Sheridan Kates

A black and white photo of a person holding a sign that says, “benefit cuts drive women into prostitution,” on a bright red background. There is text overlaid that says, “OPEN LETTER: We've written to the government to tell them they must act urgently to prevent increasing numbers of women being driven into sex work by poverty and financial need.”

We’ve sent an open letter to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to tell him that the the government must act urgently to prevent increasing numbers of women being driven into sex work by poverty and financial need.

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We were pleased to speak to Lauren recently for this important article on how the criminalisation of sex workers traps them in sex work, giving them a criminal record which makes it much more difficult to get another job. The government must take urgent action to ban prostitutes’ cautions.

We screened this film in London last year, and one of the attendees (works in the New Economy movement) told me it was the one thing that gave him hope all year.

Go see it!

As usual lots more anti fascists in Islington to oppose a far right demonstration.

The right always claim to be for free speech, when really they want their speech to be free of consequences, then ban speech they don't like. Yes, Labour is a right-wing party in this.

While we Greens, the only major left-wing party, are actually standing up for free speech and Palestinians.

Good work @newstatesman.com, you appear to have completely forgotten publishing this 2022 article 🙃

www.newstatesman.com/politics/eco...

@iipp-ucl.bsky.social

It’s absolutely outrageous that @ameliagentleman.bsky.social has written this article and hasn’t included a single word from sex worker-led organisations or outreach charities that work with sex workers who oppose these proposals. Where is the balance? Where are the voices of actual sex workers?

YouTube video by Mr. Cardamom Mr. Cardamom - Nani (starring Madhur Jaffrey)

i somehow only just now learned that Zohran Mamdani made a rap song and recorded a music video... AND ITS A BOP??!? youtu.be/iQVsVNPkPmE?...

Every western country has absurd news bias that favors the ruling classes and yet Sheinbaum, Lula, Petro, and Sanchez were able to build leftist majorities. We don't need media hegemony to win and it may even be harmful to have our every delusion verified that way.

We're busy campaigning across Islington, so join us:
🚪😀 Door knocking - Highbury, Clerkenwell, Tufnell Park, & Tollington
✍️ Leafletting in Tollington, June 7
☎️ Phone banking volunteers, June 11 (evening)

Get involved!

You can sign up for all events on islington.greenparty.org.uk/events-calen...

free mass public transit should be a climate policy supported by anyone who claims to care about the problem

reduce miles driven by those most in need and you reduce emissions while also reducing income inequality

Laura Eccott on chair with red glasses and short brown hair

Yesterday I spoke with Alison McGovern MP & Josh Fenton-Glynn MP about child poverty as part of the Single-Parent Families APPG @gingerbreadcharity.bsky.social
Key points :
> Child maintenance is not fit for purpose and perpetuates harm
> Child poverty increase is a result of policy decisions

The “both sides”:

Side 1 - Nordic Model supporters

Side 2 - sex workers, every sex worker-led org around the world, health and HIV charities, trade unions, sex worker outreach orgs, several anti-trafficking orgs, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the WHO, UNAIDS, and on and on

If you ever ever go anywhere near Camden high street please take 4m out of your day to tell the council how much you like the pedestrianisation trial 🙏

Money as a Constitutional Project with Christine Desan The Money on the Left Editorial Collective presents a classic episode from our archives along with a previously unavailable transcript & graphic art. In this episode, we are joined by Christine…

New to Money on the Left? 🧐

Start here 👇

Today's march in London was huge! #FreePalestine

To be clear. The Green Party of England & Wales:

🗳 Normally holds leadership elections every 2 years
➡️ Don't have to have co-leaders
👥 ...if there is 1 leader, there will be 2 deputies
💚 1 of 3 leadership posts has to be someone who identifies as women/non-binary
👍Leader doesn't have to be an MP.

It's an honour to hold elected office for the last 4 years & to continue this with our 4 new MPs for the last 10 months.

I'm ambitious about taking on a failing Labour Party and sending many more Green MPs to Parliament.

Join our campaign at backzack.com

YouTube video by Just Stop Oil "They Cannot Tolerate Challenges to Wealth and Power" | George Monbiot | BBC Politics Live #shorts

Here's JSO's short cut of my protest rant on Politics Live. www.youtube.com/shorts/L_93v...

Endorsement from Larry sanders. "Zack, like my brother Bernie, embodies passion."

To have the endorsement of Larry Sanders - and for him to liken me to his brother Bernie @sanders.senate.gov means a lot!

From the UK to the USA - time to fight the oligarchy.

Backzack.com

They won’t shut up.
And neither will we.

Join us.

join.greenparty.org.uk

what a complete idiot.

a cartoon character is holding a bunch of money and the words shut up and are above him Alt: a cartoon character is holding a bunch of money and the words shut up and take my money

Zack Polanski to run for Green Party leader
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

If you agree the UK government should stop deep sea mining before it starts, add your name. Call on the UK to protect our oceans and stop deep sea mining before it starts.

Deep sea mining is honestly a terrifying prospect - we know so little of the impact that dredging the sea floor at this depth will have to entire ecosystems on which the whole food web depends. Sign this petition to tell the UK government to stop it before it starts act.gp/3FvLdI9

Mainstream radio presenters like Vanessa Feltz are perfectly happy to contribute, in their own small way, to the rise of the extreme far right.

Her interview with me on LBC just now was chock full of lies. Calls herself a journalist.
Really I wonder how they sleep at night.

TUC Union Finder: Find Your Union >> Tell us about your work and we'll find the right union for you.

If you now work under a reform run council and are not in a union, join one now! It could be a rocky few years for workers. Stronger together ✊ www.tuc.org.uk/join-a-union

Supporters on the street

Zack and Malcolm

Zack speaking to a group

Preparing clipboards and canvassing sheets

This one is for every Green candidate, agent, campaign organiser, canvasser, leafleter, voter and supporter:

Thank you! 💚

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The trick is to raise everyone’s living standards. That’s the trick.

There will always be a sub-section of people who want immigration cut, and asylum to be 0. It’s never going to happen on an island nation.

What works is raising standards so that subsection doesn’t grow like the cancer it is.

Just look at this graph ….

Today, millions of people will take part in local elections knowing that the results won't reflect what their community wants.

We'll end up with mayors supported by a third of their constituents and councils where many voices aren't heard.

FPTP is such an absurd system. It's time to replace it.