This has been a joy to compile in work 🥰 so many stories and reflections from people building community and hope for better mental health across Wales, London and Scotland Recommend a read: hopeandhealing.aflip.in/Year1Zine

Platfform@platfform.org · 3mo ago

We’re taking a moment to appreciate the work in communities in Wales, London and Scotland as part of our #HopeAndHealing project. Colleagues, volunteers and community members have contributed to a zine to reflect on the themes of hope, healing, connection and community. You can read the zine here:

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Re-elect Maggie Chapman for North East Scotland!

Help me to be re-elected as your Green MSP for North East Scotland. Together, we can build a fairer, greener and more equal future for all.

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For Greens to win in Gorton and Denton, they must rage against the political machine. Me for @bylinetimes.bsky.social: www.bylinesupplement.com/p/for-the-gr...

'For The Greens to Win, They Must Rage Against the Political Machine'

Green Party member Adam Ramsay argues that the Greens need to prove to voters that they are a better way to shake up Westminster than the pseudo-radicals of Reform

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Over 1,000,000 have now signed a petition demanding we do not mandate digital ID. This has united all political parties across the spectrum. If Starmer doesn't back down now, this will end his premiership. Please sign 🖊️ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards

We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.

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So happy to have my article exploring austerity and the way forward for the Valleys included in this ebook. There's heartbreaking real-life examples of austerity's impact, the cruel economics and its impact on Wales & hope for building a way forward. Well worth a read! payhip.com/b/9eklJ?fbcl...

Levelling Down | Austerity in Wales

This is nominally free but ‘pay what you can’. Paying to support something you believe in also supports those who can’t afford to. The book may open at the Foreword, but note that there are pages incl...

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🔥 The UK is in another heatwave — and the government is failing the people most at risk. Tomorrow, MPs are voting over whether to push through devastating disability benefit cuts, which will mean future generations will receive less support than Disabled people today. 🧵below.

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Urgent: Stop the ship of death! ✊

A ship meant to be loaded with military equipment for Israel is docked in France - but courageous dockworkers are refusing to load it. They’re taking a stand for peace, justice, and Palestine. Let’s s...

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Still devastated by this decision. My old uni department - and a brilliant one with exceptional staff in an exceptional city ruined by out of touch uni management with no concern for culture or student&staff wellbeing 💔

Umberto Albarella STOP THE GENOCIDE!@umbertoalbarella.bsky.social · last yr.

Please, click on that link & reflect on this astonishing number *48,657* to realise the monumentality of the act of cultural vandalism committed by the the University of Sheffield management. We must never forget. @sheffielducu.bsky.social @zooarchlabsheff.bsky.social www.change.org/p/university...

Please, click on that link & reflect on this astonishing number *48,657* to realise the monumentality of the act of cultural vandalism committed by the the University of Sheffield management. We must never forget. @sheffielducu.bsky.social @zooarchlabsheff.bsky.social www.change.org/p/university...

Sign the Petition

Save Sheffield's Archaeology Department

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If you'd like to support the gallery - but you can't get to us - we have a shop on our website stocking a variety of unique art, cards, gifts and furniture. This zine is from resident artist Gayle. Browse at you leisure! 📚📸🎨 #gallery #buyart #zine www.workersgallery.co.uk/product-page...

Roy's Memory Zine | workersgallery

BACK IN STOCKRoy's MemoryThe Munich Air Disaster Through the Eyes of a 10 year old Salford Boyby Gayle Rogers with Roy Cavanagh This twenty page A5 zine explores the memory of Manchester United fan Ro...

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It has never been more true than today.

Ahead of @scottishgreens.org conference, I was pleased to write for @thecommonweal.bsky.social newsletter today about the importance of members continuing to push our MSPs as they have in the last year. There’s lots to be hopeful about. We must build on it. www.commonweal.scot/articles/mag...

Learning from “Greens in Government™” — Common Weal

As we move forward, we must ensure that we are at the centre of decisions, that there remains a left-wing voice in Holyrood, and that we are not tempted by the neoliberal forces of even Scotland’s est...

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Thanks to everyone who has supported sculptor Chris Williams and his woodland residency 😁👍 He's at 75% of his target amount. Help to get him to the finish line would be really appreciated! Checkout his short video here: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/woodland-s... #woodland #artist #AiR

'If Cymru truly wants to be a Nation of Sanctuary it needs a First Minister who isn’t silently complicit in the hostile environment created by her counterparts in Westminster. And we need to stand up and say to refugees and to all who want to come here: “Croeso!”' bylines.cymru/voices-lleis...

A compassionate Cymru: croeso to refugees and migrants

What kind of Wales do we want? A place of high walls and locked doors? Or of warm welcomes and compassionate communities? We’ll make that choice soon enough

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A compassionate Cymru: croeso to refugees and migrants What kind of Wales do we want? A place of high walls and locked doors? Or of warm welcomes and compassionate communities? We’ll be making that choice soon enough. ✍️ @shaun1996thomas.bsky.social bylines.cymru/voices-lleis...

A compassionate Cymru: croeso to refugees and migrants

What kind of Wales do we want? A place of high walls and locked doors? Or of warm welcomes and compassionate communities? We’ll make that choice soon enough

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Doing the printing and labelling today for the Outsiders gallery in a box. The @workersgallery.bsky.social will be taking it out to care homes using a cargo bike so people who can’t attend in person can see and interact with the work. Great initiative which we are proud to support.

Davenant 📸@marcdavenant.bsky.social · 2y ago

Delighted to say that the Outsiders exhibition will be shown at The Workers Gallery in Wales from June to August 2025. Really pleased to be working with such a well respected and responsible team.

We need #ScottishIndependence to escape the damage of decades of UK austerity - from the Tories to this Labour Government. In yesterday's debate, I called for further support for all those struggling under cruel cuts sweeping Scotland.

Austerity and empowerment: a case study in Hay-on-Wye Does every cloud really have a silver lining? Does a community coming together to defeat harmful outcomes of austerity count as a good thing about austerity? ✍️ Dr Huw Evans #AusterityProject bylines.cymru/politics-and...

Austerity and empowerment: a case study in Hay-on-Wye

Does every cloud really have a silver lining? Does a community coming together to defeat harmful outcomes of austerity count as a good thing about austerity?

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Rhondda arts venue the Workers Gallery has reached the Green Growth Awards finals after impressing judges with innovative approaches to sustainability | Shaun Thomas @bylines.cymru

The Workers Gallery is driving Green innovation in the Valleys

Rhondda arts venue the Workers Gallery has reached the Green Growth Awards finals after impressing judges with innovative approaches to sustainability

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Pedal powered art! Thanks to @shaun1996thomas.bsky.social for this lovely article. We will be keeping our green fingers crossed! #bike #art #gallery

Bylines Cymru@bylines.cymru · last yr.

The Workers Gallery is driving Green innovation in the Valleys Rhondda arts venue the Workers Gallery has reached the Green Growth Awards finals after impressing judges with innovative approaches to sustainability. ✍️ @shaun1996thomas.bsky.social bylines.cymru/arts-and-cul...

The Workers Gallery is driving Green innovation in the Valleys Rhondda arts venue the Workers Gallery has reached the Green Growth Awards finals after impressing judges with innovative approaches to sustainability. ✍️ @shaun1996thomas.bsky.social bylines.cymru/arts-and-cul...

The Workers Gallery is driving Green innovation in the Valleys

Rhondda arts venue the Workers Gallery has reached the Green Growth Awards finals after impressing judges with innovative approaches to sustainability

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Me in @bylines.cymru on how devolution embeds austerity in Cymru. We will only have a fair and prosperous Cymru when we get out from under the dead hand of Westminster’s austerity and can take our own decisions on tax, spending and borrowing.

Bylines Cymru@bylines.cymru · last yr.

Budgets, block grants, & the Barnett Formula – Welsh devolution embeds austerity If Cymru’s a ship then Westminster’s a tug boat, pulling the nation towards shoals and rough seas. Can we ever take the wheel and steer away from austerity? ✍️ @neilschofield.bsky.social bylines.cymru/politics-and...

Deep state: the underlying objectives of austerity The architects of austerity didn’t just want to reduce debt or asset-strip the welfare state and privatise anything that moved. The cuts go deep, into people’s very minds. ✍️ Nick Hubble bylines.cymru/voices-lleis...

Deep state: the underlying objectives of austerity

The architects of austerity didn’t just want to reduce debt or asset-strip the welfare state and privatise anything that moved. The cuts go into people’s very minds

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Brilliant article by Shaun👏 Labour has failed our communities it’s time for others to step up👇 “Parties and politicians on the left, such as the Greens, have an opportunity to deliver a breath of hope into the Valleys – if they choose to take it.”✊💚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Bylines Cymru@bylines.cymru · 2y ago

Austerity marks a fork in the road for the South Wales Valleys In the 1st article of a month-long Austerity Project by the Bylines Cymru community there’s bleakness, but also hope and resilience. This is the Valleys ✍️ @shaun1996thomas.bsky.social 📸 Martin Shakeshaft bylines.cymru/community-cy...

Austerity marks a fork in the road for the South Wales Valleys In the 1st article of a month-long Austerity Project by the Bylines Cymru community there’s bleakness, but also hope and resilience. This is the Valleys ✍️ @shaun1996thomas.bsky.social 📸 Martin Shakeshaft bylines.cymru/community-cy...

Austerity marks a fork in the road for the South Wales Valleys

In the first article of the month-long Austerity Project by the Bylines Cymru community there’s bleakness, yes, but also hope and resilience. This is the Valleys

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People tend not to associate the arts with the communities of the South Wales Valleys. But Art is community and art is for everyone. Or it certainly should be | Shaun Thomas

The Workers Gallery – 10 years of celebrating artists in the Rhondda

People tend not to associate the arts with the communities of the South Wales Valleys. But Art is community and art is for everyone. Or it certainly should be

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"I think that’s what spaces like the Workers Gallery do. They give people hope and build community in innovative ways, despite the challenges they face." ♥️

Bylines Network@bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 2y ago

People tend not to associate the arts with the communities of the South Wales Valleys. But Art is community and art is for everyone. Or it certainly should be | Shaun Thomas

In 2022, comics artist Myfanwy Tristram exhibited her protest drawings here. During the show she asked local people to share their protest stories. The project grew & became her graphic novel in progress-The Noisy Valley. Myfanwy came back recently to share her progress. youtu.be/u84CFpzRNVs?...

Graphic Novel: The Noisy Valley. Comics artist talk Myfanwy Tristram at the Workers Gallery (part 1)

YouTube video by The Workers Gallery

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