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Ecstasy, imprisonment, and artivism: Carlotta Allum on both sides of the system

Ecstasy, imprisonment, and artivism: Carlotta Allum on both sides of the system

by Benjamin Foster | Jun 4, 2026 | Featured, Life after prison, Real Voices, Social Exclusion

Photo credit: Carlotta Allum Paid £5,000 to import ecstasy from the UK, Carlotta Allum was met with the police when she landed LAX in 1996. It was here that the city of angels would become her personal hell. After six months in prison, avoiding a lengthy sentence, and...
Behind the red brick walls: inside Sheffield’s St Wilfrid’s Centre

Behind the red brick walls: inside Sheffield’s St Wilfrid’s Centre

by Jimmy Tse | May 19, 2026 | Campaign Stories, Crafting Change, Homelessness, Social Exclusion

At a time when loneliness, homelessness and social exclusion are affecting people across the UK, Uproute steps inside St Wilfrid’s Centre to explore how small moments of connection can help people rebuild their lives. From the outside, St Wilfrid’s Centre looks almost...
Five myths about social exclusion, and what it really means in Britain

Five myths about social exclusion, and what it really means in Britain

by Jimmy Tse | May 15, 2026 | Social Exclusion, Uproute Toolkit

Photo: Tse Chun Ming / Uproute Social exclusion is often reduced to poverty, homelessness or personal failure. But in Britain today, it is a wider process of being cut off from work, housing, healthcare, digital access, relationships and public life. What is social...

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