It is the urgent task of those who believe in equality, democracy, nonviolence and sustainability to redouble our efforts to see these principles embodied.
Stormont may be suspended, but that does not mean democracy must be suspended too!
@Centre_SECA and @CFC_Together are meeting to plan for democratic action, Tue, 14 June, 7:00pm, PFC in Queen’s.
#NewDemocracyNI
MORE HERE: https://t.co/9HYUW3rMQV
A new chapter! 5 years after Doughnut Economics came out, I've added an action-packed Afterword on what we're learning about turning new economics into action. And in the spirit of the commons, it's free in the commons. Read, share, inspire, let's go.
https://t.co/KJBNix7nkn
Pollution is responsible for *one in six* global deaths each year and is now a bigger killer than smoking – today's @NewStatesman Chart of the Day. https://t.co/nG2eclaGXy
'On one estimate, just four corporations control 90% of the global grain trade'.
Welcome intervention from @GeorgeMonbiot on corporate oligopolies. It's time to democratise the food system.
https://t.co/nsEUkyTLPw
Looking forward to our next repair cafe on 14 May! You need to a repair slot, as our small but mighty team can only help a limited number of people at a time. Here's the link with all the details and to book. https://t.co/htW5cglW4q
Great news for GB. The new #BSLAct does not extend to Northern Ireland. Look fwd to seeing the commitment to #SignLanguage legislation in NI being delivered in next #Stormont mandate & examining the detail of that in due course.
We should be outraged by the exploitative employment practices of the Department of Education & its arms length bodies. Term time classroom assistants, term time caterers, by & large women trapped in in-work poverty. No union voice & no-one to strike for better conditions.
“Of all the droughts I have experienced in my 70 years, I have not seen anything as severe as this,”
Ahmad, from Somalia, is one of millions of people affected by the drought in the #HornofAfrica.
Read their stories“Of all the droughts I have experienced in my 70 years, I have not seen anything as severe as this,”
Ahmad, from Somalia, is one of millions of people affected by the drought in the #HornofAfrica.
Read their stories“Of all the droughts I have experienced in my 70 years, I have not seen anything as severe as this,”
Ahmad, from Somalia, is one of millions of people affected by the drought in the #HornofAfrica.
Read their stories“Of all the droughts I have experienced in my 70 years, I have not seen anything as severe as this,”
Ahmad, from Somalia, is one of millions of people affected by the drought in the #HornofAfrica.
Read their stories:
🚨 BREAKING NEWS
Our House of Lords has voted AGAIN to reject this government’s cruel plan to severely punish refugees who make their own way to claim asylum in the UK.
They are standing up for the Refugee Convention against government plans to destroy it 👏
A Mutual Bank would transform Northern Ireland as it would reinvest the wealth generated here for the benefit of people and planet. Will you join your party colleagues Gerry Carroll and Amy Merron in signing sign our #NIMutualBankPledge?
✍️ https://t.co/Fyo2tAKfMu
THREAD: Today we announced a major victory for 5,000 mostly women, Dalit workers in Dindigul, India: a binding agreement between major clothing supplier @EastmanExports, @HM & labor stakeholders @tamil_labour & @asia_floorwage to prevent gender-based violence & harassment.
6,400. That’s how many people Brazilian police killed in 2020 – the highest ever recorded.
Nearly 80 percent of those killed are Black.
https://t.co/vBki0F2ktK