Cathy W
@cathywilliams.bsky.social
Perinatal educator and trainer. Doula. Lover of tea, trees, and the sea. And reading. ADHD. Neurodiverse family. Intersectional feminist. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Green 💚
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"The question is whether political leaders are brave enough to speak the truth?
Immigration is good for this country and that we have a clear, moral responsibility to protect those failed by global injustice and political neglect."
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Immigration is good for this country and that we have a clear, moral responsibility to protect those failed by global injustice and political neglect."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Calais exposes our moral failure on migration. We can and...
A visit to the French town’s makeshift migrant encampments made it clear that we need a new vision for the new year
observer.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
"The question is whether political leaders are brave enough to speak the truth?
Immigration is good for this country and that we have a clear, moral responsibility to protect those failed by global injustice and political neglect."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Immigration is good for this country and that we have a clear, moral responsibility to protect those failed by global injustice and political neglect."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Such a beautiful story of an enduring friendship. Do read.
December 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Such a beautiful story of an enduring friendship. Do read.
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I’ve been really moved by stories that people have shared today on Bluesky. I’m convinced this is the right way: kindness is both the antidote to and the opposite of everything Trump and Farage and Putin represent so let’s weaponise it against them. It’s so powerful. And they can’t understand it.
December 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I’ve been really moved by stories that people have shared today on Bluesky. I’m convinced this is the right way: kindness is both the antidote to and the opposite of everything Trump and Farage and Putin represent so let’s weaponise it against them. It’s so powerful. And they can’t understand it.
'A country of neighbours.' I like that. We are.
“Britain is a nation of neighbours, not strangers — and it’s time we built a politics of hope that reflects that.”
Zack Polanski with a message of unity and hope having been out door knocking Handsworth today.
Zack Polanski with a message of unity and hope having been out door knocking Handsworth today.
December 20, 2025 at 4:41 AM
'A country of neighbours.' I like that. We are.
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Culture *is* politics *is* technology. That’s our North Star at @thenerve.news & this story exemplifies this.
Art transforms experience & the best art (I believe) engages with the world. Huge admiration & respect for everyone involved with this
www.thenerve.news/p/brian-eno-...
Art transforms experience & the best art (I believe) engages with the world. Huge admiration & respect for everyone involved with this
www.thenerve.news/p/brian-eno-...
Brian Eno: Let's make Together for Palestine's record this year's Christmas No 1
The artists behind this autumn's sold out Palestine solidarity concert have just released a charity recor called Lullaby. Here the musician and activist explains why it matters
www.thenerve.news
December 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Culture *is* politics *is* technology. That’s our North Star at @thenerve.news & this story exemplifies this.
Art transforms experience & the best art (I believe) engages with the world. Huge admiration & respect for everyone involved with this
www.thenerve.news/p/brian-eno-...
Art transforms experience & the best art (I believe) engages with the world. Huge admiration & respect for everyone involved with this
www.thenerve.news/p/brian-eno-...
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“Let's make Together for Palestine's record this year's Christmas No 1.” Musician and activist Brian Eno explains why one song in particular matters this Christmas.
December 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“Let's make Together for Palestine's record this year's Christmas No 1.” Musician and activist Brian Eno explains why one song in particular matters this Christmas.
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#ARCadvent day 1️⃣6️⃣:
A theatre production based on the @arceastofengland.bsky.social Lost Mothers project has been shedding light on the experiences of imprisoned women who are mandatorily separated from their babies
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@lostmothers.bsky.social
@herts.ac.uk
A theatre production based on the @arceastofengland.bsky.social Lost Mothers project has been shedding light on the experiences of imprisoned women who are mandatorily separated from their babies
arc-eoe.nihr.ac.uk/news-blogs/n...
@lostmothers.bsky.social
@herts.ac.uk
December 16, 2025 at 10:55 AM
#ARCadvent day 1️⃣6️⃣:
A theatre production based on the @arceastofengland.bsky.social Lost Mothers project has been shedding light on the experiences of imprisoned women who are mandatorily separated from their babies
arc-eoe.nihr.ac.uk/news-blogs/n...
@lostmothers.bsky.social
@herts.ac.uk
A theatre production based on the @arceastofengland.bsky.social Lost Mothers project has been shedding light on the experiences of imprisoned women who are mandatorily separated from their babies
arc-eoe.nihr.ac.uk/news-blogs/n...
@lostmothers.bsky.social
@herts.ac.uk
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Can we get this flipping petition to 100,000?? We really need to know how Russia has fucked up our country and who enabled it ( farage? Just asking the question)
I've signed. Have you?
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Can we get this flipping petition to 100,000?? We really need to know how Russia has fucked up our country and who enabled it ( farage? Just asking the question)
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The Mothers, 1921 woodcut, by German artist and #printmaker Käthe Kollwitz, is an anti war artwork, from the perspective of mothers #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
November 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM
The Mothers, 1921 woodcut, by German artist and #printmaker Käthe Kollwitz, is an anti war artwork, from the perspective of mothers #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
The US chose this idiot, rapist, liar, swindler PoS over Kamala Harris.
GB News, "Assumption that climate is warming up because of man"
President Trump, "When they talk about the climate (chnage), the whole thing is a hoax"
"They used to call it global warming, but that didn't work because it started getting cold"
*GB News presenter laughs*
President Trump, "When they talk about the climate (chnage), the whole thing is a hoax"
"They used to call it global warming, but that didn't work because it started getting cold"
*GB News presenter laughs*
November 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The US chose this idiot, rapist, liar, swindler PoS over Kamala Harris.
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Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
November 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
Every accusation is a confession.
Trump: "We've got a lot of stupid people in this country running things."
September 23, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Every accusation is a confession.
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Video shows a blanket knitted by Irish activists as a tribute to Palestinian children killed in Gaza.
Each square of the blanket represents 10 of the nearly 19,000 children killed by Israeli forces in the besieged enclave.
Each square of the blanket represents 10 of the nearly 19,000 children killed by Israeli forces in the besieged enclave.
August 25, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Video shows a blanket knitted by Irish activists as a tribute to Palestinian children killed in Gaza.
Each square of the blanket represents 10 of the nearly 19,000 children killed by Israeli forces in the besieged enclave.
Each square of the blanket represents 10 of the nearly 19,000 children killed by Israeli forces in the besieged enclave.
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Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all:
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
August 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all:
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
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Knesset lawmakers vote 71-13 in favour of annexation, raising questions about the future of a Palestinian state.
Israeli parliament approves symbolic motion on West Bank annexation
Knesset lawmakers vote 71-13 in favour of annexation, raising questions about the future of a Palestinian state.
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July 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Knesset lawmakers vote 71-13 in favour of annexation, raising questions about the future of a Palestinian state.
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⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party.
🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.
🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.
July 23, 2025 at 6:46 AM
⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party.
🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.
🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.
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Aid groups warn of ‘mass starvation’ in Gaza amid blockade, while Israeli attacks kill dozens of others across enclave.
Hunger crisis deepens in Gaza as 10 more starvation deaths reported
Aid groups warn of ‘mass starvation’ in Gaza amid blockade, while Israeli attacks kill dozens of others across enclave.
bit.ly
July 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Aid groups warn of ‘mass starvation’ in Gaza amid blockade, while Israeli attacks kill dozens of others across enclave.
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On Wednesday the head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said a “large proportion” of Gaza’s population was starving. “I don’t know what you would call it other than mass-starvation – and it’s man-made."
July 24, 2025 at 2:17 AM
On Wednesday the head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said a “large proportion” of Gaza’s population was starving. “I don’t know what you would call it other than mass-starvation – and it’s man-made."
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A Palestinian mother in Gaza: “My children have become skeletal, skin and bone. Even the slightest effort makes them dizzy. They are asking for food, and I have nothing to give. I can’t lie and say I’ll bring them something when I know I won’t be able to.”
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‘We faced hunger before, but never like this’: skeletal children fill hospital wards as starvation grips Gaza
For months Israel kept food shipments to Gaza far below starvation rations. Now the death toll is rising rapidly
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July 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
A Palestinian mother in Gaza: “My children have become skeletal, skin and bone. Even the slightest effort makes them dizzy. They are asking for food, and I have nothing to give. I can’t lie and say I’ll bring them something when I know I won’t be able to.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Watching nearly every political party in the UK chase the same 20% of the worst people in the country, ignoring the other 80%, just to please the papers.
Nothing will change in the UK until the papers are taken in hand. Not all the media, just the papers. The rest will flow from there.
Nothing will change in the UK until the papers are taken in hand. Not all the media, just the papers. The rest will flow from there.
June 9, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Watching nearly every political party in the UK chase the same 20% of the worst people in the country, ignoring the other 80%, just to please the papers.
Nothing will change in the UK until the papers are taken in hand. Not all the media, just the papers. The rest will flow from there.
Nothing will change in the UK until the papers are taken in hand. Not all the media, just the papers. The rest will flow from there.
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Israel has ordered al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza to close, forcing health officials to urgently relocate patients as bombardment and starvation grip the besieged enclave aje.io/j2npwm
Israel orders closure of al-Awda Hospital, a ‘lifeline’ in north Gaza
Dozens of people remain at the medical centre, the last functioning hospital in the north of the Palestinian territory.
aje.io
May 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Israel has ordered al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza to close, forcing health officials to urgently relocate patients as bombardment and starvation grip the besieged enclave aje.io/j2npwm
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14,000 babies are at risk of dying in the next 48 hours in Gaza if aid doesn’t reach them, warns Tom Fletcher, the UN’s under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs – a figure he called “utterly chilling.”
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/x26ghx
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May 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
14,000 babies are at risk of dying in the next 48 hours in Gaza if aid doesn’t reach them, warns Tom Fletcher, the UN’s under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs – a figure he called “utterly chilling.”
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/x26ghx
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/x26ghx
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This is what Roy Jenkins had to say about immigration on 8th November 1966, when he was Home Secretary.
Not only an economic case; but "To live apart, for a person, a city or a country, is to lead a life of declining intellectual stimulation."
Not only an economic case; but "To live apart, for a person, a city or a country, is to lead a life of declining intellectual stimulation."
May 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This is what Roy Jenkins had to say about immigration on 8th November 1966, when he was Home Secretary.
Not only an economic case; but "To live apart, for a person, a city or a country, is to lead a life of declining intellectual stimulation."
Not only an economic case; but "To live apart, for a person, a city or a country, is to lead a life of declining intellectual stimulation."
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Open letter to the FA demanding a reversal of their ban. Open for signatures.
Please sign and share.
Thanks.
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Please sign and share.
Thanks.
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OPEN LETTER TO THE FA | Goal Diggers FC 2024
www.goaldiggersfootballclub.com
May 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Open letter to the FA demanding a reversal of their ban. Open for signatures.
Please sign and share.
Thanks.
www.goaldiggersfootballclub.com/open-letter-...
Please sign and share.
Thanks.
www.goaldiggersfootballclub.com/open-letter-...
@frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social I was delighted with your recommendation of So Much by Trish Cooke and Helen Oxenbury. It was a delight to read to my own children since coming across it when my eldest was small, and my go-to gift for new babies. Thank you.
April 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
@frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social I was delighted with your recommendation of So Much by Trish Cooke and Helen Oxenbury. It was a delight to read to my own children since coming across it when my eldest was small, and my go-to gift for new babies. Thank you.