Hi, my name is Jessie, and I’m a writer, activist, and unashamed history and language nerd. That’s why I say that words are my superpower! Explore the world where activism meets inspiration with my posts, and together, we can be part of the conversation for change.
Palestine has taught millions of people to recognise the language of genocide, forced displacement and collective human insecurity. But Palestinians are not the only people living beneath the threat of group destruction. From Darfur and Tigray to the Rohingya, Yazidis and eastern Congo, extending that understanding beyond Palestine may be one of the most important lessons we can learn.
There is no single honest ranking of the most dangerous countries for women. Femicide, intimate-partner violence, war, harmful practices and state oppression create different maps of danger, and the risks the world notices are not always the risks most likely to kill women.
Men are repeatedly taught how to avenge women after violence, but rarely how to prevent that violence beforehand. #SaferBecauseOfYou offers boys and men a positive alternative to the manosphere—built around courage, accountability and prevention without possession.
In the UK, suicide is the biggest killer of men under 50. But the explanation is often reduced to one thin phrase: men do not talk. This article looks deeper, exploring how male suicide rates are shaped by masculinity, shame, economic pressure, relationship breakdown, social isolation, substance use, access to lethal means and the crisis of identity that can emerge when men feel they have failed at being men.
Thailand’s sex tourism industry is often treated as an open secret, but its history is not mysterious. It was shaped by war, sustained by tourism, fed by poverty, and normalised by foreign male demand.
From wildfire preparedness and extreme heat protection to peatland restoration and stronger climate laws, these are six UK climate change campaigns you can support right now.
When Andrew Tate supporters gathered outside a Miami detention centre and began doing push-ups together, the spectacle offered an unusually literal demonstration of performative masculinity. Psychology has a name for the insecurity beneath the performance: precarious manhood.
The world contains 193 UN member states, but far more than 193 nations. From Palestine and Kurdistan to Western Sahara, Tibet and West Papua, millions belong to peoples whose homelands are occupied, divided or governed by states they did not choose.
A deeply considered list of Ukraine war documentaries that explores both Ukrainian and Russian perspectives, focusing on the human cost of a conflict that is still unfolding in real time. These films go beyond headlines to show what war actually looks and feels like for those living through it.
While media attention remains focused on a handful of headline conflicts, millions of people around the world continue to suffer in wars that receive little sustained international coverage. From Sudan and Yemen to Congo and Kashmir, this article explores ten underreported conflicts still burning in 2026, examining their origins, humanitarian impact, and why they remain largely absent from public consciousness.