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The garden of earthly delights
My annual purchase of gardening delights was thwarted by lockdown doom. Fortunately the garden centre came to me instead this week via Plant Savers. The Edelman Trust Barometer Spring update reported that 67% of respondents to their annual survey believe that those with less education, less money and fewer resources
Reset
“Let us go forth with fear and courage and rage to save the world.”
Give a little bit
Recently I had a chat with someone who’s been furloughed by their employer and feels really lost and lonely, while also feeling guilty that her colleagues are busier than they’ve ever been. With more than 70% of UK employers furloughing staff as the scheme went live this week,
Because normal was the problem
As we started to see some signs that the UK lockdown was working, people’s thoughts have started to turn towards life after the current crisis. For those of us working for social justice, we’re not going to be content with a return to “normal”. My friend, Paul de
If you're in the market for an UpRising, I'm your woman
(Email to UpRising [https://www.uprising.org.uk/] staff on my last day 29.3.19) My gosh what do you ever say on your last day in an organisation? I've been thinking lots of thoughts over the last few weeks as this day got nearer and now
Out the window
The new It's Not Normal
Same, but different
Since last week’s newsletter, the world seems to have lurched on its axis. Everything looks the same, yet everything is different. Horizons have narrowed, time has slowed, and the city has stilled. The peace should help me to concentrate, but my mind is racing. I’m the kind of
Joining the dots
A lot has happened in a week.
The category is...realness
(with apologies to Billy Porter)
What about the men?
There’s been much discussion this week about workplace culture. In the charity sector we had the release of the Charity Commission’s report into the failure of leadership at Save the Children and the boss at Alzheimer’s Society stepped away early following a series of bullying allegations and