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Diana Skelton
@dianaskelton.bsky.social
All Together in Dignity, ATD Fourth World - #SocialJustice, learning from people living in #poverty, #FamiliesBelongTogether @PFAN_UK and co-editor at @JPSJ_Journal
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Thanks to my editor for publishing this blog post about our upcoming book, Joyful Revolution!
scarboroughmysteries.com/2025/09/30/j...
Joyful Revolution by Diana Skelton
For the last four years or so, I have had the honour and pleasure to be supporting ‘midwife’ and editor to the birth of Joyful Revolution, a biography of Mary Rabagliati by Diana Skelto…
scarboroughmysteries.com
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Exclusive FOI data reveals the ex-prisoners are in temporary accommodation in London—and councils seem unsure whether they pose a risk. The Covert Councillor @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dem...
Are councils housing sex offenders alongside homeless families?
Exclusive FOI data reveals the ex-prisoners are in temporary accommodation in London—and councils don’t seem to know if they pose a risk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 10:58 PM
"the BBC is unique and probably irreplaceable. [...] Imagine a country where most political discourse takes place on social media. You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
The BBC is bigger than news | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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What do you do when your media org is captured? You start your own.

Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social

We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week.

Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊
Former Observer big-hitters inc @carolecadwalla.bsky.social launch new title The Nerve with redundancy payouts

After Observer sale: "We decided to launch a title that the journalists themselves would own, that would be truly independent"
pressgazette.co.uk/news/former-...
Former Observer big-hitters launch new title with redundancy payouts
Five former Observer journalists including Carole Cadwalladr have launched their own culture publication using their redundancy money.
pressgazette.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM
youtu.be/675d_6WGPbo This interview makes the point that it’s not too late to make the same effort to prevent AI doom as the world make to reign in nuclear weapons. Worth listening to.
Tristan Harris – The Dangers of Unregulated AI on Humanity & the Workforce | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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November 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Thanks to @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social for this event last night! The recording starts at 8:30.
www.youtube.com/live/2kNriCf...
Joyful revolution: poverty, social justice and a pioneer of participation | LSE Event
YouTube video by LSE
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Bravo New York!
November 5, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Inbox— next cover of the New Yorker: “Mayor Mamdani,” by Edel Rodriguez
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Thanks to @kartikraj.bsky.social for having so ably chaired the discussion!
Glad to join friends in the UK’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Network meeting with the Ministry of Justice today to follow up on the UN CESCR’s review earlier this year.

More here on the network: justfair.org.uk/campaigns-2/...
November 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Glad to join friends in the UK’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Network meeting with the Ministry of Justice today to follow up on the UN CESCR’s review earlier this year.

More here on the network: justfair.org.uk/campaigns-2/...
November 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
In-person and virtual launch event for Joyful Revolution: Poverty, Social Justice and the Story of Mary Rabagliati - Tuesday, 4 November, 6:30 to 8 pm at the @lse-sticerd-case.bsky.social with @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social and @atd4thworld.bsky.social To register: www.lse.ac.uk/events/joyfu...
Joyful revolution | Reflections on Mary Rabagliati
6.30pm Tues 4 Nov | Eileen Alexander, Diana Skelton | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE
www.lse.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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📷 Out soon! Joyful Revolution: Poverty, Social Justice, & the Story of Mary Rabagliati
Interview with author @dianaskelton.bsky.social. Who was Mary Rabagliati & why her lifelong dedication to #SocialJustice & anti-poverty work.
📷 atdfw.org/JoyfulRevolu...
#books #atdfourthworld #revolution
October 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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This week is Challenge Poverty Week in England and Wales, culminating in the International Day to End Poverty on Friday. All week, bsky.app/profile/chur... will be sharing guest posts from @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social on why the day matters, and on the changes we are pressing for.
October 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Why it matters that today is the UN International Day to #EndPoverty. Via @church-poverty.org.uk
October 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Why it matters that today is the UN International Day to #EndPoverty. Via @church-poverty.org.uk
October 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Why it matters that today is the UN International Day to #EndPoverty. Via @church-poverty.org.uk
October 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
APLE Collective, Taking Voice Seriously and Why IDEP 2025 Matters
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October 17, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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To mark #IDEP2025 @aplecollective.bsky.social are taking over our social channels today. Look out for posts from them throughout the day and find their guest blog on the importance of #IDEP2025 and their new Taking Voice Seriously Toolkit here 👉 equalitytrust.org.uk...
October 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids
Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.
abcnews.go.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:54 AM