Reading between the lines

The Spread Of Covid-19 By The Homeless

Since the pandemic began and started affecting people massively, homeless people have been forgotten by many. While populations across the world applied barrier gestures, the wearing of face masks and constant hand washing, homeless people carried out their lives as if it was before the world went in lockdown. Some of them tried preventing theContinue reading “The Spread Of Covid-19 By The Homeless”

We stand as one: how hardship is shaping community

Over the past few months many of us have isolated at home while key workers have worked tirelessly to support us, the BLM movement has fought for equality, and all while facing an extremely deadly virus. Yet amidst all of this it feels as though the divides in society are being forgone for a newContinue reading “We stand as one: how hardship is shaping community”

How Coronavirus is Killing Minorities Uniquely

“While everyone is facing the battle against coronavirus, black people in America are still facing the battle against racism…and coronavirus”. This was a phrase I heard Trevor Noah say, for those who don’t know, Trevor Noah is a mixed South-African man who was born during the apartheid. Today he is a comedian and TV hostContinue reading “How Coronavirus is Killing Minorities Uniquely”

Of toilets and men: why Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform is anything but a threat to women

When a friend of mine tagged me under one of J.K. Rowling’s many controversial tweets a few days ago, I didn’t quite understand how I felt about her statements. I was disappointed, as you can imagine, and I kept reading and reading the same phrases, hoping that it was just a misunderstanding. However, like itContinue reading “Of toilets and men: why Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform is anything but a threat to women”

George Floyd – How Will He Change the World?

With racism dating back to the 17th Century, it is a well-known and extremely wide-spread issue. Here at Exist, we were shocked and saddened to hear the news of George Floyd, a man in Minneapolis, being killed by a white police officer. We believe that every race and ethnic group is important and matters equally, andContinue reading “George Floyd – How Will He Change the World?”

Herd immunity or lockdown? Was the UK government caught in two minds?

Keep calm and carry on When I asked my Chinese flatmate, what the people of China thought about the response of the United Kingdom, to the pending destruction of the coronavirus outbreak, she repeated the famous words of wartime spirit in Britain, ‘Keep calm and carry on’. While she was scared to go outside andContinue reading “Herd immunity or lockdown? Was the UK government caught in two minds?”