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Wendy Dossett

@wedossett.bsky.social

Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Chester. Addiction Recovery Spirituality, Buddhism, Religious Education/Religion & Worldviews. Poetry, Cymru, Kingfishers, Corncrakes, Curlew, Coastguarding. She/her. www.wedossett.com

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Wendy Dossett@wedossett.bsky.social · 6d ago

This essay, new on my blog, is part memoir; it's about a formative act of kindness from a former lecturer. It's also part political reflection. It touches on education, structural disadvantage, and the 'emotional economy' of the contemporary university. www.wedossett.com/post/the-rag...

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

I recently listened to the abridged version of Robert Tressell's The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, brilliantly read by Tony Robinson. He really brought those gnarly characters to life.I'd tried to...

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Wendy Dossett@wedossett.bsky.social · last wk.

The essay is part memoir (about a formative act of kindness from a former lecturer) and part political reflection. It touches on education, structural disadvantage, and the 'emotional economy' of the contemporary university. www.wedossett.com/post/the-rag...

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

I recently listened to the abridged version of Robert Tressell's The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, brilliantly read by Tony Robinson. He really brought those gnarly characters to life.I'd tried to...

wedossett.com

Wendy Dossett@wedossett.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Some good news. A rare thing! Horrific to think Ellis was hanged, after all she went through. Let’s hope we can roll back the lurch to the right that takes us closer to bringing back the death penalty. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...

Ruth Ellis - last woman to be hanged in UK - gets conditional posthumous pardon

David Lammy says the conditional pardon replaces the death penalty with life imprisonment, to recognise a "profound injustice". It does not mean Ellis was innocent.

bbc.co.uk

Wendy Dossett@wedossett.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Loved listening to this podcast in which Raw Lit Mag’s EIC @delgeo14.bsky.social explains the process of editing & what ‘fit’ means for this mag. Her values really shine thru & I feel yet more humbled to have had a poem selected. She celebrates the work of her amazing poetry ed. Katrina Moinet. 💜

Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos@delgeo14.bsky.social · 3mo ago

As Raw Lit's EIC, I was invited by the lovely Rachel Thompson, author, editor, and teacher of creative writing, to a live Q&A. You can listen to the podcast on her site: rachelthompson.co/podcast/ (also available on Spotify & Apple)

Wendy Dossett@wedossett.bsky.social · 3mo ago

So thrilled to have my poem 'Those Two Fucks' in this wonderful magazine - alongside some truly powerful poems and piece of artwork.

Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos@delgeo14.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are live! rawlit.weebly.com/issue9.html Contributors 1/3 Michael Anthony @mj-anthony.bsky.social Linda M Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social Luanne Castle @luannecastle.bsky.social Wendy Dossett @wedossett.bsky.social LM Fontanes @lorifontanes.bsky.social Terry Holland @terryholland.bsky.social

Central Bylines@centralbylines.co.uk · 4mo ago

This is brilliant...... “Tommy Robinson’s far right march has unwittingly raised over £100k for refugees. “Over 2,000 of you have chipped in to make tomorrow’s far right march the biggest sponsored walk for refugees EVER.”

Charity turns Tommy Robinson far-right march into 'sponsored walk for refugees'

A charity have managed to turn an upcoming Tommy Robinson-backed march into a huge refugee fundraiser in a genius move.

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Wendy Dossett@wedossett.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I know I’ve said before but no matter what you do to escape advertising - it is very difficult not to see infuriating bra sellers who refer to breasts as ‘the girls.’ Even if I didn’t see it, it would still be going on. The patriarchy is fine. It really doesn’t need any more help.

George Takei@georgetakei.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Adolf Hitler's rise to power was marked by early warning signs that went ignored. Politicians dismissed the alarm bells and institutions believed the system would restrain what was coming. History shows clearly just how wrong those assumptions were.

Wendy Dossett@wedossett.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Thrilled my poem 'Curlew Writing', trans into Cymraeg by Eurig Salisbury, has been published in @modronmagazine.bsky.social. I'm indebted to @glynedwards.bsky.social who interviewed me about the poem. #birds #curlew #speciesextinction @curlewaction.bsky.social modronmagazine.com/a-poem-by-we...

A Poem by Wendy Dossett, Cyfieithiad Gan Eurig Salisbury

Interview by Glyn Edwards Glyn Edwards: In the first line, the curlew is ascribed the epithet ‘saviour of St Beuno’s noble writing’. Can you elaborate on the nature of this myth? Does mythology fea…

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Wendy Dossett@wedossett.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Some more of my ramblings - this time about mental ill-health and therapy. www.wedossett.com/post/birch In the piece, I talk about Rusalki — the malevolent female spirits of Slavic folklore. And I converse with a tree. #therapy #psychotherapy #birch #birchtree #weepingsilverbirch #rusalka

Birch

When we are stricken and cannot bear our lives any longer, then a tree has something to say to us. Hermann HesseOnce a year, at the peak of January’s greyness, I go to a soulless industr...

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Good Law Project@goodlawproject.org · 8mo ago

“The Free Speech Union’s commitment to free speech would seem to end where transparency about itself begins.” @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and @mc00.bsky.social blow the lid off the backers of Toby Young’s outfit: https://democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-the-free-speech-union-toby-young

Who funds the Free Speech Union?

Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.

democracyforsale.substack.com

Pippa Crerar@pippacrerar.bsky.social · 8mo ago

❤️‍🔥Tory sources confirm that Nadhim Zahawi made approaches to senior members of Kemi Badenoch's team about getting a peerage just weeks before defecting to Reform UK - but was turned down.

Wendy Dossett@wedossett.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Interesting little article that could also have mentioned the role of the Temperance Movement in the Women's Movement. It was a crucial training ground in political activism for early feminists.

Institute of Alcohol Studies@ias.org.uk · 8mo ago

Temperance is often treated as a footnote, but in Victorian Britain it was a mass movement. Millions pledged abstinence and reshaped London with alcohol-free spaces - a hidden history still standing today. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...