, basketball, discrimination, empowerment, Ethnic Minorities, football, freedom of religion, hijab, hijab ban, intersectionality, Islam, islamophobia, marginalisation, misogyny, Muslim women, sport
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What does Instagram activism do, anyway?
Is sharing Instagram graphics an important way of organising and educating, or an exercise in performative wokeness? Instagram, the land of brunch photos and fitness bloggers, has not always been a political platform. But, in the last year, with the … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, Another Way Forward, BAME, Campaign, Campaigning, discrimination, Diversity, Hate Crime, Inclusion, Online abuse, Online hate, Politics, Racism, Representation, Society, We At JAN Trust
Tagged activism, Advocacy, allyship, anti-racism, Black Lives Matter, BLM, Instagram, Politics, Racism, social justice, Social Media, We At JAN Trust, wokeness
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The Real Fanfare Behind #FreeBritney: A Case of Sexist Treatment Towards Famous Females and their Mental Health
In June, JAN Trust wrote about “the not-so-hysterical problem of sexism in healthcare”, underlining the most blatant stereotype of the “hysterical” woman that has long been established in history and now in popular culture. The historical precedent for this sexist … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Campaign, Campaigning, discrimination, Ethnic Minorities, girls, Health Issues, mental health, Online abuse, Online hate, Representation, Society, women
Tagged #FreeBritney, #MeToo, BAME, conservatorship, discrimination, Ethnic Minorities, gender discrimination, intersectionality, male privilege, mental health, misogyny, Racism, Representation, sexism, Stereotypes, tropes
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What Glasgow showed us about community cohesion and positive messaging
A Glasgow community successfully promoting a messaging of tolerance and unity, and freeing their neighbours from Immigration Enforcement emphasises the role of positive messaging in achieving social change. Whilst the news and consumers of the news tend to have a negativity … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, BAME, british, Campaign, Campaigning, Citizenship, discrimination, Diversity, Ethnic Minorities, Islam, Muslim, Politics, Society
Tagged asylum seekers, community cohesion, discrimination, Diversity, Eid, Glasgow, hostile environment, immigration, Immigration Enforcement, negativity bias, Nicola Sturgeon, Pollokshields, positive messaging, protests, Racism, refugees, tolerance, xenophobia
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Anti-racism: racial equality needs more than not being actively racist
To truly work towards racial equality, we have to take proactive measures to address entrenched racial stereotypes and injustices. The term ‘anti-racism’ has gained traction and is commonly used in discussions on how we should combat racial inequality in 2021. … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, Another Way Forward, BAME, british, Campaigning, Citizenship, Crime, discrimination, Diversity, Ethnic Minorities, Extremism, Hate Crime, Inclusion, International, International Affairs, islamophobia, Muslim women, Online abuse, Online hate, Racism, Violence, Web Guardians
Tagged allies, Another Way Forward, anti-racism, Black Lives Matter, discrimination, hate crime, intersectionality, islamophobia, prejudice, privilege, Racism, Stereotypes, Stop Asian Hate, Web Guardians, white privilege, women
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#IWD2021 around the world
This past 8th of March was International Women’s Day; the theme this year was #ChoosetoChallenge. This blog will see why we celebrate this day and look at the different protests around the world to remember the hardships of women who came … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, Another Way Forward, BAME, Campaign, Campaigning, child marriage, discrimination, Diversity, forced marriage, Forced Marriages, girls, Inclusion, International, International Affairs, Politics, Sexual Violence, Society, Violence Against Women, women
Tagged abortion, Choose to Challenge, COVID, femicide, IWD 2021, lockdown, my body my choice, Period, Power is Female, UN, VAWG, wage gap, Women’s March, women’s rights
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