A couple of months ago, Lewisham voted in it's first Green mayor and council. Feels like yesterday, and a lifetime ago! I've written up some thoughts on what it was like to get involved, do more and more organising, and for it to all culminate in becoming one of 40 Green councillors in the borough.

Reflecting on the grassroots campaign that turned Lewisham Green

It’s been a bit of a weird time this last few months. It started as a “better do something about how bleak the future’s looking, shall we go to a member’s meeting” bet…

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Wrong take imo, we know people are pissed off with Labour, we have to give people a progressive alternative to Labour which is not Reform. And the phenomenon of a Green/Reform swing voter is real. The idea that Greens running splits the left vote is misguided

Caroline Lucas@carolinelucas.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I hope this isn’t true. There are times when it’s more important to put country before party. This is one of them. Burnham’s longstanding commitment to a fairer voting system could transform our democracy & counter the dire threat of a Reform UK government elected on a minority of the vote

Exactly this basically, when Greens work hard, Labour is forced to also work hard, and residents get listened to

Autumn@aughtum.net · 3mo ago

Before we unintentionally won by a landslide in Lewisham we were incredibly proud of the fact that we'd forced Labour out on the streets to listen and engage with people who's votes they'd taken for granted for much of the last 55 years. We shouldn't be heading back to that place anywhere.

Before we unintentionally won by a landslide in Lewisham we were incredibly proud of the fact that we'd forced Labour out on the streets to listen and engage with people who's votes they'd taken for granted for much of the last 55 years. We shouldn't be heading back to that place anywhere.

The last thing we should be doing is giving up ground to Labour. If Andy Burnham is mean to be this amazing new figurehead for Labour (/doubt) make him work for it! Make him say why he's a better choice for the area than the Greens.

Caroline Lucas@carolinelucas.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I hope this isn’t true. There are times when it’s more important to put country before party. This is one of them. Burnham’s longstanding commitment to a fairer voting system could transform our democracy & counter the dire threat of a Reform UK government elected on a minority of the vote

Today's ruling on the EHRC's interim guidance is a disappointing, confusing and mixed picture. A trans woman who is a customer in a café can use the women's toilets, but if she works there she might not be able to. Once again everyday life is being made a legal labyrinth for trans people.

Good Law Project@goodlawproject.org · 6mo ago

The High Court has ruled on our challenge to the EHRC’s interim guidance. The judgment contains some good news for trans rights – but plenty of bad. Read our analysis goodlawproject.org/update/high-...

So, at my place of work, there is not difference in toilet use between staff and students toilet use. But now trans students can use the correctly-gendered toilets, but not trans staff. Ridiculous!

Ladbrokes are very clear, Labour are now rank outsiders in the Gorton and Denton by-election. It’s between the Greens and the fascists. A Labour vote will let Reform in, a Labour vote is a Reform vote.

@tobietull.bsky.social I'm just sort of wondering about chocolate and whether you'd be able to maybe perhaps bring some back with you from work today? Hey, no worries if not, but just worth an ask!

Big Day Out on the 31st of January! RSVP at lewisham.greenparty.org.uk Meet Zack Polanski and @liamshrivastava.bsky.social who is standing for #Lewisham Mayor for @lewishamgreenparty.bsky.social!

@tobietull.bsky.social - pls will you get toothpaste, we could do with some more at this point because we've used it up

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On #BBCQT - Fiona Bruce said that the audience and public didn't want to press Reform UK on their dodgy links to Russia. I disagree. RT if you agree it's in the public interest for Reform to explain about their links to Russian money and bribery!

In the spirit of #AbolishBadThings 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💚

Not the short clip of Charlie Kirk posted by the BBC at the top of its love feed being a nothingy clip and then about trans people in sports! Nothing else, none of this other vile views! The BBC is pickled in TERFism

People are exhausted. Our high streets, public spaces, whole communities left unloved. Blaming migrants won’t fix this. Tackling inequality will. Tax the super-rich. Fund public services. #DrawTheLine www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

‘We have to tell an alternative story’: Green leader Polanski chats to Nigel Farage’s constituents

Visit to Clacton-on-Sea part of social media strategy that Zack Polanski feels can rebut Reform’s rhetoric

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Clips of Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Any Questions? Q3: Is there a crisis of free speech in the UK? #faragesays "I don't think we have a crisis of free speech at all. I think we have a crisis of irresponsible men mouthing off on Twitter." 🧵3/4

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Done, go and do this too, heaven knows GCs know about to be Karens about shit like this - we need to match that energy

Trans Safety Network@transsafety.network · 11mo ago

We encourage our supporters to write to the BBC to complain about the use of a slur against trans women in this article www.bbc.com/news/article... This is directly written in text and is not a quotation.

Urgent: me and him and the cats need somewhere to live within the next two weeks, I've just been (I think very unfairly) fired and need to move somewhere ASAP

I guess does anyone need anyone to write a thing about idk literally fucking anything at this point but I particularly know about science-y stuff and cars so like synthetic fuel bollocks and batteries and wire harnesses and such. honestly want to die but I guess we have to crack on

The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025! survey.gendercensus.com It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.

We need to big this up, a V important legal judgement; if it had gone against us it would have been all over the oligarch/transphobic media as a "Landmark" case. I suspect it may be very useful in preventing Universities from silencing trans people under the pretext of pandering to the OfS.

Trans Advocates Win Landmark UK Tribunal Case.

Eva Echo and Saba Ali share the story behind their tribunal win.

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If anyone has further info on this please lmk. Struggling to track down details

BASH BACK@bashback.bsky.social · 12mo ago

ON THE WEEK OF 28TH JULY 2025 A TRANS MAN HELD IN HMP BRONZEFIELD DIED AFTER WEEKS OF ABUSE, MISGENDERING, AND DEADNAMING. HE IS ONE OF TWO PEOPLE MURDERED BY THE SODEXO RUN INSTITUTION THIS WEEK. THE PRISON HAS RESPONDED WITH LOCKDOWNS CALL HMP BRONZEFIELD 01784 425690 NO JUSTICE. NO PEACE.

A great statement, we need to put pressure on Stonewall, LGBT Foundation and others to follow this lead. They will not do so unless they are pushed. Emails time!

Equality Amplified@equalityamplified.org.uk · last yr.

The EHRC’s appointment of Dr. Mary-Ann Stevenson, a figure with known anti-trans views, makes clear it no longer serves all people. Equality Amplified no longer recognises the EHRC as a human rights body. Read our full statement here: www.equalityamplified.org.uk/blog/stateme...

Look at how far the UK has tumbled, we're featuring alongside DRC, Syria, Haiti, etc. in the Lemkin Institute's Genocide News podcast. Those are some very troubled parts of the world. I don't have to heart to listen to the episode, but this synopsis is shocking to see in black and white

it is very heartbreaking to me, as someone who grew up under Section 28 and saw things get so much better, briefly, on a trajectory where I really thought things would change (like an idiot) that now Amnesty International is campaigning in the UK for LGBTQ+ rights. how absolutely fucked can you be