Final programming for Meeting the Moment on 26 November in Bristol! We are delighted to add LaToyah McAllister-Jones FRSA of Citizens for Culture, Jessica Thom of TourettesHero and Joanne Oliver of VWV to the programme. www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1356...

Meeting The Moment

A one day event for the culture sector on speaking up in troubled times.

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A lovely glimpse of the joy and comfort that Read for Good brings to children in hospitals through the power of books. Please watch, share and, if you can, help @readforgood.bsky.social bring more stories and smiles to children and families who need them most. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeWH...

"The Magic Of Stories" a short film by Read for Good

YouTube video by Read for Good

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First speakers announced for Meeting the Moment, a one day event for the culture sector on speaking up in troubled times. Wed 26 Nov 10:00, @wshed.bsky.social Am very EXCITED. Shares appreciated. www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1356...

Meeting The Moment

A one day event for the culture sector on speaking up in troubled times.

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Really pleased to announce Meeting the Moment on 26 Nov - a one day event for culture leaders about speaking up in troubled times www.watershed.co.uk/news/standin...

Announcing Meeting the Moment, 26 Nov

Clare Reddington, Watershed CEO shares why we have created a one day event about speaking up in troubled times

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This, from the Quakers, is a pretty good example of how to resist pressure from bigot lobbying groups. Effectively “we legally can allow trans people to use the loo, we morally should, and we tried it and nothing bad happened”

The Pinch of Salt Path

@belalugosisdad.bsky.social is there a good way to share something with you?

I am planning an event @wshed.bsky.social for the culture sector around our collective role in building togetherness to combat the rise of the far right. I am talking with Hope not Hate and imagining a mix of talk and workshop covering. Is this something you would be interested to attend?

Feeling VERY proud. The open letter to the EHRC from the culture sector was submitted today with over 1600 signatures. And the press are covering it all over the country. Can still sign tho if you would like! tinyurl.com/ehrcletter.

We have an amazing 1, 500 signatures from people and organisations at all scales across the UK. Just 24 hours left to go - please sign and share if you can.

Watershed@wshed.bsky.social · last yr.

Our CEO Clare Reddington has worked with trans activists to create an open letter to the Equality and Human Rights Commission from the Culture Sector, in solidarity with Trans, Nonbinary and Intersex communities. (1/2)

An open letter to the Equality and Human Rights Commission from the Culture Sector, in solidarity with Trans, Nonbinary and Intersex communities. Sign your name here: tinyurl.com/ehrcletter Please share widely, and if you are not able to sign for your organisation, please share with someone who can

Marching in gratitude for @juststopoil.bsky.social especially those who were arrested for their service to people and the planet

Calling all venues and clubs - the interim guidance from the EHRC on single sex spaces will have HUGE impact for you, your staff and customers. Please register your concern. My template email and contact details here - wshed-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/person...

NOW and FOREVER BBZ

Respect and love for all those who demonstrated outside @wshed.bsky.social against racism Today

I appreciate you coming to chat with me, for making your views really clear, listening and continuing to disagree with me. Let’s keep talking.

Bela Lugosi's Dad 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸@belalugosisdad.bsky.social · last yr.

I've spoken to Clare in person. She's clearly very upset, and feels put in an impossible situation, and I appreciate her willingness to talk. However I still completely disagree with the decision to go ahead with this event, and I believe her reading of their legal obligations is incorrect.

No Reform candidate has turned up for the hustings @wshed.bsky.social. What is happening is an important discussion about disability and access on public transport.

Democracy is not served by cancelling people you disagree with. Beat them with your arguments, positive policies and..for those politically motivated…your hard work getting the message out. Bear in mind some candidates will be less than happy walking up those 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ stairs and with an award winning 🚾 🤭

Watershed@wshed.bsky.social · last yr.

Here is a piece from our CEO @clarered.bsky.social on the WECA Mayoral Transport Hustings taking place today. In it Clare shares some context in response to public feedback (some are angry we haven't cancelled the event, others have expressed support). www.watershed.co.uk/articles/not...

Here is a piece from our CEO @clarered.bsky.social on the WECA Mayoral Transport Hustings taking place today. In it Clare shares some context in response to public feedback (some are angry we haven't cancelled the event, others have expressed support). www.watershed.co.uk/articles/not...

A note from Watershed CEO on The WECA Mayoral Transport Hustings

Watershed CEO Clare Reddington responds to feedback

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Five things you might not know about PIP and a thread. 1) PIP is not a ‘benefit’ of disability, it’s welfare support to cover the additional costs of living with chronic illness or disability - medicine, transport, therapy, specialist equipment (and no, not all of these are available on the NHS)

In this article for @artsprofessional.co.uk, our CEO @clarered.bsky.social took the opportunity to witness the @britishcouncil.bsky.social 's work in India. www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...

Stepwells and shared spaces: Lessons from India - Arts Professional

Watershed's Clare Reddington is coming to the end of her term as a British Council trustee. While presenting at a conference in India, she took the opportunity to witness the council’s work.

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The 2025 Gender Index report (out today) underscores persistent barriers to women thriving in entrepreneurship across the UK. While regions like Wales and Northern Ireland show promising growth (it) underlines the need for systemic change" www.thegenderindex.co.uk

The Gender Index

Unlocking insights into female entrepreneurship across the UK. Dive into transparent gender-disaggregated data with The Gender Index. Explore its impact on sectors, investment, diversity, and more thr...

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So proud of RSC and Sarah Ellis for launching Lili today, a Macbeth-inspired video game made by New York-based iNK Stories. The RSC's first ever video game, Lili is a trailblazing vision set in contemporary Iran with Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth at the centre. www.rsc.org.uk/news/macbeth...

Happy UK toilet of the year day to those who celebrate. Thoughts and prayers with all those shortlisted www.watershed.co.uk/news/watersh...

Watershed Flushed with Success at the Loo of the Year Awards

Watershed picked up a major honour at the 2023 Loo of the Year Awards, winning the National Award for England in the Individual Business Category at a ceremony in Birmingham yesterday.

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The personal is political. Please read

Anna Starkey@imaginaryastronaut.xyz · 2y ago

Here's a personal blog post on the taboo and complexity of vaccine injury — fighting to become a human data point. Tricky to talk about without people either assuming you've lost the plot or co-opting you into their conspiracy theories. Wish me luck. 😉 imaginaryastronaut.xyz/notebook/202...

Normally when I say vaccine injury, people look at me like I'm a deluded conspiracy theorist and along side everything else, that hurts. This week it’s at the centre of the covid inquiry so I shared some thoughts from a fully-vaccinated, injury-adjacent perspective. www.linkedin.com/posts/clarer...

Clare Reddington on LinkedIn: UK Covid-19 Inquiry

This week lawyers for hundreds of vaccine injured people will take the stand at the Covid inquiry. This feels pretty momentous - whenever I mention vaccine…

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Having watched the brilliant Nickel Boys yesterday @wshed.bsky.social i am left thinking about how much has not changed. Yesterday i read that inmates make up 1/3 of California's fire fighting force and face considerable higher danger and injury levels than their professional counter parts.

We are planning some changes to our open plan offices and we need some areas for zoom calls and for quiet, focus. We cant really afford fancy pods - what are you using? What have you seen that works? Thinking seriously about garden sheds LOL.

Meanwhile back on twitter.... Am not missing the terfs, but did get a good laugh from someone in the @wshed.bsky.social office mishearing and thinking we were starting a group for women who hate stairs.

Yesterday i read a very beautiful piece of writing on eels. It explores home, magnetism, the beauty of nature, queerness and the absolute weirdness of Freud. You might like it ecotonemagazine.org/nonfiction/t...

The Magnetism of Eels - Ecotone

In a large bay along the Muhheakantuck, standing in the thickness of a partially exposed mud flat, my natural history students and I pull up a net pulsing

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