Dr Ella Simpson

The judgement of history will be merciless.

From the mutt's nuts to the rat's nats - this article made me laugh a lot, and then it made me sad... and then I remembered Sokal's fake article in the 90s which led to the savaging of postmodernism, how come no equivalent denigration of AI here?

The situation in Gaza is unconscionable. There are many things that need to be achieved politically, but first, there are people who just need to eat.
I've just donated to Solidarity in Aid - you too can support them at: cafdonate.cafonline.org/27581

An important event bringing together lived and living experience, youth justice practitioners, pracademics, policy makers and some of the key academic thinkers to really listen to each other and learn more about the language needs of young people in YJ
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/raising-aw...

Important report by @firebird on important topic with key takeaways: Children are innocent; Stigma causes harm. The narrative needs to shift. Language matters. Support should be person-centred. No 2 experiences are the same; Include us in the solution. www.parentalimprisonmentcollective.co.uk

Critical Creative Methods Lab: Experiment. Play. Transform. ✨ Two days of radical, hands-on creativity to transform your research—think, make, and imagine differently at Greenwich.

Getting creative about research methods, getting critical about creativity - come and join us for two days of experimentation, play and transformation

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/critical-c...

Amazing opportunity to work with one of the best prison theatre companies in the country. Total legends on the landings:
url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/hY97C2x5yh...

Alex Wheatle obituary Author of the Crongton novels whose stories of inner-city life give a realistic portrait of growing up in contemporary Britain

So sorry to read about the passing of @brixtonbard The Guardian doesn't mention it, but Alex did amazing gigs in prisons too (thanks to @manwithbooks) reaching out and speaking directly to the hearts and minds of people caught in the (in)justice system www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

Super important research from @banwell_stacy @UniofGreenwich (and a really cute photo of a small frog to go with it!). Feel free to share: drive.google.com/file/d/1K5VA...

Shout out from
@ICRDwlv
for people and organisations across the sector to use and develop the principles for Artists’ Care. Important work - please consider contributing: www.wlv.ac.uk/research/res...

Amazing art by and with people in prison at the Hoxtonian tonight courtesy of the fabulous Prof. Lorraine Gamman
@csm_news. Being a story wrangler, I particularly like this piece

Spokesperson Leadership Programme • sounddelivery media Sounddelivery Media’s unique leadership programme aims to diversify the voices we hear in the media and make it more representative of the society we live in. This programme tackles the barriers that ...

In every community there are people with lived experience of social injustice using their expertise to identify solutions for change.

@sounddeliverymedia.bsky.social Spokesperson Programme will support 14 leaders to create change in their communities.

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Coming soon to a school or youth space near you... particularly if you're a teacher or youth worker who wants to host it. Highly recommended: a show about the place where mental health and criminalisation collide for young black men in a racist society

Writers' Toolbox 2 - Imagine If Writers’ Toolbox2 is an incredible opportunity for female working-class writers! It is a six-month paid programme focusing on writing for stage and screen to be run by BAFTA winner, Mark Catley as a l...

Worth a shout out. Amazing opportunity for working class women from the North of England (or who can get a train to the North): imagineiftheatre.co.uk/workshop/wri...