Listen to The Equality Trust Executive Director Wanda Wyporska’s story of class and inequality in the UK.
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(Un)Equal Pay 2.0: The lived experience with Sophia Moreau
Episode 4 of The Equality Trust Podcast #InequalityBites.
The Man
Stephen Armstrong, who is studying BA (Hons) Education Studies in MSc Inequality and Society, tells us about the man
Once upon a time of austerity in the Midlands
A journey through Northampton and the austerity that has crushed it.
Home
“It’s hard to think of anything better calculated to exacerbate all your insecurities about whether you appear as successful or as a failure, interesting or dull, clever or stupid, well-educated or ignorant, than being ranked by class”—The Inner Level.
“I thought I was the only one that suffered”
A video from the workers of the UK.
Fighting inequality in the UK
Fighting inequality in the UK follows the stories of three activists: Hannah, an 18-year-old Muslim woman from Acton, West London; Aisling, a Brighton-based activist organising around the housing and homelessness crisis in the city; Tracey, a community worker supporting local people in Teesside to take local action and campaign for economic and social justice. The UK is the world’sContinue reading “Fighting inequality in the UK”
Inequality is racism
“You’re living in a block, but down there you can see nice houses … when you peep outside your window you just see people living lavish, living better than you.” Hannah Haji, a young Muslim woman in London talks about the impact of gentrification and “regeneration” in London, and how London’s current housing crisis isContinue reading “Inequality is racism”
Balance #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
For the last day of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we’re sharing this powerful animation in which Katherine, Simon, Martin and Muna explore what a fair and equal world would look like to them, and what it would mean for health and happiness. Accompanied by beautiful animation from Yujie Xu. A massive thank you to Yujie Xu, Cate LattoContinue reading “Balance #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek”
“Did your parents buy your house off Mrs Thatcher?” and other degrading comments
A long read exploring the differences between material poverty and perceived cultural inequalities, and how the author began to recognise the impact of inequality on her self-esteem whilst at university. I grew up in Tottenham, North London for the first 18 years of my life as a very conscious and progressive child and teen. IContinue reading ““Did your parents buy your house off Mrs Thatcher?” and other degrading comments”
