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Blind photographer uses photography as an ode to his loss
When Pete Eckert started going blind, he decided to express his feelings of loss into art and photography. Eckert's images aren't simply metaphors for blindness, they are an attempt to show how non-sighted people view the world. Eckert claims to be able to see "light" emanating from his own bones, something he compares to the "phantom limb" sensation experienced by some amputees. To read more and see his extraordinary work, Click Here
Call for more diversity in the gaming industry
Diversity is a "necessity" if the gaming industry is to continue to grow, says the Gaming Industry Body. Only around one in 10 people working in the UK industry are from ethnically diverse backgrounds - slightly higher than the national working average. However women make up less than 30% of the workforce. Diversity in the creative industries is a hot topic at the moment, after Joaquin Phoenix spoke out about the lack of diversity in the film industry at the recent BAFTA film awards. In response to the recent findings, the UK Interactive Entertainment Trading Body (UKIE) says it will sign up 200 UK games companies, which covers 50% of the workforce to their #raisethegame pledge by 2021. The pledge aims to make diversity an essential part of the gaming industry by making them inclusive workplaces. Companies like EA, Facebook, Jagex, King and Xbox have signed up already. To find out more, click on the photo below.
Black and in the police, feeling out of placeIn March 2019 it was reported that 93% of police officers in England and Wales were white, compared to only 1.2% who were black, and 6.9% who were BAME overall. There has been a slight increase over the past decade - in 2009 it was 1% who were black and 3.9% BAME - but the force is still not representative of the general population. Alex Jagne (pictured below) 24, is a police officer from Bristol. He says, "People have had their own experiences and preconceptions of the police. I've been told several times that I am a traitor to the black community. Throwing negative comments around doesn't help because it makes other black people feel they can't apply." Adam Pugh, an ex-police officer and anti-racism campaigner.says, "There's a real mistrust. I don't think the police have properly tried to address that." It's been 20 years since an inquiry into Stephen Lawrence's death found London's Metropolitan Police to be "institutionally racist". Click on Alex's photo to read more about his and other BAME people's experiences of joining the police.
Labour MP Dawn Butler makes it onto Labour’s deputy leadership ballot platform promising Gender Recognition Act reform
Labour MP Dawn Butler has made it onto the ballot for deputy leader on a strongly pro-LGBTQ+ platform that includes a vow to reform gender-recognition laws in the UK. Currently gender-recognition laws are seen as outdated, due to being created in 2004 and restrictive for trans people's needs. Trans campaigners are calling for a simplification and de-medicalisation of the process by which trans people update the gender on their birth certificate, as well as a broadening of the existing law to include legal recognition for non-binary trans people. Click on the photo to read more about the reform.
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