5 things you didn’t know about (The Life and Rhymes of) Benjamin Zephaniah
“The last thing to make me cry was an act of war.”
VIDEO: The women who risk their lives crossing Ceuta’s Spain-Morocco border for less than €20
Each day, thousands of “cargo women” carry heavy bundles across the Spain-Morocco border. They are living under heavy burden of exploitation and putting their lives at risk.
All work and no play: Can we ever break free from the nine-to-five?
One of the biggest regrets of the dying is working too hard. But reducing working hours is an idea that’s fast gaining political traction. Tim Bliss examines the benefits of reducing the working week and explores how we can make it happen.
Politics
Rape survivors reframe their stories with dramatic art exhibition
These dreamlike images break the taboo of sexual assault and give a glimpse into the thoughts and feelings of 25 individuals who have experienced sexual violence. The free exhibition, The Spiral of Containment, opens this week and is also detailed in a new book.
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Naked – Benjamin Zephaniah
We are proud to publish, with permission, the full text of Benjamin Zephaniah’s poem Naked from his anthology Too Black Too Strong.
