Lucy Gavaghan

@lucygavaghan.bsky.social

Ecological activist & organiser, growing the pollen project and coordinating Rights of Nature projects in the UK. www.pollenproject.org.uk

Minutes ago, activists unfurled a banner from the iconic Park Hill flats in #Sheffield calling for an end to UK arms sales to Israel. The banner, in the colours of the Palestinian flag, marks the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Here's an exclusive pic ⬇️

A photo of a brutalist building, showing three concrete bridges in the sky connecting two parts of the building. From the top of the three bridges hangs a huge banner in the shape of a Palestinian flag, with the words "STOP ARMING ISRAEL"

🌿 Grateful to Håkon Evjemo for sharing his imaginative, pactically-minded, article with the pollen project. Through a series of playful arguments, Håkon ponders the interconnection of lives and liberty, and the representation of more than human life in legal systems. Scroll for an excerpt.

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🏔️ Proud to share George Hill's writing as part of the pollen project relaunch. Remaking the website, I've read this piece countless times. Again and again, I'm taken aback with how immersive and enchanting it is. Scroll through for a short snippet, and follow the route to read in full.

The words 'Out among the hills' sit above a square photograph of a snow covered mountain ridge. Profile photo of George Hill below the words 'Revisiting wild places, through the words of Nan Sheperd'.A quotation from the article with contour lines creeping in from opposite corners of a black background.A route to find the article online with contour lines creeping in from opposite corners of a black background.

After a period of hibernation from public action, the pollen project is back. pollen is a storytelling initiative seeking more personal, creative explorations of nature-connectedness and climate breakdown. I'll be using blue sky to spotlight pollen articles and updates. Here's a first taste... 🪼

About — pollen project

The evolution of pollen, told by Lucy Gavaghan. The idea of pollen started bubbling in the early June of 2022. I was in Sheffield, where I grew up, and sinking into a long summer. The goal was to crea...

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