Brilliant night speaking at the Festival of Debate last night with @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social, @lucygavaghan.bsky.social and @riverdonproject.bsky.social (and a wonderful audience ❤️)

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PEN International has launched an archive to commemorate the lives & work of the many writers so far killed in Gaza. It is a detailed honouring of each person. “I am Nour El Din Adnan Hajjaj, a Palestinian writer, I am 27 years old & I have many dreams...” www.pen-international.org/war-on-write...

“I've been wondering why artists are required to dream up liberation in the gallery, but when that dream meets life we are shut down.” Take a minute to listen to Jasleen Kaur.

Congratulations to Jasleen Kaur – the Glasgow artist won the Turner Prize last night for her solo show at Tramway, and used her acceptance speech to make a rousing stand in solidarity with Palestine www.theskinny.co.uk/art/news/gla... [story by @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social]

Minutes ago, activists unfurled a banner from the iconic Park Hill flats in #Sheffield calling for an end to UK arms sales to Israel. The banner, in the colours of the Palestinian flag, marks the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Here's an exclusive pic ⬇️

🌿 Grateful to Håkon Evjemo for sharing his imaginative, pactically-minded, article with the pollen project. Through a series of playful arguments, Håkon ponders the interconnection of lives and liberty, and the representation of more than human life in legal systems. Scroll for an excerpt.

🏔️ Proud to share George Hill's writing as part of the pollen project relaunch. Remaking the website, I've read this piece countless times. Again and again, I'm taken aback with how immersive and enchanting it is. Scroll through for a short snippet, and follow the route to read in full.

After a period of hibernation from public action, the pollen project is back. pollen is a storytelling initiative seeking more personal, creative explorations of nature-connectedness and climate breakdown. I'll be using blue sky to spotlight pollen articles and updates. Here's a first taste... 🪼