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Protesting over Gaza’s starvation feels like screaming into a void – but we mustn’t stop | Nesrine Malik Political platitudes and a few trucks of aid won’t save the children dying now. But they show leaders can’t ignore public opinion for ever, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

‘Genocide, ethnic cleansing, mass punishment – all these descriptions still do not capture the lurid and varied ways in which #Palestinians in #Gaza are being killed: bombed in their homes, in their tents, burned alive in their hospital beds, shot while queueing for food and now starved.’ 🇵🇸🍉🇵🇸

‘’The people of #Gaza, including its older population, have been deprived of all they need to survive. More than words are required to bring an end to this conflict. The pervasive impunity that enables these atrocities and denies Palestinians their right to life must end." #AgeUKInternational

Innocent people, older people, whole families, children; hungry, starving, slaughtered. 🇵🇸 #FreePalestine

Graphic with a pink and red background featuring text thanking the hundreds of thousands who signed petitions and took action to influence government decisions, stating "Thank you to the hundreds of thousands of people who signed petitions and took action to encourage the Government to change course. You spoke, they listened.

The Government's #WinterFuelPayment announcement makes this a good day for older people.

Thank you to everyone who has supported our campaign. You spoke, they listened.

Read our full statement here: bit.ly/3SEKv1l

I got British citizenship via the five-year route. Labour’s new 10-year rule will cause untold pain | Nesrine Malik Starmer claims to want integration. Yet denying people safety, belonging and the right to vote for a decade amounts to the exact opposite, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

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BBC returns to Gaza baby left hungry by Israeli blockade Malnourished five-month-old baby Siwar is now out of hospital in Gaza - but as we found, she and her family are struggling.

'Situation is dire' - BBC returns to Gaza baby left hungry by Israeli blockade www.bbc.com/news/article... the untold horrors faced by millions of innocent Palestinians & the anguish & pain of their families outside of #Gaza. #FreePalestine end the genocide and free the hostages too. #ceasefirenow

British surgeon working in Gaza says it is now 'a slaughterhouse' amid Israeli bombardment A British surgeon working in southern Gaza has compared the region to a "slaughterhouse" because of the daily bombardment from Israeli forces.

British surgeon working in Gaza says it is now 'a slaughterhouse' amid Israeli bombardment

The voluntary sector does an awful lot which people believe, wrongly, to be state funded. If charities - which have been hit by all the cost increases affecting other businesses - go under, we are going to find out the hard way how much they actually contribute to the economy as well as to society.

A busy week @ageukbradford.bsky.social welcoming @dramirkhangp.bsky.social & @itvnews.bsky.social to talk with members of one of our groups about staying active & healthy at home, and also a full staff meeting to plan our work helping older people live their best lives across #Bradford District. 👍

Did you know that in 2023/24 Groundwork Yorkshire's Green Dr team trained 480 front line workers on the impact of cold homes on health?

#Health #FuelPoverty

Wishing #EidMubarak to family, friends, colleagues and everyone celebrating in Bradford and beyond especially those in Gaza and Palestine.

We hear so many great stories from @ageukbradford.bsky.social and their Buddies project! Good luck with the book club and dinner club!

Here @ageukbradford.bsky.social we work with older people to develop our work & they’ve been telling us what groups they want to have. Thanks to our #BuddyScheme partnership with @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social & @gigbuddies.bsky.social we’ve recently launched the following with more to come!

Do you know about these 4 NHS plans for 2025? ⬇️

In a few months, the #Government will publish its 10-year plan for the #NHS. Age UK's #Health Influencing team explains the importance of these plans and how they might affect the future: bit.ly/4hnoZIc

Thinking today of the amazing women who have influenced my life, the challenges they have faced, the successes they have had & also the challenges faced by so many today. It’s 2025 not 1925 women shouldn’t be facing this.

Ramadan Mubarak to family, friends, colleagues & everyone observing #Ramadan2025 across #Bradford and beyond.

Graphic from Age UK explaining top tips on how to tackle loneliness. 1) Get out of the house if you can. 2) Try a bit of exercise 3) Eat and drink well 4) Keep an eye on alcohol intake 5) reach out to someone

Loneliness is a year-round problem for many older people, but it can feel even worse in winter.
Our new guide is here to help older people, their loved ones and carers tackle loneliness: bit.ly/3WEovWA
#TimeToTalk

Excellent news - this will make #Ilkley #Library a much more user friendly place. Good to see Bradford Council using external funding for important local work like this.

Let’s change how we age 💜

From providing specialist, impartial advice to research and campaigning, we want to change the lives of older people now and in the future.

Donate, campaign or volunteer today: bit.ly/3ErsG1D

Here @ageukbradford.bsky.social we work hard to enable older people to have their voice heard by decision makers. Grateful to @annadixonmp.bsky.social for attending Age UK’s #TeawithyourMP event today listening and discussing with older people their issues & concerns.

A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.

Auschwitz took time.

With LGBT+ History Month approaching, if your work is planning events and you’re seeking speakers, I’d love to hear about opportunities😊

As the Editor of This Arab Is Queer who’s Palestinian, Lebanese, gay & deaf, I’m no stranger to speaking or panel discussions. I'm based in LDN & my DMs are open.

It’s been a wintry start to the New Year & with temperatures set to plummet even further across #Bradford @ageukbradford.bsky.social is sharing our guide on staying warm people can also phone us 01274 391190 www.ageuk.org.uk/siteassets/d...

Love enjoying, learning about & experiencing other cultures & was lucky to have spent an amazing two weeks in Riyadh. Such a modern, wealthy city with so much to see & do, was mind blowing in many ways!

My family call it Old Lady Clubbing, but my giddy ‘nights out’ have lit up a dismal 2024 | Gaby Hinsliff Dance till you drop, then home by 10pm – daytime events offer a glorious escape for those of us bogged down by responsibility, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

#liveyourbestlife ‘’The secret of middle-aged socialising, it transpires, is to do roughly what you always did – but earlier: hitting the club at 3pm means being home in time for the 10 o’clock news, and blissfully asleep by last orders.’’ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

One million elderly people skipping meals amid winter fuel benefit crisis The row over Labour’s cuts to pensioners’ energy payments is about to flare up again after damning new research

Government’s decision to slash winter fuel payments set to be reignited as new evidence reveals more than one million older people are skipping meals because of financial concerns & millions more are turning down heating or reducing hours they turn it on
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Loved #Manchester since I was a student there in the 80s. Always changing, always the same, modern & traditional & amazingly diverse, friendly & welcoming. #LoveManchester ❤️

On #WorldAidsDay remembering so many of my generation who died too young & the amazing advances that now make treatment possible. People who are 50+ are the fastest growing group of people living with #HIV in the UK & still face so much stigma & discrimination. How will you help #EndHIVStigma?

We’re looking for voluntary #Fundraisers to join the team @ageukbradford.bsky.social to raise funds to so we can help more older people feel less alone, be financially secure & more connected. Want to gain new skills or share your existing experience with us get in touch email: info@ageukbd.org.uk

Always like chatting with BCB 106.6FM about @ageukbradford.bsky.social work, today it was about the confidence our #TrustedTrader scheme gives older people especially when needing urgent repairs in the winter months. Check it out here: www.ageuk.org.uk/bradforddist...