Excellent statement against the war on Iran by leading British trade union figures.

Cracking Branch Meeting last night! We'd like to thank our visiting Councillor from the Midlands, Tonia Daley-Campbell, for delivering our Council Report & to our 3 intrepid @equityuk.bsky.social staff members (Anna, Karen & Kirsten) for delivering our Anti-Fascist Training Taster Session.

Excellent work from our trade union 💕🇪🇺 let's have an end to EU touring chaos.

UK performers are losing out on overseas work because of the heavy admin & financial burden of taking UK artists to the EU. Yesterday Equity's Head of Policy Tom Peters was in Parliament at the CMS select committee calling for changes to make touring easier for UK artists.

Great to see our @equityuk.bsky.social general secretary supporting the Birmingham bin workers. #BirminghamBinStrike #MegaPicket #BrumBinStrike

In solidarity from @equitybwm.bsky.social 📣✊🏼 #solidarity

All 3 Brum bin depot shut down at @strikemap.org's #MEGAPICKET3D 👏👏👏

✊ The #GFTU sends #Solidarity and #VictoryToTheWorkers.

Birmingham City Council suspends all refuse services due to @strikemap.org’s ‘Megapicket 3-D’

Organisers say ‘Megapicket 3-D’ will not be the last unless @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social backs down on proposed pay cuts. www.ier.org.uk/news/birming...

Every strand of the arts are *already* the preserves of the elite. As I argued last year👇 TV is one of the worst offenders. What no one seems prepared to acknowledge is this is dramatically worsened by there being far less work across the board.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Guardian view on the class crisis in the arts: the UK’s culture must not become the preserve of the elite | Editorial Editorial: Countless reports and celebrities have called for greater working-class representation, so why has nothing changed?

As a working-class boy, it was massively inspirational seeing all the working-class singers, actors, directors, playwrights dancers and artists that were visible and successful.
Now it’s appalling to see the way in which we’ve been shut out almost completely. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

📢Workers of the world unite
We support the bin strikes📢

Solidarity with every single @unitetheunion.bsky.social #Birmingham bin striker.

Until victory 🏆

#Megapicket #StrikeMap #Megapicket3D #Megapicket3 #Birmingham #BirminghamBinStrike #BrumBinStrike

A blue poster with a picture of a face made out of computer numbers and wiring.

Our next branch meeting Tuesday 18th November 2025 at 7:30pm. Zoom Only. We will be talking about AI with guest speaker Liam Budd our Equity Industrial Official, Streaming Platforms. Check your mail for the Zoom link sent out 11/11/20205.

A blue poster with a picture of a face made out of computer numbers and wiring.

Our next branch meeting Tuesday 18th November 2025 at 7:30pm. Zoom Only. We will be talking about AI with guest speaker Liam Budd our Equity Industrial Official, Streaming Platforms. Check your mail for the Zoom link sent out 11/11/20205.

a bright pink poster with smiling happy looking women, saying Walk with the Women of Walsall. Unity walk. Stop the Hate. Sunday 6th November 3. PM Sister Dora Bridge, Walsall WS1 1LG

Walk with the Women of Walsall. Unity walk. Stop the Hate. Sunday 6th November 3pm - Sister Dora Bridge, Walsall WS1 1LG

a bright pink poster with smiling happy looking women, saying Walk with the Women of Walsall. Unity walk. Stop the Hate. Sunday 6th November 3. PM Sister Dora Bridge, Walsall WS1 1LG

Walk with the Women of Walsall. Unity walk. Stop the Hate. Sunday 6th November 3pm - Sister Dora Bridge, Walsall WS1 1LG

photograph of young actor Leah Swain Heath. Long brown hair, brown eyes and a big smile. Wearing a green top and a star pendant.

Next BWM Branch Meeting Tuesday 21st October 2025
7:30pm in the Artist Lounge at @ Birmingham Hippodrome
Guest speaker is Leah Swain-Heath, a young Brummie actor, writer, presenter, founder of the Sisters of the Screen community and two time Royal Television Society award winner.

photograph of young actor Leah Swain Heath. Long brown hair, brown eyes and a big smile. Wearing a green top and a star pendant.

Next BWM Branch Meeting Tuesday 21st October 2025
7:30pm in the Artist Lounge at @ Birmingham Hippodrome
Guest speaker is Leah Swain-Heath, a young Brummie actor, writer, presenter, founder of the Sisters of the Screen community and two time Royal Television Society award winner.

Photo of The April Equity BWM meeting. With members in the room and on screen on zoom.

It's on a Thursday as requested!! Next Equity Birmingham & West Midlands Branch @equitybwm.bsky.social meeting Thursday 18th September 2025 at 7:30pm in the Lloyds Room of the Hippodrome. If you can't make it to the room email with zoom link sent today.

Patrick Stewart sketch: what has the ECHR ever done for us? YouTube video by The Guardian

It appears we need to share this again...

#ECHR #Bravermam #Reform

Photo of The April Equity BWM meeting. With members in the room and on screen on zoom.

It's on a Thursday as requested!! Next Equity Birmingham & West Midlands Branch @equitybwm.bsky.social meeting Thursday 18th September 2025 at 7:30pm in the Lloyds Room of the Hippodrome. If you can't make it to the room email with zoom link sent today.

We don't mean to brag but not only is the NW Drag Network taking Manchester by storm but @equityuk.bsky.social membership is also up and MOST IMPORTANTLY Equity is now a fashion statement on Canal Street - performers are wearing our socks in support of their union! Check out these hot models! 🔥🔥

Excited to be representing @equityuk.bsky.social at the Girls in Dance Festival 2025 in Birmingham.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/girls-in-d...

Excited to be representing @equityuk.bsky.social at the Girls in Dance Festival 2025 in Birmingham.

This would be fantastic if it happened. Performers and Creative workers need sustainable jobs on Equity pay, teams and conditions 💕

📰EQUITY NEWS: Equity has recommended to DCMS that Arts Council England (ACE) introduce a network of national theatres across England.

Check out the full story below tinyurl.com/EquityACErecs 👇

Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features Amendment to law will strengthen protection against digital imitations of people’s identities, government says

Nothing rotten in the state of Denmark when it comes to this – just a level-headed policy that gives people ownership over what is rightfully theirs 👏

It’s a huge achievement and something similar here would go a long way to ensure Equity members have the protection they need!

tinyurl.com/v9vftvfw

📣Standing room only to save Square Chapel for the people!

Over 2,000 have signed the petition, and last night’s packed meeting proved it: Halifax won’t let this vital arts space go without a fight. ✊

Sign the petition now: tinyurl.com/SaveSquareChapel

#SaveSquareChapel

Text reads: The results are in for the Equity committee elections 2025

Results of the Equity Committee Elections 2025 are in 🗳️

Check them out live on our website: tinyurl.com/EquityCommitteeResults25

Congratulations to everyone who won. A huge thank you to everyone who has completed their term and to everyone who stood.

🚎Well done Liverpool 👏👏👏

First coach booked.

Is your area organising travel to #Megapicket II?

Let us know and how many are coming, via strikemap@gftu.org.uk

Build the pickets 🪧

#StrikeMap

This is terrific news for those who’ve never seen @TheBearFX
and a fascinating new development in the TV landscape in the UK. The key question remains: how can local British stories that don’t sell globally still find funding to be made end up on these platforms too?