Lewis Garland
@lewisgarland.bsky.social
And we danced to the music, and we dance...
Founder and CEO of
fencesfrontiers.bsky.social
My words are my thoughts.
Founder and CEO of
fencesfrontiers.bsky.social
My words are my thoughts.
The left in the UK has needed someone as principled and charismatic as @zackpolanski.bsky.social for a long, long time.
Really exciting to see where Zack takes @greenparty.org.uk - and I particularly look forward to working together to protect and improve the rights of refugees.
#zackpolanski
Really exciting to see where Zack takes @greenparty.org.uk - and I particularly look forward to working together to protect and improve the rights of refugees.
#zackpolanski
September 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The left in the UK has needed someone as principled and charismatic as @zackpolanski.bsky.social for a long, long time.
Really exciting to see where Zack takes @greenparty.org.uk - and I particularly look forward to working together to protect and improve the rights of refugees.
#zackpolanski
Really exciting to see where Zack takes @greenparty.org.uk - and I particularly look forward to working together to protect and improve the rights of refugees.
#zackpolanski
To be clear - it is now illegal to engage in non-violent action against a genocide.
But entirely legal to volunteer to participate in the genocide and openly support it
But entirely legal to volunteer to participate in the genocide and openly support it
June 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
To be clear - it is now illegal to engage in non-violent action against a genocide.
But entirely legal to volunteer to participate in the genocide and openly support it
But entirely legal to volunteer to participate in the genocide and openly support it
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The #BigGive is here and we need your help!
From 23–30 June, every donation to Fences & Frontiers will be matched — up to £1,000!
That means your £50 becomes £100!
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Please support us - every penny counts!
#refugeeswelcome #smallcharityweek
From 23–30 June, every donation to Fences & Frontiers will be matched — up to £1,000!
That means your £50 becomes £100!
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Please support us - every penny counts!
#refugeeswelcome #smallcharityweek
June 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The #BigGive is here and we need your help!
From 23–30 June, every donation to Fences & Frontiers will be matched — up to £1,000!
That means your £50 becomes £100!
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Please support us - every penny counts!
#refugeeswelcome #smallcharityweek
From 23–30 June, every donation to Fences & Frontiers will be matched — up to £1,000!
That means your £50 becomes £100!
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Please support us - every penny counts!
#refugeeswelcome #smallcharityweek
Christ I'd be embarrassed if id voted for Labour right now
May 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Christ I'd be embarrassed if id voted for Labour right now
Blue lipped and wind whipped we made it up Mt.Toubkal...and we are just a few £ short of our fundraising target for @fencesfrontiers.bsky.social
Help if you can!
localgiving.org/fundraising/...
Help if you can!
localgiving.org/fundraising/...
May 5, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Blue lipped and wind whipped we made it up Mt.Toubkal...and we are just a few £ short of our fundraising target for @fencesfrontiers.bsky.social
Help if you can!
localgiving.org/fundraising/...
Help if you can!
localgiving.org/fundraising/...
This May, I'm taking on Mount Toubkal – North Africa’s highest peak - fundraising for @fencesfrontiers.bsky.social
localgiving.org/fundraising/...
We need your support - help us make London a more welcoming place for #refugees and #asylumseekers through cultural and nature based activities!
localgiving.org/fundraising/...
We need your support - help us make London a more welcoming place for #refugees and #asylumseekers through cultural and nature based activities!
April 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
This May, I'm taking on Mount Toubkal – North Africa’s highest peak - fundraising for @fencesfrontiers.bsky.social
localgiving.org/fundraising/...
We need your support - help us make London a more welcoming place for #refugees and #asylumseekers through cultural and nature based activities!
localgiving.org/fundraising/...
We need your support - help us make London a more welcoming place for #refugees and #asylumseekers through cultural and nature based activities!
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Yesterday, we shared a wonderful mother's day celebration with our friends at Stanley arts. This was a jam-packed day of storytelling, card making (written in many mother tongues), kids comedy (bum jokes galore) and scrumptious cake made by the Stanley Arts team!
#refugeeswelcome
#refugeeswelcome
March 31, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Yesterday, we shared a wonderful mother's day celebration with our friends at Stanley arts. This was a jam-packed day of storytelling, card making (written in many mother tongues), kids comedy (bum jokes galore) and scrumptious cake made by the Stanley Arts team!
#refugeeswelcome
#refugeeswelcome
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Mylene, Sarya, and Isis are each walking/running/cycling or swimming 5K a day for 31 days to raise money for Fences & Frontiers!
Donate today to push them through the pain: localgiving.org/fun.../Miles...
#refugeeswelcome #withrefugees
Donate today to push them through the pain: localgiving.org/fun.../Miles...
#refugeeswelcome #withrefugees
March 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Mylene, Sarya, and Isis are each walking/running/cycling or swimming 5K a day for 31 days to raise money for Fences & Frontiers!
Donate today to push them through the pain: localgiving.org/fun.../Miles...
#refugeeswelcome #withrefugees
Donate today to push them through the pain: localgiving.org/fun.../Miles...
#refugeeswelcome #withrefugees
Really positive to see @citybridgefndn.bsky.social recognising the importance of offering core funding by default.
www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/major-f...
www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/major-f...
Major foundation to offer core funding by default as part of 10-year strategy
www.civilsociety.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Really positive to see @citybridgefndn.bsky.social recognising the importance of offering core funding by default.
www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/major-f...
www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/major-f...
We will not restore trust in politics without giving people a real say in the decisions that affect them
Great to work w/ @bigissue.com & @right-here.org on this: www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
Local people & organisations understand their communities best & are best place to make key decisions
Great to work w/ @bigissue.com & @right-here.org on this: www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
Local people & organisations understand their communities best & are best place to make key decisions
Vast majority of Brits feel powerless over local decisions – and it's eroding trust
84% of people feel like they have no power in decisions affecting them in their communities and on a local level, new polling shows.
www.bigissue.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
We will not restore trust in politics without giving people a real say in the decisions that affect them
Great to work w/ @bigissue.com & @right-here.org on this: www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
Local people & organisations understand their communities best & are best place to make key decisions
Great to work w/ @bigissue.com & @right-here.org on this: www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
Local people & organisations understand their communities best & are best place to make key decisions
You don't defeat fascism through appeasement.
You don't defeat fascism by becoming fascist
- lessons I presumed we all learned in year 8.
You don't defeat fascism by becoming fascist
- lessons I presumed we all learned in year 8.
February 26, 2025 at 7:32 AM
You don't defeat fascism through appeasement.
You don't defeat fascism by becoming fascist
- lessons I presumed we all learned in year 8.
You don't defeat fascism by becoming fascist
- lessons I presumed we all learned in year 8.
Proud to be one of signatories on this letter (representing @fencesfrontiers.bsky.social ) opposing the decision to bar refugees who arrive by irregular means from citizenship
Nothing but performative cruelty
@theguardian.com @refugeestogether.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Nothing but performative cruelty
@theguardian.com @refugeestogether.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
February 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Proud to be one of signatories on this letter (representing @fencesfrontiers.bsky.social ) opposing the decision to bar refugees who arrive by irregular means from citizenship
Nothing but performative cruelty
@theguardian.com @refugeestogether.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Nothing but performative cruelty
@theguardian.com @refugeestogether.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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Barring those who take dangerous routes from British citizenship is nothing but performative cruelty!
#refugeeswelcome
#refugeeswelcome
February 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Barring those who take dangerous routes from British citizenship is nothing but performative cruelty!
#refugeeswelcome
#refugeeswelcome
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Seeking sanctuary is an act of love. ❤️
Some families travel together. Some take dangerous journeys alone, in the hope their risk will open safer routes for loved ones.
So let’s show some compassion on this day of passion. Show your orange hearts!
#RefugeesWelcome #valentinesday
Some families travel together. Some take dangerous journeys alone, in the hope their risk will open safer routes for loved ones.
So let’s show some compassion on this day of passion. Show your orange hearts!
#RefugeesWelcome #valentinesday
February 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Seeking sanctuary is an act of love. ❤️
Some families travel together. Some take dangerous journeys alone, in the hope their risk will open safer routes for loved ones.
So let’s show some compassion on this day of passion. Show your orange hearts!
#RefugeesWelcome #valentinesday
Some families travel together. Some take dangerous journeys alone, in the hope their risk will open safer routes for loved ones.
So let’s show some compassion on this day of passion. Show your orange hearts!
#RefugeesWelcome #valentinesday
The route or means a person takes to find safety has no relationship to the legitimacy of their claim.
This should not be something that needs spelling out under a Labour government.
#refugeeswelcome
This should not be something that needs spelling out under a Labour government.
#refugeeswelcome
February 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The route or means a person takes to find safety has no relationship to the legitimacy of their claim.
This should not be something that needs spelling out under a Labour government.
#refugeeswelcome
This should not be something that needs spelling out under a Labour government.
#refugeeswelcome
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Just came across this great blog by Taran N. Khan about a 'Never Walk Alone' trip to Kew Gardens organised by @fencesfrontiers.bsky.social, an organisation that supports refugees and asylum seekers.
@rbgkew.bsky.social
www.runnymedetrust.org/blog/putting...
@rbgkew.bsky.social
www.runnymedetrust.org/blog/putting...
Putting down roots
Fences & Frontiers aims to make London a welcoming, supportive and inspiring place to live for refugees and people seeking asylum, including by providing trips to green spaces in and around the capita...
www.runnymedetrust.org
February 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Just came across this great blog by Taran N. Khan about a 'Never Walk Alone' trip to Kew Gardens organised by @fencesfrontiers.bsky.social, an organisation that supports refugees and asylum seekers.
@rbgkew.bsky.social
www.runnymedetrust.org/blog/putting...
@rbgkew.bsky.social
www.runnymedetrust.org/blog/putting...
Cheers to All The Elements for taking the time to feature @fencesfrontiers.bsky.social last month! #refugeeswelcome
"It’s participants telling us that being part of our group is the first time they’ve felt truly welcomed...It’s those moments of magic when people start dancing together in the woods"
Our CEO @lewisgarland.bsky.social spoke to All the Elements about our year of treks and trips!
#refugeeswelcome
Our CEO @lewisgarland.bsky.social spoke to All the Elements about our year of treks and trips!
#refugeeswelcome
Fences and Frontiers - 2024, A Year of Events, Community and Change! - Community Spotlight — All The Elements
We caught up with founder and CEO Lewis Garland to learn more about what Fences and Frontiers have been up to this year!
www.alltheelements.co
January 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Cheers to All The Elements for taking the time to feature @fencesfrontiers.bsky.social last month! #refugeeswelcome
Painting Pete Seeger as some bumbling jobsworth - what a joke. Time for a right of reply biopic.
And don't get me started on that weird Cash characature! Urgh.
#acompleteunknown
And don't get me started on that weird Cash characature! Urgh.
#acompleteunknown
January 20, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Painting Pete Seeger as some bumbling jobsworth - what a joke. Time for a right of reply biopic.
And don't get me started on that weird Cash characature! Urgh.
#acompleteunknown
And don't get me started on that weird Cash characature! Urgh.
#acompleteunknown
Earlier this year I wrote a piece in Alliance Mag about the mutual benefits of philanthropists supporting grassroots groups like @fencesfrontiers.bsky.social
www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/why-sma...
With many grant bodies reducing awards, these relationships are key to the survival of smaller orgs
www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/why-sma...
With many grant bodies reducing awards, these relationships are key to the survival of smaller orgs
Why small charities need philanthropists to realise their big ambitions - Alliance magazine
When we started Fences & Frontiers in 2017, inspired by the incredible grassroots groups coming out of the refugee camps in Europe at the time, we had a simple aim – to make our community …
www.alliancemagazine.org
December 18, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Earlier this year I wrote a piece in Alliance Mag about the mutual benefits of philanthropists supporting grassroots groups like @fencesfrontiers.bsky.social
www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/why-sma...
With many grant bodies reducing awards, these relationships are key to the survival of smaller orgs
www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/why-sma...
With many grant bodies reducing awards, these relationships are key to the survival of smaller orgs
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We're excited to be working with @stanleyarts.bsky.social this winter, bringing our participants a festive mix of workshops and performances!
This Sunday our families were treated to the colourful tale of Prancer the Dancer and his dance powered time machine!
#refugeeswelcome #artforall
This Sunday our families were treated to the colourful tale of Prancer the Dancer and his dance powered time machine!
#refugeeswelcome #artforall
November 25, 2024 at 11:42 AM
We're excited to be working with @stanleyarts.bsky.social this winter, bringing our participants a festive mix of workshops and performances!
This Sunday our families were treated to the colourful tale of Prancer the Dancer and his dance powered time machine!
#refugeeswelcome #artforall
This Sunday our families were treated to the colourful tale of Prancer the Dancer and his dance powered time machine!
#refugeeswelcome #artforall
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Our final ramble of the year saw us back on the Parkland Walk, an old railway line turned nature reserve.
It was amazing to have such a big, lively group - swinging on ropes and fighting with leaves!
Our walks may be in hibernation but 2024 has plenty more in store!
#refugeeswelcome
It was amazing to have such a big, lively group - swinging on ropes and fighting with leaves!
Our walks may be in hibernation but 2024 has plenty more in store!
#refugeeswelcome
November 17, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Our final ramble of the year saw us back on the Parkland Walk, an old railway line turned nature reserve.
It was amazing to have such a big, lively group - swinging on ropes and fighting with leaves!
Our walks may be in hibernation but 2024 has plenty more in store!
#refugeeswelcome
It was amazing to have such a big, lively group - swinging on ropes and fighting with leaves!
Our walks may be in hibernation but 2024 has plenty more in store!
#refugeeswelcome