Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026St Clements used to be a psychiatric hospital. I created this commemorative plinth and placed it in the cemetery off the site where some patients were buried, their graves unmarked. People were touched enough by it to leave flowers, stones, leaves and sticks to show their love too. 064
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 16/08/2026We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1goodlawproject.orgJason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law ProjectCommission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death. 030
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026who remembers the long gone patients in the old psychiatric hospital? On September 5th at 14:00, there will be a walk around St. Clement’s, with former staff, oral histories with former patients and a performance and art by me to commemorate those lives. www.whitechapelgallery.org/events/remem...whitechapelgallery.orgRemembering St. Clement's Hospital - Whitechapel GalleryA walk celebrating, commiserating and commemorating the 20th anniversary of the closure of St. Clement's psychiatric hospital. 065
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 06/07/2026www.facebook.com/share/v/1JMX... is a link to the video of the government's lying toerag video about motability made to create hostility towards disabled people. youtu.be/QkWn4PLXS0U 020
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Weds was an interesting day. I enjoyed the beauty of North Norfolk but I also delivered SHAME to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's home. The police did question me, but let me go. youtu.be/BjKWqUwPY9c?...youtu.beDelivering Shame to Andrew Mountbatten-WindsorYouTube video by Dolly Sen 071
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 16/06/2026me talking about the Block Telethon event which inspired my own shenanigans for @disabilityarts.bsky.social, along with Jamie Hale youtu.be/_JnDZsJziHU?...youtu.beDisability Arts Moments: Dolly Sen and Jamie HaleYouTube video by Disability Arts Online 151
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 16/06/2026I created the cover for this report from the BaringFoundation. The report is out now if you are interested baringfoundation.org.uk/resource/cre... 010
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 13/06/2026I put together this Intersectional Protest Zine/info sheet. It is public domain, you can share or print it to give away. If you want it in PDF form, go to my linktree linktr.ee/dollysen #NoOneLeftBehind #DisabilityJustice #ProtestSafety #Intersectionality 073
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 05/06/2026These works are being developed through Creative and Heartfelt Tactics, a residency programme exploring art practice as activism, led by myself and Caroline Cardus. Join us for a joyful, subversive evening of performance by disabled artists. whatson.chisenhaledancespace.co.uk/events/chise... 063
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 04/06/2026TW: sexual violence Gisele Pelicot: "Shame needs to change sides." I agree. I created a SHAME sign for my next protest, covered in facts & quotes This is an invitation to donate your quote. Please don't contribute if it causes too much distress. go to form.jotform.com/261514122908... 031
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I did these posters years ago & they sold well. A few people recently have asked if I am still doing them & I said no. I have printed 50 A3 poster of my Mr Men and Little Miss Do Psychiatry parody series. They are £5 each or £10 including P&P from cuckoosnestbooks.bigcartel.com/product/a-mr... 022
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 25/04/2026This is my Tamponator - a giant tampon that shoots out little tampons! 030
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 10/04/2026A limited print run of a 100 signed copies of my latest book now on sale! cuckoosnestbooks.bigcartel.com/product/the-... 041
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 09/04/2026my blog called 'Why Can't I Section Donald Trump?' disabilityarts.online/blog/dolly-s...disabilityarts.onlineBlogs - Dolly Sen - Why Can’t I Section Donald Trump?I don’t know what the US equivalent is, but in the UK, sectioning is compulsorily detaining someone in a hospital or secure unit because they are seen as a danger to themselves or others due to mental... 021
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 03/02/2026youtu.be/GX1KwtIzqL4?... Revell Dixon interviews me for Disability Arts Online in this videoyoutu.beJourneys into Arts with Dolly SenYouTube video by Disability Arts Online 051
Reposted by Dolly Sen Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 29/01/2026Maher Tarabishi’s ailing son Wael died as he sat in a detention facility. His family says ICE is responsible.aljazeera.com‘Wael's last wish': Man detained by ICE denied release for son’s funeralMaher Tarabishi's ailing son Wael died as he sat in a detention facility. His family says ICE is responsible. 518288
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 27/01/2026I have started a on-line shop to sell some of my art on things like posters, bags, clocks, duvets, t-shirts on go to: www.redbubble.com/people/Dolly... 051
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 14/01/2026There is a piece on my art and activism in the medical humanities magazine The Polyphony, focussing on my 2017 book 'DSM 69'. thepolyphony.org/2026/01/02/d...thepolyphony.orgDMS 69: Art Activism as Rebellion Against Psychiatric AuthorityDolly Sen dismantles psychiatric authority through art activism, exposing the politics of diagnosis and reclaiming the narrative of madness. 051
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 19/12/2025xhttps://youtu.be/yVh-o__KqmY?si=QN-au_-6H1HRyy5B my last visit to the DWP where I dressed as the devil to congratulate the Dept of Work and Pensions on their evil. #DWPcutsmakemesick #welfarenotwarfare #benefitcutskill 010
Reposted by Dolly Sen Disability News Service @johnpring.bsky.social · 19/12/2025The information commissioner has dismissed attempts by the Department for Work and Pensions to describe a disabled journalist as “vengeful” and “vexatious” after he tried to obtain information about its years of safeguarding failings. #DWP www.disabilitynewsservice.com/watchdog-dis...disabilitynewsservice.comWatchdog dismisses DWP’s description of DNS editor as ‘vengeful’ and ‘vexatious’ for asking to see deaths emailThe information commissioner has dismissed attempts by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to describe a disabled journalist as “vengeful” and “vexatious” after he tried to obtain informatio… 01711
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 06/11/2025On Nov 3rd, myself, Joy Dove and other activist declared the DWP HQ building in London a crime scene. I also dressed up as the devil to ‘congratulate’ the workers coming in and out for their cruel and evil work. Just simply protesting that life is not a cost to cut. 073
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 30/09/2025I was on bbc's The One Show last night talking about my art commission from Hospital Rooms to create a sculpture along with other artists for Hellesdon Hospital www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...bbc.co.ukThe One Show - 29/09/2025Sir Gary Oldman and Nick Knowles join Alex and Roman on the sofa. Plus, after reaching World Cup glory, England’s Red Roses Zoe Aldcroft, Rosie Galligan and Zoe Harrison are in the studio. 061
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 18/09/2025was interviewed by @johnpring.bsky.social for Disability News Serivce about my response to the far right gathering last weekend, and my disappointment that racist disabled people don't see they will be victims of fascism too www.disabilitynewsservice.com/disabled-peo...disabilitynewsservice.comDisabled people of colour speak of terror and safety fears after mass far-right protestDisabled people of colour say last weekend’s “horrific” far-right protest in London has left them feeling terrified and unsafe. Saturday’s protest was supposedly aimed at “free speech” but most of … 286
Reposted by Dolly Sen voice of the psychiatrized @nycicarusorg.myatproto.social · 21/06/2025redherringpress.bigcartel.com/product/lori... Got this lovely @dollysen.bsky.social book about Lorina Bulwer, workhouse captive, after her life turned. She sewed sheets & scraps of cloth into a narrative of her life in text & images. Dolly provides her own narrative about Lorina's life & madness.redherringpress.bigcartel.comLorina Bulwer | by Dolly SenLorina Bulwer is Dolly Sen's polemical exploration of madness, material, and the life of Lorina Bulwer: a needleworker incarcerated in the... 041
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 15/06/2025redherringpress.bigcartel.com/product/dear... buy this book of words by rageful women, inspired by Lorina Bulwer, for only £2.50redherringpress.bigcartel.comDear Lorina (Anthology)Dear Lorina is an anthology of creative writing from participants in local artist Dolly Sen's 2025 project on the legacy of Lorina Bulwer: a... 100
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Will be doing this on weds 11th June, discussing textile art and resistance 020
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 11/05/2025Go see work inspired by the legacy of Lorina Bulwer, the infamous needleworker who embroidered her rage onto samplers. We invite you to meet the rage of women's voices through an updated re-creation of Lorina's famous tapestry reflecting the voices of women in 2025 at Primeyarc in Great Yarmouth! 062
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 09/04/2025My piece on assisted suicide but also assisted joy for Healing Justice London healingjusticeldn.org/in-practice/...healingjusticeldn.orgAssisted Suicide / Assisted Joy - DJ 1 - Healing Justice LdnBy Dolly Sen 042
Reposted by Dolly Sen Richard Amm ♿ (Disability & Research) @richamm.bsky.social · 03/04/2025The British Film Institute have offered to sell my Disability Film Analysis Tools zine in their shop. It is free online here : files.libcom.org/files/2024-0... 2103
Reposted by Dolly Sen David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · 29/03/2025From the book Bullshit Jobs. Page 213 4339101
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Here to be a resource to those fighting disability benefits cuts, that I was part of. Research on the benefit system and how the catastrophic effects it has on people with mental health. www.kcl.ac.uk/reforming-uk...kcl.ac.ukTransforming UK Social Security: A Call for Compassion and ChangeThe ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health’s Lived Experience Advisory Board (LEAB) highlight the struggles of navigating the UK 051
Reposted by Dolly Sen ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health @kingscsmh.bsky.social · 26/03/2025📑 Replacing a punitive social security model with one rooted in compassion could save lives. Find out more in this piece by the @kingscsmh.bsky.social's Lived Experience Advisory Board #CompassionAndChange #CompassionAndChange #SpringStatement www.kcl.ac.uk/reforming-uk...kcl.ac.ukTransforming UK Social Security: A Call for Compassion and ChangeThe ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health’s Lived Experience Advisory Board (LEAB) highlight the struggles of navigating the UK 046
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 25/03/2025The art mag Frieze has published a piece by a disabled artist about the proposed benefits cut that includes a couple of my doodlings. www.frieze.com/article/uk-w...frieze.com‘We Must Resist’: UK Welfare Cuts Will Harm Disabled ArtistsAs the Labour government plans to reduce essential support, artists and writers speak out about how the changes will affect them 022
Reposted by Dolly Sen The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 21/03/2025A disabled art activist has sent a powerful message to Labour over its DWP benefit cuts Dolly Sen is sending Labour a clear, and harrowing message that its DWP cuts will lead to countless more deaths of disabled people. www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...thecanary.coA disabled art activist has sent a powerful message to Labour over its DWP benefit cutsA disabled art activist has sent a powerful message to Labour over its DWP benefit cuts from Canary on 21 March 2025 04120
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 22/03/2025youtu.be/EysSdTqqT1U I think it is timely to re-share my short documentary on how the DWP is driving disabled people to starvation and suicide. Please share xyoutu.beBroken Hearts for the DWP - Subtitled versionYouTube video by Dolly Sen 052
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 19/03/2025I was commissioned by @dadafest.bsky.social to make a sculpture, and I made one out of charity collecting cans to spell out the word 'RAGE'. I made a film of me making the sculpture and reciting my poem 'We Need More Disabled Rage' youtu.be/SoqqpvgFfFo?...youtu.beI Want More Disabled RageYouTube video by Dolly Sen 7136
Reposted by Dolly Sen EveryDoctor @everydoctor.org.uk · 18/03/2025BREAKING🚨 -We've investigated the financial links between MPs and the private health sector, and can now announce which MP received the highest donation amount from individuals+companies with links to the private health sector between 2023-2025. It's Wes Streeting. Our Health Secretary. £179,575🚨 681049774
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 18/03/2025My 4 min video on proposed disability benefits cuts as a disabled person who works with the help of PIP, & how this is continuing previous governments' killing of disabled people through brutal DWP systems and policies. youtu.be/lCr9RuTpOysyoutu.beBenefit Cuts Will KillYouTube video by Dolly Sen 062
Reposted by Dolly Sen Manchester Disabled People Against Cuts @mdpac.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Government Strategy Explained. 0136
Reposted by Dolly Sen Craig Berry @craigpberry.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Looking ahead to the disability benefits green paper, this essay for @citizensadvice.bsky.social makes the case for a system focused on improving health outcomes. Co-authors @maddyirose.bsky.social, @victoria-anns.bsky.social & Simon Collerton We challenge the 5 big falsehoods underpinning cuts…🧵 9322137
Reposted by Dolly Sen Dr Jay Watts @shrinkatlarge.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Reliable source at the highest possible level has just told me huge increase in calls to suicide helplines because of the threatened benefits cuts. 27318111
Reposted by Dolly Sen Dr Jay Watts @shrinkatlarge.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Dear Policy Exchange, PIP is not an out-of-work benefit. So why are you trying to score political points by insisting young people on #PIP must work, volunteer or go into training? PIP enables disabled people to do these things. Cutting it will do the opposite. Thanks Dr Watts 11287109
Reposted by Dolly Sen Rick B @rickburgess.bsky.social · 03/03/2025A possible future: if you're disabled or sick a private for profit company contracted by the Govt will assess you for benefits, they get a bonus for refusing you. Then as your life becomes unbearable due to being homeless/nil income the same for profit company will offer to kill you on govt contract 122
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Live local to #greatyarmouth, come sing your complaints in our choir. Our 1st session is on the 12th March at Primeyarc inside Market Gates Shopping Centre. NO SINGING EXPERIENCE IS NEEDED! If you are interested, email me at dollysen70@hotmail.com or DM me 022
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 23/02/2025You wonderful people have helped raise over the requested amount in just one day! It currently stands at £415, so I will close the crowdfunder now Thanks for the love, kindness and solidarity. Thanks for showing the loved ones of those who died they are not alone, that there are people who care. 011
Dolly Sen @dollysen.bsky.social · 22/02/2025I want to send 400+ A5 postcards to all the Labour MPs. Can cover printing costs, but have a fundraiser for the postage. Thanks in advance :) Activism like this is acting like a mosquito, small but irritating, and causing a tiny disruption to comfortable bullshit. www.gofundme.com/f/postage-to...gofundme.comDonate to Postage to send 404 Labour MPs this postcard, organized by Dolly SenHello, I am Dolly Sen, an artist, writer, filmmaker and activist. I campaign on… Dolly Sen needs your support for Postage to send 404 Labour MPs this postcard 064