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Feature: Art And Politics @ The First London Iranian Film Festival

Sofya Shahab looks at art and politics in Iranian film, in the run up to the first London Iranian Film Festival...

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Dub Politics Vs Wordplay, O2 Academy Oxford - Video Coverage!

Ctrl.Alt.Shift in association with Dub Politics Vs Wordplay put on a club night at the O2 Academy, Oxford on October 1, 2010. Check out highlights from the night including The Disablists, Akil the MC (Jurassic 5) and Excision + download an exclusive free mixtape from The Disablists...

Submitted by Olivia.Flint

Postcards From The Edge: Panama City - Part 2

As Eva Baker settles into her new home in Panama City, she finds that the social and economic inequalities within Panamanian society are waiting right on her doorstep. In her second 'Postcard from the Edge' Eva takes us on a tour around the slum of 'El Chorrillo'...

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Ctrl Meets DJ Sarah Love

Holly Davis chats with DJ Sarah Love, first lady of hip hop, about her fondness for Nelson Mandela, the implausibility of millions of people living on less than $1 a day, and the hip hop artists producing content worth sharing...

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CAS @ Platform2 Poetry Book Launch, Brick Lane

When the Platform2 volunteers returned from their 10 week placements in developing countries around the world, they sure had a lot to say to the people back home about their experiences. At the poetry book launch last night on Brick Lane, CAS was treated to a platter of poetic delights…

Submitted by Eva Baker

Stray Bullets - Sanity Rally, Gay Kissing Flashmob And Ugandan Rolling Stone In High Court

Richard Lemmer rounds up some of the biggest activism and campaigning stories from around the world…

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CAS @ 1.4 Billion Reasons - Nottingham University

'1.4 Billion Reasons' is a travelling presentation designed to inspire communities accross the world to take action against global poverty. Sharon Natt headed down to the Nottingham Uni screening to get involved, be inspired, and give Ctrl.Alt.Shift readers the lowdown...

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Ctrl Meets Pocket Lips

Fadah Jassem catches up with hip hop old schoolers, Pocket Lips - to chat about their sound, young people and global issues...

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CAS @ Feminism In London

“This is what a feminist looks like” the audience of over 1000 sung along at the opening of the Feminism in London conference on Saturday (October 23). Amy Hall reports...

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Feature: Do You Want A Career In Killing?

Last week Hannah Brock attended the Guardian Careers Fair with Compaigns Against Arms Trade, to protest against the presence of BAE - the world’s largest arms producer. Here she tells us how it went down, and her incentives for jumping on board the anti-arms, anti-conflict movement...

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