Dr Ella Simpson
@thehalfartist.bsky.social
Poet let lose in a Criminology Department. Researching the art of crime and the crime of art
Reposted by Dr Ella Simpson
The judgement of history will be merciless.
July 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The judgement of history will be merciless.
From the mutt's nuts to the rat's nats - this article made me laugh a lot, and then it made me sad... and then I remembered Sokal's fake article in the 90s which led to the savaging of postmodernism, how come no equivalent denigration of AI here?
July 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
From the mutt's nuts to the rat's nats - this article made me laugh a lot, and then it made me sad... and then I remembered Sokal's fake article in the 90s which led to the savaging of postmodernism, how come no equivalent denigration of AI here?
The situation in Gaza is unconscionable. There are many things that need to be achieved politically, but first, there are people who just need to eat.
I've just donated to Solidarity in Aid - you too can support them at: cafdonate.cafonline.org/27581
I've just donated to Solidarity in Aid - you too can support them at: cafdonate.cafonline.org/27581
The British Shalom-Salaam Trust - Donate now
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July 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The situation in Gaza is unconscionable. There are many things that need to be achieved politically, but first, there are people who just need to eat.
I've just donated to Solidarity in Aid - you too can support them at: cafdonate.cafonline.org/27581
I've just donated to Solidarity in Aid - you too can support them at: cafdonate.cafonline.org/27581
An important event bringing together lived and living experience, youth justice practitioners, pracademics, policy makers and some of the key academic thinkers to really listen to each other and learn more about the language needs of young people in YJ
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/raising-aw...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/raising-aw...
Raising Awareness of Language Needs in Youth Justice
Join us for a one-day event exploring the vital but often overlooked role of language and communication in the youth justice system.
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June 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
An important event bringing together lived and living experience, youth justice practitioners, pracademics, policy makers and some of the key academic thinkers to really listen to each other and learn more about the language needs of young people in YJ
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/raising-aw...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/raising-aw...
Important report by @firebird on important topic with key takeaways: Children are innocent; Stigma causes harm. The narrative needs to shift. Language matters. Support should be person-centred. No 2 experiences are the same; Include us in the solution. www.parentalimprisonmentcollective.co.uk
Parental Imprisonment Collective
www.parentalimprisonmentcollective.co.uk
June 1, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Important report by @firebird on important topic with key takeaways: Children are innocent; Stigma causes harm. The narrative needs to shift. Language matters. Support should be person-centred. No 2 experiences are the same; Include us in the solution. www.parentalimprisonmentcollective.co.uk
Getting creative about research methods, getting critical about creativity - come and join us for two days of experimentation, play and transformation
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/critical-c...
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Critical Creative Methods Lab: Experiment. Play. Transform.
✨ Two days of radical, hands-on creativity to transform your research—think, make, and imagine differently at Greenwich.
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May 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Getting creative about research methods, getting critical about creativity - come and join us for two days of experimentation, play and transformation
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/critical-c...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/critical-c...
Amazing opportunity to work with one of the best prison theatre companies in the country. Total legends on the landings:
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Mimecast TTP Web Portal
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April 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Amazing opportunity to work with one of the best prison theatre companies in the country. Total legends on the landings:
url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/hY97C2x5yh...
url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/hY97C2x5yh...
So sorry to read about the passing of @brixtonbard The Guardian doesn't mention it, but Alex did amazing gigs in prisons too (thanks to @manwithbooks) reaching out and speaking directly to the hearts and minds of people caught in the (in)justice system www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
Alex Wheatle obituary
Author of the Crongton novels whose stories of inner-city life give a realistic portrait of growing up in contemporary Britain
www.theguardian.com
April 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
So sorry to read about the passing of @brixtonbard The Guardian doesn't mention it, but Alex did amazing gigs in prisons too (thanks to @manwithbooks) reaching out and speaking directly to the hearts and minds of people caught in the (in)justice system www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
Super important research from @banwell_stacy @UniofGreenwich (and a really cute photo of a small frog to go with it!). Feel free to share: drive.google.com/file/d/1K5VA...
TC4BE Policy Brief 1.pdf
drive.google.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Super important research from @banwell_stacy @UniofGreenwich (and a really cute photo of a small frog to go with it!). Feel free to share: drive.google.com/file/d/1K5VA...
Shout out from
@ICRDwlv
for people and organisations across the sector to use and develop the principles for Artists’ Care. Important work - please consider contributing: www.wlv.ac.uk/research/res...
@ICRDwlv
for people and organisations across the sector to use and develop the principles for Artists’ Care. Important work - please consider contributing: www.wlv.ac.uk/research/res...
Artists Care Project - University of Wolverhampton
University of Wolverhampton offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in health, education, business, arts, social sciences, science and engineering.
www.wlv.ac.uk
March 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Shout out from
@ICRDwlv
for people and organisations across the sector to use and develop the principles for Artists’ Care. Important work - please consider contributing: www.wlv.ac.uk/research/res...
@ICRDwlv
for people and organisations across the sector to use and develop the principles for Artists’ Care. Important work - please consider contributing: www.wlv.ac.uk/research/res...
Amazing art by and with people in prison at the Hoxtonian tonight courtesy of the fabulous Prof. Lorraine Gamman
@csm_news. Being a story wrangler, I particularly like this piece
@csm_news. Being a story wrangler, I particularly like this piece
February 28, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Amazing art by and with people in prison at the Hoxtonian tonight courtesy of the fabulous Prof. Lorraine Gamman
@csm_news. Being a story wrangler, I particularly like this piece
@csm_news. Being a story wrangler, I particularly like this piece
Reposted by Dr Ella Simpson
In every community there are people with lived experience of social injustice using their expertise to identify solutions for change.
@sounddeliverymedia.bsky.social Spokesperson Programme will support 14 leaders to create change in their communities.
www.sounddelivery.org.uk/spokesperson...
@sounddeliverymedia.bsky.social Spokesperson Programme will support 14 leaders to create change in their communities.
www.sounddelivery.org.uk/spokesperson...
Spokesperson Leadership Programme • sounddelivery media
Sounddelivery Media’s unique leadership programme aims to diversify the voices we hear in the media and make it more representative of the society we live in. This programme tackles the barriers that ...
www.sounddelivery.org.uk
February 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
In every community there are people with lived experience of social injustice using their expertise to identify solutions for change.
@sounddeliverymedia.bsky.social Spokesperson Programme will support 14 leaders to create change in their communities.
www.sounddelivery.org.uk/spokesperson...
@sounddeliverymedia.bsky.social Spokesperson Programme will support 14 leaders to create change in their communities.
www.sounddelivery.org.uk/spokesperson...
Coming soon to a school or youth space near you... particularly if you're a teacher or youth worker who wants to host it. Highly recommended: a show about the place where mental health and criminalisation collide for young black men in a racist society
February 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Coming soon to a school or youth space near you... particularly if you're a teacher or youth worker who wants to host it. Highly recommended: a show about the place where mental health and criminalisation collide for young black men in a racist society
Worth a shout out. Amazing opportunity for working class women from the North of England (or who can get a train to the North): imagineiftheatre.co.uk/workshop/wri...
Writers' Toolbox 2 - Imagine If
Writers’ Toolbox2 is an incredible opportunity for female working-class writers! It is a six-month paid programme focusing on writing for stage and screen to be run by BAFTA winner, Mark Catley as a l...
imagineiftheatre.co.uk
February 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Worth a shout out. Amazing opportunity for working class women from the North of England (or who can get a train to the North): imagineiftheatre.co.uk/workshop/wri...