Dr Ali Body

Researching civil society; philanthropy; justice; children, youth & citizenship education @UniKent
Director @ledbythewild
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[Dr Ali Body @AliBody1]

We are delighted to share a new website for our ESRC project 'Educating for Public Good', providing an overview of our work & whose involved, plus links to our previous research. We will update this regularly as the project progresses! @ehl198 @SSPSSR https://t.co/Ka3RBKR4CQ

[Dr Ali Body @AliBody1]

Politics isn't working. It's time to call time on the broken culture in Westminster and have a fresh start with a fair voting system. Add your name to @electoralreform's call to #MakeSeatsMatchVotes https://t.co/UYaq93a5bq

[Dr Ali Body @AliBody1]

Democracy is crumbling.
Children are watching.
And philanthropy is still playing it safe.
We don’t need more cake sales.
We need civic fire.
It’s time to shift from charity to justice — & put young people at the heart of democratic renewal.
https://t.co/1wTahgnh6m

[Dr Ali Body @AliBody1]

@PeterHeckel2 I'll let you off my brother!!

[Dr Ali Body @AliBody1]

Moving away from this platform.... come follow me here - new profile:

[Dr Ali Body @AliBody1]

This.

[Chris Packham @ChrisGPackham]

Things have just got a lot more difficult . Here’s what I think . I had no control over what just happened . None . But I do have control over how I will react to it . And I am not going to give up on the beautiful and the good , the grip on my dreams just got tighter .

[Dr Ali Body @AliBody1]

As a parent of a neurodiverse child, this rings so true. The pressure on parents to navigate the path between an inadequate education system & your child's needs is a never-ending battle. You have to be fierce & you have to turn up every day ready to fight. It's exhausting.

[BBC Newsnight @BBCNewsnight]

“The system is broken… Our children are traumatised by school”

@CarrieGrant1, broadcaster and National Autistic Society ambassador, speaks to #Newsnight about the National Audit Office report on children with special needs

[Sarah Shreeve @sarah_lisl]

Fantastic afternoon with colleagues from across the sector as @PearsFoundation hosted @AliBody1’s book launch for ‘children as changemakers’. Loved the workshop considering building active civic engagement- especially hearing how the courageous advocacy strand within our SIAMS …

[Dr Ali Body @AliBody1]

@RaeSnape @CambridgeCitiz4 @sebchapleau @CitizensUK That's good to hear @CitizensUK and ideas of community organising certainly feature strongly in the book - literally a whole chapter on on it!

[Dr Ali Body @AliBody1]

🎉 My new book is out today! Children as Change Makers: Unleashing Children's Real Philanthropic Power! 🙌
It explores how we can reimagine a child-centred philanthropic ecosystem, rooted in justice & collective action, to unlock children's full potential as change-makers.
🌍✨

[Dr Ali Body @AliBody1]

@RaeSnape No, the book was written prior to our visit to you guys - but there is a report on the ESRC project you participated in released next month, where we will feature all case studies (I'll email in the next few weeks with more details🙂) & a book then planned from that!

[Dr Ali Body @AliBody1]

@RaeSnape Thanks Rae, I hope you are well.

[Dr Ali Body @AliBody1]

@heathermarielit Thanks Heather! 😊

[Dr Ali Body @AliBody1]

@jenjen1985 Thanks Jen 😊

[Dr Ali Body @AliBody1]

@brabournecep Thank you 😊

[Dr Ali Body @AliBody1]

@twohig_harry Thanks Harry 😊

[Dr Ali Body @AliBody1]

@MorganHPhillips https://t.co/n1TfXjBxBv It comes out in paperback in January for a much lower cost 😉

[Dr Ali Body @AliBody1]

@MinistryEco Sounds good to me 😊

[Dr Ali Body @AliBody1]

My beautiful primary school. Definitely worth a visit if you're local with primary aged children.

[Brabourne CEP School @brabournecep]

Our small village school is located between Ashford and Folkestone, with stunning views of the Kent Downs. If you would like to have a tour and see our wonderful school in action, please call 01303 813276.

[Dr Ali Body @AliBody1]

@merylbatchelder Good work! It's definitely been a tough growing season this year - well done for salvaging the polytunnel!

[Dr Ali Body @AliBody1]

So wonderful to be back at #VSVR24 for the 30th voluntary sector and volunteering research conference. Kicking off with fabulous talk from Clare Saunders, and the panel on organising for change. @VSRjournal @VSSN_UK