Rezina Chowdhury
@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social
Labour councillor in Lambeth (inner London borough UK). Deputy Leader & Cabinet lead for Sustainable Lambeth & Clean Air. Social & policy Researcher. Interested in public health & behaviour change.Trade Unionist. Fan of tactical urbanism (and cats!) 🐈⬛ 🌳🐝🌹
No #R4Today I will not be listening to James Dyson, one of your chosen guest editors this Christmas.
Still frustrated that it’s the false equivalence of the BBC that delivered Brexit for the likes of Dyson.
Still frustrated that it’s the false equivalence of the BBC that delivered Brexit for the likes of Dyson.
November 24, 2025 at 7:33 AM
No #R4Today I will not be listening to James Dyson, one of your chosen guest editors this Christmas.
Still frustrated that it’s the false equivalence of the BBC that delivered Brexit for the likes of Dyson.
Still frustrated that it’s the false equivalence of the BBC that delivered Brexit for the likes of Dyson.
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Today is International Children’s Rights Day 🌍👧👦 and we are excited to announce the launch of our new #StreetsforKids London election campaign - a collaboration with
@cleancitiescampaign.org Europe-wide Streets for Kids movement.
@cleancitiescampaign.org Europe-wide Streets for Kids movement.
November 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Today is International Children’s Rights Day 🌍👧👦 and we are excited to announce the launch of our new #StreetsforKids London election campaign - a collaboration with
@cleancitiescampaign.org Europe-wide Streets for Kids movement.
@cleancitiescampaign.org Europe-wide Streets for Kids movement.
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So pleased to be part of @RosendaleSchool 's efforts towards achieving TFL GOLD 🥇in their travel for life programme.
@TheNorwoodForum are posting lots of great local stories whilst #COP30 is running - many can save you money and reduce environmental impact 🌱
www.norwoodforum.org/Norwood-and-...
@TheNorwoodForum are posting lots of great local stories whilst #COP30 is running - many can save you money and reduce environmental impact 🌱
www.norwoodforum.org/Norwood-and-...
Norwood and COP30 Brazil | Norwood Forum
www.norwoodforum.org
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
So pleased to be part of @RosendaleSchool 's efforts towards achieving TFL GOLD 🥇in their travel for life programme.
@TheNorwoodForum are posting lots of great local stories whilst #COP30 is running - many can save you money and reduce environmental impact 🌱
www.norwoodforum.org/Norwood-and-...
@TheNorwoodForum are posting lots of great local stories whilst #COP30 is running - many can save you money and reduce environmental impact 🌱
www.norwoodforum.org/Norwood-and-...
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Thrilled with the turnout for yesterday's bike bus 🚲 🌧️🚲🌧️🚲🌧️
Featuring Walking and cycling commissioner @willnorman.co.uk and Lambeth's @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social
It was a great display of the vital necessity of *safe routes to school* 🚸🚲
Rosendale Bike Lane & Safer Crossings Now 📢
Featuring Walking and cycling commissioner @willnorman.co.uk and Lambeth's @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social
It was a great display of the vital necessity of *safe routes to school* 🚸🚲
Rosendale Bike Lane & Safer Crossings Now 📢
November 15, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Thrilled with the turnout for yesterday's bike bus 🚲 🌧️🚲🌧️🚲🌧️
Featuring Walking and cycling commissioner @willnorman.co.uk and Lambeth's @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social
It was a great display of the vital necessity of *safe routes to school* 🚸🚲
Rosendale Bike Lane & Safer Crossings Now 📢
Featuring Walking and cycling commissioner @willnorman.co.uk and Lambeth's @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social
It was a great display of the vital necessity of *safe routes to school* 🚸🚲
Rosendale Bike Lane & Safer Crossings Now 📢
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An astonishing 90% of primary schools in Lambeth now have school streets. These are helping make journeys to school safer, they improving air quality for the children and are enabling more kids to walk, scoot and cycle to school.
It is great working with @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social and team.
It is great working with @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social and team.
Great to join mums, dads, kids and teachers today scooting and cycling to school on the Solve The School Run bike bus and to celebrate Rosendale Road School Street’s 1st birthday. Thanks to @willnorman.co.uk for joining us this wet and soggy but joyous morning! @solveschoolrun.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
An astonishing 90% of primary schools in Lambeth now have school streets. These are helping make journeys to school safer, they improving air quality for the children and are enabling more kids to walk, scoot and cycle to school.
It is great working with @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social and team.
It is great working with @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social and team.
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It was great to see @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social , Deputy Leader of Lambeth Council and @willnorman.co.uk, London’s Walking & Cycling Commissioner
today on an epic bike bus organised by @solverosendale.bsky.social.
It was to celebrate one year of their amazing and transformational school street!
today on an epic bike bus organised by @solverosendale.bsky.social.
It was to celebrate one year of their amazing and transformational school street!
November 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It was great to see @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social , Deputy Leader of Lambeth Council and @willnorman.co.uk, London’s Walking & Cycling Commissioner
today on an epic bike bus organised by @solverosendale.bsky.social.
It was to celebrate one year of their amazing and transformational school street!
today on an epic bike bus organised by @solverosendale.bsky.social.
It was to celebrate one year of their amazing and transformational school street!
Great to join mums, dads, kids and teachers today scooting and cycling to school on the Solve The School Run bike bus and to celebrate Rosendale Road School Street’s 1st birthday. Thanks to @willnorman.co.uk for joining us this wet and soggy but joyous morning! @solveschoolrun.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Great to join mums, dads, kids and teachers today scooting and cycling to school on the Solve The School Run bike bus and to celebrate Rosendale Road School Street’s 1st birthday. Thanks to @willnorman.co.uk for joining us this wet and soggy but joyous morning! @solveschoolrun.bsky.social
Alongside the poppy, I’m wearing a Marigold today to recognise the bravery & sacrifice of the Indian subcontinent in the World Wars.
Over 1.3 million Indian servicemen fought across Europe, Middle East, & East Africa with over 70,000 fatalities in WW1 alone.
#Remembrance #Marigold #LestWeForget
Over 1.3 million Indian servicemen fought across Europe, Middle East, & East Africa with over 70,000 fatalities in WW1 alone.
#Remembrance #Marigold #LestWeForget
November 9, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Alongside the poppy, I’m wearing a Marigold today to recognise the bravery & sacrifice of the Indian subcontinent in the World Wars.
Over 1.3 million Indian servicemen fought across Europe, Middle East, & East Africa with over 70,000 fatalities in WW1 alone.
#Remembrance #Marigold #LestWeForget
Over 1.3 million Indian servicemen fought across Europe, Middle East, & East Africa with over 70,000 fatalities in WW1 alone.
#Remembrance #Marigold #LestWeForget
Busy morning painting over unsightly graffiti on Russell’s footpath in Streatham. Great to be joined by Steve Reed MP who picked up a brush and started painting with us.
Very proud of the repainted pigeon even though I had to resort to finger painting due to a lack of fine tip brushes!
Very proud of the repainted pigeon even though I had to resort to finger painting due to a lack of fine tip brushes!
November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Busy morning painting over unsightly graffiti on Russell’s footpath in Streatham. Great to be joined by Steve Reed MP who picked up a brush and started painting with us.
Very proud of the repainted pigeon even though I had to resort to finger painting due to a lack of fine tip brushes!
Very proud of the repainted pigeon even though I had to resort to finger painting due to a lack of fine tip brushes!
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BREAKING: DECISION DESK HQ CALLS NYC MAYORAL RACE FOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI.
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
BREAKING: DECISION DESK HQ CALLS NYC MAYORAL RACE FOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI.
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Tonight at 9pm see a Streetfilm that just doesn't exist on Youtube or anywhere: @solomonge.bsky.social takes us on a #London tour of nearby LTN's and shows us how some of the installations work to keep vehicles out of neighborhoods.
And don't miss the final minute!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaRc...
And don't miss the final minute!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaRc...
Tour the Tranquility of some of London's Low Traffic Neighborhoods (LTNs)
YouTube video by Streetfilms®
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Tonight at 9pm see a Streetfilm that just doesn't exist on Youtube or anywhere: @solomonge.bsky.social takes us on a #London tour of nearby LTN's and shows us how some of the installations work to keep vehicles out of neighborhoods.
And don't miss the final minute!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaRc...
And don't miss the final minute!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaRc...
Lambeth Council partnered with Big Local North Brixton & Impact on Urban Health to explore heat risk, identifying the most heat-vulnerable areas & with hyper local partners engaging residents directly. This is what climate action looks like: local, collaborative, & full of heart.
lnkd.in/eaCCKyPq
lnkd.in/eaCCKyPq
October 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Lambeth Council partnered with Big Local North Brixton & Impact on Urban Health to explore heat risk, identifying the most heat-vulnerable areas & with hyper local partners engaging residents directly. This is what climate action looks like: local, collaborative, & full of heart.
lnkd.in/eaCCKyPq
lnkd.in/eaCCKyPq
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An article in the Financial Times argued that Britain should “fall in love with cars again” and invest in more motorways.
Here’s why the economic argument is flawed and why we should not.
open.substack.com/pub/pinecono...
Here’s why the economic argument is flawed and why we should not.
open.substack.com/pub/pinecono...
Should Britain Fall Back in Love with Cars?
A response to Tim Leunig's call for Britain to fall back in love with cars
open.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
An article in the Financial Times argued that Britain should “fall in love with cars again” and invest in more motorways.
Here’s why the economic argument is flawed and why we should not.
open.substack.com/pub/pinecono...
Here’s why the economic argument is flawed and why we should not.
open.substack.com/pub/pinecono...
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Let’s seize this moment for children’s outdoor play!
FREE lunchtime webinar, Weds 3 Dec 12.30-1.30pm
Hear from Cllrs @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social and @edwardlamb.bsky.social on the bolder actions councils can take to restore children's outdoor play.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/restoring-...
FREE lunchtime webinar, Weds 3 Dec 12.30-1.30pm
Hear from Cllrs @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social and @edwardlamb.bsky.social on the bolder actions councils can take to restore children's outdoor play.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/restoring-...
Restoring children's freedom to play out: let's seize the moment
Society is waking up to children's right and need to play out; councils and orgs around the UK are taking action, come and get inspired !
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Let’s seize this moment for children’s outdoor play!
FREE lunchtime webinar, Weds 3 Dec 12.30-1.30pm
Hear from Cllrs @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social and @edwardlamb.bsky.social on the bolder actions councils can take to restore children's outdoor play.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/restoring-...
FREE lunchtime webinar, Weds 3 Dec 12.30-1.30pm
Hear from Cllrs @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social and @edwardlamb.bsky.social on the bolder actions councils can take to restore children's outdoor play.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/restoring-...
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Please do sign up for - and share - this webinar, on Dec 3rd, to hear about some of the amazing work going on nationally and locally to restore children's ability to play out on their doorsteps.
@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social @edwardlamb.bsky.social @playingout.bsky.social @aliceferguson.bsky.social
@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social @edwardlamb.bsky.social @playingout.bsky.social @aliceferguson.bsky.social
Restoring children's freedom to play out: let's seize the moment
Society is waking up to children's right and need to play out; councils and orgs around the UK are taking action, come and get inspired !
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Please do sign up for - and share - this webinar, on Dec 3rd, to hear about some of the amazing work going on nationally and locally to restore children's ability to play out on their doorsteps.
@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social @edwardlamb.bsky.social @playingout.bsky.social @aliceferguson.bsky.social
@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social @edwardlamb.bsky.social @playingout.bsky.social @aliceferguson.bsky.social
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Remembering the Bengal Famine of 1943. Manchester Museum, 22 October 2025. Free, but booking required. Presentation starts at 6PM. Builds on Kavita Puri's podcast series.
Remembering the Bengal Famine of 1943
www.museum.manchester.ac.uk
October 22, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Remembering the Bengal Famine of 1943. Manchester Museum, 22 October 2025. Free, but booking required. Presentation starts at 6PM. Builds on Kavita Puri's podcast series.
So pleased that I managed to attend the Nisa-Nashim Annual Conference today with the amazing @saraconway.bsky.social
It was an inspiring afternoon full of hope as we listened to Jewish and Muslim women on how we can work together in facing the challenges in an increasingly polarised world.
It was an inspiring afternoon full of hope as we listened to Jewish and Muslim women on how we can work together in facing the challenges in an increasingly polarised world.
October 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
So pleased that I managed to attend the Nisa-Nashim Annual Conference today with the amazing @saraconway.bsky.social
It was an inspiring afternoon full of hope as we listened to Jewish and Muslim women on how we can work together in facing the challenges in an increasingly polarised world.
It was an inspiring afternoon full of hope as we listened to Jewish and Muslim women on how we can work together in facing the challenges in an increasingly polarised world.
I was so delighted to join a delegation of council members and Senators from New York City and the Regional Plan Association for lunch to spoke about healthy neighbourhoods, clean air and transport decarbonisation in London.
All excited about prospect of mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ❤️
All excited about prospect of mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ❤️
October 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I was so delighted to join a delegation of council members and Senators from New York City and the Regional Plan Association for lunch to spoke about healthy neighbourhoods, clean air and transport decarbonisation in London.
All excited about prospect of mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ❤️
All excited about prospect of mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ❤️
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It tells you everything you need to know about British politics that the only people who have ever had to apologise for Nigel Farage's long history of racism are the people who dare to call it what it actually is
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
Nigel Farage Is a Racist
The media is refusing to state the most bleedingly obvious facts about a man whose entire career has been devoted to pursuing a racist political agenda
www.adambienkov.co.uk
October 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
It tells you everything you need to know about British politics that the only people who have ever had to apologise for Nigel Farage's long history of racism are the people who dare to call it what it actually is
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
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New from Institute of Jewish Policy Research: most comprehensive study of Jewish attitudes
> Rising experience + perception of antisemitism:feel less safe
> Growing (now majority) criticism of military campaign in Gaza; rising attachment to Israel
(July 2025 fieldwork)
www.jpr.org.uk/reports/two-...
> Rising experience + perception of antisemitism:feel less safe
> Growing (now majority) criticism of military campaign in Gaza; rising attachment to Israel
(July 2025 fieldwork)
www.jpr.org.uk/reports/two-...
Two years after the October 7 attacks: British Jewish views on antisemitism, Israel and Jewish life
www.jpr.org.uk
October 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
New from Institute of Jewish Policy Research: most comprehensive study of Jewish attitudes
> Rising experience + perception of antisemitism:feel less safe
> Growing (now majority) criticism of military campaign in Gaza; rising attachment to Israel
(July 2025 fieldwork)
www.jpr.org.uk/reports/two-...
> Rising experience + perception of antisemitism:feel less safe
> Growing (now majority) criticism of military campaign in Gaza; rising attachment to Israel
(July 2025 fieldwork)
www.jpr.org.uk/reports/two-...
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New episode up! We talked with researcher Tim Gill about how we need to make our cities safe for children, not cars. "Children are basically living very captive and kind of contained lives, and that's just not healthy."
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
September 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
New episode up! We talked with researcher Tim Gill about how we need to make our cities safe for children, not cars. "Children are basically living very captive and kind of contained lives, and that's just not healthy."
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
LTNs, School Streets, CPZ, emission based parking, 20mph, more cycling infrastructure, bus priority together with congestion pricing and ULEZ has massively sped up cleaner air for London. Thank you @london.gov.uk @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social
@metecoban92.bsky.social
@metecoban92.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
LTNs, School Streets, CPZ, emission based parking, 20mph, more cycling infrastructure, bus priority together with congestion pricing and ULEZ has massively sped up cleaner air for London. Thank you @london.gov.uk @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social
@metecoban92.bsky.social
@metecoban92.bsky.social
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I think that was Keir Starmer’s best speech as Labour leader, in part because he clearly believed most of it and the argument actually cohered and had some policy substance to it.
September 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I think that was Keir Starmer’s best speech as Labour leader, in part because he clearly believed most of it and the argument actually cohered and had some policy substance to it.
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Twitter is an utter cesspit of bigotry and racism, making it harder for someone like me to stay on there.
Also, bit ironic that those who opine free speech make it impossible for others to exercise their right to Freedom of Expression.
Also, bit ironic that those who opine free speech make it impossible for others to exercise their right to Freedom of Expression.
September 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Twitter is an utter cesspit of bigotry and racism, making it harder for someone like me to stay on there.
Also, bit ironic that those who opine free speech make it impossible for others to exercise their right to Freedom of Expression.
Also, bit ironic that those who opine free speech make it impossible for others to exercise their right to Freedom of Expression.