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there are at least 2 lessons here we should bear in mind today:

1. People in power rarely concede to the demands of those with less power without organized resistance & mass mobilization

2. Ideas that seem radical one day become can completely normal the next.

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though decades would pass before the 8-hour workday would be enshrined in law, the Bay View massacre galvanized a generation of labor activists who would continue to move the ball forward for workers across the globe.

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Did you know the “weekend” and working only 8 hours per day used to be considered a radical, liberal idea?

139 years ago today, in Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 7 workers (including a 13 yo) lost their lives to advance this revolutionary idea.

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This "debate" about who should use what toilet doesn’t benefit anyone. It doesn’t fix the underfunding of women's refuges, NHS waiting lists leaving women in terrible pain, mums skipping meals to feed their kids. How about we get on with tackling the real issues affecting women?

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My Easter message: You don’t have to share my faith to find meaning in it. In an age of chaos and lies, the story of Easter still offers hope, truth, and redemption

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Holy Week is a protest.

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This is about moral courage. It reminds us that tyranny thrives when we stay silent. Bullies rely on fear and compliance. By standing firm and refusing to appease, we affirm justice, self-respect, and human dignity. Resistance is not optional it is our duty. Always.

Have courage. Please share!

First bird of my day: a skylark fluttering into position, singing and then having to adjust thanks to several gusts of wind. But he’s still singing! #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours