Sarah Rees
@sarahrees500.bsky.social
Feminist fighting for a fairer Wales and 🌎. Passionate about devolution, peace and defending human rights
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What a night! Huge thanks to everyone who joined us at the Norwegian Church for the launch of A Vision for a Just Cymru
The conversation has begun!
🙌 Diolch to our brilliant panel
@juliejamesms.bsky.social
Jane Dodds MS
@rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social
@anthonyslaughter.bsky.social
and Lila Haines
The conversation has begun!
🙌 Diolch to our brilliant panel
@juliejamesms.bsky.social
Jane Dodds MS
@rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social
@anthonyslaughter.bsky.social
and Lila Haines
November 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
What a night! Huge thanks to everyone who joined us at the Norwegian Church for the launch of A Vision for a Just Cymru
The conversation has begun!
🙌 Diolch to our brilliant panel
@juliejamesms.bsky.social
Jane Dodds MS
@rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social
@anthonyslaughter.bsky.social
and Lila Haines
The conversation has begun!
🙌 Diolch to our brilliant panel
@juliejamesms.bsky.social
Jane Dodds MS
@rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social
@anthonyslaughter.bsky.social
and Lila Haines
Exciting times in Welsh politics… few tickets left for this event!
📢 Join us for the launch of Oxfam Cymru’s Vision for a Just Cymru!
Hear how Wales’ political leaders plan to build a fairer, greener future 🌍
🗓️ Tuesday 4 November
🕕 6:00pm
📍 Norwegian Church, Cardiff Bay
👉 Register here: bit.ly/JustCymru
#Senedd2026 #FairerGreenerWales #JustCymru #OxfamCymru
Hear how Wales’ political leaders plan to build a fairer, greener future 🌍
🗓️ Tuesday 4 November
🕕 6:00pm
📍 Norwegian Church, Cardiff Bay
👉 Register here: bit.ly/JustCymru
#Senedd2026 #FairerGreenerWales #JustCymru #OxfamCymru
October 28, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Exciting times in Welsh politics… few tickets left for this event!
Working with @derek-walker.bsky.social gladly means speaking truth to power in our nation.
Together we urge @prifweinidog.gov.wales to do what’s right by our nation and our values.
Together we urge @prifweinidog.gov.wales to do what’s right by our nation and our values.
Bravo ✒️@derek-walker.bsky.social 👏 @futuregencymru.bsky.social Commissioner for Wales
'Part of my duty is to challenge public bodies to prevent harm, and I urge every one of them, including Welsh Government, to do everything in their power to end the genocide'
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'Part of my duty is to challenge public bodies to prevent harm, and I urge every one of them, including Welsh Government, to do everything in their power to end the genocide'
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Red Line Cymru: Why the Future Generations Act means Wales must do more for Gaza
Derek Walker, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales This month, as schools reopened, it has been impossible not to think of Palestine, where it’s estimated that a classroom worth of Gaza’s…
nation.cymru
September 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Working with @derek-walker.bsky.social gladly means speaking truth to power in our nation.
Together we urge @prifweinidog.gov.wales to do what’s right by our nation and our values.
Together we urge @prifweinidog.gov.wales to do what’s right by our nation and our values.
Looking forward to challenging the First Minister when the Senedd returns next week.
@janedodds.bsky.social @sionedplaid.bsky.social @AltafHussainSWW
@janedodds.bsky.social @sionedplaid.bsky.social @AltafHussainSWW
Scotland has acted. Public support for companies based in Scotland supporting or producing arms for Israel is banned. Wales must follow suit -
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#RedLineCymru
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#RedLineCymru
September 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Looking forward to challenging the First Minister when the Senedd returns next week.
@janedodds.bsky.social @sionedplaid.bsky.social @AltafHussainSWW
@janedodds.bsky.social @sionedplaid.bsky.social @AltafHussainSWW
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Scotland has acted. Public support for companies based in Scotland supporting or producing arms for Israel is banned. Wales must follow suit -
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#RedLineCymru
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#RedLineCymru
September 5, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Scotland has acted. Public support for companies based in Scotland supporting or producing arms for Israel is banned. Wales must follow suit -
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#RedLineCymru
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#RedLineCymru
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I prosecute and defend the most serious sexual offences in our courts.
The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative.
Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.
The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative.
Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.
August 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I prosecute and defend the most serious sexual offences in our courts.
The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative.
Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.
The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative.
Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.
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Isreal could just let the food into Gaza. The trucks are waiting at the gate.
Let UNICEF & UN agencies set up multiple distribution sites. How can anyone ask thousands of starving people to walk for miles hoping for a bowl of food- and risk being gunned down in the process
Let UNICEF & UN agencies set up multiple distribution sites. How can anyone ask thousands of starving people to walk for miles hoping for a bowl of food- and risk being gunned down in the process
August 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Isreal could just let the food into Gaza. The trucks are waiting at the gate.
Let UNICEF & UN agencies set up multiple distribution sites. How can anyone ask thousands of starving people to walk for miles hoping for a bowl of food- and risk being gunned down in the process
Let UNICEF & UN agencies set up multiple distribution sites. How can anyone ask thousands of starving people to walk for miles hoping for a bowl of food- and risk being gunned down in the process
My beloved nan ran a care home for the elderly then worked in children’s care system.
I’ve seen throughout my life how essential care is and Wales MUST ensure it has its place at the HEART of decision making
I’ve seen throughout my life how essential care is and Wales MUST ensure it has its place at the HEART of decision making
'Care touches every life in Wales – whether we give it, receive it, or both. It’s the invisible infrastructure that sustains our families, communities, and economy.'
✍️ Sarah Rees, Head of Oxfam Cymru, writing in @nation.cymru
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✍️ Sarah Rees, Head of Oxfam Cymru, writing in @nation.cymru
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Caring about care: why Wales must act
Sarah Rees, Head of Oxfam Cymru Care is the invisible infrastructure that sustains our lives—from raising children and supporting loved ones to enabling people to live with dignity. It touches every…
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June 26, 2025 at 9:56 AM
My beloved nan ran a care home for the elderly then worked in children’s care system.
I’ve seen throughout my life how essential care is and Wales MUST ensure it has its place at the HEART of decision making
I’ve seen throughout my life how essential care is and Wales MUST ensure it has its place at the HEART of decision making
Fitting send off for @fawales.bsky.social today, youth teams cheer their sheroes off to #euro2025
June 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Fitting send off for @fawales.bsky.social today, youth teams cheer their sheroes off to #euro2025
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Ahead of the publication of the first ever Care Policy Scorecard for Wales, check out our
@bylines.cymru
piece giving an overview of why - despite good intentions and pockets of good practice - there's so much more to do to get our approach to care course-corrected in Wales.
@bylines.cymru
piece giving an overview of why - despite good intentions and pockets of good practice - there's so much more to do to get our approach to care course-corrected in Wales.
“Must do better” – glimmers of hope and gaping holes: Wales’s care crisis
Wales’s first Care Policy Scorecard reveals a mixed picture of progress and urgent need for action across unpaid care, paid care, and childcare
✍️ Rob Simkins
@carerswales.bsky.social
Wales’s first Care Policy Scorecard reveals a mixed picture of progress and urgent need for action across unpaid care, paid care, and childcare
✍️ Rob Simkins
@carerswales.bsky.social
“Must do better” – glimmers of hope and gaping holes: Wales’s care crisis
Wales’s first Care Policy Scorecard reveals a mixed picture of progress and urgent need for action across unpaid care, paid care, and childcare
bylines.cymru
June 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Ahead of the publication of the first ever Care Policy Scorecard for Wales, check out our
@bylines.cymru
piece giving an overview of why - despite good intentions and pockets of good practice - there's so much more to do to get our approach to care course-corrected in Wales.
@bylines.cymru
piece giving an overview of why - despite good intentions and pockets of good practice - there's so much more to do to get our approach to care course-corrected in Wales.
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The Chancellor claims her driving purpose ‘is to make working people in all parts of the (UK) better off’ – yet Wales is being left worse off. Today’s Spending Review offers little for Wales, despite us facing the hardest hit from welfare cuts and no voice in the process
June 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The Chancellor claims her driving purpose ‘is to make working people in all parts of the (UK) better off’ – yet Wales is being left worse off. Today’s Spending Review offers little for Wales, despite us facing the hardest hit from welfare cuts and no voice in the process
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Remember 2 months ago when Wales was screwed over by the UK Gov?
Well despite lobbying by the Welsh Gov the Treasury have refused to row back on their decision.
Therefore Wales will have to go into its reserves. This will not happen in England.
'A partnership in power?'
Well despite lobbying by the Welsh Gov the Treasury have refused to row back on their decision.
Therefore Wales will have to go into its reserves. This will not happen in England.
'A partnership in power?'
Wales is getting screwed over by the Treasury (again).
A deliberate decision has robbed public sector bodies in Wales of money while protecting those in England.
This is fiddly but really outrageous. You can either watch the video or read below...
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A deliberate decision has robbed public sector bodies in Wales of money while protecting those in England.
This is fiddly but really outrageous. You can either watch the video or read below...
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May 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Remember 2 months ago when Wales was screwed over by the UK Gov?
Well despite lobbying by the Welsh Gov the Treasury have refused to row back on their decision.
Therefore Wales will have to go into its reserves. This will not happen in England.
'A partnership in power?'
Well despite lobbying by the Welsh Gov the Treasury have refused to row back on their decision.
Therefore Wales will have to go into its reserves. This will not happen in England.
'A partnership in power?'
You can do something for Gaza today, read this… then ask our @welshgovernment.bsky.social why they won’t speak up
Our Oxfam colleagues and partners are witnessing scenes that defy belief, children too weak to cry, dizzy with hunger, hair falling out, suffering with sickness as they are malnourished✍️ Sarah Rees, Oxfam Cymru buff.ly/SEMOKzW
May 17, 2025 at 6:29 AM
You can do something for Gaza today, read this… then ask our @welshgovernment.bsky.social why they won’t speak up
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The conflict in Gaza is a “live-streamed genocide”, the High Court has been told
Events in Gaza a ‘live-streamed genocide’, High Court told
The conflict in Gaza is a “live-streamed genocide”, the High Court has been told. Al-Haq, a Palestinian human rights organisation, is bringing legal action against the Department for Business and Trad...
nation.cymru
May 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The conflict in Gaza is a “live-streamed genocide”, the High Court has been told
Today we lost a shining light of brilliance @claireoshea.bsky.social
Taken too soon, may we hold you and your legacy of speaking truth to power
Taken too soon, may we hold you and your legacy of speaking truth to power
May 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Today we lost a shining light of brilliance @claireoshea.bsky.social
Taken too soon, may we hold you and your legacy of speaking truth to power
Taken too soon, may we hold you and your legacy of speaking truth to power
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We’ve all been there: you’ve parked your car and gone away, only to come back not to remember where it is. But for one Irish man, it took 19 days, a tour of 59 housing estates and the help of a local radio station to get his car back this week
Wicklow man loses car in Cork for almost three weeks after forgetting where he parked for stag party
We’ve all been there, you’ve parked your car and gone away, only to come back not to realise where it is.
www.independent.ie
April 24, 2025 at 8:24 AM
We’ve all been there: you’ve parked your car and gone away, only to come back not to remember where it is. But for one Irish man, it took 19 days, a tour of 59 housing estates and the help of a local radio station to get his car back this week
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Watchdog raises concern over DWP plan to deduct benefit overpayments.
Govt wants 24/7 access to benefit claimants bank accounts, remove money without agreement or court order, right to appeal. Banks will charge fees.
People could be left without money to pay for essentials.
Govt wants 24/7 access to benefit claimants bank accounts, remove money without agreement or court order, right to appeal. Banks will charge fees.
People could be left without money to pay for essentials.
Watchdog raises concern over DWP plan to deduct benefit overpayments
Committee says impact on poorest people of taking money directly from accounts has been understated
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Watchdog raises concern over DWP plan to deduct benefit overpayments.
Govt wants 24/7 access to benefit claimants bank accounts, remove money without agreement or court order, right to appeal. Banks will charge fees.
People could be left without money to pay for essentials.
Govt wants 24/7 access to benefit claimants bank accounts, remove money without agreement or court order, right to appeal. Banks will charge fees.
People could be left without money to pay for essentials.
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Welsh folklore warns us to take it easy on the Thursday before Easter:
"Maundy Thursday was important for doing good deeds. If anybody performed unnecessary work on this day they would be in danger of being stricken by thunder & lightning"
Folklore of Wales 1909
#FolkloreThursday
"Maundy Thursday was important for doing good deeds. If anybody performed unnecessary work on this day they would be in danger of being stricken by thunder & lightning"
Folklore of Wales 1909
#FolkloreThursday
April 17, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Welsh folklore warns us to take it easy on the Thursday before Easter:
"Maundy Thursday was important for doing good deeds. If anybody performed unnecessary work on this day they would be in danger of being stricken by thunder & lightning"
Folklore of Wales 1909
#FolkloreThursday
"Maundy Thursday was important for doing good deeds. If anybody performed unnecessary work on this day they would be in danger of being stricken by thunder & lightning"
Folklore of Wales 1909
#FolkloreThursday
I’m hoping to stand for election in 2026, seeking selection with @plaidcymru.bsky.social in #PenybontMorgannwg
The brilliant local activist and unpaid carer @Mikeo56977865 has kindly given his support to my campaign.
diolch o galon Mike, I will always fight for a better Wales
The brilliant local activist and unpaid carer @Mikeo56977865 has kindly given his support to my campaign.
diolch o galon Mike, I will always fight for a better Wales
April 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I’m hoping to stand for election in 2026, seeking selection with @plaidcymru.bsky.social in #PenybontMorgannwg
The brilliant local activist and unpaid carer @Mikeo56977865 has kindly given his support to my campaign.
diolch o galon Mike, I will always fight for a better Wales
The brilliant local activist and unpaid carer @Mikeo56977865 has kindly given his support to my campaign.
diolch o galon Mike, I will always fight for a better Wales
Had the best creative Sunday after a long and busy week of politics… we have such gems in Cardiff from @bethmorris to @elliehooi art and the lovely venue @insolecourt.bsky.social
April 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Had the best creative Sunday after a long and busy week of politics… we have such gems in Cardiff from @bethmorris to @elliehooi art and the lovely venue @insolecourt.bsky.social
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I think it’s hard to overstate the anger in parts of Wales that everything seems to be on the table with regards to saving steel making in Scunthorpe whereas this seemingly wasn’t the case for Port Talbot.
Just 12 months till the Senedd election.
Just 12 months till the Senedd election.
April 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I think it’s hard to overstate the anger in parts of Wales that everything seems to be on the table with regards to saving steel making in Scunthorpe whereas this seemingly wasn’t the case for Port Talbot.
Just 12 months till the Senedd election.
Just 12 months till the Senedd election.
Much of the talk about the new Pen-y-Bont Morgannwg seat has centred around the contest between the incumbent Plaid MS, Luke Fletcher and Vale councillor Mark Hooper, with social justice advocate Sarah Rees a strong candidate in the mix ✍️Henry Price
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April 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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@sarahrees500.bsky.social, head of Oxfam Cymru, is seeking Plaid Cymru’s nomination for in Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg
April 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
@sarahrees500.bsky.social, head of Oxfam Cymru, is seeking Plaid Cymru’s nomination for in Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg
Not a bad office for the morning 😍
@FAWales women & girls conference… here to talk feminism, equality and global justice
@FAWales women & girls conference… here to talk feminism, equality and global justice
April 10, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Not a bad office for the morning 😍
@FAWales women & girls conference… here to talk feminism, equality and global justice
@FAWales women & girls conference… here to talk feminism, equality and global justice
Just watched the video from @Mikeo56977865 an unpaid carer in the Vale, supporting my nomination for #PenybontMorgannwg #senedd2026
Am quite emotional as Mike truly got to the root of my motivations and what I can offer… sharing it very soon😍
@PlaidBarry @Plaid_Cymru
Am quite emotional as Mike truly got to the root of my motivations and what I can offer… sharing it very soon😍
@PlaidBarry @Plaid_Cymru
April 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Just watched the video from @Mikeo56977865 an unpaid carer in the Vale, supporting my nomination for #PenybontMorgannwg #senedd2026
Am quite emotional as Mike truly got to the root of my motivations and what I can offer… sharing it very soon😍
@PlaidBarry @Plaid_Cymru
Am quite emotional as Mike truly got to the root of my motivations and what I can offer… sharing it very soon😍
@PlaidBarry @Plaid_Cymru