Susannah Walker
@susannahwalker.bsky.social
Author + campaigner for gender equality and safety in public space + post-war graphics + other stuff.
Rants about stately homes here:
https://susannahwalker.substack.com
Co-founder of @makespaceforgirls and formerly @QuadRoyal
Rants about stately homes here:
https://susannahwalker.substack.com
Co-founder of @makespaceforgirls and formerly @QuadRoyal
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In response to my rant yesterday, I was asked how we can make better parks and other public places for teenage girls? What do they want? I have answers to this, so now a positive 🧵.
Starting in Sweden, where this was co-designed by teenage girls.
Starting in Sweden, where this was co-designed by teenage girls.
He is one of my heroes anyway, and all the more so today.
Three cheers for Philip Glass, whose Solo Piano record has been my boon companion for decades whenever I'm painting. (I notice that Glass didn't use the current administration's name for the center in his letter.)
![A letter from Philip Glass, with his name at the top. "After thoughtful consideration, I have decided to withdraw my Symphony No. 15 "Lincoln" from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Symphony No. 15 is a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, and the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony. Therefore, I feel an obligation to withdraw this Symphony premiere from the Kennedy Center under its current leadership. [signed] Philip Glass](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sva5ad6pbtkgrdrqyej2fe2f/bafkreiakf6dkikkcb3djpbedhjttbsh7fmvfm5inximofh5rviegccmkdy@jpeg)
January 27, 2026 at 5:39 PM
He is one of my heroes anyway, and all the more so today.
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Generate podcast??? Why the fuck is Adobe even giving me this option?? The document I have open is a receipt from the printers
January 27, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Generate podcast??? Why the fuck is Adobe even giving me this option?? The document I have open is a receipt from the printers
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Imagine a paramilitary gang kills 2 observers over 2 weeks, then shows up at your home to say, "You, observer, we know where you live."
That's a death threat.
If it happened to me or a colleague when I was a human rights observer in N. Ireland, we would've lodged complaints with three govts.
That's a death threat.
If it happened to me or a colleague when I was a human rights observer in N. Ireland, we would've lodged complaints with three govts.
One human rights observer in Maine said agents followed her home, blocked off her street, and came to her door to say they know where she lives. Her children are now staying elsewhere, to keep them safe.
Now in Maine: ICE watchers say federal agents are coming to their house to threaten and intimidate them.
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
January 27, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Imagine a paramilitary gang kills 2 observers over 2 weeks, then shows up at your home to say, "You, observer, we know where you live."
That's a death threat.
If it happened to me or a colleague when I was a human rights observer in N. Ireland, we would've lodged complaints with three govts.
That's a death threat.
If it happened to me or a colleague when I was a human rights observer in N. Ireland, we would've lodged complaints with three govts.
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Edwin Morgan's poem 'Grendel', in which he voices the creature from Beowulf, has thrilling opening lines:
It is being nearly human
gives me this spectacular darkness.
The light does not know what to do with me.
It is being nearly human
gives me this spectacular darkness.
The light does not know what to do with me.
January 26, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Edwin Morgan's poem 'Grendel', in which he voices the creature from Beowulf, has thrilling opening lines:
It is being nearly human
gives me this spectacular darkness.
The light does not know what to do with me.
It is being nearly human
gives me this spectacular darkness.
The light does not know what to do with me.
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Who funds NATO budget ⬇️
January 26, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Who funds NATO budget ⬇️
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This came up in my old posts today. Don’t know why, but it feels good to know that Andre 3000 specifically is this kind of guy.
January 26, 2026 at 12:38 PM
This came up in my old posts today. Don’t know why, but it feels good to know that Andre 3000 specifically is this kind of guy.
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A message from Greenland…
January 26, 2026 at 3:07 AM
A message from Greenland…
This is great and proves a couple of things. One is that making things better is not always rocket science, and that there is often no substitute for just going out, taking a look and talking to local people.
Would you look at this everyone! The @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social
AKA Mark the mobility visionary came to visit us in Haringey today!
He gave us his thoughts on Green Lanes as we cycled along it, looking at everything. There was also some drama.
So what did he think? Let’s gooo! ⬇️ 1/18
AKA Mark the mobility visionary came to visit us in Haringey today!
He gave us his thoughts on Green Lanes as we cycled along it, looking at everything. There was also some drama.
So what did he think? Let’s gooo! ⬇️ 1/18
January 26, 2026 at 9:26 AM
This is great and proves a couple of things. One is that making things better is not always rocket science, and that there is often no substitute for just going out, taking a look and talking to local people.
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I posted about #IWD2026
Bluesky peeps taught me the corporate '.com' site is bull****, unconnected to the UN or feminist movement, they unilaterally decide a theme (different to the UNWomen's campaign)
www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...
www.kcl.ac.uk/internationa...
Avoid the Give to Gain campaign
Bluesky peeps taught me the corporate '.com' site is bull****, unconnected to the UN or feminist movement, they unilaterally decide a theme (different to the UNWomen's campaign)
www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...
www.kcl.ac.uk/internationa...
Avoid the Give to Gain campaign
January 26, 2026 at 8:37 AM
I posted about #IWD2026
Bluesky peeps taught me the corporate '.com' site is bull****, unconnected to the UN or feminist movement, they unilaterally decide a theme (different to the UNWomen's campaign)
www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...
www.kcl.ac.uk/internationa...
Avoid the Give to Gain campaign
Bluesky peeps taught me the corporate '.com' site is bull****, unconnected to the UN or feminist movement, they unilaterally decide a theme (different to the UNWomen's campaign)
www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...
www.kcl.ac.uk/internationa...
Avoid the Give to Gain campaign
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New Olympic logo just dropped
January 25, 2026 at 10:54 PM
New Olympic logo just dropped
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as a left-wing American, I feel the need to warn the British something they already know: if you have a choice between milquetoast centrist fucks everyone hates and literal Nazis, please don’t make the same mistake that we did
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
as a left-wing American, I feel the need to warn the British something they already know: if you have a choice between milquetoast centrist fucks everyone hates and literal Nazis, please don’t make the same mistake that we did
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"We lived happily during the war," Ilya Kaminsky
January 25, 2026 at 4:10 PM
"We lived happily during the war," Ilya Kaminsky
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I’m really quite surprised at the BBC website today. ‘Here is a video, some people say it does not show what it very obviously shows’ is not how you report this.
January 25, 2026 at 9:52 AM
I’m really quite surprised at the BBC website today. ‘Here is a video, some people say it does not show what it very obviously shows’ is not how you report this.
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We are Christopher Isherwood, watching the increasingly violent scenes of government thuggery and murder in the Berlin street below from our apartment window above.
January 24, 2026 at 4:21 PM
We are Christopher Isherwood, watching the increasingly violent scenes of government thuggery and murder in the Berlin street below from our apartment window above.
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It's pretty obvious that this year's Men's Football World Cup is intended to be Trump's 1936 Berlin Olympics moment, isn't it? Everyone is supposed to turn up and be nice while pretending that the US has not already become a fascist superpower, just helping to normalise what should never be normal.
January 24, 2026 at 7:51 PM
It's pretty obvious that this year's Men's Football World Cup is intended to be Trump's 1936 Berlin Olympics moment, isn't it? Everyone is supposed to turn up and be nice while pretending that the US has not already become a fascist superpower, just helping to normalise what should never be normal.
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one of the best things ever
January 23, 2026 at 10:08 PM
one of the best things ever
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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This is a great report, but I think misses one important factor, which is the lack of informal outdoor facilities for girls in parks and recreation grounds. They don't use most current provision - MUGAs, skate parks etc, because these spaces are dominated by boys, feel unsafe... 1/n
🏃♀️ Physical activity is key to wellbeing, yet girls remain less active than boys.
#BeeWell data shows these gender gaps persist across Greater Manchester. Turning evidence into action is key.
Read here: beewellprogramme.org/wp-content/u...
#BeeWell data shows these gender gaps persist across Greater Manchester. Turning evidence into action is key.
Read here: beewellprogramme.org/wp-content/u...
January 22, 2026 at 6:03 PM
This is a great report, but I think misses one important factor, which is the lack of informal outdoor facilities for girls in parks and recreation grounds. They don't use most current provision - MUGAs, skate parks etc, because these spaces are dominated by boys, feel unsafe... 1/n
This is a great report, but I think misses one important factor, which is the lack of informal outdoor facilities for girls in parks and recreation grounds. They don't use most current provision - MUGAs, skate parks etc, because these spaces are dominated by boys, feel unsafe... 1/n
🏃♀️ Physical activity is key to wellbeing, yet girls remain less active than boys.
#BeeWell data shows these gender gaps persist across Greater Manchester. Turning evidence into action is key.
Read here: beewellprogramme.org/wp-content/u...
#BeeWell data shows these gender gaps persist across Greater Manchester. Turning evidence into action is key.
Read here: beewellprogramme.org/wp-content/u...
January 22, 2026 at 6:03 PM
This is a great report, but I think misses one important factor, which is the lack of informal outdoor facilities for girls in parks and recreation grounds. They don't use most current provision - MUGAs, skate parks etc, because these spaces are dominated by boys, feel unsafe... 1/n
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Elon Musk is a white supremacist. Case closed.
January 22, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Elon Musk is a white supremacist. Case closed.
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In the late 1920s my grandparents would bike to the Isle of Wight from North London after finishing work on a Saturday, and come back for work on Monday morning .
January 22, 2026 at 10:03 AM
In the late 1920s my grandparents would bike to the Isle of Wight from North London after finishing work on a Saturday, and come back for work on Monday morning .
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"You are helping by cycling when you can"
British WWII propaganda poster
ca. 1940
🧵
British WWII propaganda poster
ca. 1940
🧵
January 21, 2026 at 6:33 PM
"You are helping by cycling when you can"
British WWII propaganda poster
ca. 1940
🧵
British WWII propaganda poster
ca. 1940
🧵
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The Clangers' religious order, obviously
January 21, 2026 at 11:22 AM
The Clangers' religious order, obviously