Tina Leonard 🧡💙
@leonard3tina.bsky.social
Retired research biochemist. Quaker. Climate activist. Co-founder Quaker Support for Climate Action (QS4CA), Networker, Green.
#NotMyKing #TogetherWithRefugees
#NotMyKing #TogetherWithRefugees
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Tina Leonard 🧡💙
@leonard3tina.bsky.social
· Sep 16
Quakers in Britain has been refused permission to give evidence in a landmark legal challenge to the UK government's proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist group.
We are disappointed with this decision, which means our concerns around freedom of religion will not be heard in court.
We are disappointed with this decision, which means our concerns around freedom of religion will not be heard in court.
Quakers denied intervention in court challenge over faith rights in terror law case
Quakers in Britain has been refused permission to give evidence in a landmark legal challenge to the UK government’s proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist group.
www.quaker.org.uk
For Quakers, faith & action are inseparable," said recording clerk for Quakers in Britain.
“Peaceful protest, prayer, & non-violent action are expressions of our worship. When this is criminalised, our religious freedom is under attack."
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@globalquakers.bsky.social
“Peaceful protest, prayer, & non-violent action are expressions of our worship. When this is criminalised, our religious freedom is under attack."
@cclimateaction.bsky.social
@globalquakers.bsky.social
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Any attempt by the government to undermine this fundamental freedom - a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism - must be opposed
🚨Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism. We must come together - cross party - to stop any attempt by the government to undermine this fundamental freedom
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Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy - We must fight any attempt to undermine it
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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November 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Any attempt by the government to undermine this fundamental freedom - a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism - must be opposed
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⚠️ FACT ⚠️
Many in the UK bask in wealth built on centuries of:
Fossil fuels
Colonialism
Slavery
Meanwhile, the Global South bears the brunt of the consequences of our exploitation.
#ClimateCrisis
#ClimateJustice
🙏 New Stour and Avon Magazine
stouravonmagazine.co.uk/xr-wimborne-...
Many in the UK bask in wealth built on centuries of:
Fossil fuels
Colonialism
Slavery
Meanwhile, the Global South bears the brunt of the consequences of our exploitation.
#ClimateCrisis
#ClimateJustice
🙏 New Stour and Avon Magazine
stouravonmagazine.co.uk/xr-wimborne-...
XR Wimborne stages COP30 demonstration near town library | The New Stour And Avon Magazine | In Print & Online
Members of Extinction Rebellion Wimborne braved the cold to read aloud testimonies from people experiencing climate breakdown.
stouravonmagazine.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
⚠️ FACT ⚠️
Many in the UK bask in wealth built on centuries of:
Fossil fuels
Colonialism
Slavery
Meanwhile, the Global South bears the brunt of the consequences of our exploitation.
#ClimateCrisis
#ClimateJustice
🙏 New Stour and Avon Magazine
stouravonmagazine.co.uk/xr-wimborne-...
Many in the UK bask in wealth built on centuries of:
Fossil fuels
Colonialism
Slavery
Meanwhile, the Global South bears the brunt of the consequences of our exploitation.
#ClimateCrisis
#ClimateJustice
🙏 New Stour and Avon Magazine
stouravonmagazine.co.uk/xr-wimborne-...
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‘Taking action is not a sacrifice, it’s not even a problem, taking action is the opportunity here’ @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer and all public service broadcasters.
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
#climatecrisis #netzero #NEB2025 #cop30
Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer and all public service broadcasters.
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
#climatecrisis #netzero #NEB2025 #cop30
November 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
‘Taking action is not a sacrifice, it’s not even a problem, taking action is the opportunity here’ @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer and all public service broadcasters.
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
#climatecrisis #netzero #NEB2025 #cop30
Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer and all public service broadcasters.
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
#climatecrisis #netzero #NEB2025 #cop30
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🚨 The UK Government has announced an end to new oil and gas licences—a major milestone Zero Hour and campaigners have been calling for.
😲 However, loopholes like “tiebacks” could still allow extraction of up to 45 million barrels from existing fields.
👉 Read more: zerohour.uk/northseafutureplan
😲 However, loopholes like “tiebacks” could still allow extraction of up to 45 million barrels from existing fields.
👉 Read more: zerohour.uk/northseafutureplan
UK ANNOUNCES THE END OF OIL AND GAS… sort of
This week, in the publication of the much-anticipated North Sea Future Plan, the Government delivered on a promise we have long demanded for climate-nature—to end new oil and gas licences. ...
www.zerohour.uk
November 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🚨 The UK Government has announced an end to new oil and gas licences—a major milestone Zero Hour and campaigners have been calling for.
😲 However, loopholes like “tiebacks” could still allow extraction of up to 45 million barrels from existing fields.
👉 Read more: zerohour.uk/northseafutureplan
😲 However, loopholes like “tiebacks” could still allow extraction of up to 45 million barrels from existing fields.
👉 Read more: zerohour.uk/northseafutureplan
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🌿 Mercury-prize winning singer and rewilder Sam Lee found yesterday's National Emergency Briefing a ‘call to arms’, where leading communicators highlighted the urgent threats climate change poses to society. @nebriefing.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
🌿 Mercury-prize winning singer and rewilder Sam Lee found yesterday's National Emergency Briefing a ‘call to arms’, where leading communicators highlighted the urgent threats climate change poses to society. @nebriefing.bsky.social
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🚨 National Emergency Briefing, Westminster today.
Experts warn we face “unprecedented societal & ecological collapse” unless urgent action. Starvation, economic breakdown, civil unrest, war.
“We need WWII level leadership,” says Mike Berners-Lee
www.newscientist.com/article/2506...
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Experts warn we face “unprecedented societal & ecological collapse” unless urgent action. Starvation, economic breakdown, civil unrest, war.
“We need WWII level leadership,” says Mike Berners-Lee
www.newscientist.com/article/2506...
1/3
Emergency response needed to prevent climate breakdown, warn experts
Scientists sounded the alarm on the dire consequences of continued inaction at a briefing in London, warning that we could be heading for "unprecedented societal and ecological collapse"
www.newscientist.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
🚨 National Emergency Briefing, Westminster today.
Experts warn we face “unprecedented societal & ecological collapse” unless urgent action. Starvation, economic breakdown, civil unrest, war.
“We need WWII level leadership,” says Mike Berners-Lee
www.newscientist.com/article/2506...
1/3
Experts warn we face “unprecedented societal & ecological collapse” unless urgent action. Starvation, economic breakdown, civil unrest, war.
“We need WWII level leadership,” says Mike Berners-Lee
www.newscientist.com/article/2506...
1/3
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The country wants a wealth tax on assets.
They're panicking because "won't the rich just leave" has been utterly debunked.
They've got no actual argument.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
They're panicking because "won't the rich just leave" has been utterly debunked.
They've got no actual argument.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The country wants a wealth tax on assets.
They're panicking because "won't the rich just leave" has been utterly debunked.
They've got no actual argument.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
They're panicking because "won't the rich just leave" has been utterly debunked.
They've got no actual argument.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Delighted to be speaking at this charity concert at Wembley in March.
Tickets on sale 10am Tuesday!
Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Tickets on sale 10am Tuesday!
Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Sugababes, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Wolf Alice and more to play all-star charity concert for trans rights
Organised by Olly Alexander and the Mighty Hoopla festival to ‘fight back against the politics of fear and exclusion’, Trans Mission will take place at Wembley Arena in March
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Delighted to be speaking at this charity concert at Wembley in March.
Tickets on sale 10am Tuesday!
Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Tickets on sale 10am Tuesday!
Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
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We have already hit our £100k target in just a few hours 🤯
This is what hope looks like 💚
We're not stopping there. Help us beat Reform in May ⤵️
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
This is what hope looks like 💚
We're not stopping there. Help us beat Reform in May ⤵️
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
November 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
We have already hit our £100k target in just a few hours 🤯
This is what hope looks like 💚
We're not stopping there. Help us beat Reform in May ⤵️
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
This is what hope looks like 💚
We're not stopping there. Help us beat Reform in May ⤵️
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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UN compares UK’s Palestine Action ban with human rights restrictions in Russia
UN special rapporteur on human rights says the ban is ‘an unnecessary and disproportionate restriction’ on fundamental human rights
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Lift The Ban: wedonotcomply.org
UN special rapporteur on human rights says the ban is ‘an unnecessary and disproportionate restriction’ on fundamental human rights
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Lift The Ban: wedonotcomply.org
UN compares UK’s Palestine Action ban with human rights restrictions in Russia
UN special rapporteur on human rights says the ban is ‘an unnecessary and disproportionate restriction’ on fundamental human rights
www.independent.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
UN compares UK’s Palestine Action ban with human rights restrictions in Russia
UN special rapporteur on human rights says the ban is ‘an unnecessary and disproportionate restriction’ on fundamental human rights
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Lift The Ban: wedonotcomply.org
UN special rapporteur on human rights says the ban is ‘an unnecessary and disproportionate restriction’ on fundamental human rights
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Lift The Ban: wedonotcomply.org
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Palestine Action prisoner hospitalised due to hunger strike
Kamran Ahmed is one of six prisoners observing a rolling hunger strike over their detention conditions and the proscription of Palestine Action
www.middleeasteye.net/news/palesti...
Lift The Ban: wedonotcomply.org
Kamran Ahmed is one of six prisoners observing a rolling hunger strike over their detention conditions and the proscription of Palestine Action
www.middleeasteye.net/news/palesti...
Lift The Ban: wedonotcomply.org
Palestine Action prisoner hospitalised due to hunger strike
Kamran Ahmed is one of six prisoners observing a rolling hunger strike over their detention conditions and the proscription of Palestine Action
www.middleeasteye.net
November 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Palestine Action prisoner hospitalised due to hunger strike
Kamran Ahmed is one of six prisoners observing a rolling hunger strike over their detention conditions and the proscription of Palestine Action
www.middleeasteye.net/news/palesti...
Lift The Ban: wedonotcomply.org
Kamran Ahmed is one of six prisoners observing a rolling hunger strike over their detention conditions and the proscription of Palestine Action
www.middleeasteye.net/news/palesti...
Lift The Ban: wedonotcomply.org
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A second prisoner held on remand for alleged offences relating to Palestine Action has been hospitalised after refusing food for nearly three weeks.
Teuta ‘T’ Hoxha was hospitalised on Thursday 27 November due to her rapidly deteriorating health
novaramedia.com/2025/11/28/s...
Teuta ‘T’ Hoxha was hospitalised on Thursday 27 November due to her rapidly deteriorating health
novaramedia.com/2025/11/28/s...
Second Palestine Action Prisoner Hospitalised | Novara Media
Exclusive: Teuta ‘T’ Hoxha has been taken to hospital after 20 days on hunger strike, following the hospitalisation of Kamran Ahmed earlier this week. Harriet Williamson reports.
novaramedia.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A second prisoner held on remand for alleged offences relating to Palestine Action has been hospitalised after refusing food for nearly three weeks.
Teuta ‘T’ Hoxha was hospitalised on Thursday 27 November due to her rapidly deteriorating health
novaramedia.com/2025/11/28/s...
Teuta ‘T’ Hoxha was hospitalised on Thursday 27 November due to her rapidly deteriorating health
novaramedia.com/2025/11/28/s...
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Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
November 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
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Omg. You gotta watch till that last scene. See if it doesn't catch in your throat.
The Green Party just keeps on rising. 💚
The Green Party just keeps on rising. 💚
Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
November 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Omg. You gotta watch till that last scene. See if it doesn't catch in your throat.
The Green Party just keeps on rising. 💚
The Green Party just keeps on rising. 💚
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Hope is here, and this morning we've proved it.
In just 5 hours, our Crowdfunder has already hit our £100,000 target
But we're not done. We're doubling our target.
Let's take the fight to Reform this May.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
In just 5 hours, our Crowdfunder has already hit our £100,000 target
But we're not done. We're doubling our target.
Let's take the fight to Reform this May.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Hope is here: help us deliver it
Hope is here. In just 5 hours, our Crowdfunder hit our £100,000 target. We're doubling our target. Let's take the fight to Reform in May.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Hope is here, and this morning we've proved it.
In just 5 hours, our Crowdfunder has already hit our £100,000 target
But we're not done. We're doubling our target.
Let's take the fight to Reform this May.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
In just 5 hours, our Crowdfunder has already hit our £100,000 target
But we're not done. We're doubling our target.
Let's take the fight to Reform this May.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
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Kinnock voice - "I’ll tell you what happens with impossible promises. You start with far-fetched resolutions....and you end up in the grotesque chaos of a Labour government, a *Labour* government, rejecting visas for homeless 8 yr olds trying to joing their parents"
November 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Kinnock voice - "I’ll tell you what happens with impossible promises. You start with far-fetched resolutions....and you end up in the grotesque chaos of a Labour government, a *Labour* government, rejecting visas for homeless 8 yr olds trying to joing their parents"
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At today’s National Emergency Briefing, Chris Packham delivered a clear message: act now. Decision-makers must step up and tackle the climate crisis before it’s too late. Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer.
#climatecrisis #neb2025 #netzero
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
#climatecrisis #neb2025 #netzero
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
November 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
At today’s National Emergency Briefing, Chris Packham delivered a clear message: act now. Decision-makers must step up and tackle the climate crisis before it’s too late. Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer.
#climatecrisis #neb2025 #netzero
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
#climatecrisis #neb2025 #netzero
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
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Our Winter Appeal launches today. Every donation is DOUBLED through match funding, helping people at risk of homelessness in Oxford find a place to stay.
Please give what you can to help refugees in Oxfordshire find safety. Kindness really does open doors. Thank you.
www.asylum-welcome.org/winter/
Please give what you can to help refugees in Oxfordshire find safety. Kindness really does open doors. Thank you.
www.asylum-welcome.org/winter/
November 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Our Winter Appeal launches today. Every donation is DOUBLED through match funding, helping people at risk of homelessness in Oxford find a place to stay.
Please give what you can to help refugees in Oxfordshire find safety. Kindness really does open doors. Thank you.
www.asylum-welcome.org/winter/
Please give what you can to help refugees in Oxfordshire find safety. Kindness really does open doors. Thank you.
www.asylum-welcome.org/winter/
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What a joy it was to march with Francesca Albanese, Greta Thunberg, Chris Hedges and a courageous, wonderful Rabbi for Palestine in Genova this morning
November 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
What a joy it was to march with Francesca Albanese, Greta Thunberg, Chris Hedges and a courageous, wonderful Rabbi for Palestine in Genova this morning
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Alf Dubs Accuses Shabana Mahmood of ‘Letting the Country Down’ With Plans to Outdo Reform on Asylum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/28/a...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/28/a...
Alf Dubs Accuses Shabana Mahmood of 'Letting the Country Down' With Plans to Outdo Reform on Asylum
The veteran Labour peer and lifelong campaigner for child refugees, Alf Dubs, tells Byline Times that the Home Secretary's plans are "bitterly disappointing coming from a Labour Government"
bylinetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Alf Dubs Accuses Shabana Mahmood of ‘Letting the Country Down’ With Plans to Outdo Reform on Asylum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/28/a...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/28/a...
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🚨”The market rules are not driving right outcomes, and the old world is not making way for the new”🚨
National Emergency Briefing⬇️
#ReleaseTheNewWorld
#Now
National Emergency Briefing⬇️
#ReleaseTheNewWorld
#Now
UK Security, Food And Economy At Risk Without Climate Action, Experts Say
Experts at the U.K.’s first national emergency briefing on climate and nature shared risks in a world being rapidly destabilised by climate and biodiversity breakdown
www.forbes.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
🚨”The market rules are not driving right outcomes, and the old world is not making way for the new”🚨
National Emergency Briefing⬇️
#ReleaseTheNewWorld
#Now
National Emergency Briefing⬇️
#ReleaseTheNewWorld
#Now
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🌍 The new Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus has launched in Parliament! The CNCC is calling for a renewed consensus on climate and nature action; giving practical solutions that work for people, the planet, and the economy.
To stay updated on the CNCC 👉 thecncc.org
To stay updated on the CNCC 👉 thecncc.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:34 AM
🌍 The new Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus has launched in Parliament! The CNCC is calling for a renewed consensus on climate and nature action; giving practical solutions that work for people, the planet, and the economy.
To stay updated on the CNCC 👉 thecncc.org
To stay updated on the CNCC 👉 thecncc.org
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Thought this was a great interview. Zack, in a move almost unheard of amongst British politicians, managed to sound like a sensible, normal, intelligent person! And amazing for the Greens to get that "big political interview" slot on the PM show the day after the budget!
Radio 4 PM: “Green Party leader Zack Polanski gives us his view on the budget - and his plans for the future.”
⏩ jump to 32m40s:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
⏩ jump to 32m40s:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
PM - Net migration falls dramatically - BBC Sounds
UK net migration sees a significant drop in arrivals for work and study.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Thought this was a great interview. Zack, in a move almost unheard of amongst British politicians, managed to sound like a sensible, normal, intelligent person! And amazing for the Greens to get that "big political interview" slot on the PM show the day after the budget!
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A packed audience for the #NationalEmergencyBriefing this morning, listening to 9 experts give a hard-hitting and evidence-based view of the state of climate effects to MPs, Lords, and leaders across media, business and culture.
@nebriefing.bsky.social
@nebriefing.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
A packed audience for the #NationalEmergencyBriefing this morning, listening to 9 experts give a hard-hitting and evidence-based view of the state of climate effects to MPs, Lords, and leaders across media, business and culture.
@nebriefing.bsky.social
@nebriefing.bsky.social