“I don’t want woman to be a fortress that has to be defined. I want it to be a life we constantly braid together from the threads of our existence, a rope we make, a flexible weapon stronger than steel, that we use to pull down walls that imprison us at the borders.” Minnie Bruce Pratt (1995)

Yemen Heaven, York: ‘Very hard not to like’ – restaurant review After a troubled start, this family-run Yemeni outpost in York has won a loving following in the local community

yes, this place is fab, says me and Jay Rayner www.theguardian.com/food/2025/fe...

Poster for York International Women's Week (UK) 3rd - 9th March 2025. 'Looking Forward, Moving Forward'. Most event free, wwwyorkwomen.org.uk, @yiww.bsky.social. Pictures representing 8 women interacting with each other.

Programme for York UK International Women's Week programme now online www.yorkwomen.org.uk

PlayMakers Accelerate Showcase - HOME Accelerate is Box of Tricks’ new development programme for Northern playwrights aged over 35. Twelve writers have been supported to develop the first draft of a new script and make a step change in th...

had a brill time watching snippets from a dozen northern play makers - thank you all homemcr.org/event/accele...

Just Stop Oil protester, 78, has jail term extended after no suitable tag found Exclusive: Gaie Delap told she will have to serve 20 more days that correspond to period of time at home after recall

www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/25/gaie-delap-just-stop-oil-climate-protester-prison-term-extended-wrist-tag

I never thought I'd find invocations to "mercy" so powerful, so brave, so . . . radical.

Vogue magazine cover, red background to image of Gisele Pelicot, face and shoulders and word 'No More Shame' in white.

if we are thinking of a person of the year, then here's my nomination

york international women's week now here @yiww.bsky.social - come join us

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For a searchable directory of starter packs, try blueskydirectory.com/starter-packs.

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Yorkshire blue sky from a crowded train