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Gucci honours a decade of Gucci CHIME with a new equality film series

June 7, 2023

A decade since its discovery, co-founded by two of the most empowering women in the arts, Beyoncé and Salma Hayek Pinault, Gucci CHIME returns with a catalogue of videos celebrating 10 years of impact and push...

Glass talks to Alexis Williams of the Fashion Minority Alliance

Pia Brynteson

December 6, 2022

Culture, Feature, Human Rights

Fashioning the future – Alexis Williams of the Fashion Minority Alliance tells Glass about the road to a more diverse and inclusive fashion and beauty industry THE year 2020 was a time for businesses and ind...

Glass meets Dressability, the charity supporting people with disabilities through bespoke clothing alterations

Sophia Ford-Palmer

February 15, 2022

Culture, Feature, Human Rights

FOR many, dressing can be akin to sitting under the artist’s observant brush, converting a blank canvas into a kaleidoscope of hues and peacock finery. But for those experiencing mobility issues and limited dex...

Glass meets Parmi Dheensa – founder of disability charity Include Me TOO

Sophia Ford-Palmer

October 7, 2021

Culture, Feature, Human Rights

SINCE 2002, UK-based charity Include Me TOO has been on a determined trajectory towards inclusivity for disabled children and young people from a diverse range of backgrounds. Through imparting their valuable g...

Medea x Mediterranea launches bag to help save lives

Imogen Clark

August 9, 2021

Culture, Fashion, Human Rights, News

THE MEDITERRANEAN sea is currently being enjoyed by many on their holidays this summer, however this is also a section of water that is notorious for humanitarian tragedies. For those fleeing for their lives...

Caroline Simpson

June 1, 2020

Culture, Feature, Human Rights

IT falls on all of us, regardless of our race, to come forward with knowledge, empathy and action. Together, we must work to end state sanctioned violence, to liberate black people, and dismantle systematic...

Gucci and the Kering Foundation ask you to #StandWithWomen

Imogen Clark

May 22, 2020

Culture, Human Rights, News

THIS global pandemic stretches beyond the virus itself. Women of all ages are being affected worse than men, as the underlying gender inequalities across the globe are rising, especially violence against women....

De Beers donates $200,000 to support women’s shelters

Imogen Clark

April 30, 2020

Culture, Human Rights, News

THE De Beers Group announced their donation of $200,000 split equally to four of their partner countries Botswana, Canada and Namibia and South Africa in aid of women's shelters and to support organisations lin...

Glass looks at Lehmann Maupin’s online viewing room for latest show – Power Wall

Rosie Fitter

March 31, 2020

Art, Avant Art, Culture, Exhibitions, Hong Kong, Human Rights, News, Photography

THE Lehmann Maupin gallery has launched an online viewing room for their latest exhibition in their Hong Kong gallery, Power Wall. The show includes works by South African artist Robin Rhode and Jamaican-born a...

Glass meets film director and vegan activist Nina Messinger

Nicola Kavanagh

December 20, 2019

Culture, Feature, Human Rights

Going vegan to save the world Glass meets film director and vegan activist Nina Messinger to discover why Veganism has gone from a fringe movement to the planet’s greatest hope When the United Nations en...

Charity Autistica debut animated short film marking the start of Autism Awareness Month

Charlie Navin-Holder

April 2, 2019

Culture, Human Rights, News

“A LOT of things in the world don’t make sense right now, but when you’re autistic, the world has always seemed a bit, well, complicated.” So begins the new short film from autism research charity, Autistica, w...

Glass talks to civil rights activist Tarana Burke founder of the #MeToo movement

Regner Ramos

February 1, 2019

Culture, Feature, Human Rights

Glass talks to civil rights activist Tarana Burke about the past, present and future of the most influential movement of recent years On 15 October 2017, actress and activist Alyssa Milano sent out a short m...

De Beers Group announce programme to support more than 1,200 female entrepreneurs in South Africa

Emma Hart

October 4, 2018

Culture, Feature, Human Rights

AS part of their one-year anniversary of the De Beers partnership with United Nations (UN) Women, have announced the creation of a three-year capacity-building programme to support over 1200 female entrepreneur...

In memory of Kofi Annan: Glass meets Alan Doss of the Kofi Annan Foundation

Nicola Kavanagh

August 24, 2018

Culture, Feature, Human Rights

In memory of Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations and humanitarian, who died last Saturday (August 18 2018) Glass republishes our interview with Alan Doss of the Kofi Annan Foundation W...

Entrance to La Concha Hotel, San Juan. Photograph by Jo Cosme

Glass takes a very personal look at Hurricane Maria’s impact on the island of Puerto Rico

Regner Ramos

April 27, 2018

Culture, Feature, Human Rights

Maria, the One and Only As climate change becomes an increasingly pressing issue, Glass takes a very personal look at Hurricane Maria’s catastrophic impact on the island of Puerto Rico We were one of the ...

Zara Martin X Delores Daywear in support of Women for Women International

Zara Martin collaborates with Delores Daywear in support of Women for Women International

Todd Burns

April 5, 2018

Fashion, Human Rights, News

DJ, MODEL and long-standing ambassador for Women for Women International, Zara Martin has collaborated with independent womenswear label Delores Daywear to produce a range of Girl Hero T-shirts in support of th...

Glass meets Autistica’s Chief Executive, Jon Spiers

Regner Ramos

January 12, 2018

Culture, Feature, Human Rights

Until We Have Answers – Glass meets Autistica’s Chief Executive, Jon Spiers, to find out how this organisation has become Europe’s leading charity for autism research IF you walk into a room of 88 children, ...

K1 Britannia Foundation continue their relief efforts in the Caribbean

Allie Nawrat

November 3, 2017

Culture, Human Rights, News

IN September, the Caribbean was devastated by two hurricanes, Hurricane Maria and Hurricane Irma, destroying the homes and livelihoods of thousands living in the region. In the aftermath of the hurricanes, isla...

Glass interviews Michael Gidney CEO of The Fairtrade Foundation

Sara Hesikova

September 8, 2017

Culture, Feature, Human Rights

Extinguishing Poverty Through Trade, why only consumers can end exploitation in the world’s trade – Glass interviews Michael Gidney, CEO of The Fairtrade Foundation For a quarter of a century, the Fairtrad...

Charity auction designer shoes in aid of Women for Women International

Karolina Zielinska

July 17, 2017

Culture, Fashion, Human Rights, News

THE CHARITY Women for Women International is hosting an online auction of designer shoes this month. Women for Women International is a humanitarian organisation which has been helping women from eight countrie...

Glass talks ending world hunger and poverty with Heifer International

Sara Hesikova

March 31, 2017

Culture, Feature, Human Rights

Making a Change for Good – Glass talks ending world hunger and poverty with Hilary Haddigan of Heifer International HEIFER International works to end two of the biggest problems our world faces today and has...