7 tracks. 7 great musicians. Pressed 100 times to create a 7-inch vinyl.
Category: Culture
Wall and Peace
On Israeli-Palestinian politics of separation
Have you listened to Amnesty’s podcasts?
Take a break from the Justin Bieber album
The Real Danish Girl: How Far Have We Come?
Originally posted on LSESU AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL:
After finishing a grueling exam at the LSE, all I wanted was to shut my brain off for a little while. I was drawn to see The Danish Girl as a result of the hype Eddie Redmayne has recently received following The Theory of Everything, and people were claiming he…
The Cultured Activist – art & events roundup
There’s too much going on in London to ignore. Discover the best cultural events with a serious slant.
Steve Jobs and other graffiti: the art of the refugee crisis
Living in the UK, I often find it difficult to connect with distant atrocities. Art makes it more real.
Mince pies and human rights
If you weren’t at the Amnesty Christmas Party, you missed an amazing acoustic cover of ‘Toxic’
Fairphone, a phone for change
How a small Dutch company could be changing the smartphone industry for the better. Since September the Amnesty International Society at UCL has been campaigning to raise awareness about the presence of conflict minerals in our smartphones. A few weeks ago one of our blog posts called attention to shocking practices in Apple’s manufacturing process,…
What’s in your iPhone? (On the use of conflict minerals)
So what is in your iphone? Whats apple hiding from you?
The Disobedient Objects (Victoria & Albert Museum)
Have you been to the Disobedient Objects exhibition at the V&A? Its a must see for anyone interested in activism.
The Zero Dark Thirty Controversy – Have We ‘Normalized’ Torture?
The recent release of Kathryn Bigelow’s film Zero Dark Thirty has sparked a lot of controversy, due to its graphic depiction of the torture of terrorism detainees by CIA agents in the years following 9/11. Questions have arisen as to whether it is in some way ‘normalising’ such terrible acts (which are now known to…
The Amnesty 