Editing Benjamin Zephaniah (section)

=== Other activism ===
Zephaniah spoke in favour of a [[British Republic]] and the [[Abolition of monarchy|dis-establishment of the Crown]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.republic.org.uk/tv/?p=10 |title=Statement of Principles |publisher=[[Republic (pressure group)|Republic]] |date=29 April 2011 |access-date=10 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803170043/http://www.republic.org.uk/tv/?p=10 |archive-date=3 August 2009}}</ref> In 2015, he called for [[Welsh language|Welsh]] and [[Cornish language|Cornish]] to be taught in English schools, saying: "Hindi, Chinese and French are taught [in schools], so why not Welsh? And why not Cornish? They're part of our culture."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-33840692|title=Benjamin Zephaniah calls for English schools to teach Welsh|work=BBC News|date=10 August 2015|access-date=27 August 2018|archive-date=9 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209234818/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-33840692|url-status=live}}</ref>

Zephaniah supported [[Amnesty International]] in 2005, speaking out against [[homophobia in Jamaica]], saying: "For many years Jamaica was associated with freedom fighters and liberators, so it hurts when I see that the home of my parents is now associated with the persecution of people because of their sexual orientation."<ref>{{cite web |title=Jamaica: Benjamin Zephaniah calls on Jamaicans everywhere to stand up against homophobia |url=https://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=16161 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903222159/http://amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=16161 |date=9 June 2005 |archive-date=3 September 2012 |access-date=12 October 2012| publisher=Amnesty International}}</ref>

In 2016, Zephaniah curated ''We Are All Human'', an exhibition at London's [[Southbank Centre]] presented by the [[Koestler Trust]], which exhibited art works by prisoners, detainees and ex-offenders.<ref name="ap2019">{{cite web|last1=Bankes|first1=Ariane|title=Why we need to free art by prisoners from behind bars|url=https://www.apollo-magazine.com/why-we-need-to-free-art-by-prisoners-from-behind-bars/|access-date=31 January 2019|website=Apollo Magazine|date=8 January 2018|archive-date=1 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201013501/https://www.apollo-magazine.com/why-we-need-to-free-art-by-prisoners-from-behind-bars/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Zephaniah was a supporter of the [[Palestine Solidarity Campaign]] and joined demonstrations calling for an end to the [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict|Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands]], describing the activism as the "Anti Apartheid movement". He was also a supporter of the BDS ([[Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions]]) movement.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sagir|first=Ceren|date=12 May 2019|title=Thousands in London call for an end to Israeli occupation of Palestine|url=https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/w/thousands-in-london-call-for-an-end-to-israeli-occupation-of-palestine|access-date=14 July 2020|website=Morning Star|language=en|archive-date=14 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714040421/https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/w/thousands-in-london-call-for-an-end-to-israeli-occupation-of-palestine|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bratu|first=Alex|date=7 May 2019|title=Birmingham poet Benjamin Zephaniah backs national demonstration for Palestine|url=https://www.iambirmingham.co.uk/2019/05/07/birmingham-poet-benjamin-zephaniah-backs-national-demonstration-for-palestine/|access-date=14 July 2020|website=I Am Birmingham|archive-date=17 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717040935/https://www.iambirmingham.co.uk/2019/05/07/birmingham-poet-benjamin-zephaniah-backs-national-demonstration-for-palestine/|url-status=live}}</ref>