P.S There's still a wee bit of time to vote - get down to your polling station before 10pm with your ID!

'We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.' - Thomas Jefferson

Just two democratic gals, making our mark #DogsAtPollingStations 🐾🗳

(In reality, I sent my postal vote off a couple of weeks ago... but that didn't feature a dog!)

Great write up of the Thames Valley Citizens Assembly in Oxford - thanks Diocese of Oxford and great to be hosted by Brookes Union

oxford.anglican.org/news/citizens-…

This is what a Citizens UK Accountability Assembly looks like 👇👇

Exciting to see the scale and impact of London Citizens Accountability Assemblies, and what Thames Valley Citizens could become with time!👀

Use the new @LetsEnd_Poverty toolkit to to plan, prepare and host conversations about poverty. We want every candidate standing to be an MP at the next General Election to be asked what they plan to do to tackle poverty if they are elected.

Take a look: letsendpoverty.co.uk/candidates/

Could you host a banner outside your church to show that you want to see an end to poverty?

Get involved in a @LetsEnd_Poverty banner drop as part of the wider poverty campaign in the run up to the general election.

Find out more and order your banner: letsendpoverty.co.uk/banner

Thank you for having me! ✨️

'We note with sadness and concern the rise in hostility towards those who come to these islands seeking refuge.'

Archbishops Archbishop of Canterbury and Archbishop of York join with church leaders to renew their commitment to caring for the most vulnerable.

📝 cofe.io/AfterRwanda.

It's being reported that AirTanker are in talks with the UK gov about running forced refugee flights to Rwanda. Tell them to rule themselves out:
secure.freedomfromtorture.org/page/147528/ac…

Just because something's law, doesn't mean it's right or humane (or going to be effective at 'stopping the boats'). I still firmly believe this is a cruel outsourcing of the UK's responsibilities at the expense of vulnerable people.

amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

It's fantastic that charities & faith groups step in where desperately needed, but these should always be temporary responses, whilst we enact deeper, fairer solutions, which give people autonomy, dignity, & independence!

Today is your last chance to register to vote ahead of the upcoming May elections! 📣

We know every person has the ability to shape the world around them, so don't lose out on your say.

Register here: gov.uk/register-to-vo…

#NationalVoterRegistrationDay

In exactly 24 hours it will be TOO LATE to register to vote for the coming local elections.

Discovering things TOO LATE is annoying. Like when the autofocus is off for a live take of a parody song too late on a school night...

But here's a blurry 🎶 called 'Kids - Give an X' -…

How great if every candidate standing at the next General Election is asked how they'll tackle poverty if elected? Join Let's End Poverty on 25 April to think how you can have meaningful, productive convos w/ prospective Parliamentary Candidates: letsendpoverty.co.uk/latest/events/…