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HeardinLondon

Jul 28

I am fat. And I do not think it is ok to blame me for suffering with COVID.

It is such an easy little soundbite isn’t it? “Lose weight”. I wonder how many calories there are in soundbite.

HeardinLondon

Apr 16

Photos for Carers

Photoshoots for key workers

HeardinLondon

Mar 5

Ramblings from self isolation

I have been ill. Is it coronavirus? I can’t tell you. Because I could not get tested. Despite having all the symptoms...

HEARDinLONDON

Dec 31, 2018

2018

I spent five months in plaster and broke six bones. I went back to college. I gave up dairy and healed my agonising periods. I officially...

HEARDinLONDON

Apr 8, 2018

On Knife Crime

I got surrounded by a group of young men a few weeks ago. One pulled a knife on me, as three others were reaching into the back for...

HEARDinLONDON

Oct 22, 2017

Inspiring Post

I got surrounded by a group of young men a few weeks ago. One pulled a knife on me, as three of the others were reaching into the back for

HEARDinLONDON

Oct 16, 2017

#MeToo

#MeToo Is not about shaming women or silencing people who speak out or post about it. If you think it is not about you: listen.

HEARDinLONDON

Aug 18, 2017

A few thoughts on terrorism and why your responses matter

We have a really important mission to be able to propagate an idea of respect and compassion in these turbulent times.

HEARDinLONDON

Dec 28, 2016

2016.

In case you’re bored of seeing all your friends having a wonderful time / Xmas / life in comparison to yours… here’s my self indulgent round

HEARDinLONDON

Nov 9, 2016

Reclaim the power

Trump’s rhetoric was filled with lies and hatred. Predominantly aimed at people of colour, women and minorities. This appealed to a lot...

HEARDinLONDON

Aug 24, 2016

No

When you treated my “No” like a negotiable currency You disrespected wombs which grew men. Our ancestors remember behaviour like yours...

HEARDinLONDON

Aug 19, 2016

It’s a date

A needle pierced your beautiful flesh scoring ink under your skin to commit your life to another woman.

HEARDinLONDON

Jun 1, 2016

Vegans? We’ve gotta talk.

I commend your dedication. I think you are right. But the messaging has gone astray. Really astray. This hostile aggression...

HEARDinLONDON

May 31, 2016

If there is anything I can do, let me know

If there’s one thing I have learnt, it’s that it is far easier to decline help than to ask for it. Show up with food. Collect photographs...

HEARDinLONDON

Jan 31, 2016

A penny drop of freedom

I just had one of those penny-drop moments, where the brick wall I have been pushing against just turned to glass. I have not shattered it.

HEARDinLONDON

Dec 2, 2015

5 Actions You Can Take to Create a More Peaceful World

We tumble back towards another war, there are some things that we, people who oppose military intervention...

HEARDinLONDON

Nov 15, 2015

On flags and indignation and guilt tripping

Facebook is awash with Tricolour faces I have to squint to see, which feels darkly emblematic right now. This morning my mind started...

HEARDinLONDON

Sep 6, 2015

Three simple things you can do to help refugees

Yes donating cash, time and resources may help the immediacy, but how can we prevent this being a repeating story? There are three...

HEARDinLONDON

Jan 10, 2015

Je suis l’Amour

In a week filled with hate and horror, fear and anger and finger pointing, it is essential that each of us, and I’m talking specifically...

HEARDinLONDON

Nov 30, 2014

All Lives Matter

If you can recognise and admit that and how the systems which benefit few are very much part of the problem, you can go about becoming a par

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