Laura Burnell

Experienced charity/NFP comms professional - social justice, health, international development. Aside from family my loves include theatre, cinema, travel, food

[M A Y A O P P E N H E I M 💃🏻 ✍️ @MayaOppenheim]

The house The Independent built: why we’re campaigning for domestic abuse survivors

It has been fantastic to be involved in a new campaign by @Independent & @RefugeCharity 💝💝

A woman is killed by a partner or ex every 5 days. This must change.

https://t.co/MAVNjr3PXS

[The Independent @Independent]

Exclusive Interview: Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire details the abuse she suffered as a child as she backs the Independent and @RefugeCharity 's Brick by Brick' campaign to help survivors of domestic violence.

Read more here ➡️ https://t.co/wRHJSYZCrY

[The Independent @Independent]

‘It started with love bombing and ended with him holding me hostage.’

As part of our ‘Brick by Brick’ campaign with @RefugeCharity and @PersimmonHomes to raise £300,000 to build a safe house for domestic abuse survivors to find their freedom, Esther, a domestic abuse survivor, tells her story to The Independent.

Read more here ➡️ https://t.co/0bCc7IGCVr

[Laura Burnell @loobyloo32]

Please sign this petition and encourage Croydon Council to step up their efforts to save Love Lane Green Community Garden from closure! https://t.co/drqpJzRscp via @UKChange
@yourcroydon @InsideCroydon #innercity #greenspace #savelovelanegreen #CommunitySupport

[Every Casualty @everycasualty]

When better than #WorldPressFreedomDay to announce our Exec Dir @gavincrowden is speaking at this special @frontlineclub event next Tues (9/05) which explores the significance of casualty recording & reporting, esp ref the ongoing conflict in #Ukraine. https://t.co/xa8FHbw5UM

[Every Casualty @everycasualty]

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday agreement.

In our new blog @everycasualty highlights Lost Lives - one of the greatest examples of casualty recording in contemporary history.

https://t.co/ZIkES0tLOP

[Every Casualty @everycasualty]

The families of victims of armed conflict have a right to know the specific circumstances of their death, in order to promote human dignity. #HumanRights

Record. Recognise. Remember.

https://t.co/Db6YO9Q5Vi

[Every Casualty @everycasualty]

#HRC52 Our Advocacy Director, Rachel, is just stepping up to the mic to deliver a joint statement, with @airwars and the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union @UGSPL, to the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine: https://t.co/jrpFacrtux

[Every Casualty @everycasualty]

The @everycasualty team are at #HRC52 this week and we'll be keeping you updated on what we're up to including:

🗣️Oral statements
🎫Side event
📘New report

If you're also in attendance then keep an eye out for @gavincrowden @FedRiccardi & @rnetasns & say hi!

[Every Casualty @everycasualty]

"A country that is not dealing with its past will not be able to deal with its present or future"
Hazem Mohammed’s brother was shot & dumped in a mass grave in Iraq in 1991 - his body has yet to be found
From 4,500 exhumed bodies only 2,000 have been ID'd https://t.co/dSf4vNyCTv

[Every Casualty @everycasualty]

There has been a huge recent spike in false claims about the #ukrainewar. The spread of mis- and dis-information is a very real challenge faced by many members of our Casualty Recorders Network.

https://t.co/JC6gXibnyY

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

It would take a politician of exceptional ability to convey this message without reminding everyone that the rest of the UK would also be better off in the EU single market. Sunak is not an exceptional politician.

[Every Casualty @everycasualty]

Ukrainian Nobel peace laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk believes starting legal proceedings against Vladimir Putin sooner rather than later "could have a 'cooling effect' on the brutality of human rights violations.." that are happening daily in #Ukraine
https://t.co/OUlFau6bPb

[Caitlin Moran @caitlinmoran]

Everyone enjoying their Brexit breakfast turnips?

[Every Casualty @everycasualty]

If it wasn’t for Iryna’s brightly painted nails, she may never have been identified so quickly:

´..images of her remains… began to circulate across social media…. The beautician who painted Filkina’s nails recognised who she was.’ #UkraineWar

[Every Casualty @everycasualty]

We believe every life has individual and equal value, with dignity in death a fundamental right for all. Learn more about casualty recording and our Casualty Recorders Network on our website: https://t.co/STrxzUWJsc

[Count Binface @CountBinface]

Remember:
Liz Truss votes for PM: 81,316
Count Binface votes for mayor: 92,896
#Trussterfuck

[Anne Frank Trust @AnneFrankTrust]

Our response to recent antisemitic tweets by Kanye West

[Laura Burnell @loobyloo32]

Delighted that @AnneFrankTrust has been shortlisted as part of @LNER’s Customer and Community Investment Fund. Please vote for our ‘Anne Frank & Me’ proposal, which sits in the Education and Employability theme, using this link: https://t.co/S7eDooPB8f #challengeprejudice #CCIF

[Anne Frank Trust @AnneFrankTrust]

Must watch!

Actor Sarah @Solemani delivered an incredibly powerful speech at our #AnneFrankDiary75 event on Tuesday

Inspiring and motivating, Sarah truly captures Anne Frank and her legacy of hope, we highly recommend you watch

Full speech here🔗https://t.co/K80hSFIJbD