Isla McIntosh

She/They. Fav things include people power, creativity, intersectional equality, human rights, chocolate & nature. All views my own

[Social Security Scotland @SocSecScot]

Financial support when you need it most.

Harley encourages those that are eligible to apply for social security support.

Help tackle stigma with our stakeholder toolkit: https://t.co/pe6eB8pY8V

[Isla McIntosh @IslaRMcIntosh]

Peer researchers on our panel highlight the impacts on family, opportunities, mental & physical health, when lack of affordable credit traps us in cycles of debt, locked out of a dignified life

[Isla McIntosh @IslaRMcIntosh]

.@PovertyAlliance .@FairByDesign delighted to see Give Me Some Credit photoexhibition @ScotParl #FestivalofPolitics +panel discussing the issue justice of financial exclusion & solutions we're campaigning for including #FairBankingAct

[Trussell @TrussellUK]

Single dad, Andrew was forced to leave his job after being diagnosed with a disability.

He received little help from the social security system and had no option but to turn to a food bank.

It’s not right that disabled parents like Andrew are having to sit in the cold 💔

[Isla McIntosh @IslaRMcIntosh]

Loved speaking
@ALLIANCEScot
'Sharing Power' event today, alongside outstanding community activist Zahida who urges: "Recognise there'll always be a power imbalance. Don't bring people in to perform their pain- involve us in the solutions." That's #Participation @PovertyAlliance

[IFAN @IFAN_UK]

As @jrf_uk says ‘A government that came to office pledging to end the moral scar of food bank use should not be taking steps that could leave disabled people at greater risk of needing to use one.’ #CashFirst

[Tax Justice UK @TaxJusticeUK]

Cuts to public services and welfare are wrong – and unnecessary.

The government could tax extreme wealth and close loopholes instead.

Here are ten tax reforms to raise over £60 billion a year

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https://t.co/UeIgRTqJxp

[Isla McIntosh @IslaRMcIntosh]

North Highland Women's Wellbeing Hub are some of the most inspiring human rights defenders in Scotland today 📢- come along next week to hear about their campaign to protect women's rights to health and healthcare 💟🩺

[Making Rights Real @Rights_Real]

📢Last remaining places

We'll be:
✅️ Hearing from local health campaigners
✅️ Learning about right to healthcare
🗣 How to hold duty bearers accountable

🏥 Healthcare is a Human Right
📆 Date: 27 feb • 18:00
🎟 Book here for tickets: ⬇️

https://t.co/QPcaL5LNlW

[Fair By Design @FairByDesign]

🚨 Give Me Some Credit: The Reality of Life Without a Safety Net📷

We worked with @povertyalliance and 14 people with lived experience to document what it means to be locked out of affordable credit.📷

The result is this online exhibition: https://t.co/6FuFFTByup

[Isla McIntosh @IslaRMcIntosh]

@mariacbooker @FairByDesign Gordon, project participant: 'If I apply for credit, the finanical system doesnt recognise me as a carer, only as 'unemployed' - I feel invisible and not valued'.

[Isla McIntosh @IslaRMcIntosh]

Packed committee room .@HouseofCommons @APPGbanking to launch Give me some Credit: lived experience photo exhibition - check the online gallery https://t.co/uKYjtNnB51

[Isla McIntosh @IslaRMcIntosh]

@mariacbooker outlines why @FairByDesign commissioned this project to bring to life the real experiences of credit exclusion

[Isla McIntosh @IslaRMcIntosh]

.@HattonLloyd outline huge cost of financial exclusion across UK and need for joined up action; @libdemdaisy praises courage of peer researchers sharing their personal experiences to educate and influence change; @NavPMishra calls for fairness and accountability in lending

[Isla McIntosh @IslaRMcIntosh]

#RightsinAction webinar @PovertyAlliance comment from the floor highlighting where #empowerment is needed in our daily lives, e.g. disabled people's lives being decided by teams of professionals #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #IDDP24

[Isla McIntosh @IslaRMcIntosh]

#RightsInAction webinar @PovertyAlliance how can #Empowerment make the biggest impact?: having allies in 3rd sector fighting alongside you; peer support and speaking together with one loud voice drives impact and keeps you going @LGitamvu70488 @InclusionScot's Julia

[Isla McIntosh @IslaRMcIntosh]

@PovertyAlliance #RightsInAction webinar, the legendary @Heather62499566 of @Rights_Real: #Empowerment has impact when we get together, claim dignity & equality, refuse to be excluded from decision making - educate the duty bearers - explain to them 'Your job - is our lives' 🙌

[The Poverty Alliance @PovertyAlliance]

Without community and voluntary organisations, people in poverty will be cut off from vital support and advice.
That's why #FairFunding is high on our list of priorities for #ScotBudget.
https://t.co/yybwvmdAu4

[Isla McIntosh @IslaRMcIntosh]

Amazing panel @PovertyAlliance #RightsInAction webinar sharing what #Empowerment looks like - power of collective, peer support, knowing yr rights to recognise when th're being breached & where to go for redress @Heather62499566 @LGitamvu70488 @InclusionScot's PLPP April & Julia

[Isla McIntosh @IslaRMcIntosh]

Very concerned about the impact these job losses would have on #Equality, #Inclusion & #HumanRights for disabled people in Scotland. Disabled people's organisations are vital for empowerment, justice & tackling poverty - but they face a constant fight for survival #FairFunding

[Tressa Burke @tressaburke]

.@scotgov #PrioritiseDisabledPeople in #ScottishBudget Say almost 6000 disabled members @GDA__online along with @DEScotTweets @InclusionScot Involve Us & Invest in us- this will save money & enable fairness, rights & justice. We can help you deliver your priorities for Scotland

[Isla McIntosh @IslaRMcIntosh]

We've been working with @FairByDesign to support the campaign for Fairer Banking for All - brilliant work from @FBfACampaign and those with direct experience highlighting the impact or financial exclusion, and the solutions!

[Fair Banking for All @FBfACampaign]

“My children are quite aware of my finances and how it’s affected me. They’ve seen how happy I was when I got the loan from the credit union.

They were able to get a more happier mum when I was able to get more affordable credit.”

#FairBankingForAll