Lyndsey Halliday

Arts, activism, equality, social justice, climate justice, exploring, creating, listening, learning, reading and tea

[Railway Gardens @railwaygardens]

Our next community catch up is on May 12th & you won't want to miss this one as we've got some MASSIVE news to share with you, plus

🚃 Latest news from the site
🗨️ Meet @benthyg, our local library of things
👩‍🎨 See the project logo inspired by your designs
https://t.co/hSjS3k3fp7

[Railway Gardens @railwaygardens]

As if you needed any more evidence that #Splott and #Adamsdown are AWESOME - we present this little Christmas treasure, a #community song about our toilet fundraiser - sound up!

If it leaves you feeling inspired to donate then visit https://t.co/BFle9ylyOH - and please do share!

[Julia Ioffe @juliaioffe]

Belarus may be a tiny country on another continent, but we should all be watching its people and asking ourselves if we are as brave as they are, if we care as much about democracy as they do, and if we would fight as hard for it.

My latest.

https://t.co/NKka3EJ1TN

[Artes Mundi @ArtesMundi]

A new project from @madeinroath2020 in partnership with The Privilege Cafe and ACAP Academy, looking for young Black & young NBPoC to become part of an intersectional heritage project to document and explore the history of the Black experience in Wales: https://t.co/SWLKLHE0jj

[Sophie Howe @sophiehowe]

Today I’m calling for the ⁦@WelshGovernment⁩ to use some of the £53m culture bailout to trial a form of basic income for creative professionals paired with a deal to use their skills in the planning design & delivery of public and community services https://t.co/KP6K4r3j2L

[Bloomberg Originals @bbgoriginals]

"We are not going to hide."

Russian LGBT couples face greater legislative prejudice after the July 1 referendum defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman only

[The New York Times @nytimes]

“Racism is ignorance based on being miseducated. Racism is a result of being indoctrinated instead of educated,” said Jane Elliott, the 86-year-old anti-racism educator behind the famous "Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes" exercise.

“I don’t sugarcoat racism." https://t.co/zga1HBrDuQ

[Dawn Butler ✊🏾💙 @DawnButlerBrent]

This was really hard to write. But my team said we need to talk about it otherwise things won't change.

Over the last few years the level of racist abuse and violent threats against me and my team have been unacceptable.

My @MetroUK column 👇🏾

https://t.co/ITC6cgoStY

[The Female Lead @the_female_lead]

"One of the criticisms I've faced over the years is that I'm not aggressive enough or assertive enough, or maybe somehow, because I'm empathetic, it means I'm weak. I totally rebel against that. I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate & strong." Jacinda Ardern https://t.co/YaMPp4rDhM

[Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @BellRibeiroAddy]

The climate issue is a class issue.

The emissions of the richest 1% are 30 times those of the poorest 50%.

This👏🏾Level👏🏾Of👏🏾Inequality👏🏾Is👏🏾Unsustainable👏🏾

[Fridays For Future @Fridays4future]

We stand in solidarity with climate activists in the Philippines 🇵🇭 The Anti-Terror law puts climate activists and environmental defenders at risk of being tagged as terrorists. Join the digital action by posting a picture with #JunkTerrorLaw and tagging @yacaphilippines ✊✊✊

[Stonewall @stonewalluk]

Throughout the current obsession with ‘discussing’ trans people and their rights, there’s a set of voices that we don’t hear anywhere near enough from: trans people themselves.

That's what makes #TransPeopleAreRealPeople so powerful. Take some time today and have a read through.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

There have been more than 4,700 demonstrations during the recent Black Lives Matter protests, an average of 140 per day.

Estimates suggest there could have been as many as 26 million people who participated.
https://t.co/eoJjSHOGkw

[The Privilege Cafe @privilegecafe_]

BEYOND EXCITED to welcome .@gilesduley to the cafe tomorrow to share his lived wisdom

With your ‘privilege hat’ on/off, ask yourself this q when you look at this incredible photograph by .@gilesduley

Is this the definition of beauty?

What is the right ‘shade of acceptance’?

[Anna Arrieta (she/her) @AnnaArrieta1]

So a few of us organised a local BLM protest in our small town of Porthcawl yesterday. The turnout was amazing despite the weather. I wanted to share a fantastic poem that a young person wrote and read out at the protest. This poem addresses the response ‘all lives matter’.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Two years ago today, I went from waitress and organizer to winning a Congressional primary while outspent 10-1.

Every day since I’ve tried to do right by working families & the movement that made it happen. Corrupt interests haven’t had a good night’s sleep since😉

Thank you 💜

[Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire]

Do you identify as BAME or know anyone who does?

What do you think of it?

Is it a term that can open doors?

Is it unhelpful?

Is it time to drop the acronym for more specific & accurate alternatives?

9am @BBCOne

[MWNUK @MuslimWomenUK]

How do you feel about the term #BAME? Do you find it unhelpful or patronising? This is a question that has been asked by one of our members on #WeRise and it would be useful obtain your opinions on the subject: https://t.co/K4VBedI6rn

[高贵监听器✊🏾 @bajankarma]

let’s be clear...

the ‘B’ in ‘BAME’ is just a letter without substance, it never represented black people and has become a way of excluding us under the guise of inclusion...

#BAME was created without our voices or consent!

[British Council Germany @deBritish]

It's #RefugeeWeek! A UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees. There's a vibrant programme of arts and culture events online. Join us! Here's 6 ways to get involved: https://t.co/7cvZJM9XWR #CultureofWelcome #Imagine a different world