Why the climate needs PR - Make Votes Matter
This blog is written by Livvy Gibbs, Young Make Votes Matter coordinator, an reflects her personal views.
Today is the International Day of Climate Action. π
Protecting the climate and fixing our democracy have far more in common than it may seem.
Young MVM coordinator Livvy explains why our voting system is a barrier to effective and popular environmental policies.π
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@sainsburys.bsky.social one of your shopping trolleys π has been dumped at ///grain.sentences.nodded
Please come and collect it
21.08.2025 06:56 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Unexpected joy on my way into the office along New Cavendish Street
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Restore the independence of the Electoral Commission
We need a strong, independent Electoral Commission to keep our elections fair. The new Government needs to restore its independence in the forthcoming Elections Bill.
We need a strong, independent Electoral Commission to keep our elections fair. The new Government needs to restore it's independence in the forthcoming Elections Bill. secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/170478/...
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Surely the question isnβt simply βWhat is a woman?ββ¦ itβs more βWhy has any ability to live and let live been lost if no one is being (disproportionately) threatened or harmed?β
Miscreants and predators donβt come in transgender formβ¦ they come in people form.
My two pennβorth. π€·ββοΈ
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Protest in Cambridge on Saturday afternoon! Cis or trans, please come along!
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26.04.2025 11:34 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Oops! Is it possible to become a senior politician in the UK these days to have any brains at all? I really seems like it's not.
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@sainsburysuk.bsky.social please collect your #trolley at the junction of Hale Drive and Deans Lane #Edgware #supermarkettrolley
11.04.2025 07:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
@transportforlondon.bsky.social how is this #sexist advert allowed?
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08.04.2025 11:24 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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06.04.2025 17:22 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Iβm All In. Are you?
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#Councils are facing a dire financial crisis. We must put pressure on central government to urgently increase funding.
Email your #MP today to ask them to raise this issue in Parliament. #SaveOurServices action.unison.org.uk/page/164665/...
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Where am I?
21.03.2025 10:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
#LetThemWork
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04.03.2025 20:39 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Sign the Petition
Keep Trump out of Parliament
I'm calling on the Speaker to block Trump from addressing Parliament during his unprecedented second State Visit. Will you join me actionstorm.org/petitions/du...
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04.03.2025 20:33 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Misogyny is rising and silence isnβt an option. This #IWD2025, weβre accelerating ambition for a fairer, safer world for women.
Weβre fighting back with research, action and a movement powered by women like you.
Join us and be part of the change!
www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/listing/cate...
02.03.2025 08:39 β π 12 π 8 π¬ 0 π 0
Sign the Petition
Keep Trump out of Parliament
I just told Speaker Hoyle to keep Trump out of Parliament - will you do the same? actionstorm.org/petitions/du... #DumpTrump
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02.03.2025 13:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Woman with dark, shoulder-length hair and glasses holding up an orange, white and black placard displaying a large heart with the words βaye welcome refugeesβ written inside and the hashtag β#TogetherWithRefugeesβ belowβ
Love is more powerful than hate and fear.
Today and everyday #AyeWelcomeRefugees
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14.02.2025 09:59 β π 58 π 12 π¬ 0 π 0
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
Manchester supports refugees
Does your city too?
Reply below with messages and/or photos with your orange hearts! π§‘
#TogetherWithRefugees
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A painted orange heart, signifying support for the refugee community. The logo of Sewing2gether All Nations. The hashtags Aye Welcome Refugees and Together With Refugees
This Valentineβs Day, we are showing love for people seeking safety in Scotland. Today and every day.
#AyeWelcomeRefugees
#togetherwithrefugees
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#valentinesday
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This Valentineβs Day - and every day - we stand up for compassion, fairness and welcome π§‘
We are proud members of Together With Refugees, a coalition of organisations that believe in a more compassionate approach to refugees.
Join us to call for a fair new plan for refugees #TogetherWithRefugees
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"Technology changes societies slowly and then all at once -the worst impacts happen slowly and discretely to those without power" Rachel Coldicutt, founder, Careful Industries
#FawcettConf
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"The problem isn't getting more women into tech but rather getting men out of the way.
The tech industry is misogynistic, we can change that by calling it out."
Rachel Coldicutt, founder, Careful Industries
#FawcettConf
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Meta: Protect LGBT+ people from hate speech
Metaβs policy changes will normalize hate against LGBT+ people on Facebook and Instagram. Sign the petition to demand Meta protect vulnerable communities and reverse this dangerous shift.
Metaβs new policies permit hate speech targeting LGBT+ people on Facebook and Instagram, putting lives at risk. Sign now to demand they reverse these dangerous changes and protect vulnerable communities: allout.lgbt/meta-sign
03.02.2025 23:04 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Day 28 of #365DaysOfSmiles
Penguins on a romantic stroll at Boulders Beach part of the Boulders penguin colony in Cape Town
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Sign the Petition
Protect Vulnerable Autistic Children: Install CCTV in Special Educational Settings
Protect Vulnerable Autistic Children: Install CCTV in Special Educational Settings chng.it/LgZyLKLp via @UKChange
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