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Thought for the Day: it takes time

June 19, 2017by gemmaruthbrown Leave a comment

Drawing inspiration from William Wilberforce, Rosa Parks and the Suffragettes, here are some thoughts on progress… Listen here. Advertisements

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Activism, Advocacy, Creativity, Fairtrade, Faith, Feminism, gender-based violence, God, Hope, Human Trafficking, Labour Exploitation, Leadership, Modern Day Slavery, Objectification, Poverty, Slavery, Theology, Violence against women

DIGNITY: Taking a stand against Gender-Based Violence

October 9, 2015by gemmaruthbrown Leave a comment

Today, I will be a part of a conference on gender-based violence along with Tearfund, IBM and BMS organised by Contemporary Christianity (who played a massively important underground role in kickstarting the […]

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Activism, gender, gender-based violence, Human Trafficking, Human trafficking in NI, Northern Ireland, Violence against women

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This is our 50th month of marriage and right now our favourite dates consist of walking, chatting and sipping warm drinks while Baby B sleeps. #NapWalksKeepTheRomanceAlive

It blows my mind to think this time last year we were packing hospital bags and dreaming of what Baby B would be like and now we get to do lots of fun Christmasy activities with him! We met Santa today at @hillmountbelfast who kindly invited us over for a wonderful festive afternoon. We followed a trail of beautiful Christmas vignettes and were greeted by a jingly elf who ushered into Santa’s cosy grotto. Have to say...Baby B didn’t seem terribly impressed, but we got lots of fun photos which we will show at his wedding and enjoyed Mrs Claus’ warm spiced apple juice! You can see more in my stories. What festive activities are you doing with your little ones this year? Anything else I should put on our list?

“It’s the very nature of wonder to catch us off guard, to circumvent expectations and assumptions. Wonder can’t be packaged, and it can’t be worked up. It requires some sense of being there and some sense of engagement.” Eugene Peterson

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! I really enjoy gift giving - finding something perfect for a loved one is so much fun. This year, I’ve been loving @WhiteStuffUK’s stunning collection of unique, quality gifts and Christmas decorations! These are some of my favourites (though I can’t tell you who they’re for!) How lush?! There really is something for everyone - can’t wait to put them under the tree. And I highly recommend you check out White Stuff’s collections, ether in store or online! They’re kindly offering my followers 10% off online purchases when you enter ‘PARTY10’ at check-out. Happy shopping! #ad #MyWhiteStuff #AllAboard @whitestuffuk

“People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.” Audrey Hepburn

“Hope is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective, a lot of hope is dangerous.” President Snow, The Hunger Games. I had my first foray back into public life this weekend in Geneva, since having had a baby almost a year ago! I did two services in French and just loved the whole thing...mainly because the church there was so eager to understand and respond to human trafficking locally AND globally. I was asked what my dream is...and really, it is that we become people of hope - dangerous hope. By educating ourselves, responding to the signs of trafficking, making wise consumer choices and connecting in community, we have a chance to be bad news for traffickers. Things are changing. Hope is catching alight. #NoMoreTraffik

Giant white thing aside, this was my favourite Christmas display all weekend 🌲 Has everyone got their decorating all done? We are looking for a tiny tree to put up high...search is still on but the fairy lights and candy canes are out!

Bye, 🇨🇭 (Photo by @danieljfbrown, I was busy trying to keep Baby B on my knee...who invented those baby seatbelts? They need a good talking to.)

Such a fun few days in Switzerland. I hadn’t realised how much we just needed a bit of fun. And I love that it still feels like home but also feels like an exciting holiday every time we visit. Best of both 🖤

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RT @jarrodmckenna: “Abuse thrives when we favour reputation, power and privilege.” -Ruth Garvey Williams @vox_ie @wearerubicon 1 month ago
Petition: Stop commercial reps from targeting new mothers on postnatal wards petition.parliament.uk/petitions/2277… 1 month ago

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