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Leanne Wood

@leannewood.bsky.social

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Inspired by nature, ideas & the power of people & their communities. Co-Executive Director - Ynni Cymunedol Cymru / Community Energy Wales. Recovering politician. Loves books, painting/art, walking, cold water dipping, family, friends, cakes & gardening

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Leanne Wood @leannewood.bsky.social · 7d

Gosh.

Leanne Wood @leannewood.bsky.social · 7d

Leanne Wood @leannewood.bsky.social · 7d

You can join Plaid Cymru here:

www.partyof.wales/join

Cymraeg:

www.plaid.cymru/ymuno

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Neil Schofield-Hughes @neilschofield.bsky.social · 9d

My piece in @bylines.cymru on Saturday’s Cardiff Transformed conference. A hopeful day with @zackpolanski.bsky.social @leannewood.bsky.social Beth Winter and many others.

Bylines Cymru @bylines.cymru · 9d

As Cymru moves into uncharted political territory, what did the 2025 Cardiff Transformed conference tell us about the future? | Neil Schofield-Hughes

Cymru transformed?

As Cymru moves into uncharted political territory, what did the 2025 Cardiff Transformed conference tell us about the future?

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Anthony Slaughter @anthonyslaughter.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks to Cardiff Transformed for an inspiring and enjoyable event yesterday.

Was great to discuss, debate with and hear from a wide ranging group of speakers including @zackpolanski.bsky.social @greenpartymolly.bsky.social @leannewood.bsky.social Beth Winter and many more.
#Community
#Solidarity

Group photo of Anthony with Leanne, Zack and Beth.

Group photo outside Chapter Arts Centre of Anthony, Zack and Wales Green Party members.

Selfie of Sharman, Zack and Anthony.

Photo from the audience of Economy panelists with System Change not Climate Change slide in the background.

Leanne Wood @leannewood.bsky.social · 11d

Cardiff Transformed

Very good to meet the new Leader of the Greens 💚💚 in England, @zackpolanski.bsky.social

Good debate, plenty to build on. Key messages: get out & build communities; unity is strength; inclusion / defend minorities under attack; FOR a left social programme; real independence.

Leanne Wood @leannewood.bsky.social · 13d

“…you can't make much of an alliance out of negatives; the only real basis of alliances is agreement on positive proposals for transcending the negatives.”

Raymond Williams, Decentralisation and the Politics of Place, 1984

Leanne Wood @leannewood.bsky.social · 19d

Ah, ok, fair enough. Best wishes.

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Cadi Llwyd @cadi-llwyd.bsky.social · 25d

This looks diddorol iawn - bit hard to read on a phone, rhaid cael cipolwg ar computer go iawn.

Leanne Wood @leannewood.bsky.social · 25d

Valleys Cymunedoli Cymoedd
#Treherbert #YnniCymunedol #CommunityEnergy #CommunityOwnership

Read the report by Huw Williams - our findings after facilitating three community assemblies in the valleys.

English
www.ambobdim.cymru/en/profile-c...

Cymraeg
www.ambobdim.cymru/profile-cont...

Leanne Wood @leannewood.bsky.social · 20d

Community Energy Wales are pushing for a right for people to live in “energy communities”. We have recently published our manifesto for next year’s Welsh election, which majors on this. See here:

Manifesto

communityenergy.wales/content/publ...

communityenergy.wales

Leanne Wood @leannewood.bsky.social · 20d

More info here:

community energy manifesto

Manifesto

communityenergy.wales/content/publ...

communityenergy.wales

Leanne Wood @leannewood.bsky.social · 20d

Mwy o wybodaeth yma:

Maniffesto Ynni Cymunedol:

communityenergy.wales/content/publ...

communityenergy.wales

Leanne Wood @leannewood.bsky.social · 20d

Maerdy - @ynnicymunedol.bsky.social with Arts Factory Rhondda & Valleys Cymunedoli Cymoedd

Thursday September 25th.

All welcome.

Leanne Wood @leannewood.bsky.social · 20d

Maerdy - @ynnicymunedol.bsky.social gyda Arts Factory Rhondda a Cymunedoli Cymoedd

Nos Iau 25 Medi

Croeso i bawb

Leanne Wood @leannewood.bsky.social · 20d

Hi Ros. Would you please read our manifesto and perhaps write a comment piece on it?

Many thanks

communityenergy.wales/content/publ...

Leanne Wood @leannewood.bsky.social · 25d

Diolch yn fawr / a huge thanks to the Raymond Williams Foundation for the support to make the project happen. 💚💛

Leanne Wood @leannewood.bsky.social · 25d

Valleys Cymunedoli Cymoedd
#Treherbert #YnniCymunedol #CommunityEnergy #CommunityOwnership

Read the report by Huw Williams - our findings after facilitating three community assemblies in the valleys.

English
www.ambobdim.cymru/en/profile-c...

Cymraeg
www.ambobdim.cymru/profile-cont...

Leanne Wood @leannewood.bsky.social · 29d

Caernarfon 💚💛

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Georgina Roche @georginaroche.bsky.social · Sep 7

Hopeful to see so many influential women standing up to the far right in this open letter that calls out the lies and disinformation linking sexual abuse to immigration - a dangerous narrative & distraction from the real causes of abuse. @leannewood.bsky.social @zarahsultana.bsky.social #vawg

Ben Quinn @benquinn75.bsky.social · Sep 2

‘Women against the far right’ letter : stop linking immigration to sexual abuse
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Prominent UK women tell rightwingers: stop linking immigration to sexual abuse

Exclusive: Open letter says politicians are exploiting violence against women ‘to fuel hate and division’

www.theguardian.com

Leanne Wood @leannewood.bsky.social · Sep 5

“Will it be the answer to all our ills? Of course not... Keeping more profits for local communities, though, is an objective every well-meaning person can support.” - Ben Wildsmith

#Cymunedoli

nation.cymru/opinion/cymu...

Ben Wildsmith The opening days of Autumn are an anxious time. The first chills beckon us towards dark afternoons, menacing gas bills, and the long grind towards Christmas, so life feels heavier and mo...

Leanne Wood @leannewood.bsky.social · Sep 2

Llongyfarchiadau/ congratulations @zackpolanski.bsky.social
👏👏👏💚👏👏👏

Leanne Wood @leannewood.bsky.social · Sep 2

We are asking women who share our concerns to sign here:

actionnetwork.org/petitions/e8...

Sign the open letter: Women against the far right

The far right is using women's safety as a weapon to spread racism and division. They are not defenders of women—they exploit violence against women and children to push hate. Together we can stand wi...

actionnetwork.org

Leanne Wood @leannewood.bsky.social · Sep 2

WOMEN AGAINST THE FAR RIGHT

I’m sharing this letter I have co-signed.

“There is no evidence that people seeking refuge are more likely to commit acts of sexual violence. Many are themselves survivors of violence, war, and persecution. Blaming them distracts...”

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Prominent UK women tell rightwingers: stop linking immigration to sexual abuse

Exclusive: Open letter says politicians are exploiting violence against women ‘to fuel hate and division’

www.theguardian.com

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Plaid Afan Ogwr Rhondda @plaidaor.bsky.social · Aug 30

The Plaid Cymru team are out in Maesteg town centre, chatting to people about the important political issues of the day. We are opposing the small scale nuclear reactor that is proposed for the valley.
If you would like to meet some of our candidates, call by to say hello.

Leanne Wood @leannewood.bsky.social · Aug 28

There is power is community.

Come & hear what Beth Winter & I found, after hosting three community assemblies in the #valleys

Report launch - Weds 3rd Sept, 6 - 8, @ClwbYBont in Pontypridd

#Cymunedoli #CommunityWealthBuilding #AlternativesToCapitalism #RealIndependence