The Tara Theatre director Abdul Shayek showed compassion for human life when he agreed to host a benefit concert for the recently attacked @freedomTheatre in Jenin when other theatres looked away .

I'm so proud of him but also so sad that he isn't here to see this💔

To everyone Tara Theatre well done for winning the digital innovation award UK Theatre yesterday a massive congratulations to you all and a special shout out to my daughter Nicole May and the family who attended on behalf of our beloved son-in-law Abdul Shayek RIP

Piers has brought on so many guests to destroy him on Palestine this week that we may have to start considering him an ally

"What is happening in Palestine can no longer be described as genocide, or even ethnic cleansing. It is beyond mass extermination – it is total erasure."

NEW: While some see faith spaces as safe havens, the reality can be starkly different for the most marginalised. Mina Hadi interviews two writers whose book invites disabled people to share their experiences of access and exclusion in UK churches. lacuna.org.uk/equality/how-t… [1/8]

“Places of worship need to think about the diversity of their congregants and their needs, and they can only know that by listening to them.” @emjric and I were recently interviewed by Mina for this fantastic feature on At the Gates, from Lacuna magazine.

Can't believe I missed this! So stoked that this one is out. Had a great time interviewing @emjric and Naomi Lawson Jacobs naomijacobs.bsky.social about the experience of accessing faith spaces when disabled. Made me think a lot and opened my eyes to how important accessibility is.

Ensuring access includes eradicating discriminatory language. For example, the frequently used direction “please stand” could be replaced with “Stand if you are able or sit if you’d prefer”. lacuna.org.uk/equality/how-t…

"[T]he standards for #censorship are frustratingly vague. Violations were defined simply as “online literature problematic due to deviance, vulgarity, sexuality, and violence”. lacuna.org.uk/justice/chinas…

"The matter is further complicated by the fact that content isn’t censored by a unified system, but platforms are instead pressured to either “self-censor” or face the consequences" lacuna.org.uk/justice/chinas…

Overcoming barriers to faith spaces requires an intersectional approach, taking into account factors such as race and gender. lacuna.org.uk/equality/how-t…

“The outlook of the book is one of realism. Those telling their stories are forthcoming in their critiques of the deep-rooted ableism in the very foundations of many churches … But this book is also hopeful, and a call to action …” lacuna.org.uk/equality/how-t…

Ensuring access includes eradicating discriminatory language. For example, the frequently used direction “please stand” could be replaced with “Stand if you are able or sit if you’d prefer”. lacuna.org.uk/equality/how-t…