Dolly Sen
@dollysen.bsky.social
British Writer, speaker, artist, filmmaker, working class, queer, interested in disability & the madness that is given to us by the world. She/They
Journeys into Arts with Dolly Sen
YouTube video by Disability Arts Online
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February 3, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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Maher Tarabishi’s ailing son Wael died as he sat in a detention facility. His family says ICE is responsible.
‘Wael's last wish': Man detained by ICE denied release for son’s funeral
Maher Tarabishi's ailing son Wael died as he sat in a detention facility. His family says ICE is responsible.
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January 29, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Maher Tarabishi’s ailing son Wael died as he sat in a detention facility. His family says ICE is responsible.
I have started a on-line shop to sell some of my art on things like posters, bags, clocks, duvets, t-shirts on go to: www.redbubble.com/people/Dolly...
January 27, 2026 at 5:41 PM
I have started a on-line shop to sell some of my art on things like posters, bags, clocks, duvets, t-shirts on go to: www.redbubble.com/people/Dolly...
There is a piece on my art and activism in the medical humanities magazine The Polyphony, focussing on my 2017 book 'DSM 69'.
thepolyphony.org/2026/01/02/d...
thepolyphony.org/2026/01/02/d...
DMS 69: Art Activism as Rebellion Against Psychiatric Authority
Dolly Sen dismantles psychiatric authority through art activism, exposing the politics of diagnosis and reclaiming the narrative of madness.
thepolyphony.org
January 14, 2026 at 12:31 PM
There is a piece on my art and activism in the medical humanities magazine The Polyphony, focussing on my 2017 book 'DSM 69'.
thepolyphony.org/2026/01/02/d...
thepolyphony.org/2026/01/02/d...
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my last visit to the DWP where I dressed as the devil to congratulate the Dept of Work and Pensions on their evil.
#DWPcutsmakemesick #welfarenotwarfare #benefitcutskill
my last visit to the DWP where I dressed as the devil to congratulate the Dept of Work and Pensions on their evil.
#DWPcutsmakemesick #welfarenotwarfare #benefitcutskill
December 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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my last visit to the DWP where I dressed as the devil to congratulate the Dept of Work and Pensions on their evil.
#DWPcutsmakemesick #welfarenotwarfare #benefitcutskill
my last visit to the DWP where I dressed as the devil to congratulate the Dept of Work and Pensions on their evil.
#DWPcutsmakemesick #welfarenotwarfare #benefitcutskill
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The information commissioner has dismissed attempts by the Department for Work and Pensions to describe a disabled journalist as “vengeful” and “vexatious” after he tried to obtain information about its years of safeguarding failings.
#DWP
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#DWP
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Watchdog dismisses DWP’s description of DNS editor as ‘vengeful’ and ‘vexatious’ for asking to see deaths email
The information commissioner has dismissed attempts by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to describe a disabled journalist as “vengeful” and “vexatious” after he tried to obtain informatio…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The information commissioner has dismissed attempts by the Department for Work and Pensions to describe a disabled journalist as “vengeful” and “vexatious” after he tried to obtain information about its years of safeguarding failings.
#DWP
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/watchdog-dis...
#DWP
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/watchdog-dis...
On Nov 3rd, myself, Joy Dove and other activist declared the DWP HQ building in London a crime scene. I also dressed up as the devil to ‘congratulate’ the workers coming in and out for their cruel and evil work. Just simply protesting that life is not a cost to cut.
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
On Nov 3rd, myself, Joy Dove and other activist declared the DWP HQ building in London a crime scene. I also dressed up as the devil to ‘congratulate’ the workers coming in and out for their cruel and evil work. Just simply protesting that life is not a cost to cut.
I was on bbc's The One Show last night talking about my art commission from Hospital Rooms to create a sculpture along with other artists for Hellesdon Hospital www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
The One Show - 29/09/2025
Sir Gary Oldman and Nick Knowles join Alex and Roman on the sofa. Plus, after reaching World Cup glory, England’s Red Roses Zoe Aldcroft, Rosie Galligan and Zoe Harrison are in the studio.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 30, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I was on bbc's The One Show last night talking about my art commission from Hospital Rooms to create a sculpture along with other artists for Hellesdon Hospital www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
aww thank you very much, do I get a puppy?
September 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
aww thank you very much, do I get a puppy?
was interviewed by @johnpring.bsky.social for Disability News Serivce about my response to the far right gathering last weekend, and my disappointment that racist disabled people don't see they will be victims of fascism too
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/disabled-peo...
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Disabled people of colour speak of terror and safety fears after mass far-right protest
Disabled people of colour say last weekend’s “horrific” far-right protest in London has left them feeling terrified and unsafe. Saturday’s protest was supposedly aimed at “free speech” but most of …
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
was interviewed by @johnpring.bsky.social for Disability News Serivce about my response to the far right gathering last weekend, and my disappointment that racist disabled people don't see they will be victims of fascism too
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www.disabilitynewsservice.com/disabled-peo...
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Got this lovely @dollysen.bsky.social book about Lorina Bulwer, workhouse captive, after her life turned. She sewed sheets & scraps of cloth into a narrative of her life in text & images. Dolly provides her own narrative about Lorina's life & madness.
Got this lovely @dollysen.bsky.social book about Lorina Bulwer, workhouse captive, after her life turned. She sewed sheets & scraps of cloth into a narrative of her life in text & images. Dolly provides her own narrative about Lorina's life & madness.
Lorina Bulwer | by Dolly Sen
Lorina Bulwer is Dolly Sen's polemical exploration of madness, material, and the life of Lorina Bulwer: a needleworker incarcerated in the...
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June 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Got this lovely @dollysen.bsky.social book about Lorina Bulwer, workhouse captive, after her life turned. She sewed sheets & scraps of cloth into a narrative of her life in text & images. Dolly provides her own narrative about Lorina's life & madness.
Got this lovely @dollysen.bsky.social book about Lorina Bulwer, workhouse captive, after her life turned. She sewed sheets & scraps of cloth into a narrative of her life in text & images. Dolly provides her own narrative about Lorina's life & madness.
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buy this book of words by rageful women, inspired by Lorina Bulwer, for only £2.50
buy this book of words by rageful women, inspired by Lorina Bulwer, for only £2.50
Dear Lorina (Anthology)
Dear Lorina is an anthology of creative writing from participants in local artist Dolly Sen's 2025 project on the legacy of Lorina Bulwer: a...
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June 15, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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buy this book of words by rageful women, inspired by Lorina Bulwer, for only £2.50
buy this book of words by rageful women, inspired by Lorina Bulwer, for only £2.50
Will be doing this on weds 11th June, discussing textile art and resistance
June 8, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Will be doing this on weds 11th June, discussing textile art and resistance
Go see work inspired by the legacy of Lorina Bulwer, the infamous needleworker who embroidered her rage onto samplers. We invite you to meet the rage of women's voices through an updated re-creation of Lorina's famous tapestry reflecting the voices of women in 2025 at Primeyarc in Great Yarmouth!
May 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Go see work inspired by the legacy of Lorina Bulwer, the infamous needleworker who embroidered her rage onto samplers. We invite you to meet the rage of women's voices through an updated re-creation of Lorina's famous tapestry reflecting the voices of women in 2025 at Primeyarc in Great Yarmouth!
My piece on assisted suicide but also assisted joy for Healing Justice London
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Assisted Suicide / Assisted Joy - DJ 1 - Healing Justice Ldn
By Dolly Sen
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April 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My piece on assisted suicide but also assisted joy for Healing Justice London
healingjusticeldn.org/in-practice/...
healingjusticeldn.org/in-practice/...
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The British Film Institute have offered to sell my Disability Film Analysis Tools zine in their shop. It is free online here : files.libcom.org/files/2024-0...
April 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The British Film Institute have offered to sell my Disability Film Analysis Tools zine in their shop. It is free online here : files.libcom.org/files/2024-0...
Reposted by Dolly Sen
From the book Bullshit Jobs.
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March 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
From the book Bullshit Jobs.
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Here to be a resource to those fighting disability benefits cuts, that I was part of.
Research on the benefit system and how the catastrophic effects it has on people with mental health.
www.kcl.ac.uk/reforming-uk...
Research on the benefit system and how the catastrophic effects it has on people with mental health.
www.kcl.ac.uk/reforming-uk...
Transforming UK Social Security: A Call for Compassion and Change
The ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health’s Lived Experience Advisory Board (LEAB) highlight the struggles of navigating the UK
www.kcl.ac.uk
March 27, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Here to be a resource to those fighting disability benefits cuts, that I was part of.
Research on the benefit system and how the catastrophic effects it has on people with mental health.
www.kcl.ac.uk/reforming-uk...
Research on the benefit system and how the catastrophic effects it has on people with mental health.
www.kcl.ac.uk/reforming-uk...
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📑 Replacing a punitive social security model with one rooted in compassion could save lives. Find out more in this piece by the @kingscsmh.bsky.social's Lived Experience Advisory Board
#CompassionAndChange #CompassionAndChange #SpringStatement
www.kcl.ac.uk/reforming-uk...
#CompassionAndChange #CompassionAndChange #SpringStatement
www.kcl.ac.uk/reforming-uk...
Transforming UK Social Security: A Call for Compassion and Change
The ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health’s Lived Experience Advisory Board (LEAB) highlight the struggles of navigating the UK
www.kcl.ac.uk
March 26, 2025 at 10:23 AM
📑 Replacing a punitive social security model with one rooted in compassion could save lives. Find out more in this piece by the @kingscsmh.bsky.social's Lived Experience Advisory Board
#CompassionAndChange #CompassionAndChange #SpringStatement
www.kcl.ac.uk/reforming-uk...
#CompassionAndChange #CompassionAndChange #SpringStatement
www.kcl.ac.uk/reforming-uk...
The art mag Frieze has published a piece by a disabled artist about the proposed benefits cut that includes a couple of my doodlings.
www.frieze.com/article/uk-w...
www.frieze.com/article/uk-w...
‘We Must Resist’: UK Welfare Cuts Will Harm Disabled Artists
As the Labour government plans to reduce essential support, artists and writers speak out about how the changes will affect them
www.frieze.com
March 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The art mag Frieze has published a piece by a disabled artist about the proposed benefits cut that includes a couple of my doodlings.
www.frieze.com/article/uk-w...
www.frieze.com/article/uk-w...
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A disabled art activist has sent a powerful message to Labour over its DWP benefit cuts
Dolly Sen is sending Labour a clear, and harrowing message that its DWP cuts will lead to countless more deaths of disabled people.
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...
Dolly Sen is sending Labour a clear, and harrowing message that its DWP cuts will lead to countless more deaths of disabled people.
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...
A disabled art activist has sent a powerful message to Labour over its DWP benefit cuts
A disabled art activist has sent a powerful message to Labour over its DWP benefit cuts from Canary on 21 March 2025
www.thecanary.co
March 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A disabled art activist has sent a powerful message to Labour over its DWP benefit cuts
Dolly Sen is sending Labour a clear, and harrowing message that its DWP cuts will lead to countless more deaths of disabled people.
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...
Dolly Sen is sending Labour a clear, and harrowing message that its DWP cuts will lead to countless more deaths of disabled people.
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...
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I think it is timely to re-share my short documentary on how the DWP is driving disabled people to starvation and suicide. Please share x
I think it is timely to re-share my short documentary on how the DWP is driving disabled people to starvation and suicide. Please share x
Broken Hearts for the DWP - Subtitled version
YouTube video by Dolly Sen
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March 22, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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I think it is timely to re-share my short documentary on how the DWP is driving disabled people to starvation and suicide. Please share x
I think it is timely to re-share my short documentary on how the DWP is driving disabled people to starvation and suicide. Please share x