String Bean Jen

Contraception: Time to Reclaim the Conversation — London Sexual Health Programme (LSHP) I have worked in Sexual and Reproductive Health in London as a Consultant since 1994 and for many years have raised the same concern: we do not talk enough about contraception. Abortion rates in Londo...

Yes, we need a contraception campaign! Thank you, Naomi.
@londonsexualhealth.bsky.social
www.londonsexualhealth.org/news/2025/9/...

@thisisyourparty.bsky.social Hi there, if my nearest regional assembly (south London, but I think there should be a West London one!) is booked out, is there a waiting list I can join? Or should I take a risk and show as inevitably some people won't attend? Thank you.

Ugh, so sorry to hear about this, Matthew. How frustrating to read this from a medical provider. If you had energy, I hope you corrected them! They need to modernise their forms, good heavens. I also hope they didn't use the language "ever had" as if HIV can be treated with a course of antibiotics?!

Such a thrill to see @suedehq.bsky.social last night on Jools Holland. They kicked off the show with 'Dancing with the Europeans' and closed the show with 'Disintegrate'. I could sense how much Brett wanted to jump up on the monitors. He also asked the audience to "sing it!" during DwtE!

Voters' voices are being shut out of British politics. Your Party has a radical plan to change that | Jeremy Corbyn At our conference in November we will use a jury service-type model to allow members to discuss and decide policy, strategy and even the name of our party, says Your Party co-founder Jeremy Corbyn

After a really powerful local meeting in Southall last week, I'm getting more excited. It's inspiring to start fresh. It was eye-opening to learn there that not even legendary activist Suresh Grover (active since the 70s) had joined a political party until now! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The second is the rollicking 'German Farmhouse' from Go-Betweens mach 2 days. @forsternet.bsky.social + his sexxxy Swedish band at @unionchapeluk.bsky.social on Saturday: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvna...

YouTube video by StringBeanJen Robert Forster + Swedish band, 'I Love Myself (and I Always Have)' @ Union Chapel, London, 11.10.25

I've got 2 videos from Saturday's Robert @forsternet.bsky.social + his Swedish band show at @unionchapeluk.bsky.social. The first is 'I Love Myself (and I Always Have)': www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKoi...

This week at the Vagina Museum, the Reproductive Justice Initiative present a retrospective on decolonising contraception. An installation is on display, and you can join us for an evening conversation on Thursday www.outsavvy.com/event/29889/...

Fantastic! Enjoy, Monty! It will be a beautiful and empowering evening.

YouTube video by StringBeanJen Self Esteem, 'The Curse' @ Brixton Academy, London 09.10.25

My final video of @selfesteem.music-social.com 's show last night at Brixton Academy night one is of the powerful 'The Curse'. Self Esteem is just the ultimate woman. ♥️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8ko...

YouTube video by StringBeanJen Self Esteem, '69' @ Brixton Academy, London 09.10.25

Then I've got two videos of Queen @selfesteem.music-social.com from her first night of 3 at Brixton Academy. The first is the spot on '69', electro sass SO much fun to sing along to. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk4h...

YouTube video by StringBeanJen Nadine Shah, 'Topless Mother' @ Brixton Academy, London 09.10.25

I've got 3 videos from last night, night 1 of @selfesteem.music-social.com 's Brixton Academy run. Such a powerful night of ferocious women and the best talent of this country. The first is the dark and weird @nadineshah.bsky.social who I always love seeing wail live. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe_y...

Don’t crush our right to protest! The right to protest is the heartbeat of democracy. It lets us speak out, challenge injustice, and hold those in power accountable. The Government’s plan would give police sweeping powers to ban repea...

I do sign a lot of petitions. I admire those who take to the streets regularly. We must have the right to do so. -->😡 The Government wants to ban repeated protests & jail those who defy them. Stand up for our democratic right to protest - sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...

Call to allow ‘safe and effective’ at-home abortions up to 12 weeks in UK Experts point to study showing procedures at home are no riskier or less successful than hospital care

Time for a guidance and policy update, UK: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses abortions amid federal Medicaid funding cut Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin says it will stop scheduling patients for abortions starting next week as it works to provide the service in the face of Medicaid funding cuts in President Donald Trump...

The battle between my home state + my second home state I do not want realised: apnews.com/article/wisc... 
Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses abortions amid federal Medicaid funding cut

The World’s End Estate, Chelsea: ‘Village style living in the heart of London’ The World’s End Estate was built at the end of the great boom in high-rise housing in the sixties.  And it got a bad press. Today it stands as one of the most impressive of the high-rise, high dens…

Eric Lyons was born on this day in 1912. He was the architect of Kensington and Chelsea's stunning World's End Estate:
municipaldreams.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/t...

Abortion NI, Where are we now? Wednesday 1 October 1.15 - 2.15pm Dr Fiona Bloomer and Dr Emma Campbell will talk about what abortion provision looks like in 2025, including testimonies from abortion seekers, doctors, doulas and activists, all from their 2 year cross-border research project “Reproductive Citizenship”

Abortion NI, Where are we now?
Wednesday 1 October 1.15 - 2.15pm
Dr Fiona Bloomer and Dr Emma Campbell will talk about what abortion provision looks like in 2025, including testimonies from abortion seekers, doctors, doulas and activists.
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Britain’s Urban Working-Class Invented Metal Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath were a product of post-war Britain’s industrial heartland. But today, for Birmingham, metal, and young working-class people, those conditions could not be further away.

I really like this analysis, which can apply to creative people of any musical genre or art practice. Thanks, @tribunemagazine.bsky.social tribunemag.co.uk/2025/07/brit...

Tokoyama: Sumo Hairdressers Explore the craft of sumo hairdressing in this special livestreamed talk and live demonstration.

How cool is this? A lunch 'n' learn session at #JapanHouseLondon all about sumo hairdressing and styles. On 14 Oct! www.japanhouselondon.uk/whats-on/tok...

YouTube video by StringBeanJen Suede + Paraorchestra, 'The Invisibles' @ Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 19.09.25

And my final video of @suedehq.bsky.social 's @southbanklondon.bsky.social takeover, last Friday at Queen Elizabeth Hall, this is actually just @paraorchestra.bsky.social doing an orchestra-only version of Suede's bittersweet 'The Invisibles'. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az5L...

YouTube video by StringBeanJen Suede + Paraorchestra, 'Dawn Chorus' @ Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 19.09.25

My 2nd video from last Friday at Queen Elizabeth Hall @southbanklondon.bsky.social with @suedehq.bsky.social and @paraorchestra.bsky.social is of the almost never played live Bloodsports b-side, 'Dawn Chorus'. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAkv...

YouTube video by StringBeanJen Suede + Paraorchestra, 'The Wild Ones' @ Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 19.09.25

I'm sharing my final videos from @suedehq.bsky.social 's @southbanklondon.bsky.social Takeover. These are from their show with @paraorchestra.bsky.social last Friday at Queen Elizabeth Hall. My first video is of a full band and orchestra 'The Wild Ones'. Beautiful! www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMrL...

Suede @ Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, UK, September 13, 2025 Suede are on fire right now and arguably the best live band on the planet as things stand, with their album sitting proudly at number two in the UK charts. Under the Radar caught them twice last week,...

Saturday with #Suede 💙"...we’re in little doubt that Suede are undeniably the finest live band on the planet at this moment in time. Untouchable in many ways, & a living embodiment that age is merely a number when it comes to musical ability and showmanship" www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/sued...

YouTube video by StringBeanJen Suede, Southbank Takeover video art @ Royal Festival Hall, London, 14.09.25

And finally for tonight (until Suede's show at Purcell Room on Wednesday!), it's some of the video art broadcast onto Royal Festival Hall @southbanklondon.bsky.social as part of @suedehq.bsky.social ' Southbank takeover! www.youtube.com/shorts/fAwNz...

YouTube video by StringBeanJen Suede, 'Pale Snow' @ Royal Festival Hall, London, 14.09.25

A throwback to the wondrous 'Night Thoughts' era with 'Pale Snow', last night at Royal Festival Hall, @southbanklondon.bsky.social with @suedehq.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf-9...

YouTube video by StringBeanJen Suede, 'The Sadness in You, The Sadness in Me' @ Royal Festival Hall, London, 14.09.25

And then last night, Sunday, at Royal Festival Hall @southbanklondon.bsky.social with @suedehq.bsky.social . This one's for AJ! 'The Sadness in You, The Sadness in Me'. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HPj...

YouTube video by StringBeanJen Suede, 'This Time' @ Royal Festival Hall, London, 13.09.25

Next, a piano + voice only version of 'This Time'. @suedehq.bsky.social at Royal Festival Hall on Saturday @southbanklondon.bsky.social . www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pAS...

YouTube video by StringBeanJen Suede, 'Crackhead' @ Royal Festival Hall, London, 13.09.25

Ok, videos from this weekend's @suedehq.bsky.social takeover of Royal Festival Hall @southbanklondon.bsky.social ! First up, 'Crackhead' from Saturday night at RFH. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZbs...

YouTube video by StringBeanJen Suede, 'Life is Endless, Life is a Moment' @ Signature Brew, Walthamstow, 11.09.25

And here is 'Life is Endless, Life is a Moment' from @suedehq.bsky.social 's 'Antidepressants, filmed at #SignatureBrew last Thursday in Walthamstow. Yes, Suede in a brewery! Loved it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIKy...

YouTube video by StringBeanJen Suede, 'Criminal Ways' @ Signature Brew, Walthamstow, 11.09.25

Ah, a night off from Suede-tember to catch up on uploading videos. First I have 2 videos from #SignatureBrew in Walthamstow last Thursday. Here's 'Criminal Ways' by @suedehq.bsky.social from 'Antidepressants: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dkC...