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New Jersey Repertory Theatre has joined the growing list of employers standing strong with union actors and stage managers! See how the movement is growing - check out The Organizing Voice in the member portal.
https://bit.ly/4mFlhxf
https://bit.ly/4mFlhxf
November 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
New Jersey Repertory Theatre has joined the growing list of employers standing strong with union actors and stage managers! See how the movement is growing - check out The Organizing Voice in the member portal.
https://bit.ly/4mFlhxf
https://bit.ly/4mFlhxf
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Trump attacked immigrants living in the U.S., claiming without evidence that most of them were from “failed nations” or from “prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels.”
Trump Says He’ll ‘Permanently Pause’ Migration From ‘Third World Countries’
Trump attacked immigrants living in the U.S., claiming without evidence that most of them were from “failed nations” or from “prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels.”
www.forbes.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Trump attacked immigrants living in the U.S., claiming without evidence that most of them were from “failed nations” or from “prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels.”
Irish Equity
@irishequity.bsky.social
· 20h
Registration is open for the Irish Equity Christmas Get-Together at the Peacock Theatre, Abbey Street, Dublin 1.
Thu 18th December: 2pm-4pm.
Register at: bit.ly/3KmG8XZ
Please register so that we have an idea of numbers attending.
@irishequity.bsky.social
· 20h
Registration is open for the Irish Equity Christmas Get-Together at the Peacock Theatre, Abbey Street, Dublin 1.
Thu 18th December: 2pm-4pm.
Register at: bit.ly/3KmG8XZ
Please register so that we have an idea of numbers attending.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Irish Equity
@irishequity.bsky.social
· 20h
Registration is open for the Irish Equity Christmas Get-Together at the Peacock Theatre, Abbey Street, Dublin 1.
Thu 18th December: 2pm-4pm.
Register at: bit.ly/3KmG8XZ
Please register so that we have an idea of numbers attending.
@irishequity.bsky.social
· 20h
Registration is open for the Irish Equity Christmas Get-Together at the Peacock Theatre, Abbey Street, Dublin 1.
Thu 18th December: 2pm-4pm.
Register at: bit.ly/3KmG8XZ
Please register so that we have an idea of numbers attending.
I would urge you to sign the letter as soon as possible. This an initiative from our colleagues in Equity NI and Irish Equity. Both unions working together to protect your rights.
Please sign today.
Gerry O’Brien
President, Irish Equity.
Please sign today.
Gerry O’Brien
President, Irish Equity.
November 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I would urge you to sign the letter as soon as possible. This an initiative from our colleagues in Equity NI and Irish Equity. Both unions working together to protect your rights.
Please sign today.
Gerry O’Brien
President, Irish Equity.
Please sign today.
Gerry O’Brien
President, Irish Equity.
To this end we have asked agents to forward the link to all their clients, members and non members, please check that you have received it.
November 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
To this end we have asked agents to forward the link to all their clients, members and non members, please check that you have received it.
Colleagues
Members of Irish Equity will have received a link to an open letter to the film industry regarding unfair contracts. We know that many performers are not yet members of Irish Equity and as a result miss out on the opportunity join such campaigns to reshape our industry for the better.
Members of Irish Equity will have received a link to an open letter to the film industry regarding unfair contracts. We know that many performers are not yet members of Irish Equity and as a result miss out on the opportunity join such campaigns to reshape our industry for the better.
November 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Colleagues
Members of Irish Equity will have received a link to an open letter to the film industry regarding unfair contracts. We know that many performers are not yet members of Irish Equity and as a result miss out on the opportunity join such campaigns to reshape our industry for the better.
Members of Irish Equity will have received a link to an open letter to the film industry regarding unfair contracts. We know that many performers are not yet members of Irish Equity and as a result miss out on the opportunity join such campaigns to reshape our industry for the better.
“At a basic level, it should not be too much to expect recipients of tax relief to comply with copyright law".
sinnfein.ie/news/sinn-fe...
sinnfein.ie/news/sinn-fe...
Sinn Féin’s Film Tax Relief Bill would ensure Irish workers would not be second-best or denied rights - Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD - Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Gaeilge, Gaeltacht, Arts and Culture, Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD, has been granted leave to introduce a new Bill to make film tax relief conditional on respect for the rights of Ir...
sinnfein.ie
October 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
“At a basic level, it should not be too much to expect recipients of tax relief to comply with copyright law".
sinnfein.ie/news/sinn-fe...
sinnfein.ie/news/sinn-fe...
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/op...
Open Letter to the Screen Industry in Ireland: Don't Undermine Union Agreements
As the screen sector in Ireland continues to grow in size, talent, and global recognition, it is more vital than ever that we uphold the standards, protections, and rights that underpin fair and susta...
www.megaphone.org.uk
October 24, 2025 at 10:36 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/op...
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Dragonflies and Damselflies have been around for 300 Million years, they live up to 6 months & feed on mosquitos & other insects, keeping numbers in check. They are a good species to have around as they require clean water, indicating a good ecosystem & they do not bite or sting contrary to rumour.
October 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Dragonflies and Damselflies have been around for 300 Million years, they live up to 6 months & feed on mosquitos & other insects, keeping numbers in check. They are a good species to have around as they require clean water, indicating a good ecosystem & they do not bite or sting contrary to rumour.
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Ann Russell and Gerry O'Brien at the unveiling of the plaque to the late Deirdre O'Connell at the former Focus Theatre.
October 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Ann Russell and Gerry O'Brien at the unveiling of the plaque to the late Deirdre O'Connell at the former Focus Theatre.
Reposted by Ann Russell
Reposted by Ann Russell
October 18 is a day to stand tall against tyranny. No Crowns. No Thrones. #NoKings. Join the movement—find a No Kings Day protest near you and make your voice heard. nokings.org
October 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
October 18 is a day to stand tall against tyranny. No Crowns. No Thrones. #NoKings. Join the movement—find a No Kings Day protest near you and make your voice heard. nokings.org
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Diane Keaton has passed at the age of 79. With a career that spanned over 5 decades, Keaton was an award-winning performer from films such as 'Annie Hall' & the 'Godfather' movies who captured hearts with her spirit. Condolences to her family & friends. #SagAftraMember since 1969
October 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Diane Keaton has passed at the age of 79. With a career that spanned over 5 decades, Keaton was an award-winning performer from films such as 'Annie Hall' & the 'Godfather' movies who captured hearts with her spirit. Condolences to her family & friends. #SagAftraMember since 1969
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Andy Street is spot on. Birmingham is a brilliant city. Vibrant, diverse, wonderful.
“I’ll put it bluntly, Robert is wrong… it’s actually a very integrated place... Not the definition of a slum.”
Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands 2017-24, responds to Robert Jenrick's comments on Handsworth.
#Newsnight
Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands 2017-24, responds to Robert Jenrick's comments on Handsworth.
#Newsnight
October 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Andy Street is spot on. Birmingham is a brilliant city. Vibrant, diverse, wonderful.
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No President should ever stoke this kind of division and dehumanize the other half of the country in this way.
October 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
No President should ever stoke this kind of division and dehumanize the other half of the country in this way.
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Good morning . Your #FoxOfTheDay toay was shared by @davidhateley , thank you David
October 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Good morning . Your #FoxOfTheDay toay was shared by @davidhateley , thank you David
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Congratulations @colbertlateshow.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Congratulations @colbertlateshow.bsky.social
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The wellbeing of Broadway’s actors and stage managers is making headlines. Jimmy Kimmel Live highlighted the possibility of an Equity strike: Broadway workers need and deserve health care. And sounds like audiences agree 👂 👏
October 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The wellbeing of Broadway’s actors and stage managers is making headlines. Jimmy Kimmel Live highlighted the possibility of an Equity strike: Broadway workers need and deserve health care. And sounds like audiences agree 👂 👏
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Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @theguardian.com
Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here | George Monbiot
Consider the annihilation of agricultural land alongside the genocide – and grasp the chilling totality of this attempt to eliminate all life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @theguardian.com
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Minnesota’s soybean farmers produced a bumper crop this year, just to find out they have nowhere to sell their harvest thanks to Trump’s trade policies.
I’ll keep standing with our farmers
to advocate for an end to these reckless tariffs.
wjon.com/minnesota-so...
I’ll keep standing with our farmers
to advocate for an end to these reckless tariffs.
wjon.com/minnesota-so...
Soybean Week Shines A Light On Minnesota's Farmers From September 29 To October 5
Minnesota's Governor Walz has declared Soybean Week as farmers face challenges from tariffs and lost exports to China, urging locals to support the backbone of our agricultural economy.
wjon.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Minnesota’s soybean farmers produced a bumper crop this year, just to find out they have nowhere to sell their harvest thanks to Trump’s trade policies.
I’ll keep standing with our farmers
to advocate for an end to these reckless tariffs.
wjon.com/minnesota-so...
I’ll keep standing with our farmers
to advocate for an end to these reckless tariffs.
wjon.com/minnesota-so...
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Is there a reason I ask that the Times are using a picture of asylum seekers in a boat to describe rules for migrants who came on legal routes such as skilled worker visas for doctors?
Tough new conditions to be imposed on migrants who want to settle in the UK will not apply to more than a million people who arrived in the UK under the post-Brexit immigration surge
Labour’s tough new rules will not apply to migrants already in UK
www.thetimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Is there a reason I ask that the Times are using a picture of asylum seekers in a boat to describe rules for migrants who came on legal routes such as skilled worker visas for doctors?