- inspirational activist Heather Ford @makingrightsreal.bsky.social, human rights advocate & researcher Lydia Gitamvu, @InclusionScotland Julia & April from People Led Policy Panel #Empowerment means claiming dignity and equality, refusing to be excluded from decisions

"Kindness", "Towering Intellect", "Eloquence" describe Jeane Freeman but for me it was "Humanity" & integrity which characterised relationships with disabled people, DPOs & myself. She listened, believed & embedded fairness, dignity & respect in all she did. www.heraldscotland.com/politics/258...

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The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.

Article by @neilmackay.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social outlines brutal reality facing Scotland's disabled people: this needs to be heard & better understood by the people of Scotland including our First Minister and full Scottish Cabinet and Prime Minister and full UK Cabinet.