The Bard of Barking meets royalty - the Pearly Queen of Fulham - to launch 'The story of England in 50 objects' for #StGeorgesDay promoting an inclusive sense of English national identity. More at www.averyEnglishchat.org.uk @billybragg.bsky.social

The #EnglishCafe is one of the tools created by the #AveryEnglishchat campaign to promote respectful conversations around your English identity launched by @billybragg.bsky.socialfor #StGeorgesDay Check out www.averyEnglishchat.org.uk for more tools and inspiration

A must-watch fil revealing the reality of Putin's Russia and its insidious propaganda and treatment of the Russian people told through the lens of one school's experiences

When should Eid start in London? Interesting online discussion today at 12.30pm 'In search of the Pearly Moon' Part of the #ModernCockneyFestival Any Eid plans?

Brilliant event today If you missed it, it will be available on our YouTube channel soon Thanks to @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social and to Abdullah and Glyn from United East End for joining us

‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Director: “This is about how you lose your country — through small acts of complicity: when a government murders people on the streets, when oligarchs take over the media… we all face a moral choice. But even a nobody is more powerful than you think."

We're at the halfway mark of the #ModernCockneyFestival Do check out our events including exhibitions, opera, poetry, online discussions form the #BattleofCableStreet, walking tours and more. Discover at www.moderncockneyfestival.org.uk For 'non posh Londoners' everywhere

Online meeting to talk about the Battle of Cable Street. Please join us: www.tickettailor.com/events/moder...

What 5 objects define your story of England, Englishness, or being English, or not? #averyEnglishchat campaign launched by @growsocialcapital.bsky.social to tackle growing division & polarisation in run up to #StGeorgesDay What's you 5 objects?

This year's #ModernCockneyFestival (March 1-31st) features live opera, poetry, theatre, and family fun day events along with online talks. Check out at www.moderncockneyfestival.org.uk Celebrate the culture, heritage, and identity of 'non-posh Londoners'

What 5 objects define your story of England, Englishness, or being English, or not? #averyEnglishchat campaign launched by @growsocialcapital.bsky.social to tackle growing division & polarisation in run up to #StGeorgesDay What's you 5 objects?

Campaign seeks 50 objects to ‘take the heat’ out of Englishness debate

If interested in English language with its 40+ regional variations, check out free online event The changing voice of Cockney on Thurs March 5 My fave #CockneyRhymingSlang is 'Hank Marvin' = ? What's yours? One of 20+ events in this year's #ModernCockneyFestival @bbclondon.bsky.social

In an age where we need new political heroes, we've found an old one! Discover the inspiring story of #MinnieLansbury the Poplar councillor who went to prison in fight against unjust sydtem & paid the ultimate price this Thurs at #TateInstitute #ModernCockneyFestival @bbclondon.bsky.social

This year's #ModernCockneyFestival (March 1-31st) features live opera, poetry, theatre, and family fun day events along with online talks. Check out at www.moderncockneyfestival.org.uk Celebrate the culture, heritage, and identity of 'non-posh Londoners'

Hear one of America's leading experts on countering the rise of populism, Prof Joan Williams, author of 'Outclassed - how the Left lost the working class and how to win them back' in free online conversation event at 4pm GMT on Monday March 2. Inspiring and practical lessons from America for the UK

"If we don't act urgently, we're screwed" my call out at #SxSWLondon in panel discussion with @carolinelucas.bsky.social on English identity & tackling social division such as our work with #ModernCockneyFestival

What are you doing to celebrate #SirMichaelCaine birthday today? Pop in to a Pie'n'Mash shop to celebrate. He's 92 today...not many people know that #moderncockneyfestival #nationalpiemashweek #blowthebloodydoorsoff

At a number of art galleries I make a point of revisiting old favourites, here 'A sergeant of the Light Horse' by George W Lambert at #NGV Melbourne, Australia. Do you have any fave works you revisit?

Does it need a label to describe, such as 'Corporate Social Irresponsibility'?

The idea of #Essexwines has given me a thought that we should be encouraging traditional pie'n'mash shops to offer them as part of our campaign to obtain Protected Status #ModernCockneyFestival

As my dear old Uncle Len used to say, 'Enjoy yourself. Life's too short'. Make the most of the precious time, relationships, and togetherness you have. #Cockney #ModernCockney #ModernCockneyFestival

I'm a great believer you can turn any journey into a creative odyssey. #Tramspiration in Melbourne, Australia used the tram as our classroom, like I do with the Tube in London with #Tubespiration Turn mundane commutes into flights of fancy. #creativity

Can any parliamentary building match the heritage of the UK #HouseofCommons Proud showing one of my #BostonUniversity students @dvadmiroff.bsky.social its splendour at launch of major report on UK building #socialcohesion #ProtectionApproaches #LondonResilience

Major call out to learn lessons from the summer's riots with launch of #BuildingResilientCommunities report by #ProtectionApproaches & #LondonResilience & need to invest in #socialcohesion

Are you a Tummler? Yiddish word for someone hired to get a party going - a great metaphor for community change activists. Great day sharing #DublinConversations free tools on creating bottom-up led change with community groups in Monmouthshire. Check out DC website for free tools #SocialCapital

Wonder what place in Britain has the worst/scruffiest taxis? Pose question after @crosscountryuk.bsky.social train refused to go beyond Newport & resorting to taxi to get to my #Tummler workshop gig in Chepstow. This cold, scruffy Newport cab would take some beating? Any worse? #craptaxi

Setting off from Barry Island to a day of sharing what a #Tummler is with community activists in #Monmouthshire Tummler is a Yiddish word meaning someone hired to get a party going - we think it's a great metaphor for creating community change #SocialCapital

Great day filming in Splott Cardiff where we're producing a #pocketMuseum telling #StoryofSplottIn50objects With local students celebrating the Imperial Cafe aka 'The Imps' reckoned to be Britain's oldest greasy spoon cafe Est 1930 #growsocialcapital

Great creative from @premierinn.bsky.social at their Barry hotel with a #GavinandStacey welcome to guests

My local corner shop has had to resort to creating a Rogues Gallery of alleged shoplifters in frustration st lack of response from the police. Communities using modern equiv of stocks to publicly shame wrongdoers. Should they have to resort to #SocialCapital ? #southwalespolice

#SteveMcQueen latest film #Blitz is both a timely rekindling of an inspiring story but also offers valuable lessons for today. And just to think my Dad and his family were probably in their backyard shelter in this Luftwaffe pic. Have you seen the film? shorturl.at/yOWxT #ModernCockneyFestival

Celebrating the life of #JohnPrescott especially his cameo appearance in #GavinandStacey turning up at Nessa's wedding showed a deft PR touch. Have there have been any better cameo performances? #TwoJags #BarryIsland

Trump won because he had ‘Purpos’ - a cut-through narrative that goes beyond Ethos, Logos, and Pathos What's your Purpos? www.linkedin.com/pulse/trump-...

What's the story of where you live? Am pioneering the idea of #pocketmuseums - deck of cards telling the story of a place in 50 objects Working in Splott celebrating one of Cardiff's most cherished communities - from celebs to boasting Britain's oldest greasy spoon cafe An idea for where you live?