30 on 30
Today I turn 30. Here are 30 reflections on life so far, to a younger me: and maybe to you, too. 1. Cold natural yoghurt is a great team-player: it’ll […]
Category Archives: Advocacy
Thought for the Day: it takes time
Drawing inspiration from William Wilberforce, Rosa Parks and the Suffragettes, here are some thoughts on progress… Listen here.
Cycle of Hope
Today I head to Rwanda. Wow, did I just type that? A group of 15 cyclists from around the UK – 11 from NI – are embarking on a Cycle […]
About the time I got glasses.
I got glasses last week, and then I cried. Don’t worry: there were no tears on the brightly-lit shop floor populated by sparkly frames and chatty salespeople. Can we just […]
Rebellions are built on hope.
I find myself sitting in the dark, my mind spinning almost as fast as the pictures on the screen. Christmas parties and Santa hats, beautiful carols and rolls of ribbon […]
An interview on Ethical Fashion with TW UK
After BBC Panorama revealed that child refugees have been working in factories producing clothes for some of our favourite retailers, Trans World Radio got in touch to chat about Ethical […]
On language and the culture it breeds; or the day of the Ashers Verdict
“If thoughts corrupt language, language can also corrupt thought.” George Orwell, 1984 Today is the day of the Ashers verdict. A brief summary: a popular bakery was asked to produce […]
