Miles (they/them)🇪🇺☮️💚📚

After years of dedicated work alongside CoE Member States, OII Europe, and experts, ILGA-Europe is thrilled that the Council of Europe has adopted its first-ever Recommendation on intersex rights - a global first! Read more at www.ilga-europe.org/press-releas...

Really enjoyed seeing the Lion King in the West End last night. Been wanting to see it for ages as had heard so many good things about it and hadn't seen a West End show before.

Fruit and vegetable market in Rajasthan, India. Credit: Gavin Hellier / Alamy Stock Photo

NEW – EAT-Lancet report: Three key takeaways on climate and diet change | @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org @yaninequiroz.bsky.social @giulianaviglione.bsky.social

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Data from the Office of National Statistics shows Londoners are less likely to be violent crime victims (26.4 offences per 1,000 pop) than the rest of England & Wales (31.9 offences). Violent crime has fallen in every London borough in the past year.

Megan Wisdom, Mossy Christian, Matt Quinn, Fran Foote and Belinda Kempster.

Macdara Yeats

Folk Club singer

Also saw Macdara Yeates performing solo, and club session including Mossy Christian and Megan Wisdom and others.

Boudicca Border Morris

Kemp's Men Norwich

Jamie Williams and the Roots Collective.

Had a lovely afternoon watching English / East Anglian / Irish folk at Traditional Music Day in Stowmarket. Saw several Morris sides and a bit of blues and country with Jamie William and the Roots Collective.

Reached the 500th book I have got through this year. Been nice revisiting books again. #Booksky
www.goodreads.com/user/year_in...

Half a million. Net migration poster.

Controls on immigration mug.

Go home van from Theresa may.

Pm says Britain has been squeamish about illegal immigration.

Starmer says past governments have been "squeamish" talking about immigration. Bullshit.

Starmer isn't bravely breaking a taboo. He's blaming vulnerable people & deflecting attention from the super rich who hoard power & wealth.

Want something better? join.greenparty.org.uk

A friend from Hadleigh shared that there is a queer performance tonight in Hadleigh. Sharing in case anyone can make it. #Hadleigh #Suffolk

Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.

We do not need more scenarios where we dehumanise people by the focus shifting from the person in front of us to the ID they might or might not have. Also money for it could be used in so many other ways.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Hmmm using a moral panic about immigration to bring in mandatory IDs. How could this possibly go wrong?

I wonder if anyone has looked into the economic impact of 'curing' a large number of people who enjoy hobbies. Some of these hobbies are loving niche instruments, dressing up and all sorts of stuff which keeps traditions alive.

Next time you see an anti-trans court case in the news, think twice about who’s behind it 👀

Barclays letters one with Mx Miles Row and one Mr Miles Row

Barclays shows an example why I try and avoid any incorrect information being entered into databases. These letters arrived on the same day and even though they have the correct information they apply it inconsistently.

How farmers are finding greener ways to produce food, from East Anglia to Andhra Pradesh in India Farmers around the world are devising sustainable production systems. For agroecological systems to be a solution, they must be highly productive.

Farmers around the world are devising sustainable production systems. For agroecological systems to be a solution, they must be highly productive.

Lasting relief from depression after magic-mushroom treatment – new study Participants report life-changing effects years after psilocybin treatment.

Participants report life-changing effects years after psilocybin treatment.

I use stationers sell stationery. Took me far too long to realise that simple approach.

Enjoyed going to friend's 80th yesterday and chatting to some experienced socialist friends and avoiding doom and gloom while not pretending that everything is fine. Not Green Party members but discussing Zach Polanski being potentially part of what we need to get more positive messages in the media

Supporting trans people is blamed incorrectly as motivation for killing politicians by supposed professional newspapers (sold when they know it is a lie). Demonised for profitable entertainment. Our health and wellbeing is being sacrificed for sake of increasing revenue.

Display case showing DASD fuze, used to make cluster munitions work.

Display case shows the fuze has been removed.

Paid a visit to the London arms fair today...

Found a component for cluster munitions, banned under international law, on full display.

Confirmed by staff, and removed swiftly by event organisers. But what else remains?

These vile weapons should never be peddled in the UK.

YouTube video by Suffolk Artlink Connecting with Heritage

I may be bias as I work for Suffolk Artlink but I really like this short film showing community arts and heritage.
youtu.be/Grt2h9npplU?...

UNANIMOUS support for trans people from the Trades Union Congress - incredible news.

Trans people - join your union today, if you haven't already

Storytelling with EASE. Our next event is Wednesday 10th September for 8pm start. Come and listen, tell amd share the wonder of spoken stories. Stowmarket Football Club IP14 1JQ

Next stoytelling group in Stowmarket @stowtownfc.bsky.social is 8pm next Wednesday (10th September). Need to figure out what I am going to tell.

Had a lovely afternoon and evening yesterday at a friend's party with blues band, Peruvian dancing and dj music from UK pop to Indian hits. Ni e to catch up with some people I have not been able to for a while.

2 apartment buildings with people in windows and doors having fun and a large crescent moon overlayed in the centre.

Once Upon An Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices. A great example of what I wish more books were like. A book about hope means major events happen to the characters but also about enjoying life too. Not quite 5 star so won't be in monthly list but still very good. #Booksky

YouTube’s AI editing scandal reveals how reality can be manipulated without our consent

YouTube was found to have used AI to edit videos without creators’ consent. And it’s not the first time a media company has done this.

The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa @thegabecole.bsky.social
He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters by Schuyler Bailar
Deviants by Santanu Bhattacharya
#Booksky

My favourite books from August
Hope Street by Mike Gayle
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan @jodipicoult.bsky.social & @jennyboylan.bsky.social
Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments by Kenneth Roth #Booksky

Archive screenshot from the Sex Matters website reading: “Tim Allan Trustee Tim Allan’s career has spanned working as a senior advisor in 10 Downing Street for Tony Blair, running corporate communications for BSkyB and founding a communications consultancy, Portland, which grew into one of the most highly regarded global reputation-management consultancies. Since selling Portland, he has become an investor in the communications consultancy sector.”

Keir Starmer’s new director of communications isn’t just the founder of Portland Communications – which represented Qatar, Russia and Kazakhstan – he’s also come straight from the board of the anti-trans charity Sex Matters.

The government is heading in a dark direction.

Event flyer

Looking forward to seeing Folktales and Stories of East Anglia and Old England performed by Chris Richardson. 8-9.30pm Tuesday 7th October. The Blackbourne, Elmswell, IP30 9UH. Tickets £5 via www.ticketsource.co.uk/ease or £7 on the night. Recommended over 12s. #Elmswell #Storytelling