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Lisa Bard

@ellenbee25.bsky.social

feminist, activist, Jewish, #RefugeesWelcome

115 Followers  |  147 Following  |  25 Posts  |  Joined: 24.11.2024  |  2.1818

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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. 🌍

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.πŸ‘‡

24.10.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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@sainsburys.bsky.social one of your shopping trolleys πŸ›’ has been dumped at ///grain.sentences.nodded

Please come and collect it

21.08.2025 06:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Unexpected joy on my way into the office along New Cavendish Street

23.07.2025 06:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Decriminalise abortion and make it a protected human right. Women’s rights are under threat from the far right. Nigel Farage just called our current abortion provisions β€œutterly ludicrous” – and others in power are paying attention. A vote in Parliament could ...

Nigel Farage says abortion laws are β€œutterly ludicrous.”
MPs are watching.
We have days to show them: the public backs abortion rights.
Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...

02.06.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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/...

#freeandfairelections #endvoterid @allinpartyuk.bsky.social

29.04.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Surely the question isn’t simply β€˜What is a woman?’… it’s more ’Why has any ability to live and let live been lost if no one is being (disproportionately) threatened or harmed?’

Miscreants and predators don’t come in transgender form… they come in people form.

My two penn’orth. πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

23.04.2025 06:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2656    πŸ” 335    πŸ’¬ 169    πŸ“Œ 23

Protest in Cambridge on Saturday afternoon! Cis or trans, please come along!

24.04.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@keshetlgbtqjews.bsky.social @stonewalluk.bsky.social @londonpride.bsky.social @drhannahbb.bsky.social @equalityparty.bsky.social @allinpartyuk.bsky.social

26.04.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 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.

25.04.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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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€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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@transportforlondon.bsky.social how is this #sexist advert allowed?

@everydaysexism.bsky.social

08.04.2025 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@everyone who cares about inclusion and local issues in #Basingstoke πŸ‘‡πŸ»πŸ‘‡πŸΏπŸ‘‡πŸ½πŸ‘‡

06.04.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m All In. Are you?

05.04.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#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/...

05.04.2025 06:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Where am I?

21.03.2025 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#LetThemWork
@refugeesathome.bsky.social @refugeestogether.bsky.social @separated-child.bsky.social @refugeeaction.bsky.social @4refugeewomen.bsky.social

04.03.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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...

@electheruk.bsky.social @mayeroflondon.bsky.social @barneteye.bsky.social @solacewomensaid.bsky.social @hollykw.bsky.social

04.03.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Misogyny is rising and silence isn’t an option. This #IWD2025, we’re accelerating ambition for a fairer, safer world for women.

We’re 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€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

@electheruk.bsky.social @harrietharman.bsky.social @fawcettsociety.bsky.social @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social @4refugeewomen.bsky.social @theguiltyfeminist.bsky.social

02.03.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Woman with dark, shoulder-length hair and glasses holding up an orange, white and black placard displaying a large heart with the words β€˜aye welcome refugees’ written inside and the hashtag β€˜#TogetherWithRefugees’ below’

Woman with dark, shoulder-length hair and glasses holding up an orange, white and black placard displaying a large heart with the words β€˜aye welcome refugees’ written inside and the hashtag β€˜#TogetherWithRefugees’ below’

Love is more powerful than hate and fear.

Today and everyday #AyeWelcomeRefugees

@scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social

14.02.2025 09:59 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#TogetherWithRefugees 🧑

14.02.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 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! 🧑

#TogetherWithRefugees

14.02.2025 11:28 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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

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 Valentine’s Day, we are showing love for people seeking safety in Scotland. Today and every day.

#AyeWelcomeRefugees
#togetherwithrefugees
#sewing2getherallnations🌍
#caringcreatingconnecting
#🧑
#valentinesday

14.02.2025 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This Valentine’s Day - and every day - we stand up for compassion, fairness and welcome 🧑

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

14.02.2025 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"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

08.02.2025 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"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

08.02.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4
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Meta: Protect LGBT+ people from hate speech Meta’s 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.

Meta’s 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€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Day 28 of #365DaysOfSmiles
Penguins on a romantic stroll at Boulders Beach part of the Boulders penguin colony in Cape Town

28.01.2025 09:14 β€” πŸ‘ 88    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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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

28.01.2025 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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