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Tower Hamlets Green Party @thgreenparty.bsky.social · 9d

Some reasons to join us
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Paul Burgess @pdburgess.bsky.social · 8d

This Wreckage Courtesy of the Enshittification Administration: Notes On Late-State Trumpism

In 2022, the tech critic and privacy advocate Cory Doctorow coined the term enshittification to describe what's happened on the Internet to a lot of the most widely used platforms: Google, Amazon, Fac...

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Tower Hamlets Green Party @thgreenparty.bsky.social · 12d

All out to stop UKIP Islamophobes in Tower Hamlets towerhamlets.greenparty.org.uk/2025/10/20/a...

All out to stop UKIP Islamophobes in Tower Hamlets! - Tower Hamlets Green Party

Tower Hamlets Green Party is calling on all our members and supporters across London to join this Saturday’s demonstration against UKIP’s Islamophobic stunt in Whitechapel. We will be there with our...

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Paul Burgess @pdburgess.bsky.social · 12d

After which, I’ll really need to focus on my dissertation!

Paul Burgess @pdburgess.bsky.social · 12d

Then on 14th Nov, Daedalus Theatre Company’s storytelling project, East, will be performing at Brady Arts Centre, Whitechapel, as part of A Season of Bangla Drama. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/east-to-el...

East to Elsewhere by Daedalus Theatre Company

Join the East storytellers for an evening of stories, songs and conversation looking at kindness from a migrant perspective.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Paul Burgess @pdburgess.bsky.social · 12d

After that, I’ll be focusing on my dissertation, although I’ve got two books coming out for Angkriz, the first of which, a book of useful phrases of the workplace, should be out in the next few weeks.

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Paul Burgess @pdburgess.bsky.social · 12d

Then on Friday, we have the first-ever Ecostage lab, exploring how, as creatives, we balance sustainability, well-being and creativity in our practices. That’s at St Margates House in Bethnal Green. If you want to join in person, those tickets are nearly sold out.

Stepping Into the Landscape: an Ecostage Lab

Hands-on, creative workshops run by our practitioners, inviting participants to explore ecological practices in a performing arts context.

www.eventbrite.com

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Paul Burgess @pdburgess.bsky.social · 12d

Barrier(s) by Deafinitely Theatre is now previewing at Birmingham Rep. Press night Tues. After Birmingham, it goes to Manchester, then London. It’s a queer love story (with a twist) performed mainly in BSL, and I’ve designed sets, costumes and video, including captions as part of the video design.

Barrier(s) - 18/10/2025 14:00:00

Deafinitely Theatre presents BARRIER(S) - a powerful and moving love story between a deaf and a hearing woman by Eloise Pennycott. Touring the UK in Autumn 2025.

www.deafinitelytheatre.co.uk

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Paul Burgess @pdburgess.bsky.social · 12d

Things have been hectic, and I’ve been a bit inconsistent/tardy with updates. So for those interested…

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 24d

So, the plan is to cut English, the arts, and sociology - the degrees that actually study culture - while on another part of your platform claiming to “defend” British culture.

It’s performance nationalism with a reading age of seven.

Badenoch: Curb students taking 'rip-off' degrees such as English
The performing arts, sociology and anthropology are among the subjects the Conservatives would like to cut

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · Sep 28

🎉 80,000 Green Party members!

📈 But we're not stopping there.

💚 We have no time to waste. Join the Green Party today ⤵️

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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · Sep 13

Last year 100,000 people marched across London in support of nature and BBC News didn’t cover it, leading to complaints to Ofcom about political bias. Today BBC News covered a similar size march on front pages and every channel demonstrating fully its political bias. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Police hurt during Tommy Robinson's Unite the Kingdom rally in London

Some 25 arrests are made after

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Paul Burgess @pdburgess.bsky.social · Sep 12

Theatrical experiments in minimising hierarchy and mimicking an ecosystem… a brief blogpost on making Dysbiosis.

We did it! Dysbiosis finally premiered at Queens Theatre – Daedalus Theatre Company

www.daedalustheatre.co.uk

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Paul Burgess @pdburgess.bsky.social · Aug 17

Do come along if you can! And if you have friends in the Exeter area, please let them know.

You can book here: nicholaspriory.com/events/2025-...

Events • St Nicholas Priory

Click here to view the latest events running at St Nicholas Priory.

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Paul Burgess @pdburgess.bsky.social · Aug 17

This Thursday, we'll be bringing this lovely show to St Nicholas Priory, in Exeter. And, as ever, it'll be adapted to celebrate local radical history and feature some guest artists from the area. The amazing location is an added bonus. 1/2

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Paul Burgess @pdburgess.bsky.social · Aug 10

3pm & 7pm, Thur 21st August  St Nicholas Priory, Exeter, EX4 3BL

Tickets: nicholaspriory.com/events/2025-...

Presented by Daedalus Theatre Company and the Black Smock Band. More info here: www.daedalustheatre.co.uk/wp/2025/07/1...

Paul Burgess @pdburgess.bsky.social · Aug 10

Hi all!

You might like to know about this project, if you’re in the Exeter area.

It’s a history of English protest told through folk music, and featuring local guest artists. Celebrate radical English history with a song, a dance, and maybe the start of the revolution!

Booking links etc below.

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Paul Burgess @pdburgess.bsky.social · Aug 5

Last week Palestinian activist Awdah Hathleen was murdered by a settler. Now Israel refuses to return his body.

Join me and tell David Lammy and ‪@mphamishfalconer.bsky.social‬ to demand Israel return Awdah's body.

actionnetwork.org/letters/brin...

Bring Awdah Home: Return his body to Um Al Kheir

“Now a parent myself, I’ve tried to shield my 4-year-old son from this harsh reality as much as possible, so that he will not have to carry the same memories that I did. But sometimes, no matter ho...

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Paul Burgess @pdburgess.bsky.social · Jul 25

Dear Angela Raynor, the problem isn’t immigration, we all have a right to flee poverty or persecution. It’s racism, lies, ignorance, cynical politicians, well-organised fascists, an elitist visa system and an inhumane asylum process, compounded by lack of legal routes and decent accommodation.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · Jul 23

⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party.

🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.

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Paul Burgess @pdburgess.bsky.social · Jul 24

Some rare good news!

World Court says countries are legally obligated to curb emissions, protect climate

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its advisory opinion on the obligations of States in respect of climate change, read out by the President of the Court, Judge...

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Paul Burgess @pdburgess.bsky.social · Jul 23

And find out more about us here: www.theatredesign.org.uk/working-grou... 3/3

Sustainable Design Working Group

Our aim is to make sure designers' voices are heard in industry–wide conversations around best practices, to explore creative ways to make performance design more environmentally sustainable and to ma...

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Paul Burgess @pdburgess.bsky.social · Jul 23

As coordinator of the working group, this is definitely one of our biggest highlights so far. Big congratulations to everyone involved, especially project lead Hamish Muir, for really pushing it through!

You can download it here: www.theatredesign.org.uk/wp-content/u... 2/3

www.theatredesign.org.uk

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Paul Burgess @pdburgess.bsky.social · Jul 23

Well, it's out in the world! It was such a lovely and well-attended launch. After such a huge amount of work from SBTD’s Sustainable Design Working Group and all the other amazing people who contributed, it’s fantastic to see that level of support and interest from our community. 1/3

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Paul Burgess @pdburgess.bsky.social · Jul 22

I suspect they may meet their match in left-wing, multicultural Tower Hamlets though, once folks have mobilised. Meanwhile, big respect to my Green Party colleagues who got over to Canary Wharf tonight for a small but courageous counterprotest.

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