String Bean Jen
@stringbeanjen.bsky.social
Suede, Microdisney, indiepop, pootling @ on a bike in some great outfit, banging on @ abortion. Sexual health commissioner. Always intersectional.
After seeing @kneecapceol.bsky.social again last night at O2 Bournemouth Academy, let's revisit the late @manchanmagan.bsky.social 's banjo + spoken word version of Kneecap's CEARTA in the Uptown neighbourhood in north Chicago, my 'second' hometown: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-4L...
C.E.A.R.T.A by Kneecap - a cover by Manchán Magan & Dusty the Kid
YouTube video by Manchán Magan
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November 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
After seeing @kneecapceol.bsky.social again last night at O2 Bournemouth Academy, let's revisit the late @manchanmagan.bsky.social 's banjo + spoken word version of Kneecap's CEARTA in the Uptown neighbourhood in north Chicago, my 'second' hometown: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-4L...
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Pleased to have played my part in getting this landmark legislation on the statute book!
Today we are celebrating ONE YEAR of Safe Access Zones around abortion clinics in England and Wales 👏👏
Safe Access Zones are fundamental to accessing and providing safe, confidential abortion care free from intimidation and anti-choice harassment.
🔗More info: https://ow.ly/lgYU50XkuoI
#Abortion
Safe Access Zones are fundamental to accessing and providing safe, confidential abortion care free from intimidation and anti-choice harassment.
🔗More info: https://ow.ly/lgYU50XkuoI
#Abortion
October 31, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Pleased to have played my part in getting this landmark legislation on the statute book!
This is good. Have had recent conversations about how the media names and frames perpetrators. www.wrc.org.uk/blog/can-we-...
Can we talk about the ethnicity of perpetrators of VAWG without fuelling racism?
Blog piece discussing the effects of revealing ethnicities of perpetrators
www.wrc.org.uk
October 30, 2025 at 10:02 AM
This is good. Have had recent conversations about how the media names and frames perpetrators. www.wrc.org.uk/blog/can-we-...
Yes, we need a contraception campaign! Thank you, Naomi.
@londonsexualhealth.bsky.social
www.londonsexualhealth.org/news/2025/9/...
@londonsexualhealth.bsky.social
www.londonsexualhealth.org/news/2025/9/...
Contraception: Time to Reclaim the Conversation — London Sexual Health Programme (LSHP)
I have worked in Sexual and Reproductive Health in London as a Consultant since 1994 and for many years have raised the same concern: we do not talk enough about contraception. Abortion rates in Londo...
www.londonsexualhealth.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Yes, we need a contraception campaign! Thank you, Naomi.
@londonsexualhealth.bsky.social
www.londonsexualhealth.org/news/2025/9/...
@londonsexualhealth.bsky.social
www.londonsexualhealth.org/news/2025/9/...
@thisisyourparty.bsky.social Hi there, if my nearest regional assembly (south London, but I think there should be a West London one!) is booked out, is there a waiting list I can join? Or should I take a risk and show as inevitably some people won't attend? Thank you.
October 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
@thisisyourparty.bsky.social Hi there, if my nearest regional assembly (south London, but I think there should be a West London one!) is booked out, is there a waiting list I can join? Or should I take a risk and show as inevitably some people won't attend? Thank you.
Such a thrill to see @suedehq.bsky.social last night on Jools Holland. They kicked off the show with 'Dancing with the Europeans' and closed the show with 'Disintegrate'. I could sense how much Brett wanted to jump up on the monitors. He also asked the audience to "sing it!" during DwtE!
If you missed it last night (and you're in the UK) you can catch up with last night's Suede on Later on the iPlayer www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Later... with Jools Holland - Series 67: Episode 3
With legends Suede, London singer Yazmin Lacey, country superstar Luke Combs, Mississippi’s Annie and the Caldwells, and Dublin band Sprints, as well as a chat with Gary Kemp.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Such a thrill to see @suedehq.bsky.social last night on Jools Holland. They kicked off the show with 'Dancing with the Europeans' and closed the show with 'Disintegrate'. I could sense how much Brett wanted to jump up on the monitors. He also asked the audience to "sing it!" during DwtE!
After a really powerful local meeting in Southall last week, I'm getting more excited. It's inspiring to start fresh. It was eye-opening to learn there that not even legendary activist Suresh Grover (active since the 70s) had joined a political party until now! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Voters' voices are being shut out of British politics. Your Party has a radical plan to change that | Jeremy Corbyn
At our conference in November we will use a jury service-type model to allow members to discuss and decide policy, strategy and even the name of our party, says Your Party co-founder Jeremy Corbyn
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
After a really powerful local meeting in Southall last week, I'm getting more excited. It's inspiring to start fresh. It was eye-opening to learn there that not even legendary activist Suresh Grover (active since the 70s) had joined a political party until now! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I've got 2 videos from Saturday's Robert @forsternet.bsky.social + his Swedish band show at @unionchapeluk.bsky.social. The first is 'I Love Myself (and I Always Have)': www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKoi...
Robert Forster + Swedish band, 'I Love Myself (and I Always Have)' @ Union Chapel, London, 11.10.25
YouTube video by StringBeanJen
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October 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I've got 2 videos from Saturday's Robert @forsternet.bsky.social + his Swedish band show at @unionchapeluk.bsky.social. The first is 'I Love Myself (and I Always Have)': www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKoi...
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This week at the Vagina Museum, the Reproductive Justice Initiative present a retrospective on decolonising contraception. An installation is on display, and you can join us for an evening conversation on Thursday www.outsavvy.com/event/29889/...
Reproductive Justice Initiative presents: A Retrospective on Decolonising Contraception Tickets - London - OutSavvy
This event is part of the Vagina Museum and Sarah Parker Remnond Centres (Re)producing Justice programme.✨✨✨Join us for the opening event of A Retrospective on Decolonising Contraception. A living arc...
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October 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This week at the Vagina Museum, the Reproductive Justice Initiative present a retrospective on decolonising contraception. An installation is on display, and you can join us for an evening conversation on Thursday www.outsavvy.com/event/29889/...
I've got 3 videos from last night, night 1 of @selfesteem.music-social.com 's Brixton Academy run. Such a powerful night of ferocious women and the best talent of this country. The first is the dark and weird @nadineshah.bsky.social who I always love seeing wail live. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe_y...
Nadine Shah, 'Topless Mother' @ Brixton Academy, London 09.10.25
YouTube video by StringBeanJen
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October 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I've got 3 videos from last night, night 1 of @selfesteem.music-social.com 's Brixton Academy run. Such a powerful night of ferocious women and the best talent of this country. The first is the dark and weird @nadineshah.bsky.social who I always love seeing wail live. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe_y...
I do sign a lot of petitions. I admire those who take to the streets regularly. We must have the right to do so. -->😡 The Government wants to ban repeated protests & jail those who defy them. Stand up for our democratic right to protest - sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
Don’t crush our right to protest!
The right to protest is the heartbeat of democracy. It lets us speak out, challenge injustice, and hold those in power accountable. The Government’s plan would give police sweeping powers to ban repea...
you.38degrees.org.uk
October 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I do sign a lot of petitions. I admire those who take to the streets regularly. We must have the right to do so. -->😡 The Government wants to ban repeated protests & jail those who defy them. Stand up for our democratic right to protest - sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
Time for a guidance and policy update, UK: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Call to allow ‘safe and effective’ at-home abortions up to 12 weeks in UK
Experts point to study showing procedures at home are no riskier or less successful than hospital care
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Time for a guidance and policy update, UK: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
The battle between my home state + my second home state I do not want realised: apnews.com/article/wisc...
Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses abortions amid federal Medicaid funding cut
Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses abortions amid federal Medicaid funding cut
Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses abortions amid federal Medicaid funding cut
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin says it will stop scheduling patients for abortions starting next week as it works to provide the service in the face of Medicaid funding cuts in President Donald Trump...
apnews.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The battle between my home state + my second home state I do not want realised: apnews.com/article/wisc...
Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses abortions amid federal Medicaid funding cut
Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses abortions amid federal Medicaid funding cut
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Eric Lyons was born on this day in 1912. He was the architect of Kensington and Chelsea's stunning World's End Estate:
municipaldreams.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/t...
municipaldreams.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/t...
The World’s End Estate, Chelsea: ‘Village style living in the heart of London’
The World’s End Estate was built at the end of the great boom in high-rise housing in the sixties. And it got a bad press. Today it stands as one of the most impressive of the high-rise, high dens…
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October 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Eric Lyons was born on this day in 1912. He was the architect of Kensington and Chelsea's stunning World's End Estate:
municipaldreams.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/t...
municipaldreams.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/t...
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Abortion NI, Where are we now?
Wednesday 1 October 1.15 - 2.15pm
Dr Fiona Bloomer and Dr Emma Campbell will talk about what abortion provision looks like in 2025, including testimonies from abortion seekers, doctors, doulas and activists.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Wednesday 1 October 1.15 - 2.15pm
Dr Fiona Bloomer and Dr Emma Campbell will talk about what abortion provision looks like in 2025, including testimonies from abortion seekers, doctors, doulas and activists.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
September 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Abortion NI, Where are we now?
Wednesday 1 October 1.15 - 2.15pm
Dr Fiona Bloomer and Dr Emma Campbell will talk about what abortion provision looks like in 2025, including testimonies from abortion seekers, doctors, doulas and activists.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Wednesday 1 October 1.15 - 2.15pm
Dr Fiona Bloomer and Dr Emma Campbell will talk about what abortion provision looks like in 2025, including testimonies from abortion seekers, doctors, doulas and activists.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I really like this analysis, which can apply to creative people of any musical genre or art practice. Thanks, @tribunemagazine.bsky.social tribunemag.co.uk/2025/07/brit...
Britain’s Urban Working-Class Invented Metal
Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath were a product of post-war Britain’s industrial heartland. But today, for Birmingham, metal, and young working-class people, those conditions could not be further away.
tribunemag.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I really like this analysis, which can apply to creative people of any musical genre or art practice. Thanks, @tribunemagazine.bsky.social tribunemag.co.uk/2025/07/brit...
How cool is this? A lunch 'n' learn session at #JapanHouseLondon all about sumo hairdressing and styles. On 14 Oct! www.japanhouselondon.uk/whats-on/tok...
Tokoyama: Sumo Hairdressers
Explore the craft of sumo hairdressing in this special livestreamed talk and live demonstration.
www.japanhouselondon.uk
September 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
How cool is this? A lunch 'n' learn session at #JapanHouseLondon all about sumo hairdressing and styles. On 14 Oct! www.japanhouselondon.uk/whats-on/tok...
I'm sharing my final videos from @suedehq.bsky.social 's @southbanklondon.bsky.social Takeover. These are from their show with @paraorchestra.bsky.social last Friday at Queen Elizabeth Hall. My first video is of a full band and orchestra 'The Wild Ones'. Beautiful! www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMrL...
Suede + Paraorchestra, 'The Wild Ones' @ Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 19.09.25
YouTube video by StringBeanJen
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September 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I'm sharing my final videos from @suedehq.bsky.social 's @southbanklondon.bsky.social Takeover. These are from their show with @paraorchestra.bsky.social last Friday at Queen Elizabeth Hall. My first video is of a full band and orchestra 'The Wild Ones'. Beautiful! www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMrL...
Saturday with #Suede 💙"...we’re in little doubt that Suede are undeniably the finest live band on the planet at this moment in time. Untouchable in many ways, & a living embodiment that age is merely a number when it comes to musical ability and showmanship" www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/sued...
Suede @ Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, UK, September 13, 2025
Suede are on fire right now and arguably the best live band on the planet as things stand, with their album sitting proudly at number two in the UK charts. Under the Radar caught them twice last week,...
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September 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Saturday with #Suede 💙"...we’re in little doubt that Suede are undeniably the finest live band on the planet at this moment in time. Untouchable in many ways, & a living embodiment that age is merely a number when it comes to musical ability and showmanship" www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/sued...
Ok, videos from this weekend's @suedehq.bsky.social takeover of Royal Festival Hall @southbanklondon.bsky.social ! First up, 'Crackhead' from Saturday night at RFH. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZbs...
Suede, 'Crackhead' @ Royal Festival Hall, London, 13.09.25
YouTube video by StringBeanJen
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September 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Ok, videos from this weekend's @suedehq.bsky.social takeover of Royal Festival Hall @southbanklondon.bsky.social ! First up, 'Crackhead' from Saturday night at RFH. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZbs...
Ah, a night off from Suede-tember to catch up on uploading videos. First I have 2 videos from #SignatureBrew in Walthamstow last Thursday. Here's 'Criminal Ways' by @suedehq.bsky.social from 'Antidepressants: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dkC...
Suede, 'Criminal Ways' @ Signature Brew, Walthamstow, 11.09.25
YouTube video by StringBeanJen
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September 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Ah, a night off from Suede-tember to catch up on uploading videos. First I have 2 videos from #SignatureBrew in Walthamstow last Thursday. Here's 'Criminal Ways' by @suedehq.bsky.social from 'Antidepressants: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dkC...
"There is a serious intent to their work which is far from cosy, a drive to push themselves, & their listeners, into challenging territory which has resulted in a couple of recent albums that are as good as anything they’ve done" Why I've spent 6 days in Suedeworld
www.standard.co.uk/culture/musi...
www.standard.co.uk/culture/musi...
Suede at the Royal Festival Hall: Brett's a hybrid of Jim Morrison and a cat
Brett Anderson is in fine fettle as Suede continue their electrifying residency at the Southbank Centre
www.standard.co.uk
September 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"There is a serious intent to their work which is far from cosy, a drive to push themselves, & their listeners, into challenging territory which has resulted in a couple of recent albums that are as good as anything they’ve done" Why I've spent 6 days in Suedeworld
www.standard.co.uk/culture/musi...
www.standard.co.uk/culture/musi...
It's Suede-tember! My first @suedehq.bsky.social gig of the month was last night at Circuit, Kingston, courtesy of @banquetrecords.com. I filmed a really special song from their latest album, Antidepressants. The song is called June Rain and it is a tear jerker: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNXs...
Suede, 'June Rain' @ Circuit, Kingston 09.09.25
YouTube video by StringBeanJen
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September 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
It's Suede-tember! My first @suedehq.bsky.social gig of the month was last night at Circuit, Kingston, courtesy of @banquetrecords.com. I filmed a really special song from their latest album, Antidepressants. The song is called June Rain and it is a tear jerker: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNXs...
"True inclusivity requires no caveat statement." - Love this from Sally Pezaroa, John Pendleton and Isaac Samuels in @thelancet.com! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Clarity in gender-inclusive language in reproductive health care
Language in reproductive health care, unlike elsewhere, has always defaulted to using
the words woman and women due to the historic invisibility of pregnant transgender,
non-binary, and gender-diverse...
www.thelancet.com
August 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
"True inclusivity requires no caveat statement." - Love this from Sally Pezaroa, John Pendleton and Isaac Samuels in @thelancet.com! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
This is fascinating, important + one to keep discussing, particularly as someone with mixed ethnic heritage: www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
Do We Really Understand What A Healthy Weight Looks Like For All Ethnicities?
BMI is widely used to measure levels of obesity, but does it account for growing levels of ethnic diversity in this country – and is that even possible, asks Danielle Jefferies.
www.kingsfund.org.uk
August 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This is fascinating, important + one to keep discussing, particularly as someone with mixed ethnic heritage: www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...