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I am closing the day feeling incredibly humbled and honoured to have been a part of the special book launch for Bird of Paradise by @heychristinajae.

Thank you so much to Reconnecting Rainbows Press and the Poetry Society venue for organising and taking on this stunning, phenomenal beacon of joy and hope - and seeing what I (and pcs_ofgem) admire most about her - which is the profoundly eloquent and authentic self shining through so brightly and blossoming nothing but hope, joy and aspiration for everyone she encounters.

A special thank you also to the QUEEN that is @rebeccamorethanless for helping me gather up affirmations from her nearest and dearest this evening to form the little book I made on behalf of our branch to thank Christina for the profoundly positive impact she has had on us all. Your written acknowledgment in Bird of Paradise to myself, @ionlyshitatwork and PCS Ofgem is incredibly heartwarming (made me cry) and fully embodies the spirits in which we stand for: love and solidarity, hope not hate, power in unity.

Thank you to everyone who showed up and bigged up my girl, my queen, my best sister on her special day, and for showing how connected and emboldened we are within the queer community when we show up for one another.

Finally, a wonderful thank you to @goldfawnie for facilitating the evening, the Q&A (where I basically just might as well gooned when I tried to ask a question tbh because like… I was incredibly blown away by the power of the poetry) and for sharing your own incredibly empowering original pieces that projects the fierce spirit of raw human poetry we need to keep this art alive and networkable.

Much love. Much solidarity. Much hope and joy. And a HELLLAA lot of pride in my favourite girlie for smashing the glass ceiling and flexing those wings ❤️❤️❤️❤️🏳️‍⚧️🌈 3d print of Christina’s book cover which her amazing talented partner Rhyn drew

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Cheryl from @pcsscotland shares her experience of the STUC Black Workers conference, taking place this weekend in Clydebank.

This years theme is “Solidarity Unites: Organising Against Oppression” and we’ve had a day of debates, motions and networking.

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1️⃣ week to go!

This time next week, hundreds from across the country will come together at Organise Together in Manchester.

To help plan, organise and build together against the far right in local communities across the country.

Have you got your ticket yet? Call-to-action poster urging a rally against the far right, reading "Organise Together" with arrows, "1 week to go" and "Against the Far Right," with location "Manchester" and date "17 October."

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We will be leafleting the central Mosque on Mill Road today 1:40-2:10

Tomorrow Sat 10th we will be leafleting at Market Square 12:30-2

Come and say hello 👋

📣📣📣📣 Just one week to go until the Unity Demo in Sat 17th October 💛🧡💜💚

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International Movement Against War on tour!
Wed 28th Oct, Newcastle
Book Tickets here
Or click on the QR code
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
£10, £5 concessions, £15 solidarity or simply donate what you can afford
>> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2000967940976?aff=oddtdtcreator

Additional speakers:
Fran Heathcote, General Secretary PCS Union
Lindsey German, convenor Stop the War Coalition
Will be joining
Ulrike Eifler: Trade Unions Against Rearmament (Germany)
Andrew Feinstein: author and activist
Sophie Johnson: Secretary, Stop the War Scotland

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✏️ WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT

We’re coming together on 17 Oct in Manchester to share skills, stories and learnings to mobilise against the far right.

It’s not too late to get your ticket.

🔗 in bio. Protester raises a large sign above a crowd at an outdoor rally that reads "ORGANISE TOGETHER — MANCHESTER 17 OCT — WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT."

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Can you find it? If you can’t, comment SAFE ROUTES and join our campaign 👇

In Calais, there has been a Sudanese community for some time. People forced to flee their homes as a result of the ongoing war in Sudan, who are now seeking safety from it.

But the UK Government is forcing them to risk their lives to reach safety in the UK.

That’s because our Government requires people to be in the country before they can claim asylum. Then they don’t offer a safe route for them to do so.

It is little surprise then that Sudanese nationals are the second most likely nationality to cross the Channel in a small boat to claim asylum (Eritrea is the most likely nationality, another country suffering from conflict).

When Sudanese nationals do arrive in the UK, they have the highest asylum grant rate of any nationality (92% of claims that had a decision last year were granted protection - and after appeal, that rate will be higher!).

Our Government recognises that Sudanese nationals need safety. They just refuse to give them a way to reach it safely.

It doesn’t have to be this way. When the UK Government opened up the Ukrainian visa scheme in 2022, Ukrainians settled in the UK - and none had to risk their lives in the Channel to do so.

Not offering safe routes is a political choice that chooses the hostile environment over compassion, small boat crossings over planned resettlement schemes, and deaths in the Channel over safety.

It is also a political choice to reject this status quo by opening safe routes. Comment SAFE ROUTES below and join our campaign fighting for the UK Government to open real, accessible safe routes for refugees.

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📢📢📢 *Cambridgeshire Anti-racist Unity Demo 17 October, central Cambridge* 🪧🫶

🫱🏻‍🫲🏾 Bring your community spirit from all parts of the county to our unity march through Cambridge city centre, ending with speakers, stalls, music and activities. 💬 🎶 🎨 A positive, creative and family-friendly event built in collaboration with local organisations, unions, faith groups, charities and more.

🔗 Want to get involved? Link in bio☝️

✊🏻 ✊🏽 ✊🏿 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ March in solidarity with refugees, migrants, people of colour, queer and trans folk, followers of all faiths and none, and all oppressed minorities. Let’s show that we are the many and the voices of racism, hate and division are the few! 🩷💛💚💙

Music supplied by our good friends @theyummyfur 🫶

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Here's your 60 second round up of they're coming week's union news from across the Midlands.
We've got upates on industrial action from members of PCS, UCU and Unite.
We've also got info on our social care webinar.

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Join our Online Event to mark 40 years of the disastrous policy of bus deregulation & discuss progress towards getting our buses back in public control 🚍✊

𝘉𝘶𝘴 𝘋𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘍𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘥 40 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘦
🗓️ 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟰 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝟮𝗽𝗺-𝟯:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺
Register in advance at:
betterbuses.uk/conference
(link in bio)

The 26 October 1986 was known as ‘D-Day’, when the disastrous policy of bus deregulation was imposed everywhere across England, Scotland and Wales, except London.

It caused chaos, by stripping control over vital bus services away from public bodies and handing it to private companies instead. Since then, we’ve lost millions of miles of routes, fares have risen well above inflation and most parts of the country have been left with an expensive, unreliable and fragmented bus system that does not meet communities’ needs.

But after 40 years of failure, the tide is finally turning against bus deregulation. New publicly-controlled systems are now in place – or soon will be over the next few years – in many parts of England and Wales.

Join our Better Buses National Conference Online Event to hear more about the grassroots campaigns which have led to this much needed policy change. We will learn more about the history of bus deregulation, the campaigners who fought against it at the time, and the devastating impact it has had on human rights.

There will be time for discussion in breakout rooms exploring the progress being made in different parts of the country, sharing skills and providing tips to help you get involved in the fight for Better Buses for all.

#BetterBuses #PublicTransport #OnlineEvents Bus Deregulation: Fighting to end 40 years of failure - Online Event

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Today's unity event in Birmingham was a celebration of the amazing stength and diversity of the Midlands.
Together we are strong.

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📢📢📢 *Cambridgeshire Anti-racist Unity Demo 17 October, central Cambridge* 🪧🫶

🫱🏻‍🫲🏾 Bring your community spirit from all parts of the county to our unity march through Cambridge city centre, ending with speakers, stalls, music and activities. 💬 🎶 🎨 A positive, creative and family-friendly event built in collaboration with local organisations, unions, faith groups, charities and more.

🔗 Want to get involved? Link in bio☝️

✊🏻 ✊🏽 ✊🏿 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ March in solidarity with refugees, migrants, people of colour, queer and trans folk, followers of all faiths and none, and all oppressed minorities. Let’s show that we are the many and the voices of racism, hate and division are the few! 🩷💛💚💙

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