Gemma Jolly

Disability Rights UK's Statement on the government’s planned benefits cuts

“The Government is demonising and punishing Disabled people for the economic failures of successive governments. Why isn't it looking to the rich to plug its funding gap?”

The world is a scary place right now but I fear the biggest factor in it getting better or worse is apathy.

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A recording of last week's webinar, Tackling health #misinformation and understanding #HealthLiteracy, is now available on our website: pifonline.org.uk/resources/we...

The recording will be publicly available for 2 weeks before being restricted to PIF members only.

#HealthInformation

“After Auschwitz, the human condition is not the same, nothing will ever be the same. Here, heaven and earth are on fire.”

—Elie Wiesel

Excited to share this blog for Health Information Week showcasing how reading and the Reading Well collections can support social prescribing activity - readingagency.org.uk/supporting-m...
#healthinformationweek #readingforhealth #booksonprescription

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This week is #HealthInformationWeek. PIF is proud to be a partner in this multi-sector campaign raising awareness of high quality #HealthInformation.

Throughout the week we'll be sharing trusted health information and talking about topics including #HealthLiteracy and #misinformation.

#HIW2025

Scary times!

New survey for criminal justice charities – help us understand the challenges and opportunities of the funding landscape Take our survey to help us learn more about how charities working with the criminal justice system fund their vital work.

We are running a survey to help Lloyds Bank Foundation learn more about how charities working with the criminal justice system fund vital work in supporting and advocating for some of the most disadvantaged members of our society.

Learn more about it in this blog:

It is traditional in Iceland to give the gift of a book to be opened on Christmas Eve. Books are unwrapped and then read together. It is called Jolabokaflod (Christmas book flood). 📖 🎄
🖼 Reading Girl, Gustav Adolph Hennig, 1828.

Just a schnauzer in front of a canal #schnauzergang #schnauzersofbluesky

In case anyone needs a bit of cheer today here’s a Schnauzer on a train #schnauzer #dogsonpublictransport

Sharing this fabulous case study from Norfolk Libraries detailing how they are using Reading Well for teens to engage young people with North Walsham, Norwich Millenium and Costessey Libraries - readingagency.org.uk/how-can-libr...

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