From time to time I take part in online actions that seek to bring balance to some of the toxic comment sections on the internet. Have you heard of #IAmHere? It’s a network of citizens who counter hate speech and misinformation online. It started with one woman in Sweden and has now spread across to […]
Read More All the beds I have slept inI am in Shoreditch tonight. The arty, grungy, vibrant, multicultural end of London. I am here to see a play. All The Beds I Have Slept In. The play is about forced migration. Written and acted by people with lived experience of fleeing for their lives. Will tell you all about it later. For Debbie’s […]
Read More Heading out to see a playThis work is by the London based artist and activist Sofia Karim. These are samosa packets. Something that street vendors make from scrap paper back in India. One day she found a packet with information about a court case on it. From then on, these bags became a form of resistance for Karim. A method […]
Read More These bags are not for samosasI came across this quote on social media recently. “I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything; but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.” Edward Everett Hale It made me think about what […]
Read More I am only one; but still I am oneFor Debbie’s Six Word Saturday
Read More That awful day the world changedFinally visited this grand church. King Henry III ordered the current abbey to be built in 1245. But they say a church has been on this site since 1080. It’s the place where the coronation of kings and queens take place. And notable people are buried or remembered here. For Debbie’s Six Word Saturday
Read More Walked through the incredible Westminster Abbey
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