Poppy B

Social worker, queer, writer, sociologist, photographer, arts worker. Living on unceded Gadigal land.

[Poppy B @poppppy]

Been doing some little snippets of writing since getting to Barcelona, mostly around impressions and observations of the city and people. Nothing polished, just little glances, snatches of the texture of life.
https://t.co/29HvhSgWip

[Poppy B @poppppy]

A great way to celebrate world social work day’s ‘respecting diversity’ theme would be for the @AASW_ to reduce barriers to enter the profession like 1000 unpaid hours that uphold the system of elitist professional gatekeeping #wswd2023.

[Poppy B @poppppy]

It would have been great to see more diversity among the speakers at the @AASW_ Mental Health Social Work symposium today. There was a glaring absence of First Nations voices for example #aaswevents

[Poppy B @poppppy]

GO MARY JO! I was very lucky to have MJ as a tutor in several courses during my Masters course at Usyd. She changed and helped my thinking in profound and important ways.
#aaswevents #aasw

[Australian Association of Social Workers @AASW_]

And the Social Worker of the Year is Mary Jo McVeigh. Mary Jo is the CEO of Cara House and CaraCare. She is also a lecturer at the social work department @Sydney_Uni, where she specialises in domestic and family violence and death and dying. Congratulations Mary Jo! #aaswevents

[Australian Association of Social Workers @AASW_]

And the Social Worker of the Year is Mary Jo McVeigh. Mary Jo is the CEO of Cara House and CaraCare. She is also a lecturer at the social work department @Sydney_Uni, where she specialises in domestic and family violence and death and dying. Congratulations Mary Jo! #aaswevents

[Pilgrim Pestorius @pestoriusm]

Coercive treatments have a background in the penal history of Australia. A brutal and harsh society built on genocide, sexual slavery, assault and stealing First Nations Land. Coercive treatments have a history. They are throughout the prison system (microculture). #AASWEvents

[Poppy B @poppppy]

Loved hearing @LisaMBrophy @AASW_ Mental Health Social Work & Contemporary Practice Symposium. Powerful research being shared esp disproportionate rates of CTOs for certain demographics, & stigma around sharing lived MH experiences as a MH worker #aaswevents

[Saxon Mullins @SaxonAdair]

Affirmative consent is law in NSW

[The Gruen Team @GruenHQ]

The Pitch: Convince Australians of the value of the Arts by LOUD. #Gruen

[Jeff Brown @Illini_Hiker]

Tired of the electoral map? Here is a map of the legality of owning a Kangaroo by state.

[Poppy B @poppppy]

@maevemarsden Agreed. The whole thing seems like a decision made more for sponsors than community. Plenty of ad space in a stadium.

[Poppy B @poppppy]

A big, beautiful fuck you to US-sponsored fascism everywhere.

[Leonardo Valenzuela Pérez @maritorium]

Chile will have a new Constitution, closing a cycle that began with the US sponsored military coup of September 11, 1973. Dedicated to Nixon and Kissinger who certainly will hear the news 🖕 #PlebiscitoChile

[Poppy B @poppppy]

Chile <3

[Kirsten Sehnbruch @KirstenSehn]

Today in the Guardian, my take on Sunday’s referendum in Chile:
https://t.co/Uard8cKcfg

[Tiger Webb @tfswebb]

Australia had its own George Floyd moment, only it passed without international outrage - ABC News https://t.co/w9tnOZ8u8Y

[blakandblack @blakandblack]

We’re outraged by the way the filth treat black people in the US, this is Sydney today, the filth slam a young #FirstNations boy into the ground at Redfern.

#AboriginalLivesMatter

#PoliceViolence is unacceptable there needs to be #PoliceAccountability