As someone who deliberately seeks joy, the great benefit of it is that you learn to instantly pinpoint and exit from places, spaces and people who want to dim that joy.

Happy 100th birthday, Amilcar Cabral.

We are alarmed by proposals which focus on community cohesion as a response to the worst racist violence in Britain in a generation It blames people of colour for failing to ‘integrate’ -framing the victims of the violence as its cause 🧵 theguardian.com/world/2024/sep…

A community cohesion approach alone underestimates the levels of structural racism which permeate every aspect of British life Years of racist policymaking and the increasing normalisation of Islamophobia have encouraged a hatred of communities of colour x.com/i/status/18218…

We need a wholesale shift in our political culture, language and policies, to acknowledge and address deep-seated structural racism Read our full statement here, which outlines our recommendations for government 👇 ow.ly/a4S050TlQ4v

Stress in the mind can affect your body. May you have peace in your body, home, job, school, community, nation, and relationships. May peace abide and reign within you and around you.

Today, Stephen Lawrence should be celebrating his 50th birthday with loved ones, but he was murdered in an unprovoked racist attack at 18. His tragic murder changed the country, and was core to progressing racial justice in the UK. Rest in power, Stephen. Your legacy lives on.

Lifehack: anyone trying to repattern out of capitalism on cellular level. I say this prayer and its been a game changer: ‘Let me only consume (physically, mentally, spiritually, emotionally) that which has been permitted & apportioned to me’. The Islamic principle of rizq 1/3

I’m adding this & Alice’s most recent collection Disability Intimacy to my Disability, Gender & Sexuality course the next time I teach it. Alice continues to lead the way in bold, honest & engaging representations of disabled people that refuse to ignore the hard parts.

Today Stephen Lawrence would have turned 50. We express our solidarity and support towards the Lawrence family in their ongoing struggle for justice.

A brand new three part investigation into how Iain Duncan Smiths think tank are pulling the strings at the DWP. A vital read. Proud to know and work with Hannah Sharland

Read all about it! Brand new free workshops for Deaf and Disabled people wanting to engage in the arts! 📢 We're excited to announce a whole new season of events are available for you to book, open to all disabled & deaf people, no matter where you're at in your creative career.

This is the time of the year when folks ramp up the urgency and scrambling to push “finishing the year strong.” Please resist this and let us flow in alignment. Let us rest and calm our nervous systems. Time is made up anyway. We Will Rest!

“The victim, who was also a cancer patient, died of pneumonia that was caused by the coronavirus, according to Austrian news agency APA. A virological report showed "

“Pleasure activism is the work we do to reclaim our whole, happy, and satisfiable selves from the impacts, delusions, and limitations of oppression and/or supremacy.” ― adriennemareebrown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good 💚🔥

On September 9th, the same day as the White House’s Disability Pride and ADA Celebration event, researchers estimate that there were 1.16 million COVID infections that day alone. But yet no one at the garden party wore a mask. #DisabilityDivest More in 🧵⬇️

Love grounded energy. Love introverts. Love quiet times. Love connecting silently.

Welcome. In this place, the full version of you is sought out and sacred. I’m so glad to see you reborn and untamable. Your soul is uncontainable, your voice is irrepressible, and your liberation is unstoppable. Ahhh!

People of colour up to 72% more likely to face benefit sanctions Yet another example of the embedded racism and disproportionate levels of punishment Black and brown people face in this country: from prisons and policing to the social security system. theguardian.com/society/2024/s…

We know the news of the Winter Fuel Payment cut will come as a great concern to many Disabled and older people. Our benefits expert, Ken, has written a guide to the changes, including info on other benefits you may be eligible for. Read more👇 disabilityrightsuk.org/news/16-millio…