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Volunteering is the act of giving your time, skills, and effort to help others without expecting payment in return. It can take many forms, from helping at a local community centre to supporting international charities. People volunteer for a variety of reasons, such as making a positive impact, gaining experience, or simply enjoying the feeling of helping others.
The current wave of marches and activism around the world is the largest in documented history, giving scientists the chance to study what makes for a successful campaign.
By Helen Pearson
A group of activists attacked a pair of paintings by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh at London’s National Gallery by throwing what appeared to be tomato soup on the artworks.
By Pan Pylas
We grow up hearing that we should stand up for what we believe in. However, as we grow and begin to put this into practice, it is often dismissed, undermined and ignored.
By Nina Mercado
In London’s poorest boroughs, there is increasingly a sense that public services can no longer be relied on. People look instead to their local community for support. Shani Orgad, Divya Srivastava and Diana Olaleye offer three policy proposals for harnessing the power and value of communities.
By Shani Orgad, Divya Srivastava and Diana Olaleye
By Sarah Cramoysan
A poll of 2,000 adults found that people are having fewer interactions with neighbours than they did during the pandemic
By Robert Knight
As he releases a new documentary, Is It Time To Break The Law?, activist and presenter Chris Packham talks to Graeme Green about activism, the ‘radical flank’ effect, and spaceships.
By Graeme Green
By Jenny
Thinktanks say the check and balances of civil society such as judges and campaigners are under ‘political attack’ by ministers.
By Aubrey Allegretti, Senior Political Correspondent
Do I have the right to protest? Can the police limit my right to protest?
Despite 1.6 million fewer people volunteering than five years ago, there are everyday individuals making a difference.
By Amelia Hill
The main reason adults said they were inspired to volunteer was seeing people first-hand experiencing troubles such as the cost-of-living crisis and homelessness.
By Francesca Tuckey
Defining activism: what is an activist?
Most Britons – including protestors themselves – say that disruptive protests do more to hinder than help a cause.
By Joanna Morris
They say it takes a village to raise a child, but when does the village stop being a vital part of a young person’s life?.
By Florence Smith-Drayson
By Leah Das
