Such a privilege to work with Julie and others in this process with @GRIPPUK. We've been building this since 2020 through so many unknowns. Holding an authentic relational participatory approach takes time and effort - but hey, with impact like this, it's truly worth it.
Our ICESCR Team isbusily researching, collating & writing our next submission to the #UN#ICESCR review of the UK.
Here one of the team @JulieEasley shares what this work really means to a single mam on benefits who has dared to step out of her lane
https://t.co/F2ZJWsx47l
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 .
📢 New: The Untold Realities of Poverty in the UK
Written by GRIPP members, this collection of writings reveals the real-life stories of people facing #poverty in the UK today.
🔎Explore these powerful stories & understand the impact of poverty in the UK
https://t.co/DHWwX6pNAM
A month on from the anti-immigration riots that spread across the country, GRIPP members share reactions, reflections and intention to move forward together:
https://t.co/EeIS0nsFHd
with thanks to @CivicPowerFund for supporting communities at this time
Every year, our residential camping trips help trans young people escape their everyday realities offer a safe and affirmative space.
Please support our crowdfunder at https://t.co/21WIH43RYy, and help ensure that our 2024 camps are a huge success!
Is your photo ID out of date? Do you no longer look like your old ID?
There's still time to get a free Voter Authority Certificate, but you need to apply by June 26th.
https://t.co/gUQyRo8GEW
Make your vote count 🗳️
If you run or attend a book group, a women's group, a pudding group, a language class, a men's shed, a sports club and have a laptop or smartphone take it along and help people register to vote. #VoteYourValues
18 June Register
19 June Postal vote
26 June Free voter ID
📈 How UK rents got SO DAMN HIGH: explained in under 60 seconds.
⚖️ Rip-off rents are a result of political choices made 45 years ago and upheld by every government since.
It's not too late to undo this damage and bring rents down. But we must get organised.
You're invited to sign the #letsendpoverty pledge and demand action to end poverty this election. Your voice matters - join the movement. Sign up at https://t.co/EmyV5zHIBD
It's taken a week of my GRIPP time to hold this one meeting. But it was a bloody good meeting, twice! Power was with the right people to make some good decisions, deliberate and question. But really, it takes a lot of time to get participation right.
Thanks to @CivicPowerFund
Real participation isn't quick. It takes time, real time, lot of time. We had our Partnership meeting this week - twice. 1 evening 1 daytime slot so as many members as possible can be part of decision-making. It's time-consuming but its right. Funders need to fund accordingly
I'm walking 150km in 31 days to mark the 76th anniversary of the #Nakba to raise funds for @MedicalAidPal.
Today 6km among these ancient oak trees - similar age to the olive trees torn from the ground and communities in Palestine then and now.
https://t.co/och6w62ZZk
@Clare_MacG @Rights_Real Congrats. And gratitude to you for sharing that advice with me years ago: "Do what you love with the people you love doing it with". And that's my crew @GRIPPUK
Our Youth and Families Team are hiring three roles!
If you're passionate about youth advocacy, with a talent for crafting impactful initiatives, then click the link to find out more.
All roles are closing on 10th May at 9am.
https://t.co/sVE5XZ6wgb
🚨BREAKING: AirTanker haven't ruled themselves out of this government's cruel Rwanda scheme ... so we've made them a new ad.
@AirTanker, you've still got time to do the right thing.
Our Youth and Families Team are hiring three roles!
If you're passionate about youth advocacy, with a talent for crafting impactful initiatives, then click the link to find out more.
All roles are closing on 10th May at 9am.
https://t.co/sVE5XZ6wgb
Hey @jet2tweets! It looks like you rent planes from @AirTanker - who could be running forced flights in the government's cruel cash-for-human Rwanda scheme.
Do the right thing and tell AirTanker to stand on the right side of history.
Learn how to work with and support trans patients through interactive exercises and reflective discussions in a small group learning environment, delivered by trainers with therapeutic and trans-specific knowledge and practice.
Information and booking: https://t.co/j60w37g04e
I loved this moment on a residential last year - shouting and objecting about the ways our organisations often perpetuate the systems we wish to change. Maybe @GRIPP can build it differently...we're sure as hell trying!!