Our new study shows children with disabilities in 30 countries are:
1.16x more likely to be stunted
1.28x more likely to be wasted
1.33x more likely to be underweight

SGD2: zero hunger won't be met without a focus on disability!
Sara Rotenberg Dr Xanthe Hunt
nutrition.bmj.com/content/early/…

I was supposed to attend a parliamentary breakfast next week, but it has been cancelled. I really didn't want the report I wrote to go to waste, so I am sharing it here. The rise of #foodinsecurity in England: using #foodladders to overcome barriers dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.…

Mozambique tree loss: ‘It's possible to regain the forest we once had’ bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-… #Mocambique

The national service we need from our young people is to vote for change on 4th July. 🗳️

For Big Issue I wrote about the sham that is the disability benefits process in the UK, and how the system is driving some of the most vulnerable disabled people to su*cide

bigissue.com/opinion/dwp-di…

Thank you Caroline Lucas for showing us over the last few years that a kinder approach to politics doesn't equate to a weaker approach to politics. You have done Brighton proud. Thank you for striving to make society better.

The Prime Minister’s election launch speech was filled with enough bull**** to fertilize a field & now he’s charging about the country repeating it!

If UK News Shows won’t call this absolute boll**** out let’s do it for them

If you want the Tories out RT these FACTS widely

We are co-hosting an event with Centre for Lebanese Studies REALCentre Cambridge & CaNDER
centring the lived experience of people with disabilities in #Palestine of living under occupation and war.
Join us on 11th September at 3pm UK time - register here: shorturl.at/eqDV9

The timing of the election might cause problems for some, esp students coming to the end of term or those who have holidays booked (whoever they intend to vote for). The solution is to apply for a postal vote. Here’s the link to do so. Please share.

gov.uk/apply-postal-v…

BREAKING: This #GeneralElection must be the one where we decide to end to homelessness.

Now is the time to show the party leaders that winning your vote means a commitment to ending homelessness.

Sign our open letter 👇👇
campaigns.crisis.org.uk/page/143629/pe…

🚨 NEW: Key deadlines for the GE on 4 July

⏲️ Register to vote: Tuesday 18 June at 23.59

⏲️ Applying for a Voter ID: Wednesday 26 June at 17:00

⏲️ Applying for a postal vote: Wednesday 19 June at 17.00

⏲️ Applying for a proxy vote: Wednesday 26 June at 17.00

Perhaps the most important thread of this election 👇 #NeverVoteTory

For the avoidance of any doubt any (re)tweets about the #GeneralElection are sent in a personal capacity. As I get older, I find myself wondering more about the potential of #anarchism . For the present situation, its any1 but the tories for me. If this bothers you, maybe unfollow

We have had a busy month of events on topics related to (in)justice. There is still time to join us for the last one of May with University of Dar es Salaam and CAMFED - Campaign for Female Education focusing on gender social norms

To join in person or online, you can sign up on the link below 👇

The May guide to international disability news features 170 links from 50 countries.

Featuring the war in Gaza, and global looks at assisted dying and access to elections.

All this and much more disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/duty-t…

📢We are looking to appoint up to 2 new Trustees📢
Time required - approx 4-6 days per year.
Deadline 24 June. More about the role, recruitment process & contact details:
ukfiet.org/2024/ukfiet-tr…

Still time to submit an abstract, come and join us!

🇨🇿 Are you studying #cashtransfers and guaranteed #minimumincome ? Don’t miss the INSP + UCBSocialWelfare conference on new directions in research, held at Charles University, Prague from 9-10 Sept 2024! Check out the CFP and submit papers by 30 May 2024 👉 socialwelfare.berkeley.edu/sites/default/…

Just finished A moonless, starless sky - ordinary women and men fighting extremism in Africa by Alexis Okeowo. This is a beautiful book about courage, bravery, and determination. #TwitterBooks #BookClub #DevStudies #Uganda #Nigeria #Somalia #Mauritania

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🗓️ Extended Deadline for applications: 24 May 2024

Get 20% discounts on group bookings for the Shaping Policy with Evidence short course and benefit from a free follow-up workshop!

✅ Apply here: ac.pulse.ly/qc4f4dppd3