They came here in the hope that they could be safe and rebuild their lives.

And the most powerful people in the country are tweeting videos of them being handcuffed and dragged away.

Because they think it will make them popular.

This is where we are. This is who we are now.

Student perceived ethos is the BIGGEST factor influencing levels of trust and intention to vote in our year 1 data. Read briefing 1 to get the details on the importance of good teacher-student relationships as the bedrock of citizenship education. teachingcitizenship.org.uk/research/

For the good people who fight it on the beaches, in the law courts, in their homes, in their communities, in our national institutions, and in their hearts. Keep fighting.
#RwandaNotInMyName
#RwandaBill

Refugee Council 🧡 City of Sanctuary UK 🧡 Amnesty International Liberty Asylum Matters 🧡 Kent Refugee Action Network (KRAN) 🧡…

We're so lucky to have such an excellent community foundation here in Kent - brilliant opportunity to join this lovely team!

🌍 This Earth Day, let's commit to protecting and restoring our precious natural spaces. Climate change must be at the heart of education, policy-making, and every decision we make. Our planet's future depends on it. #EarthDay #ClimateAction

Chris Packham, 'Conservative party policies are not only cooking the planet, they're justifying that by cooking the books' Chris Packham

'If we are exporting oil or coal, what isn't integrated into those figures is that it will be burned in another part of the world. So the…

A message to Mr Sunak.

Work anywhere in the world in #philanthropy #fundraising #nonprofit role? Always wanted a Masters degree? Can't pause your job or personal life so need to study online? Want support from very friendly experts who've already guided 100s to graduation? We'd love to hear from you!

Such a pleasure to do this 'in conversation' piece with Fozia Irfan, discussing transformative philanthropy and social change - find out more about Fozia's work here: whyphilanthropymatters.com/transformative…

Wonderful to see ukfundraising covering the development of this University of Kent @sspssr module Kent Community Foundation Pears Foundation fundraising.co.uk/2024/04/18/uni…

No, no, no!! As wonderfully generous as our communities & charities are, this is not the way forwards - address systemic poverty & wealth inequality, charity cannot be normalised as the response to such state failure! It is not a sustainable solution! theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Some lovely images of our forest school site which forms part of our 30acre community conservation project at Led by the Wild CIC

A real privilege to join my friend Steve Chalke on a two part podcast talking about his new book #ManifestoForHope - in part one Steve shares his wisdom and in part two I respond! 👇

Happy to see the impact of our grants on local orgs, but the real joy? Helping students grasp the power of community organising, participatory engagement & collective action for a more socially just world. #SocialJustice #CommunityPower kent.ac.uk/news/community…

Education can motivate towards social justice but it cannot effect it. Only the educated can do that.

Marking students reflective blogs on our student philanthropy module. Their reflections on the challenges, power, criticisms & joys of philanthropy are outstanding & couldn't be taught through reading or lectures. Reminds me why I'm so passionate about experiential learning!

The brilliant Marsh family bat it out of the park again MarshFamilySongs #GeneralElectionNow

Embracing a trust-based approach means ceding power and control, and in exchange, so much more becomes possible. In this #TrustBasedStory , Solome Lemma of @thousandcurrents talks about that power shift, impact, and trust as a process, not a destination.
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Seven, one of our gorgeous rescued ponies at Led by the Wild CIC, named as such as she was the seventh pony of 28 to be rescued from horrendous conditions, & it sort of stuck (star trek fan sorry!), wishes you all a very happy Easter!! 😊

Weekend reading, reacquainting myself with Dewey's work, before we dive into the final data analysis phase of our ESRC project, Educating for Public Good....