Empower:ED Scotland
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Advocating for inclusive ASN Education in Scotland. Podcast link. 🔗 https://youtu.be/8wAUDDEUOJM empoweredscotland@gmail.com
The ADHD conspiracy and the gender critical movement and the Prof Arday story and the crackdown on disability support are all the same story. There is a default ideal human: a cishet non-disabled white male. The further you deviate from that ideal, the more suspect you become.
Something has broken within so many people in this country. Somewhere along the line in the last ten years they just gave up on the notion of empathy. For pity’s sake, some even mock and deride empathy today, seeing it as a weakness In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
The persecution of minorities has reached bloodthirsty levels
Even in death, Jason Arday is hounded, writes Neil Mackay: the cruelty isn’t just immoral and disgusting, it is making Britain look like a nation…
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The Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh building is a masterpiece. We need a full, faithful restoration with zero erosion of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s original design intent. If you agree, please add your name to the petition to help save 'The Mack': you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...
Fully and Faithfully Restore ‘The Mack’
The Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh building is a masterpiece. We need a full, faithful restoration with zero erosion of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s original design intent. If you agree, please add...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Parents are asked to be active, join parents groups, it only works if parents feel safe to do so. We need public bodies to be held to account. It’s democracy, threatening an ASN parent who’s done so much “ free of charge” is abominable. Think on GCC. We need volunteers to function. Please share.
Empower:ED Scotland@empoweredscotland.bsky.social · 2mo agoIf speaking up becomes too expensive, then good people will stop speaking up. That’s when democracy is broken and unspeakable things can happen. We all know this.
Empower:ED Scotland@empoweredscotland.bsky.social · 2mo agoPlease read and share. Personally I find this a shocking story about how the balance of power in local government favours the council. We need a right to protest and challenge important decisions.
The Herald@heraldscotland.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe Glasgow City Parents Group lost a legal action opposing cuts to teacher numbers, and is now being pursued for costs 👉 www.heraldscotland.com/news...
Taking a break for a bit. Will be back soon.
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Re-upping this thread in honor of #AutisticPrideDay!!!
Leah McElrath@leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 2y agoDouble-empathy problem: Because autistic and non-autistic people experience the world and express emotions differently, it can be difficult for autistic and non-autistic people to experience cognitive empathy for one another, which can cause misunderstandings. reframingautism.org.au/miltons-doub...
No more masked men on Glasgow’s streets Neo-Nazis and football hooligans in balaclavas have terrorised the city. The police have powers to ban anyone from wearing a mask if they believe it’s linked to violence. Use those powers so ordinary people can feel safe again In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
'Want to clampdown on racist thugs rampaging in the streets? Then ban all face masks'
It’s now common to see masked demonstrators dressed in black terrorising Glasgow. The police have the powers to stop this and must use them now,…
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#NeurodivergencePrideDay June 18th. For everyone who spent years being told you were too sensitive, too frail, too clumsy, too much and found out later your body and brain were working harder than anyone knew. Together. Always together. #DisabilityPride #Hypermobility #ND
