Award-winning author Arundhati Roy strongly criticised the US and Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza and Lebanon in her acceptance speech for the PEN Pinter Prize at a ceremony in London earlier this month
Today I asked the Prime Minister if he will finally do what’s legally and morally right and end the government’s complicity in Israeli war crimes by banning ALL arms sales —including F-35 fighter jets — to Israel.
He said “no”.
As the #UK Government addresses the immediate and long-term security of its people, Saferworld’s longstanding experience in #conflictprevention and #peacebuilding highlights key concerns.
Read our statement on racist and Islamophobic riots in the UK: https://t.co/8BOZwyamq9
Many INGOs are questioning what it means to be locally led – and how and where to start @jessa_summers and @SaraTorrelles from IBT member @Saferworld share their experience
https://t.co/m0LYEQDEXY
In their new blog, @jessa_summers and @SaraTorrelles from @Saferworld share six things they have learnt by putting their partnership commitments into practice when working to prevent violent conflict and build safer lives #locallyled
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https://t.co/gBu6Vu6wTG
Please retweet. This is an important post which needs to be advertised as wide as possible please. We are prioritising women who are from racialised and minoritized communities and/or who have lived experience of going through the UK immigration.
The UK is projected to spend an estimated $9 million on Queen Elizabeth's funeral, amid warnings the country is heading toward recession and skyrocketing costs of living.
Over 2 million people in the UK cannot afford to eat every day, surveys show. 🧵
@catherinenyamb1 How can INGOs support movements of solidarity? @catherinenyamb1 'we need to see a resize/downsize effort if we really want to shift power, not INGOs moving their HQs to Nariobi'
@catherinenyamb1 'We must rethink what structures enable work that is based on solidarity & expand our conceptualisation of communities' (that aren't based in offices or in capitals) #Solidarity
Calling all friends, activists and practitioners in the Global South! the @bondngo conference below is available to Global South participants for free, using the code below. Please circulate and consider signing up. #development
Hear from @Saferworld civil society partners in #SouthSudan@ngorog29@JWEP61 & ChildBride Solidarity (https://t.co/ZdE0xdEdkf) - stories of hope for peace
Loved working on this piece 🧡
"Peace remains as elusive as a butterfly": reflections from #SouthSudan.
Please read & RT: https://t.co/njTKmpm3aF
Features 3 poignant reflections from @Saferworld partners, including poetry & hopes for the future 🇸🇸
#Peacebuilding