Today on #StephenLawrenceDay I donated to the Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation In 1993 I was studying my A Levels in London, Stephen's murder touched a nerve. Over the next 30 years let's abolish societal and institutional racism. How about starting by acknowledging its existence Metropolitan Police ?

Hi Bud Garden Centre very glad to hear that Open Gardens Leveshulme/Burnage will donate to Growing Together Levenshulme, a fantastic social and therapeutic horticulture charity. I've volunteered for them/am now a GTL trustee - it's a great project. Pop down to see us on 4/6/23!

* S H A R E - P L E A S E * Open Gardens, coming very soon. Garden Cafe at Bud run by Freedom from Torture volunteers, selling botanically inspired cakes, sweet treats and hot and cold drinks. We do hope you can make it!

Didn't know curved beds retain water better until seeing a tenant's technique during a great work visit to Woodoaks Farm last Friday as part of Defra UK New Entrants (into farming) Support Scheme . Funnily, realised how some of my newer plot landscaping compliments this idea!

📣CAMPAIGN ALERT! Stir to Action is crowdfunding for ABCs of The New Economy, a campaign to create and distribute a free practical guide and movement-building event series. Donate & share to help raise £15,000! crowdfunder.co.uk/abcs-of-the-ne…

Morning Avanti West Coast can you confirm when the amended timetable (due to engineering works) from Euston to Manchester will be confirmed on 20/8/23? We've booked an advanced journey to London on 18/8 with bikes to see family b4 these works were announced/need to book our rtn.

Hi Rethinking Economics Manchester University Press economist Dr Faiza Shaheen's new book "Know Your Place" makes a good companion piece for manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526159861/ Our book identifies the economic "logic" that made her an exception from a working class/immigrant background, rather than the norm.

Thanks for the endorsement EconomicsinTen It sounds like you're doing a great job of #ReclaimingEconomics and making it accessible to all.

Can you help us raise funds to connect more children, young people and their families to nature?🌱 For every £1 that you donate it’s matched by £2! Please donate and share to help us reach our target 🎯 avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/connect-2-na…

Morning Bud Garden Centre Please can you share GTL's advert for a paid Project Coordinator? Closing date is 10pm on 3/11/23. I'm happy to answer Qs about the role. Come and work at our lovely gardening project! Info here: tinyurl.com/GTLjobpack

Thank you Arwa Mahdawi for your The Guardian piece on 7/11/23. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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This is an issue Stir to Action is beginning to work on in the UK. It'd be great if such state funding was available here too to help reduce multiple barriers that certain people face when entering the farming sector here - one of the most undiverse. civileats.com/2023/10/24/cal…

Thanks Bud Garden Centre for donating proceeds to GTL from your Winter Warmer - an amazing group who support asylum seekers and refugees through gardening with those helped steering how the garden evolves. Bud's winter event for me is the start of seasonal festivities!

The ECIU says #ClimateCrisis is already increasing the cost of food in the UK (this will be the same in other countries). A transition to #NatureFriendlyFarming [+ a lower carbon emissions-based economy/lifestyles] is vital to reverse this trend. ca1-eci.edcdn.com/food-prices-no…

Soon after spending time in Central America, this book enlightened me further. While there I heard how the US/#Kissenger supported policies which helped murderous military regimes that controlled the country in its civil war (and in other Latinx countries eg Chile).

Morning GWR I'm due to return from Oxford to Manchester on an Off-Peak ticket leaving at 17:39 and must travel today. Will the disruption between Didcot Parkway-Oxford be cleared by then? Do you advise getting any off-peak train after eg 2pm? Many thanks, Nicola

Morning CrossCountry Trains I'm due to return from Oxford to Manchester on an Off-Peak ticket leaving at 17:39 and must travel today. Will flooding disruption south of Oxford be cleared by then? Or do you advise getting any off-peak train later today? Many thanks, Nicola

Are you a BPoC commercial/community farmer in England but have found it difficult to secure land? Stir to Action Pathways to Land project explores financial pathways for BPOC food producers to access land securely. Click here for more info/to get involved: tinyurl.com/nwyhd8nd

Without protest music there'd be no Gil Scott-Heron, The Specials, Rage Against the Machine, Public Enemy, M.I.A. etc Thanks to Margaret E Atwood and other artists for also signing a statement in support of #Toomaj_Salehi who's advocated for women's, worker's & human rights in Iran