Alison sparked a wonderful link in my head to some of the "radical gardening" thinking I've been doing. In fact ideas of collective green spaces, reclaiming & reseeding, has been v strong all week. Fully teared up as she was given a standing ovation for messages of mourning, hope & action #WCDC26

More conferences should have brass bands

More conferences should have drum troupes

Onto the second plenary at the World Community Development Conference: "Shaped by the past, co-creating the future: community development in a turbulent world". Hosted by @cdjplus.bsky.social - the journal I edit! It celebrates our 60th anniversary, with speakers from India, Bangladesh, Australia.

The colonial mindset, as illustrated by Peter Westoboy

Lingering imposter syndrome immediately demolished this morning by an opening talk on the history of the Glasgow University Settlement. My whole bag! I first learnt about the Settlement Movement (& voluntary action history) in Economic & Social History classes here at Glasgow. Happy WCDC!

Look it's where we got kettled that time!

Riding into Glasgow to You Held The World In Your Arms and greetin with the best of them.

My 8 hour long standard listening playlist, on shuffle has -no word of a lie - so far offered up Spook School, Bis and Arbor Green. *Must* know I'm headed north... 👻😱

Really battling a crumbling brain rn. It's going to be a fun fun week.

lolll should I apply for Public Affairs Officer at UUK tho

I've spent years working towards a ban on conversion practices, hoping to see a bill published. Today, I just feel so profoundly sad. As many others have noted, the draft has a carve out for "healthcare" so broad it makes a mockery of the idea this is a 'ban'. 1/2 www.gov.uk/government/p...

Trans-exclusionary data activism has, over the past decade, gained considerable ground. Its impacts are deeply consequential - yet often unrecognised. transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/06...

A statement from Exeter UCU branch @ucu.org.uk - please share far and wide.

Found out yesterday that my job is at risk. Feels terrible: multiple video-only "consultations" without even a q and a... Humanities and social sciences overwhelmingly targeted... Whole thing feels deeply ideological and also like payback aimed at the departments with high union density...

Love and solidarity gathering for members in the redundancy pools at Hallam Square. Monday 22nd June, 12PM - 1PM. #SaveSheffieldHallam #Sheffield #UKHE #SheffieldHallamUni

PRESS RELEASE: UCU Hallam secures major win as Sheffield Hallam University drops plans for subsidiary company. See ucuhallam.org/ezm8 for more info.

SOGGY

If you're alumnuses, HE nerds or industrial action fans plz donate to our local @ucuhallam.bsky.social strike fund because the picket line was SOGGY today #SaveSheffieldHallam #Strike ucuhallam.org/dispute/volu...

I have regular nightmares about not being able to graduate as PhD. Last night it was because I had forgotten to sit my A-level French exams, and also had skived off all of the classes so would have failed them anyway. My PhD is about Birmingham, but...

Day 10 of our strike: We will be out in force today on our pickets ahead of further negotiations with mgt. this afternoon. We know that another way is possible & we're keen to work together to avoid further job cuts & worsening ts & cs for staff at SHU #SaveSheffieldHallam #UCU #HE

Power to @ucuhallam.bsky.social negotiators heading back into ACAS talks again today 💪❤ #SaveSheffieldHallam #Strike

Fifty years on, Gurdip will always be remembered. On the night of 4 June 1976, Gurdip Singh Chaggar was out with his friends when he was killed in an unprovoked racist attack.

#BirminghamHistory the Birmingham Cinderella Club formed in 1893 took poor children on outings and provided entertainment. In 1898 over 600 children were taken to Sutton Park. Ref: WK/B11/441 #LibraryofBham

🚨DR UK's Statement on the EHRC's New Code of Practice "We are appalled at implications that an adequate workaround is trans people using Disabled toilets instead. We will not be used as a loophole in the wider erosion of trans rights." Full statement👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disabil...

‘The biggest rollback of disability rights in a generation’ – charities respond to Supreme Court ruling www.mind.org.uk/news-campaig... Statement by @mind.org.uk @mencap.org.uk @autisticsociety.bsky.social

Every person who emails is vital, and every MP who formally objects makes a difference. equalrecognition.eaction.org.uk/rejectthecode

Join me and @echomikeromeo.bsky.social on 4 June for an evening of trans history at the Birmingham LGBT Centre. Expect fun stories, unexpected connections, serious takeaways, and a little bit of hope. Free but register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/british-tr...

Struggling to know what to read or do following the announcement of the UK's anti-trans segregation regime? I've created a basic set of information, resources, and actions - in the form of an auto-reply sent to every single person who emails me at work.

Head Gardener

Joint statement from international LGBTQ+ rights NGOs, including @ilgaeurope.bsky.social and @tgeuorg.bsky.social “How can any trans and intersex person travelling to the UK feel secure that they will be treated with respect and dignity while using services?” tgeu.org/joint-statem...

Incredible sticker game from some comrades up the road #SaveSheffieldHallam #strike @ucuhallam.bsky.social

Wooah, BFIplayer currently has both The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies AND Plan 9 From Outer Space! A Sunday of terrible, terrible classics ahead.

Crucial advice for #NationalBiscuitDay From a strategic baked goods planning document published in 1946 by the Cake and Biscuit Manufacturers' War Time Alliance (yes, this was a thing and yes, we hold the archives - mrc-describe.epexio.com/records/CAB)

Our Lost Victorian Voices exhibition is currently on display at Buckingham Library! This was made as part of a National Lottery funded project that explored the hidden histories of LGBTQ+ individuals in our archive during the 19th century.

Friends, beloveds, frenemies and others! I’m looking for FIVE projects with 10-50+ hours of audio for transcription or closed captioning whom would like a quote from my disabled-majority intersectional social enterprise for support this June/July. That you? Drop me a line here or via our webform

I've got a nest of carder bees in one of my pots! You can't see much here but it's very pleasing that they've made their nest out of old wool fleece, literally carding the wool. There's lovely for you.

Every penny donated helps us work toward a world where our organisation no longer needs to exist. It takes two minutes to set up a monthly donation, or make a one-off contribution, to help us continue the fight for trans rights today. tinyurl.com/DonateTransA... #Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary

Doing anything with the Union is still like having to hang out with your abusive ex because all your pals are still friends with them by the way. Fuck the employer, solidarity for ever @uniteucu.bsky.social.

Hi #UCU26! We're starting our strike today at Sheffield Hallam University, show our delegates some love and solidarity ❤💪 @ucuhallam.bsky.social

They've put an actual lion in the middle of our picket spot! Underhanded management tactics as usual etc etc. #SaveSheffieldHallam #Strike (Follow @ucuhallam.bsky.social for actual content)

Over 30 degrees outside, bank Holiday traffic, but still Cross Country refuses to run the 5th carriage. Stuck in the bike rack for 2 hours with 20 other folk. Grumble grumble.

Joseph Rowntree was born OTD 24 May in 1836 in York. Best known as the driving force behind the Rowntree chocolate empire, he was also a pioneering social reformer. One of his legacies was the model village of New Earswick. He wanted to build a genuine, mixed-community without the stigma of

You’re not alone. Our trained LGBTQIA+ volunteers are here to listen to any concerns you may have as a result of the revised EHRC guidance being laid before parliament. We’ve supported the community through trials and tribulations for over 50 years, and we’re here for you today.

Ahh, the Old Profs have started their pre-strike lighting of the gas lamps. You can hear the seductive hiss through the office chatter. It's the rituals we love.

What kind of relationships did Big Local resident-led groups have with #health organisations? Article by me and Lucy Terry www.learningfrombiglocal.org.uk/resources/re...

🗃️In case you weren't able to attend last night, Cait's talk is now available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFun...

Wow this 2024 version of "If" is nothing like the original...