A Heartbreaking Vote: The Implications of #Brexit For Equality and Social Justice December 13, 2019 by Gillian Brown Leave a Comment Editor's note: In light of the December 2019 Conservative electoral landslide in the UK and its impact on the future of Britain, Brexit, and the EU, we are re-publishing this article -- originally written July 3, 2016 -- to provide important context about what Brexit means today. Thursday 72% of the adult population of the UK voted in what has been dubbed one of the most … [Read more...]
If You Think About It: White Supremacists’ Anger Makes Sense August 7, 2017 by Gillian Brown Leave a Comment On 23rd June 2016, all of the British, Northern Irish, and Commonwealth citizens residing in the UK voted on whether or not the UK should leave the European Union. I remember getting off my bus that evening and entering the polling station. As I put my ballot paper, marked with a single tick mark next to the word ‘Remain’, into the box, I happened to catch a … [Read more...]
On Radical Self Love & Resistance: How My Body Shame Stopped Me From Resisting Oppression April 13, 2017 by Gillian Brown Leave a Comment Call me naïve, but until about a year ago, I thought that oppression was on its way out. I knew that there was still a long way to go, of course, but I genuinely believed that the world was heading in the right direction, with more people looking forward to the day that oppression could be called a thing of the past. But then two major world events occurred in 2016 … [Read more...]
