"Being on the spectrum myself, it just felt kind of natural to me." Mike, who teaches music at his local support service, shares how rewarding it is when he sees his students seeking the benefits of his lessons... Feel inspired by Mike? Get involved today bit.ly/2QAbTfR

Yes! These kinds of schemes need to be rolled out across all supermarkets. More needs to be done to reduce #plastic waste Sainsbury's Tesco Aldi Stores UK @LidlGB Co-op M&S #plasticpollution #plasticfree #greenliving bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

So important to consider how people wish to be described. In the limited research that I've seen, there seems to be a disparity between the preference of autistic individuals and the way autism is described in much of academia. More research needed on this topic! 🔎

“I have had my own struggles with social media, where I have felt inadequate & have compared different aspects of my life to strangers.” One of our Young Champions talks about social media & how to practice self-care if negative feelings arise: annafreud.org/insights/blogs…

Now, Ash Sarkar explaining the roots of anti migrant racism in the UK and how successive governments have used migrants as a scapegoat for their own behaviour. Really useful background to understand how we came to the 'hostile environment'. @McrMomentum

Please sign this petition for an independent inquiry into exclusions of Black children from school. Different treatment for the same behaviour based on race must stop! #racism #racismineducation petition.parliament.uk/petitions/2461…

We are so proud of our Rainbow Room children, who designed and painted our brand new Buddy Benches! They made this video to explain what Buddy Benches are. #BuddyBenches #SafeAtSchool #Inclusion GCC Nurture nurtureuk

A good opportunity to help shape the education policy of The Labour Party. Submit your questions for the discussion using the link and watch the live stream tomorrow morning #education #inequality #LabourParty #educationmatters #racismineducation

ICYMI: ‘I was exhausted trying to figure it out’: The experiences of females receiving an autism diagnosis in middle to late adulthood ow.ly/bduy50uuJ4t Sage Psychology ShARL

If you or someone you know would like to be a part of our workshop next month, get in touch! Food and transport are covered and we are flexible around age and location. Please share across your networks Twitter! #education #racism #manchester #greatermanchester #northwest

Don’t forget. NPMP also have a #KnowYourRights workshop next Saturday! Get in touch if you’d like to go.

Please sign and share. We must speak up about instances of institutionalised racism such as these. Failure to do so makes us complicit in allowing these practices to continue. #racism #SocialJustice #HumanRights

Morning! Today we're up to an incredible 372 signatures on the below open letter about two young boys held in police cells for 10 hours. We'll be off twitter for most of the day, and would love to come back to over 400 signatures! If you haven't already, please sign and share ⬇️

We ask you to share this again this morning. How this young man now feels about life is harrowing. His mum has said he feels so targeted by the police (including Greater Manchester Police) that he feels nothing will change, and ‘if they want to kill him, they should just get on with it’ 😔

Vast Increase in Police Taser Use a ‘Threat to Life’, Report Warns New Resistance Lab report featured in VICE UK vice.com/en_uk/article/…

Important report from Resistance Lab about taser use by Greater Manchester Police with some really worrying statistics.

💥 Great new website for #NoPoliceInSchools campaign led by Kids Of Colour & NPMP 💥 Stay tuned for the report next week shedding light on community responses to police in schools 📢

📢 An important report consulting the community on their opinions of the forthcoming increase in school-based police officers in Greater Manchester. Compelling evidence for #NoPoliceinSchools 📢

🚨 PETITION 🚨 Young people need SUPPORT not suspicion. We are petitioning Greater Manchester Combined Authority to halt plans for more police in GM's schools and to remove existing officers. Please SIGN the petition: chng.it/SKHYJ8Rm Keep an eye out for more action too 👀 #NoPoliceInSchools

Young people need support NOT suspicion More info here: change.org/p/greater-manc… #NoPoliceInSchools