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I hope the government will not waste more taxpayer money appealing this decision.
Much admiration for the jury that refused to call action taken to prevent genocide "a crime". There are now 1 million signatures for Palestine. Please add yours actions.eko.org/a/1-million-...
Please read and sign the govt consultation on PFAs. Ask @EmmaReynolds to stop the poisoning of Britain, and ban #ForeverChemicals immediately! 🚫 Join the @38_degrees consultation submission to #BanPFAs👇 38d.gs/fc_bs
A man holds a portable xrf device near a stuffed macaque monkey in a museum laboratory.
A reminder of why we work on museums - trying out a portable XRF unit to check for hazards in the collection. Many thanks to Mike for sharing his encyclopedic knowledge and helping us discover that this aged macaque monkey had been treated with arsenic. No wonder it hasnt been attacked by pests.
Politics isn't working. It's time to call time on the broken culture in Westminster and have a fresh start with a fair voting system. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social's call to #MakeSeatsMatchVotes
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Great to see that First Aid for Finds' new edition is being launched on 15th! A lot of work goes into this fab resource. Well done to the team
I’m joining Hugh Grant & @hackedoff.bsky.social in calling for fair, independent regulation to protect ordinary people from abuse and restore trust in the press. It's time to finally hold them to account. Please join us signing the petition to change the law🙏
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Burford Baptist Chapel - a Cotswold stone building with grass and mauve cyclamen flowers in front
What a great venue for a training session, and what a great team! 20 enthusiastic people from 6 Oxfordshire museums spent a day practising the techniques for Marking and Labelling Museum and learning why we use certain materials to make sure they last.
A gloved hand delicately picks up a pinned yellow butterfly using forceps
Good to see Torquay Museum is hiring a Collections Assistant 0.8FTE for 12 months torquaymuseum.org/job-opportun... A chance to work with some amazing collections
Please can we stop saying someone is worth $$$. They are paid $$$ or their personal fortune is $$$. A person's worth has nothing to do with money.
No, they are not "enemies", they are opponents. Please don't promulgate this false dichotomy. Anyone who has a different point of view or plan is an "enemy"? No.
Which will now have to be conserved to stabilise it and then housed in a nearby museum store. Don't forget to support your local museum! We've even conserved footprints of Ice Age deer in shoreline mud exposed after a storm.
Not only were the contracts inflexible, the buildings were sometimes sub-standard, but taxpayers still had to pay for them PFI was started by the John Major Conservative govt and continued by Tony Blair New Labour govt. Can we please learn from their mistakes
Please sign this petition, calling on the UK government to stop providing military support for the genocide in Palestine.
I just signed Coletiva Lesbo's petition with All Out demanding justice for Carol Campelo - a 21-year-old lesbian woman brutally murdered in Brazil. Please add your voice to the call for justice! a.allout.org/s/vVnRy/
Please sign this petition asking all political parties to commit to a free NHS at point of use 38d.gs/lbni
Please watch this - it's very short, very watchable and may change your point of view
Please read. A view from inside israel, where "Never again" has been swapped for "Like then." A powerful read.
Please sign to help stop the big corporations fueling Gaza’s destruction. action.eko.org/a/stop-fuell...
Donald Trump can lean on Israel to stop starving people to death in Gaza. Keir Starmer could convince Trump to do that. They're meeting on Monday, so we don't have long to get the PM to act. Please add your name to the open letter now: 38d.gs/07es
Museum or gallery in the UK, needing the conservation of an amazing artwork? Bank of America has asked Historic England to collate possible projects. Please send details to Catherine.Marlow(at)HistoricEngland.org.uk by 24 July. Sorry for extreme short notice! about.bankofamerica.com/en/making-an...
I’ve just signed a 38 Degrees petition to say no to £20 fees for GP appointments - our health service must stay free to access! Please will you add your name? 38d.gs/173h
"The Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre... Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree while they ate." Every day Israeli forces are killing starving people who come to seek food. This is genocide.
Please sign this petition. We need to know what is happening with free zones. Are you living in one without realising? Why is the New Forest in one?