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louiseorton.bsky.social

@louiseorton.bsky.social
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Filmmaker and comms specialist focussing on social justice and human rights. From Leicester, lives in Tottenham. Loves growing veg and singing.

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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The @ukgovcomms.bsky.social cannot claim to stand with #Sudan while failing to condemn UAE & subjecting Sudanese refugees to hostile asylum policies @edmilibandmp.bsky.social & Shabana Mahmood, Sudan & its refugees deserve better #KeepEyesOnSudan www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature...
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The UK’s contradictory Sudan policy leaves refugees locked out
Britain sees itself as a leading international actor on the war. Refugees and campaign groups paint a different picture.
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Are you watching Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! Sick of sewage? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
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End the sewage pollution scandal
We're sick of it. Sick of the lies, sick of the greed, and sick of a system rigged against us. This is a scandal and this dirty business must end. For more than 30 years water companies have put corpo...
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Fantastic news that The Voice of Hind Rejab nominated for Academy Award. One of the strongest examples of the truly horrific violence and murder committed against children in Gaza. Truly shocking. Hope it wins to shed more light. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...
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Gaza war docudrama The Voice of Hind Rajab nominated for Academy Award
The film draws on real audio from the 5-year-old's call with emergency services as her family came under Israeli fire.
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
The @ukhomeoffice.bsky.social would do well to listen to Maya Ghazal (former Syrian refugee, pilot & UNHCR ambassador) speaking today at #UNGAat80 on why people become refugees & potential they bring to countries they flee to. Current UK policy sits uneasily with UN principles it claims to uphold.
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Celebrating importance of multilateralism today at #UNGAat80 in London but as @hebaaly.bsky.social of @article19.bsky.social says - as world order is crumbling, radical and ambitious changes are needed, including reform of UN charter
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
After 1000 days of war, 70% of Sudan’s population - 30 million people - are in need of aid, as the country grapples with displacement and starvation. Have just signed this petition asking @ukgovcomms.bsky.social to step up its support c.org/Ypn5V4SVd7
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Sudan can't wait: UK Government must step up for Sudan
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Behind the west’s huge appetite for avocados lies a darker reality: environmental destruction & exploitation of Indigenous communities in Mexico. Grateful to have placed this article by Claudia Ignacio Álvarez, supported by PBIUK, in Guardian Global Development www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Violence, death and stolen land: people need to know the true cost of an avocado | Claudia Ignacio Álvarez
Behind the west’s huge appetite for the fruit lies the dark reality of environmental destruction and Indigenous exploitation in Mexico
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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 17/09/2025
Amnesty — “The Government must now stop indulging in genocide denial. It must urgently fulfil its legal and moral responsibility by taking immediate, decisive steps to prevent and punish genocide.” www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
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UK government must ‘prevent and punish’ Israel’s genocide following UN’s Gaza report
The Government must now stop indulging in genocide denial’
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Like pub quizzes, want to support refugees and asylum seekers? Come to the fabulous Old Queens Head pub in Islington tomorrow night. Get your tickets now before they sell out. Help raise funds for @care4calais.org football activities. www.peoplesfundraising.com/event/care-4...
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Event - Care 4 Calais Football Pub Quiz
Event - Love pub quizzes and want to support refugees? Come along to the Old Queens Head on 17 September. Come and test your general knowledge and have fun in one of London's finest pubs and raise fun...
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
On the same day in the Telegraph:
The Telegraph

Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement

Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty

Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence

[Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday]

Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent

29 August 2025 8:57am BSTThe Telegraph

Money > Property > Second homes

How to avoid tax on your second home

From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net

[Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto]

Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer

29 August 2025 1:21pm BST
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
As someone who volunteers every week for @care4calais.org with asylum seekers & refugees, I wanted to share a message that counters the hate and reveals the reality behind the headlines. Read more here metro.co.uk/2025/08/26/v.
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Exceptional, complex layered article on the legacy of the war in Sudan where 14 million people have been displaced, more than in Ukraine and Gaza combined. @theatlantic.com by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social with powerful photos from @lynseyaddario.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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The Most Nihilistic Conflict on Earth
Sudan’s devastating civil war shows what will replace the liberal order: anarchy and greed.
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Searing interview with Dr Khamis Elessi from Gaza City on BBC Radio 4 WATO on the horrific conditions in Gaza and vulnerable people being treated like cattle. He urges David Lammy and Keir Starmer to stick by their words and act before it is too late. Hope they were listening.
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Tragic that offenders featured in tonight's BBC Panorama - Why I joined a Riot - cannot see asylum seekers as human beings. One even asked if wanting them dead is racist???? The media and politicians have a lot to answer for. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Panorama - Why I Joined a Riot
A year on from the riots that followed the Southport attack of July 2024, Darragh MacIntyre talks to those who took part about how they account for their actions.
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
As the far right gains ground in the UK, one East London football club is standing firm. At @claptoncfc.co.uk refugees find not just a team — but hope, solidarity, and resistance. ⚽✊ open.substack.com/pub/louloulo... #RefugeesWelcome #NoPasaran #GrassrootsFootball #ClaptonCFC
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Football, refugees and belonging
¡No pasaran! Clapton CFC's anti-fascist stance amidst rising far right hostility
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Current tense negotiations between the IMF and Kenya highlight the failure of the global economic system and why it needs to change says Janet Ngombalu of @christianaiduk.bsky.social in @ipsnews.net and allafrica.com/stories/2025...
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Kenya: Uncertainty Looms for Kenya Following Tense IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings
Reflecting on this year's IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings, one word lingers in my mind: uncertainty. The shifting global geopolitical landscape loomed large--none more so than the US administration's i...
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
The worst possible reaction. It’ve vicious, nasty, and certain to fail.
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Hello, a friend's brother died recently, aged 43. They were very close so he is understandably very upset. He is also very distressed as he is unable to support his parents to pay for the funeral. Grateful for any help you could give, either to donate or share www.gofundme.com/f/help-fund-...
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Donate to Help fund the funeral costs of a friend's brother, organized by Louise Orton
Hello, Aristide, one of the footballers I volunteer from the Ivory Coas… Louise Orton needs your support for Help fund the funeral costs of a friend's brother
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
As the US calls the World Bank to invest more in fossil fuels, Ghana's experience serves as a stark warning
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 14/04/2025
As the conflict in Sudan enters its third year, leaders gathering in London this week should urgently work to protect civilians and guarantee safe, unfettered aid provision.
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Sudan: After 2 Years of War, Global Action Needed
Leaders gathering in London on April 15, 2025, should urgently work to protect civilians and guarantee safe, unfettered aid provision as the conflict in Sudan enters its third year.
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
David Lammy. Again just words. Useless without action. Stop all arms exports to Israel, call a genocide a genocide, fully support ICC & ICJ in investigating Israeli war crimes, suspend trade agreements with Israel. Reevaluate your diplomatic stance with Israel. NO more empty words.
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
On Transgender Day of Visibility I am sharing this film I worked on with Oscar Sharples from Transilience & the incredible young people they work with for the Young Gamechangers Fund (Restless Development, Global Fund for Children) supported by the Co-op Foundation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4x-...
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Gaza's Eid marred by Israeli massacres of children and expulsion orders - www.middleeasteye.net/news/gazas-ei…
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Gaza's Eid marred by Israeli massacres of children and expulsion orders
Bombs rained down on Palestinians as excited children prepared to celebrate the holiday, marking one of the deadliest days since the bombing resumed
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Mark Dummett @markdummett.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Great explainer (nice photos of the king too). The trial finished today - awaiting the judge's rulings. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Nigerian king faces Shell in London high court over decades of oil spills
King Okpabi, ruler of Ogale, says Shell has caused chronic pollution, while oil firm argues it is not responsible
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Have a ticket for this important sold-out event tonight at the Frontline Club but can no longer go. Anyone interested? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-disc... #HumanRights
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 03/03/2025
Middle East crisis live: Israel accused of using ‘food as weapon of war’ in aid blockade on Gaza
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Middle East crisis live: Israel accused of using ‘food as weapon of war’ in aid blockade on Gaza
Egypt and Qatar condemn Israel’s decision to block goods and supplies from entering Gaza, saying it violates the ceasefire deal Welcome to our live coverage of the latest developments in the Middle East as Israel is widely condemned for blocking the…
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Powerful speeches after No Other Land deservedly wins Best Documentary at the Oscars. It's an incredible doc. Great that people in the UK can watch it on TV here www.channel4.com/programmes/n...
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No Other Land
(2024) Oscar-winning film offering an insider's view of the destruction of the West Bank
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Prime minister Keir starmer says @donaldjtrump-maga.bsky.social priority is lasting peace but is it really? Isn’t it securing minerals from Ukraine? #BBCLauraK
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Trump and Vance’s shameful behavior has embarrassed their country. President Zelenskyy is a hero. He should have been treated as such
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Repulsive. And of course Z started out by saying thank you twice.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
As you watch Trump berate and put his hand on Zelenskyy just ask yourself one simple question: could you ever imagine him speaking to Putin like this?
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Just punched the table listening to @donaldjtrump-maga.bsky.social am so angry. Who the hell does he think he is? He made Zelensky tough? What a load of rubbish. What a total narcisist, bully, idiot and worse. A joke of a President. This is just too much.
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
It's now 151st day of Laila's hunger strike in protest at her British-Egyptian son’s wrongful imprisonment in Egypt and she is seriously ill. @primeministeruk.bsky.social I know you are busy today, but this is really urgent! Please call President Sisi before it is too late. #FreeAlaa
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
A crushing blow to aid sector following USAID scandal. Why can't Starmer tax the richest in society rather than taking from the poorest?
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
I've just signed "Marks & Spencer - stop advertising on GB News" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/ma... @StopFundingHate
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Sign the Petition
Marks & Spencer - stop advertising on GB News
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Very satisfying to deactivate my @airbnbhelp.bsky.social account. Found out that their co-founder & current board memberJoe Gebbia is joining Elon Musk's DOGE. Small acts of resistance against Trump, Musk and their billionaire cronies! www.reuters.com/world/us/air...
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Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia to join Musk’s DOGE, NYT says
Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia is joining the Department of Government Efficiency along with Elon Musk, the New York Times said on Thursday, citing a person with knowledge of the matter.
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Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Feel like you know nothing about Sudan? I sat down with the team at Prospect Magazine to talk about the conflict, and why it’s NOT a forgotten war, but an invisibilised one: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/pro...
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Sudan’s ‘war of opportunity’, with Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Is Sudan really the “forgotten war”? Former broadcaster Yassmin Abdel-Magied breaks down the situation and explains which countries are positioning th...
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Angry and saddened by this. Tirana deserves to be treated as she always treats others - with respect and integrity. HRW is weaker for this. We need leaders like Tirana now more than ever.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 20/02/2025
#Gaza: @chrislockyear.msf.org explains how North Gaza is almost inhabitable. The situation is appalling; there is nothing left. youtu.be/wz8qK7xNd9Y
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North Gaza is almost inhabitable
YouTube video by Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
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War on Want @waronwant.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
🚨 BREAKING: 62 UK MPs and peers in the House of Lords are demanding a ban on the import of goods from Israel's illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory. These imports are illegal — and the UK government must take action. www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...
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Over 60 British MPs and Peers demand ban on imports from Israeli settlements
Scores of MPs and Peers have demanded the government ban Israeli settler imports to the UK and 'show moral leadership' amid violence across the West Bank and a halt to the bloody Gaza war
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Fascinating discussion today with @ibtrust.bsky.social @odi.global @yaldahakim.bsky.social @dianewriter.bsky.social Andrew Connelly, Emma Young, Nazek Ramadan, Vivienne Francis. Lots of food for thought on how media can change minds on migration debate & represent refugees authentically
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Kudos to @stellacreasy.bsky.social for speaking out on this. With so few safe and legal routes to UK, how else are refugees supposed to arrive here. And how come this new guidance bypassed Parliament? Shame on you @teamlabouruk.bsky.social for this cruel and vindictive move.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
This is what should be on every front page right now. What's happening in the US right now is an illegal power grab by a private citizen. IT'S A COUP. It's a digital coup. It's Musk who's leading it. The consequences are terrifying. And it's coming for us next. 1/ open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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IT IS A COUP
This is what should be on every front page in 150 point banner headlines. All I have is this Substack but I lay it beneath your feet and pray to a higher power that I'm wrong.
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
On 6 Feb MPs will be debating a new debt justice law thanks to @bambosmp.bsky.social. I've written to my MP to attend the debate because debt should no longer be used as a tool for rich countries to exploit the global south. Write to your MP too 👉https://tinyurl.com/57b9xxkd
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
New report lays out full extent of UK-Israel military partnership in Gaza - www.middleeasteye.net/news/new-repo…
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New report lays out full extent of UK-Israel military partnership in Gaza
British Palestinian Committee details use of RAF bases on Cyprus, supply of F-35 fighter jet parts and more
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Over 46,000 dead, people driven to starvation and madness. And still west supplying arms to Israeli gov. Not much for Yousef Hammash in this vital @c4r.bsky.social film to ask 'for the west to say this is wrong and look with humanity in the eyes of Palestinians' www.channel4.com/programmes/t...
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This Is Gaza
A searing exploration of life inside Gaza before, during and after the events of 7 October
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
25 years after Jubilee 2000 debt campaign, we face worst global debt crisis in history. 3.3 billion people live in countries that spend more on debt interest payments than on health, education or climate action. New report outlines solutions cafod.org.uk/about-us/pol... #DebtJustice #Jubilee2025
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Jubilee 2025: The new global debt crisis and its solutions
This paper outlines why, following the historic success of the Jubilee 2000 debt campaign, the world once again faces an acute global debt crisis in 2025.
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Heartbreaking that as we commemmorate the 80th anniversary of the Holocaust there is a resurgence of the far right 🥲 Now, more important than ever to stop this.
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Colossal death toll of children, 20,000 still missing, 40,000 orphans, thousands of amputees, complete psychological destruction. Yes. Truly heartbreaking. Inexcusable and Infuriating.
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louiseorton.bsky.social @louiseorton.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
All hail Bishop Edgar Budde. Thank you for your bravery. Love Trumps Hate.
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