Mapped: Contributoria stories from October

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One of the most inspiring things about working on Contributoria.com has been the global spread of issues and interests our writers have demonstrated.

Here is just a snapshot – this month’s issue mapped, simply touch the image to explore the world of stories.

Although most active in the UK and Europe (not surprising considering that’s where the team is based) the growing community of writers has also been turning their attention further afield.

The global nature of the coverage is something we noticed from day one on the platform and is continuing apace, helping to answer one of our initial aims in starting the site by exposing new writers and stories that might not otherwise emerge.

If I had to pick three personal favourites from this month which show that diversity, I’d suggest taking a look at Naomi Klein: “We’re not who we were told we were” (Canada), Kalashnikovs and cameras on the road to Syrian freedom (Syria) and Who makes the best cup of tea: George Orwell or Douglas Adams? (UK).

The full range of articles from the October issue can be access via the map above or by continent here:

UK

• Do political attitudes to tech need a 21st-century upgrade? By Clare Speak
• Who makes the best cup of tea: George Orwell or Douglas Adams? By Jon Bounds
• A juicy affair: 3D fruit and other printed foods. By Rich McEachran
• Betty Tebbs: Woman of our time. By Bernadette Hyland.
• The town of entrepreneurs. By Aneira Davies.
• Newham Council and the LOBO loan scandal. By Joel Benjamin.
• Is there life out there? How the world’s largest telescope could tell us everything.By Katiem.
• Birmingham’s food revolution. By Jon Card.
• One year on, has Birmingham turned over a new leaf? By Wilko.
• Death by cow. By James Alexander.
• Shakespeare’s universal language and 450th birthday. By Tugay Kest.
• What’s in your backpack? By jonhickman
• #altbeebies: Modern day kids TV through the eyes of silly grown ups. By Stuart Parker.
• An enthographic study of group dynamics pertaining to the observance of the ritual of ‘football’. By Danny_Smith

Europe

• Family welfare in Finland – a lesson for Scotland. By Helena Greenlees
• Context, Conflict, & Historical Consciousness: Pondering the Meaning of Ukraine. By Spindoctorjimbo.
• Who’s taking care of protecting your privacy? By Basile Simon.
• Meat the future. By Rich McEachran.
• Someone I met in September. By Danielle Batist.
• Income inequality: how big is the gap between Ireland’s rich and poor? By Mark O’Brien.
• Fast walking V slow walking. By James Alexander.
• Unusual design: Objects being fashioned from food. By Rich McEachran.
• Social sport coaches reach most vulnerable players. By Danielle Batist.
• Encounters with history in Berlin. By Hannah Wilson.

Americas

• Naomi Klein: “We’re not who we were told we were”. By Liam Barrington-Bush.
• The other Maradona. By Gonzalo Zegarra.
• The rise of revolutionary street art in Oaxaca. By Jen Wilton.
• Child labour in Bolivia: “Let us work”. By Michael Ertl.
• Ladies of the garden. By Julie Schwietert Collazo.
• Mapping out trade policy with human values. By Fanny Malinen.
• Cocaine: an uneasy paradox in the Colombian Pacific. By Colombia Calling.
• Ten promises… because I said I would. By Danielle Batist.
• How many people have to die before we open our minds to mental illness? By Thomas Roden.
• Magic mushrooms for depression, MDMA for PTSD: the 21st century revolution in psychedelic psychotherapy. By Monthrie.
• Sugar: the next “tobacco war”? Bt Jennifer Parker.
• Can a song change the world? By Adam Pearson
• Can insects learn to love eating us? By Jeremy Blachman.
• My long healing journey. By Giulia Loi.

Middle East

• Kalashnikovs and cameras on the road to Syrian freedom. By Joris Leverink.
• Iran, inside out. By Joshua Virasami.
• Women risk everything in fight for human rights. By Tania_Haas.
• Investigating reports of rising antisemitism. By Mischa Wilmers.
• Israel & Ireland: Some personal reflections on conflict & resolution. By James MW.
• Why is the British government arming Israel? By Steve Rushton
• Lessons from the Holocaust: racism, genocide and the Gaza crisis. By Joe Turnbull.

Africa

• Wanted: Congolese entrepreneurs to turn peace into profit. By me.

Indian subcontinent

• The life of a hand-rickshaw puller. By Arpita Chakrabarty.
• Baluchistan on the brink. By Joshua Virasami.
• Lost to the race of modernity. By Akhilesh.
• Is Madrassa education relevant? By Gagandeep Kaur.
• Working close to nature. By Trisha Bhattacharya.
• Travel stories from the pink city. By Trisha Bhattacharya.

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