Melea Press (she/her)

Hand holding a black and white illustrated zine of two people holding signs that say “we marched! Now what?”

No Kings logo: a drawing of a crown with a red x over it

I was commissioned to make a zine for the No Kings 2 protest on Saturday Oct 18th!

If you wonder “what can I do?” this zine is for you. It’s packed with things that you can do from wearing a “no ICE” pin to organizing a visibility brigade with your friends.

drive.google.com/file/d/1TJnH...

Tiny adorable tabby kitten with closed eyes snuggled in the arm crook of a female wearing a bright green hoodie.

When your friend gives you the gift of a snuggle visit! So much awwwww!!!!

Tiny clay penguins looking at a giant clay sunflower.

Glasgow penguins with sunflower tree

Green wooden frog toy on a picnic table. Trees in the background and blue sky.

Lost frog in the sunshine

A grey dumpster with “trash” spray painted on it in white. It is next to another dumpster and in the background you can see a building with reflective glass, a low wall and a street.

Sometimes you need to say it as it is.

Sticker of a black and white photo with an orange traffic cone. People are hoisting the cone onto the head of a statue of a guy on a horse. Stick to a grey metal slab.

Meta-Glasgow. A sticker of a photo of some people hoisting a traffic cone onto THE statue.

Pride flag painted across a pedestrian mall and bicycle track. Mural on the building behind and a people sitting at a sidewalk cafe. Very sunny day. Blue sky no clouds.

Beautiful day in Glasgow!

Black bricked up door inside a stone wall. Speech bubble painted on brick says “why me?”

Some days require asking…

Eyeballs painted on the shuttered windows of an old building.

Helllllooooooo!!

We need to preserve academic integrity, which, as it turns out, it closely linked with judicial integrity and due process. If it can happen to one person, it can happen to anyone.

@markhamillofficial.bsky.social

Sign used to show distance to local places in minutes, by bike and by foot. It now shows distance by x-wing and meteor Kessel → 20 parsecs /12 parsecs Tatooine 52 parsecs / 30 parsecs Endor 64 parsecs /48 parsecs Dagobah = 200 parsecs /140 parsecs

Our local signs have transformed!

Food for thought about identities that don’t fit in the box.

When you are constantly under scrutiny, even small mistakes are blown up into catastrophes and life feels (and is) unsafe. The cascade of stress and mental health decline is inevitable. We must acknowledge the privilege of having space to try things out.

Potato painted like a superhero, perched on a metal fence.

Small gummy candy pizza in a small pizza box with a clear window that shows the candy pizza.

Close up of part of graffiti art. A red background w a light blue square. In the center is a small red square. Black lines outline a square in the middle and draw many connecting lines to the small square inside.

How do you think the mental health crisis in young people would be affected if adults listened closely to children about their desires, fears, and support needs - and acted?!
#safety #GhostParents #autistic #PDA

Tiny penguins in a small cave holding anti-tariff signs

There are 1000s of parents in the UK right now being blamed, shamed, and gaslighted because they are trying to save their likely neurodivergent children from trauma and burnout from school. Some parents face fines and threats of jail, others are just ignored. No one blames the schooling system.

It was not without some irony that I delivered a Psychological Safety workshop last week. I am American, living in the UK. I don't know how anyone can feel safe right now. ...and, I see the value of being present with our colleagues, friends, and family. #Safety #Neuroconvergence #EQ

Rescinding Scientific Integrity Policies because they do not align with political goals is dangerous for everyone -- for every citizen across the globe whose life has been touched by academic 'evidence-based' research (i.e., everyone). This is a disgrace.

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Sorry. Fixed. Her book The Family Experience of PDA literally changed my life. I’m in UK too.

Today I got to lead a psychological safety workshop for over 100 people. It’s a wonderful way to demonstrate that everyone has unique needs. This is #neuroconvergence.

The PDA society UK and PDA Society North America have a lot of great info, which you can share with the school. But honestly, PDA is not well understood. Sharing information never helped my family. An estimated 85% of PDA kids cannot attend school. And Parent Blame is rampant.

I’m so sorry. DM me. I don’t have advice per se. But may be able to signpost you to some resources. Also, you’re not alone. #GhostParents

Anna Maxwell Martin calls for end to ‘cruel, idiotic’ fines for school absence Exclusive: actor says experience of school refusal showed her more compassion is needed, not exclusions

Really interesting read. 👇

"Children will learn when they want to learn, but if you keep penalising them, and their parents who are doing their best, we’re not going to get anywhere. I feel passionately about it because I’ve had personal experience.”

Academic research is only as good as its impact in the world.

#AcademicResearch #impact #Activism #AcademicActivism

Playing smarter: How play builds human intelligence Learning through play literally builds brains. Policymakers and funding gatekeepers for state education programmes must understand this much better

Play matters...

#EarlyLearning
#Education
#Scotland

In my #GhostParent interviews, I keep hearing from parents who are 'flying under the radar' - moving and not registering kids for school. So not facing more school trauma. Families are not gaslighted or dismissed, but they are also more isolated. Yes, it seems to be worth it. #PDA #EBSNA #Autistic