A group of people holding a banner that says our solidarity is our most potent weapon

Two groups of people holding banners.

Two women with a bubble machine gun

A placards that says repeal section 144

Sometimes you just got to hit the streets to draw attention to the sheer brutality of the crisis in this country.

Homeless bloc at the National Housing Demo. Between us we run shelters, streets kitchens, emergency accomodation, community spaces.

Our solidarity is our most potent weapon ✨️❤️

Our flatmate sponsored the dinosaur bollard on behalf of us at "The Orbitbubble". It was the closest to Cheery Bubbles our local offsales.

🎬 Community Film Screening with Maryhill Against Racism 🎬

We are hosting a community screening of Everybody to Kenmure Street (12A), a powerful film capturing the events when neighbours in Pollokshields came together in peaceful solidarity to stop an immigration raid. Through immersive footage...

We have another chance for you to come for a lovely walk 🚶🏼‍♀️around Claypits looking to see what birds 🐦 insects 🐞 ,plants 🌱and animals 🦌we can find.

🦋Nature Walk

🗓️Come along on Saturday 11th April

🕛Meeting 12 noon at Applecross entrance

(We have booked the sunshine……well…. er, we are trying 🤞)

Diary entry from this week in 1989.
Looks like I was more concerned about the bank balance than commenting on the gigs so you'll have to take my word that I saw The Stone Roses at The Haçienda and Happy Mondays at Liverpool University.
Pleased to see I had an interest in seeing The Pastels too :)

There is no ceasefire.

Just Israeli death and destruction.

Every single day, for decades.

Relentless oppression.

They kill kids for fun.

Big thanks to everybody who came along to Green & Clean today. 👏👏
Great start to the year!
#OutAndAboutOnTheClaypits #Possilpark #Hamiltonhill #Maryhill #Woodside

Thinking of Rob Collins as it was 30 years ago when we last saw him on stage :(
Won't be in London tonight but looking forward to Manchester and Glasgow for further celebrations of The Charlatans past and present :)
#WeAreLove

#OtD 30 Nov 1923 Scottish revolutionary socialist, John Maclean, known as "Scotland's Lenin", died of pneumonia aged 44 following repeated incarceration and force feeding. His funeral (pictured) was attended by thousands stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1032...

A plea for a meaningful intervention - Adelphi tent encampment London Dear Paula, Bob and Matthew I wanted to thank you again for facilitating the display of my Outsiders exhibition on homelessness inside Parliament last year. The touring exhibition has now had over 120,000 visitors and continues to tour. Matthew I really valued our conversation about homelessness in the exhibition space - it was clear to me then that you really understood the issues and were determined to do something meaningful to address the problems. Dear Adam and Sadia You don't know me, but I am a documentary photographer who works with marginalised communities and uses photography to highlight social inequality. You can see something about the Outsiders project on homelessness and substandard housing here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnOdqk4req0o Dear All Five of the participants in Outsiders have now died while experiencing homelessness. Since I stopped the photography in 2022 the situation has become exponentially worse both in London and in the other cities which I covered during the project. One of the most noticeable changes has been the development of tent encampments and I am writing to all of you about the encampment which is currently behind the Adelphi in London. I believe plans are being drawn up to get an injunction to clear the encampment without any meaningrut Intervention to address the problems laced by the community there. It seems to me that it is an extraordinary situation that in the wealthiest borough, in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, these people are struggling to survive against all the odds and not receiving the support needed to transition them out of homelessness and help them become productive members of society. As a society we are defined by how we treat the poor. Regardless of the legal position I believe that we all have a moral and ethical responsibility towards those who have fallen through the gaps and ended up experiencing homelessness. The people in this encampment are vulnerable and marginalised. The women have all been sexually assaulted or subjected to violence while sleeping rough in London. They rely on the men in the encampment for their safety and if the camp is simply cleared, they will end up back on the street with no safety net, likely being subjected to ongoing sexual abuse and exploitation. People in the camp have both mental and physical health needs which need to be addressed. One has diabetes, has open sores on his legs and is likely to suffer amputations, blindness and possibly death via diabetic coma unless this is addressed. There are mental nean ana suostance abuse chauenges as wel. However overa nis is a close knit communit wrich nas become ponded togeter ov the power of a shared experience. Disbanding the camp with no plans for transitioning the occupants into a stable home would be cruel and irresponsible. The people in the camp also rely on their dogs to provide emotional support. One of the worst things about sleeping rough is being ignored and treated like something less than human. Having something to love and which will love you back unconditionally can be the difference between life and death for someone in their situation. All of them have been told they will have to give up their dogs to get support. I believe that to be an inhumane and unreasonable position to take. There is a desperate need for a multidisciplinary intervention with this camp. If you bulldoze it you will break the bonds within the community ana simply move the problem somewnere else. It isn t a solution to what nas become a nuge problem tor society and is a test for your humanity as the people with the power to change things. Collectively you control billions in spending, control the public policy on homelessness and housing and do have the power to intervene and ensure a positive outcome for the people in this camp. I have attached some portraits taken yesterday and would urge you to look at them and consider how you would feel if they were members of your family who had fallen on hard times. I know that with a sweep of a pen you can simply have them moved on but would ask you to consider whether there is a different approach and who gains from simply sweeone unese oroolems under ine caroet. Experience has taught me to have very low expectations when it comes to asking for support like this in a society which knows the price or everything ana the value or little, but i belleve that you are all good people who came Into public service with the best of Intentions and hope you can find it in your hearts to help. Thank you all for reading this and I hope something can be done. Best Marc Davenant

I spent hours yesterday at the tent encampment behind the Adelphi in London and as a result have sent this open letter with a plea for a meaningful intervention to
Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk
Adam Hug @adamhug.bsky.social
@matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social
@paulabarkermp.bsky.social and Bob Blackman

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

"What if we made walking, running, wheeling, cycling and riding easier for everyone?" written over an image of a path going along the top of a hill and through trees, we can see a view of woodland and countryside below. There is also a Slow Ways logo and a 'stack' icon.

🚀 We’re transforming Slow Ways and looking for a brilliant front-end / full stack developer (or CTO!) to help shape our website, apps + routes network.

Know someone:

💡 Open to collaborative methods?
🧭 In the UK and ideally the South West?
⭐️ Interested?

👉 beta.slowways.org/Page/job-vac...

🚨 Emergency protest. 🚨

No to the zionist entity kidnapping our citizens in international waters!

No to the starvation of Palestinian people & blocking of aid!

No to the illegal occupation & genocide in Gaza!

No to UK Gov Complicity!

Today. Nelson Mandela Place. 12pm. ✊️🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

#FreePalestine🇵🇸

Speak up - Speak out 🇵🇸

The International Association of Genocide Scholars has passed a resolution declaring that Israel's policies and actions in Gaza constitute genocide.

genocidescholars.org/wp-content/u...

@johnswinney.bsky.social
You deemed it appropriate to speak out about Kneecap's appearance at TRNSMT when they campaign for an end to genocide.

Disturbed are due to play the Hydro on the 28th October, their singer signs bombs to be used to slaughter innocents.

You cannot stay silent on this gig.

More. Of. This.

Solidarity with Greek dock workers.

This is EXACTLY what we need more of.

It's us, the working class of the world, that will stop this genocide. No one else.

Keep going! ✊🏽🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

#FreePalestine🇵🇸

The Freedom Flotilla has two outcomes: both require us to take to the streets!

If Israel attack - they break Intl law & harm humanitarians in real time.

If they reach Gaza - they open a humanitarian corridor & uphold Intl law more than our Govs.

Our Govs MUST take action to #FreePalestine🇵🇸 NOW!

The Planning Bill could silence your voice and bulldoze through vital wildlife habitats. Once they're gone, they're gone for good.

Speak up before it's too late. Sign the petition to stop this reckless reform 👇
protectthewild.org.uk/planningbill...

🚨 Last chance to take action! 🚨

SPT’s important public consultation on the future of our region’s buses closes today at 5pm!

Please take 5 minutes to complete it and Strongly Support SPT’s proposal to "take forward bus franchising" 🚌🚏

Read our short guide here:
📝 betterbuses.uk/strathclyde

We're taking back our buses - West Midlands

Earlier this month West Midlands became the 6th UK region to pledge to bring its bus network back into public control using 'franchising' powers 🚌🚏

Please complete SPT's consultation to make sure we are next! 🙏

Take action before this Thurs 29 May, 5pm
👉 betterbuses.uk/strathclyde

Love your local library.
New sign in Dennistoun.

Let's all shop at the Co-op
#cooperativesociety #palestine

Made at a family drop-in play session.
I feel the Dad has made many a stickman. 😯
Seems apt for today.

KNEECAP ARE NOT THE STORY If senior politicians can find neither the time, nor the words to condemn, say, the murder of fifteen voluntary aid workers in Gaza, or the illegal starvation of a civilian population as a method of warfare, or the killing of thousands & thousands of children in the same territory, by a state in possession of the highest precision weapons on earth; how much notice should a music festival take of their moral advice on booking performing acts? As a band that has spoken publicly for more than 30 years about the illegal occupation, apartheid system and killing with impunity of thousands of Palestinians, we are hyper aware of the both the human cost of abject political silence, and the commercial implications of publicly expressing solidarity with an oppressed people.

Language matters of course. The hideous murders of elected politicians Jo Cox and David Amess means there’s no scope for flippancy or recklessness. But do politicians and right-wing journalists strategically concocting moral outrage over the stage utterings of a young punk band, while simultaneously obfuscating or even ignoring a genocide happening in real time (including the killing of journalists in unprecedented numbers) have any right to intimidate festival events into acts of political censorship? Kneecap are not the story. Gaza is the story. Genocide is the story. And the silence, acquiescence and support of those crimes against humanity by the elected British government is the real story. Solidarity with all artists with the moral courage to speak out against Israeli war crimes, and the ongoing persecution and slaughter of the Palestinian people. Massive Attack.

Massive Attack 👏👏👏👏

Caught in a springtrap , right next to the pairs two unhatched eggs – this is the true story of a hen harrier attempting to breed on the infamous Leadhills Estate in Scotland .

We must ban driven grouse shooting , add your name now govpetition.uk/700036

Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.

🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...