Jonathan Tranter
@jonathantranter.bsky.social
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Today, bereaved families & campaigners gathered opposite 10 Downing Street to honour women lost to men’s violence at a vigil organised by SBS.
We demanded accountability for govt failures & urgent reforms for Black, minoritised, & migrant women. 1/🧵
southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/familie...
We demanded accountability for govt failures & urgent reforms for Black, minoritised, & migrant women. 1/🧵
southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/familie...
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Today, bereaved families & campaigners gathered opposite 10 Downing Street to honour women lost to men’s violence at a vigil organised by SBS.
We demanded accountability for govt failures & urgent reforms for Black, minoritised, & migrant women. 1/🧵
southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/familie...
We demanded accountability for govt failures & urgent reforms for Black, minoritised, & migrant women. 1/🧵
southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/familie...
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It is “crucial” that the government is shown new research which highlights that “obscene” plans to cut out-of-work disability benefits are likely to have “devastating” consequences for claimants, say disabled activists.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-minister...
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-minister...
DWP ministers ‘must be shown’ new research which shows likely results of ‘obscene’ plans to cut benefits
It is “crucial” that the government is shown new research which highlights that “obscene” plans to cut out-of-work disability benefits are likely to have “devastating” consequences for claimants, s…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:30 AM
It is “crucial” that the government is shown new research which highlights that “obscene” plans to cut out-of-work disability benefits are likely to have “devastating” consequences for claimants, say disabled activists.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-minister...
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-minister...
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Anyone who remembers the brutal WRAG cuts of April 2017 under the last govt will know why this research is important. Please share it with MPs + peers so ministers know the grim consequences of cutting out-of-work benefits for disabled people.
#DWP
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/labour-cuts-...
#DWP
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/labour-cuts-...
Labour cuts to out-of-work disability benefits likely to have ‘devastating’ mental health impact, research finds
Next April’s cuts to out-of-work disability benefits are likely to have “devastating” consequences for disabled people’s mental health, and drive many into serious poverty, research into the impact…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Anyone who remembers the brutal WRAG cuts of April 2017 under the last govt will know why this research is important. Please share it with MPs + peers so ministers know the grim consequences of cutting out-of-work benefits for disabled people.
#DWP
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/labour-cuts-...
#DWP
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/labour-cuts-...
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📣 Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls and the start of the #16DaysofActivism.
No one should flee violence and abuse only to face further harm on their journeys to safety or again in the UK.
But this is the reality for many refugee women.
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No one should flee violence and abuse only to face further harm on their journeys to safety or again in the UK.
But this is the reality for many refugee women.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
📣 Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls and the start of the #16DaysofActivism.
No one should flee violence and abuse only to face further harm on their journeys to safety or again in the UK.
But this is the reality for many refugee women.
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No one should flee violence and abuse only to face further harm on their journeys to safety or again in the UK.
But this is the reality for many refugee women.
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💛 200,000 children in England and Wales see a parent go to prison each year.
National Prison Radio keeps families connected and helps break the cycle of reoffending.
🕛 Provide connection and support people in prison: launching 12PM, Tuesday 2nd December.
#CWPiPDAY #SoundOfChange #PrisonRadio
National Prison Radio keeps families connected and helps break the cycle of reoffending.
🕛 Provide connection and support people in prison: launching 12PM, Tuesday 2nd December.
#CWPiPDAY #SoundOfChange #PrisonRadio
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
💛 200,000 children in England and Wales see a parent go to prison each year.
National Prison Radio keeps families connected and helps break the cycle of reoffending.
🕛 Provide connection and support people in prison: launching 12PM, Tuesday 2nd December.
#CWPiPDAY #SoundOfChange #PrisonRadio
National Prison Radio keeps families connected and helps break the cycle of reoffending.
🕛 Provide connection and support people in prison: launching 12PM, Tuesday 2nd December.
#CWPiPDAY #SoundOfChange #PrisonRadio
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This weekend, we sat down with outsourced cleaners from @iwgbunion.bsky.social working in some of London's biggest high-street shops.
In our workshops, workers consistently flag the huge gap between what brands think is happening, and what workers actually experience every day.
In our workshops, workers consistently flag the huge gap between what brands think is happening, and what workers actually experience every day.
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
This weekend, we sat down with outsourced cleaners from @iwgbunion.bsky.social working in some of London's biggest high-street shops.
In our workshops, workers consistently flag the huge gap between what brands think is happening, and what workers actually experience every day.
In our workshops, workers consistently flag the huge gap between what brands think is happening, and what workers actually experience every day.
Because it's "extending targeted case reviews", as routine folks on UC – including in the LCWRA group – having to explain their last four months of bank statements, will be no interest from disability activists www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Reeves to launch crackdown on benefit fraud alongside lifting two-child limit
Move aims to bring in extra £1.2bn of savings as government seeks to head off criticism over welfare spending
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Because it's "extending targeted case reviews", as routine folks on UC – including in the LCWRA group – having to explain their last four months of bank statements, will be no interest from disability activists www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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- Reminder: RSF publicly agreed to truce earlier this month, then carried out drone strikes on 4 cities.
- Announcement also comes 1 day after SAF commander Burhan dismissed Quad's proposal & accused them of "seeking to divide Sudan, abolish the army."
#KeepEyesOnSudan
- Announcement also comes 1 day after SAF commander Burhan dismissed Quad's proposal & accused them of "seeking to divide Sudan, abolish the army."
#KeepEyesOnSudan
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 AM
- Reminder: RSF publicly agreed to truce earlier this month, then carried out drone strikes on 4 cities.
- Announcement also comes 1 day after SAF commander Burhan dismissed Quad's proposal & accused them of "seeking to divide Sudan, abolish the army."
#KeepEyesOnSudan
- Announcement also comes 1 day after SAF commander Burhan dismissed Quad's proposal & accused them of "seeking to divide Sudan, abolish the army."
#KeepEyesOnSudan
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“I think most Americans would be stunned to learn that international adoptees have not all been automatically granted the same status as their U.S. parents. Several grown adoptees have already been deported, including individuals who came to the United States as infants”
A mother shares the terrifying reality that her internationally adopted son, raised in the U.S. since childhood, could be detained or deported by ICE because he was never granted citizenship. 35-70k adoptees remain in this legal limbo. Urge Congress to pass the PAAF Act. 🥚
I'm A U.S. Citizen. I'm Terrified My Adopted Son Will Be Snatched By ICE Due To A Heartbreaking Loophole.
"I lie awake at night worried that he’ll be snatched off the street and taken to a nightmarish prison in some other country, and I’ll never see him again."
www.huffpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“I think most Americans would be stunned to learn that international adoptees have not all been automatically granted the same status as their U.S. parents. Several grown adoptees have already been deported, including individuals who came to the United States as infants”
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My earliest memory of Dharmendra was seeing him in Sholay (1975) with my parents in Manchester in the late 70s. A very sad loss.
#DesiWatch
youtu.be/qfCt1UZAXMQ?...
#DesiWatch
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Friendship Special - Yeh Dosti Hum Nahi Todenge | Dharmendra | Amitabh | Sholay -HD Video | Hit Song
YouTube video by Shemaroo Filmi Gaane
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November 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
My earliest memory of Dharmendra was seeing him in Sholay (1975) with my parents in Manchester in the late 70s. A very sad loss.
#DesiWatch
youtu.be/qfCt1UZAXMQ?...
#DesiWatch
youtu.be/qfCt1UZAXMQ?...
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2025 sucks man, one of the true Titans
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
2025 sucks man, one of the true Titans
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Article for @theconversation.com on how the government's new plans for asylum could impact on child refugees theconversation.com/how-new-asyl...
How new asylum policies will affect child refugees
Child refugees could live their entire childhoods in Britain with no guarantee that they will remain in the place they have come to think of as home.
theconversation.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Article for @theconversation.com on how the government's new plans for asylum could impact on child refugees theconversation.com/how-new-asyl...
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MP Steve Reed on the radio this morning mentioning the deaths of babies crossing in small boats said ‘compassion isn’t all on one side’. So deporting families is compassionate? Again children’s lives and the discourse of compassion being mobilised to make life harder for people seeking asylum.
November 18, 2025 at 8:52 AM
MP Steve Reed on the radio this morning mentioning the deaths of babies crossing in small boats said ‘compassion isn’t all on one side’. So deporting families is compassionate? Again children’s lives and the discourse of compassion being mobilised to make life harder for people seeking asylum.
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Help us raise £10,000 to support our work with women in #prison 👊
Campaign launches 12 PM, 2nd December: prison.radio/biggive
#TheSoundOfChange #PrisonRadio #BigGiveChristmasChallenge
Campaign launches 12 PM, 2nd December: prison.radio/biggive
#TheSoundOfChange #PrisonRadio #BigGiveChristmasChallenge
November 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Help us raise £10,000 to support our work with women in #prison 👊
Campaign launches 12 PM, 2nd December: prison.radio/biggive
#TheSoundOfChange #PrisonRadio #BigGiveChristmasChallenge
Campaign launches 12 PM, 2nd December: prison.radio/biggive
#TheSoundOfChange #PrisonRadio #BigGiveChristmasChallenge
"The Home Office have told Windrush victims Hetticia & Vaun the impact on their lives was ‘not profound’ to the extent it was ‘likely to be irreversible’ despite losing their home, being forced to leave the country & suffering severe health issues" melissasigodothesource.substack.com/p/windrush-v...
Windrush victims told impact of scandal “not profound” and “irreversible” by Home Office scheme
The couple who lost their home and were forced to leave the country have labelled the Home Office "inhumane"
melissasigodothesource.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
"The Home Office have told Windrush victims Hetticia & Vaun the impact on their lives was ‘not profound’ to the extent it was ‘likely to be irreversible’ despite losing their home, being forced to leave the country & suffering severe health issues" melissasigodothesource.substack.com/p/windrush-v...
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One year ago today, Harshita, a migrant woman with No Recourse to Public Funds who suffered domestic abuse and alleged dowry-related abuse, was tragically murdered in Ilford.
Her life was full of promise. Her death was preventable. 1/🧵
Her life was full of promise. Her death was preventable. 1/🧵
November 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
One year ago today, Harshita, a migrant woman with No Recourse to Public Funds who suffered domestic abuse and alleged dowry-related abuse, was tragically murdered in Ilford.
Her life was full of promise. Her death was preventable. 1/🧵
Her life was full of promise. Her death was preventable. 1/🧵
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The IOPC statement on Harshita's case shows that the UK govt is failing women, especially from marginalised communities.
Her family calls for accountability & justice.
With Killed Women, we wrote to the PM to urge reforms based on our recent report.
southallblacksisters.org.uk/submissions-...
Her family calls for accountability & justice.
With Killed Women, we wrote to the PM to urge reforms based on our recent report.
southallblacksisters.org.uk/submissions-...
November 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The IOPC statement on Harshita's case shows that the UK govt is failing women, especially from marginalised communities.
Her family calls for accountability & justice.
With Killed Women, we wrote to the PM to urge reforms based on our recent report.
southallblacksisters.org.uk/submissions-...
Her family calls for accountability & justice.
With Killed Women, we wrote to the PM to urge reforms based on our recent report.
southallblacksisters.org.uk/submissions-...
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Ever get the feeling you are being watched?
November 24, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Ever get the feeling you are being watched?
"The case of a woman who was denied indefinite leave to remain in the UK even though her father and brothers were granted the status under the Windrush scheme must be reconsidered by the Home Office, the court of appeal has said" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Woman denied indefinite leave to remain in UK under Windrush scheme wins appeal
Home Office ordered to reconsider case of Jeanell Hippolyte, whose father and brother were granted ILR
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:57 AM
"The case of a woman who was denied indefinite leave to remain in the UK even though her father and brothers were granted the status under the Windrush scheme must be reconsidered by the Home Office, the court of appeal has said" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
"Sudan’s agricultural sector has collapsed as the ongoing conflict shrinks cultivated land to roughly a third of its pre-war size. Experts told Sudan Tribune that grain production, specifically sorghum, has dropped to less than 3 million tons" sudantribune.com/article/307448
Sudan’s agricultural sector suffers sharp collapse affecting GDP - Sudan Tribune
November 23, 2025 (PORT SUDAN) – The agricultural sector in Sudan, the lifeline of the country’s economy, is witnessing a sharp collapse that has significantly impacted the Gross Domestic Product (GDP...
sudantribune.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:38 AM
"Sudan’s agricultural sector has collapsed as the ongoing conflict shrinks cultivated land to roughly a third of its pre-war size. Experts told Sudan Tribune that grain production, specifically sorghum, has dropped to less than 3 million tons" sudantribune.com/article/307448
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I got to be part of this incredible, truly magical project and am thrilled to see it grow. Here's more info
sanctuarylab.org/artists-2021...
sanctuarylab.org/artists-2021...
November 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I got to be part of this incredible, truly magical project and am thrilled to see it grow. Here's more info
sanctuarylab.org/artists-2021...
sanctuarylab.org/artists-2021...
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Rest in power Imam Jamal Alamin formerly known as H Rap Brown former chairman of SNCC former minister of justice of the Black Panther Party.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Rest in power Imam Jamal Alamin formerly known as H Rap Brown former chairman of SNCC former minister of justice of the Black Panther Party.
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Southern California federal district court rules that case of a group of Indonesian fishers who sued US tuna brand Bumble Bee under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, alleging years of forced labor while catching fish sold by the brand, can move forward
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
Landmark US ruling allows Indonesians to proceed with lawsuit against Bumble Bee for forced labor on fishing boats, Greenpeace comment - Greenpeace International
"This gives me hope for justice for me and my fellow plaintiffs as we struggle for justice and change for the better. Our fight and sacrifice are not in vain in order to get justice for all of the fis...
www.greenpeace.org
November 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Southern California federal district court rules that case of a group of Indonesian fishers who sued US tuna brand Bumble Bee under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, alleging years of forced labor while catching fish sold by the brand, can move forward
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...