ClareRed
@clarered.bsky.social
CEO of Watershed, a home for culture, technology and society. Also Chair of Wise Children and trustee of RSC. 🏳️🌈 Queer, nature loving, anti racist.
Final programming for Meeting the Moment on 26 November in Bristol! We are delighted to add LaToyah McAllister-Jones FRSA of Citizens for Culture, Jessica Thom of TourettesHero and Joanne Oliver of VWV to the programme. www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1356...
Meeting The Moment
A one day event for the culture sector on speaking up in troubled times.
www.watershed.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Final programming for Meeting the Moment on 26 November in Bristol! We are delighted to add LaToyah McAllister-Jones FRSA of Citizens for Culture, Jessica Thom of TourettesHero and Joanne Oliver of VWV to the programme. www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1356...
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A lovely glimpse of the joy and comfort that Read for Good brings to children in hospitals through the power of books. Please watch, share and, if you can, help @readforgood.bsky.social bring more stories and smiles to children and families who need them most. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeWH...
"The Magic Of Stories" a short film by Read for Good
YouTube video by Read for Good
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October 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
A lovely glimpse of the joy and comfort that Read for Good brings to children in hospitals through the power of books. Please watch, share and, if you can, help @readforgood.bsky.social bring more stories and smiles to children and families who need them most. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeWH...
First speakers announced for Meeting the Moment, a one day event for the culture sector on speaking up in troubled times. Wed 26 Nov 10:00, @wshed.bsky.social Am very EXCITED. Shares appreciated. www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1356...
Meeting The Moment
A one day event for the culture sector on speaking up in troubled times.
www.watershed.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
First speakers announced for Meeting the Moment, a one day event for the culture sector on speaking up in troubled times. Wed 26 Nov 10:00, @wshed.bsky.social Am very EXCITED. Shares appreciated. www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1356...
Really pleased to announce Meeting the Moment on 26 Nov - a one day event for culture leaders about speaking up in troubled times
www.watershed.co.uk/news/standin...
www.watershed.co.uk/news/standin...
Announcing Meeting the Moment, 26 Nov
Clare Reddington, Watershed CEO shares why we have created a one day event about speaking up in troubled times
www.watershed.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Really pleased to announce Meeting the Moment on 26 Nov - a one day event for culture leaders about speaking up in troubled times
www.watershed.co.uk/news/standin...
www.watershed.co.uk/news/standin...
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This, from the Quakers, is a pretty good example of how to resist pressure from bigot lobbying groups. Effectively “we legally can allow trans people to use the loo, we morally should, and we tried it and nothing bad happened”
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August 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This, from the Quakers, is a pretty good example of how to resist pressure from bigot lobbying groups. Effectively “we legally can allow trans people to use the loo, we morally should, and we tried it and nothing bad happened”
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The Pinch of Salt Path
July 6, 2025 at 7:37 AM
The Pinch of Salt Path
@belalugosisdad.bsky.social is there a good way to share something with you?
May 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
@belalugosisdad.bsky.social is there a good way to share something with you?
I am planning an event @wshed.bsky.social for the culture sector around our collective role in building togetherness to combat the rise of the far right. I am talking with Hope not Hate and imagining a mix of talk and workshop covering. Is this something you would be interested to attend?
May 13, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I am planning an event @wshed.bsky.social for the culture sector around our collective role in building togetherness to combat the rise of the far right. I am talking with Hope not Hate and imagining a mix of talk and workshop covering. Is this something you would be interested to attend?
Feeling VERY proud. The open letter to the EHRC from the culture sector was submitted today with over 1600 signatures. And the press are covering it all over the country. Can still sign tho if you would like! tinyurl.com/ehrcletter.
May 2, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Feeling VERY proud. The open letter to the EHRC from the culture sector was submitted today with over 1600 signatures. And the press are covering it all over the country. Can still sign tho if you would like! tinyurl.com/ehrcletter.
We have an amazing 1, 500 signatures from people and organisations at all scales across the UK. Just 24 hours left to go - please sign and share if you can.
Our CEO Clare Reddington has worked with trans activists to create an open letter to the Equality and Human Rights Commission from the Culture Sector, in solidarity with Trans, Nonbinary and Intersex communities.
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May 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
We have an amazing 1, 500 signatures from people and organisations at all scales across the UK. Just 24 hours left to go - please sign and share if you can.
An open letter to the Equality and Human Rights Commission from the Culture Sector, in solidarity with Trans, Nonbinary and Intersex communities. Sign your name here: tinyurl.com/ehrcletter Please share widely, and if you are not able to sign for your organisation, please share with someone who can
April 28, 2025 at 8:44 AM
An open letter to the Equality and Human Rights Commission from the Culture Sector, in solidarity with Trans, Nonbinary and Intersex communities. Sign your name here: tinyurl.com/ehrcletter Please share widely, and if you are not able to sign for your organisation, please share with someone who can
Marching in gratitude for @juststopoil.bsky.social especially those who were arrested for their service to people and the planet
April 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Marching in gratitude for @juststopoil.bsky.social especially those who were arrested for their service to people and the planet
Calling all venues and clubs - the interim guidance from the EHRC on single sex spaces will have HUGE impact for you, your staff and customers. Please register your concern. My template email and contact details here - wshed-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/person...
April 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Calling all venues and clubs - the interim guidance from the EHRC on single sex spaces will have HUGE impact for you, your staff and customers. Please register your concern. My template email and contact details here - wshed-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/person...
Respect and love for all those who demonstrated outside @wshed.bsky.social against racism
Today
Today
April 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Respect and love for all those who demonstrated outside @wshed.bsky.social against racism
Today
Today
I appreciate you coming to chat with me, for making your views really clear, listening and continuing to disagree with me. Let’s keep talking.
I've spoken to Clare in person. She's clearly very upset, and feels put in an impossible situation, and I appreciate her willingness to talk. However I still completely disagree with the decision to go ahead with this event, and I believe her reading of their legal obligations is incorrect.
this is the full applicable part of charity commission guidance. Obviously the law can be read in lots of different ways. As we are not organising the event and it is not a selective hustings, our reading i that we do not have the ability at this stage to cancel www.gov.uk/government/p...
April 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I appreciate you coming to chat with me, for making your views really clear, listening and continuing to disagree with me. Let’s keep talking.
No Reform candidate has turned up for the hustings @wshed.bsky.social. What is happening is an important discussion about disability and access on public transport.
April 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
No Reform candidate has turned up for the hustings @wshed.bsky.social. What is happening is an important discussion about disability and access on public transport.
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Democracy is not served by cancelling people you disagree with. Beat them with your arguments, positive policies and..for those politically motivated…your hard work getting the message out.
Bear in mind some candidates will be less than happy walking up those 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ stairs and with an award winning 🚾 🤭
Bear in mind some candidates will be less than happy walking up those 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ stairs and with an award winning 🚾 🤭
Here is a piece from our CEO @clarered.bsky.social on the WECA Mayoral Transport Hustings taking place today.
In it Clare shares some context in response to public feedback (some are angry we haven't cancelled the event, others have expressed support).
www.watershed.co.uk/articles/not...
In it Clare shares some context in response to public feedback (some are angry we haven't cancelled the event, others have expressed support).
www.watershed.co.uk/articles/not...
A note from Watershed CEO on The WECA Mayoral Transport Hustings
Watershed CEO Clare Reddington responds to feedback
www.watershed.co.uk
April 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Democracy is not served by cancelling people you disagree with. Beat them with your arguments, positive policies and..for those politically motivated…your hard work getting the message out.
Bear in mind some candidates will be less than happy walking up those 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ stairs and with an award winning 🚾 🤭
Bear in mind some candidates will be less than happy walking up those 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ stairs and with an award winning 🚾 🤭
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Here is a piece from our CEO @clarered.bsky.social on the WECA Mayoral Transport Hustings taking place today.
In it Clare shares some context in response to public feedback (some are angry we haven't cancelled the event, others have expressed support).
www.watershed.co.uk/articles/not...
In it Clare shares some context in response to public feedback (some are angry we haven't cancelled the event, others have expressed support).
www.watershed.co.uk/articles/not...
A note from Watershed CEO on The WECA Mayoral Transport Hustings
Watershed CEO Clare Reddington responds to feedback
www.watershed.co.uk
April 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Here is a piece from our CEO @clarered.bsky.social on the WECA Mayoral Transport Hustings taking place today.
In it Clare shares some context in response to public feedback (some are angry we haven't cancelled the event, others have expressed support).
www.watershed.co.uk/articles/not...
In it Clare shares some context in response to public feedback (some are angry we haven't cancelled the event, others have expressed support).
www.watershed.co.uk/articles/not...
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Five things you might not know about PIP and a thread.
1) PIP is not a ‘benefit’ of disability, it’s welfare support to cover the additional costs of living with chronic illness or disability - medicine, transport, therapy, specialist equipment (and no, not all of these are available on the NHS)
1) PIP is not a ‘benefit’ of disability, it’s welfare support to cover the additional costs of living with chronic illness or disability - medicine, transport, therapy, specialist equipment (and no, not all of these are available on the NHS)
March 19, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Five things you might not know about PIP and a thread.
1) PIP is not a ‘benefit’ of disability, it’s welfare support to cover the additional costs of living with chronic illness or disability - medicine, transport, therapy, specialist equipment (and no, not all of these are available on the NHS)
1) PIP is not a ‘benefit’ of disability, it’s welfare support to cover the additional costs of living with chronic illness or disability - medicine, transport, therapy, specialist equipment (and no, not all of these are available on the NHS)
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In this article for @artsprofessional.co.uk, our CEO @clarered.bsky.social took the opportunity to witness the @britishcouncil.bsky.social 's work in India. www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
Stepwells and shared spaces: Lessons from India - Arts Professional
Watershed's Clare Reddington is coming to the end of her term as a British Council trustee. While presenting at a conference in India, she took the opportunity to witness the council’s work.
www.artsprofessional.co.uk
March 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
In this article for @artsprofessional.co.uk, our CEO @clarered.bsky.social took the opportunity to witness the @britishcouncil.bsky.social 's work in India. www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
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The 2025 Gender Index report (out today) underscores
persistent barriers to women thriving in
entrepreneurship across the UK. While regions like
Wales and Northern Ireland show promising growth (it) underlines the need for systemic change" www.thegenderindex.co.uk
persistent barriers to women thriving in
entrepreneurship across the UK. While regions like
Wales and Northern Ireland show promising growth (it) underlines the need for systemic change" www.thegenderindex.co.uk
The Gender Index
Unlocking insights into female entrepreneurship across the UK. Dive into transparent gender-disaggregated data with The Gender Index. Explore its impact on sectors, investment, diversity, and more thr...
www.thegenderindex.co.uk
March 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
The 2025 Gender Index report (out today) underscores
persistent barriers to women thriving in
entrepreneurship across the UK. While regions like
Wales and Northern Ireland show promising growth (it) underlines the need for systemic change" www.thegenderindex.co.uk
persistent barriers to women thriving in
entrepreneurship across the UK. While regions like
Wales and Northern Ireland show promising growth (it) underlines the need for systemic change" www.thegenderindex.co.uk
So proud of RSC and Sarah Ellis for launching Lili today, a Macbeth-inspired video game made by New York-based iNK Stories. The RSC's first ever video game, Lili is a trailblazing vision set in contemporary Iran with Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth at the centre. www.rsc.org.uk/news/macbeth...
Macbeth-inspired video game, Lili | Royal Shakespeare Company
An interactive, trailblazing vision set in contemporary Iran with Shakespeare’s iconic female, Lady Macbeth, at the centre, from the RSC and iNK Stories.
www.rsc.org.uk
January 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
So proud of RSC and Sarah Ellis for launching Lili today, a Macbeth-inspired video game made by New York-based iNK Stories. The RSC's first ever video game, Lili is a trailblazing vision set in contemporary Iran with Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth at the centre. www.rsc.org.uk/news/macbeth...
Happy UK toilet of the year day to those who celebrate. Thoughts and prayers with all those shortlisted www.watershed.co.uk/news/watersh...
Watershed Flushed with Success at the Loo of the Year Awards
Watershed picked up a major honour at the 2023 Loo of the Year Awards, winning the National Award for England in the Individual Business Category at a ceremony in Birmingham yesterday.
www.watershed.co.uk
January 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Happy UK toilet of the year day to those who celebrate. Thoughts and prayers with all those shortlisted www.watershed.co.uk/news/watersh...
The personal is political. Please read
Here's a personal blog post on the taboo and complexity of vaccine injury — fighting to become a human data point. Tricky to talk about without people either assuming you've lost the plot or co-opting you into their conspiracy theories. Wish me luck. 😉
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imaginaryastronaut.xyz/notebook/202...
anna starkey — imaginary astronaut home
This is unusually a personal post, rather than work. This week I am being represented as a member of a group of ‘core participants’ by laywers at the Covid Inquiry. That’s something I never thought I’...
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January 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The personal is political. Please read