Reposted by Shaun ThomasPlatfform @platfform.org · 14/09/2026Are you the #HopeAndHealing team's Campaign Manager? This is an exciting opportunity to lead delivery of the project's campaigning work Join the online briefing session, 12:30 - 13:00, 21 September to find out more: bit.ly/3SZ8bkP Full details & how to apply: platfform.org/about-us/join-our-team/ 023
Shaun Thomas @shaun1996thomas.bsky.social · 14/05/2026This has been a joy to compile in work 🥰 so many stories and reflections from people building community and hope for better mental health across Wales, London and Scotland Recommend a read: hopeandhealing.aflip.in/Year1Zine 011
Reposted by Shaun ThomasMaggie Chapman (she/her) @maggiechapman.bsky.social · 17/04/2026👉 www.crowdfunder.co.u... 2/2crowdfunder.co.ukRe-elect Maggie Chapman for North East Scotland!Help me to be re-elected as your Green MSP for North East Scotland. Together, we can build a fairer, greener and more equal future for all. 011
Reposted by Shaun ThomasAdam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 06/02/2026For Greens to win in Gorton and Denton, they must rage against the political machine. Me for @bylinetimes.bsky.social: www.bylinesupplement.com/p/for-the-gr...bylinesupplement.com'For The Greens to Win, They Must Rage Against the Political Machine'Green Party member Adam Ramsay argues that the Greens need to prove to voters that they are a better way to shake up Westminster than the pseudo-radicals of Reform 44725
Reposted by Shaun ThomasHarry Eccles @harryeccles.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Over 1,000,000 have now signed a petition demanding we do not mandate digital ID. This has united all political parties across the spectrum. If Starmer doesn't back down now, this will end his premiership. Please sign 🖊️ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...petition.parliament.ukPetition: Do not introduce Digital ID cardsWe demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at. 56234
Shaun Thomas @shaun1996thomas.bsky.social · 05/07/2025So happy to have my article exploring austerity and the way forward for the Valleys included in this ebook. There's heartbreaking real-life examples of austerity's impact, the cruel economics and its impact on Wales & hope for building a way forward. Well worth a read! payhip.com/b/9eklJ?fbcl...payhip.comLevelling Down | Austerity in WalesThis is nominally free but ‘pay what you can’. Paying to support something you believe in also supports those who can’t afford to. The book may open at the Foreword, but note that there are pages incl... 020
Reposted by Shaun ThomasFriends of the Earth @friends-earth.bsky.social · 30/06/2025🔥 The UK is in another heatwave — and the government is failing the people most at risk. Tomorrow, MPs are voting over whether to push through devastating disability benefit cuts, which will mean future generations will receive less support than Disabled people today. 🧵below. 352
Shaun Thomas @shaun1996thomas.bsky.social · 05/06/2025secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...secure.avaaz.orgUrgent: Stop the ship of death! ✊A ship meant to be loaded with military equipment for Israel is docked in France - but courageous dockworkers are refusing to load it. They’re taking a stand for peace, justice, and Palestine. Let’s s... 010
Shaun Thomas @shaun1996thomas.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Still devastated by this decision. My old uni department - and a brilliant one with exceptional staff in an exceptional city ruined by out of touch uni management with no concern for culture or student&staff wellbeing 💔 020
Reposted by Shaun ThomasUmberto Albarella STOP THE GENOCIDE! @umbertoalbarella.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Please, click on that link & reflect on this astonishing number *48,657* to realise the monumentality of the act of cultural vandalism committed by the the University of Sheffield management. We must never forget. @sheffielducu.bsky.social @zooarchlabsheff.bsky.social www.change.org/p/university...change.orgSign the PetitionSave Sheffield's Archaeology Department 085
Reposted by Shaun ThomasWorkers Gallery @workersgallery.bsky.social · 21/04/2025If you'd like to support the gallery - but you can't get to us - we have a shop on our website stocking a variety of unique art, cards, gifts and furniture. This zine is from resident artist Gayle. Browse at you leisure! 📚📸🎨 #gallery #buyart #zine www.workersgallery.co.uk/product-page...workersgallery.co.ukRoy's Memory Zine | workersgalleryBACK IN STOCKRoy's MemoryThe Munich Air Disaster Through the Eyes of a 10 year old Salford Boyby Gayle Rogers with Roy Cavanagh This twenty page A5 zine explores the memory of Manchester United fan Ro... 044
Reposted by Shaun ThomasIris Duane MSP 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @irisduane.bsky.social · 16/04/2025It has never been more true than today. 318355
Reposted by Shaun ThomasNiall Christie @niallchristie1.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Ahead of @scottishgreens.org conference, I was pleased to write for @thecommonweal.bsky.social newsletter today about the importance of members continuing to push our MSPs as they have in the last year. There’s lots to be hopeful about. We must build on it. www.commonweal.scot/articles/mag...commonweal.scotLearning from “Greens in Government™” — Common WealAs we move forward, we must ensure that we are at the centre of decisions, that there remains a left-wing voice in Holyrood, and that we are not tempted by the neoliberal forces of even Scotland’s est... 063
Reposted by Shaun ThomasWorkers Gallery @workersgallery.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Thanks to everyone who has supported sculptor Chris Williams and his woodland residency 😁👍 He's at 75% of his target amount. Help to get him to the finish line would be really appreciated! Checkout his short video here: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/woodland-s... #woodland #artist #AiR 0106
Shaun Thomas @shaun1996thomas.bsky.social · 18/03/2025'If Cymru truly wants to be a Nation of Sanctuary it needs a First Minister who isn’t silently complicit in the hostile environment created by her counterparts in Westminster. And we need to stand up and say to refugees and to all who want to come here: “Croeso!”' bylines.cymru/voices-lleis...bylines.cymruA compassionate Cymru: croeso to refugees and migrantsWhat kind of Wales do we want? A place of high walls and locked doors? Or of warm welcomes and compassionate communities? We’ll make that choice soon enough 130
Reposted by Shaun ThomasBylines Cymru @bylines.cymru · 18/03/2025A compassionate Cymru: croeso to refugees and migrants What kind of Wales do we want? A place of high walls and locked doors? Or of warm welcomes and compassionate communities? We’ll be making that choice soon enough. ✍️ @shaun1996thomas.bsky.social bylines.cymru/voices-lleis...bylines.cymruA compassionate Cymru: croeso to refugees and migrantsWhat kind of Wales do we want? A place of high walls and locked doors? Or of warm welcomes and compassionate communities? We’ll make that choice soon enough 2447
Reposted by Shaun ThomasDavenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Doing the printing and labelling today for the Outsiders gallery in a box. The @workersgallery.bsky.social will be taking it out to care homes using a cargo bike so people who can’t attend in person can see and interact with the work. Great initiative which we are proud to support. 22811
Reposted by Shaun ThomasMaggie Chapman (she/her) @maggiechapman.bsky.social · 07/03/2025We need #ScottishIndependence to escape the damage of decades of UK austerity - from the Tories to this Labour Government. In yesterday's debate, I called for further support for all those struggling under cruel cuts sweeping Scotland. 063
Reposted by Shaun ThomasBylines Cymru @bylines.cymru · 11/03/2025Austerity and empowerment: a case study in Hay-on-Wye Does every cloud really have a silver lining? Does a community coming together to defeat harmful outcomes of austerity count as a good thing about austerity? ✍️ Dr Huw Evans #AusterityProject bylines.cymru/politics-and...bylines.cymruAusterity and empowerment: a case study in Hay-on-WyeDoes every cloud really have a silver lining? Does a community coming together to defeat harmful outcomes of austerity count as a good thing about austerity? 13311
Reposted by Shaun ThomasBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 07/03/2025Rhondda arts venue the Workers Gallery has reached the Green Growth Awards finals after impressing judges with innovative approaches to sustainability | Shaun Thomas @bylines.cymrubylines.cymruThe Workers Gallery is driving Green innovation in the ValleysRhondda arts venue the Workers Gallery has reached the Green Growth Awards finals after impressing judges with innovative approaches to sustainability 04115
Reposted by Shaun ThomasWorkers Gallery @workersgallery.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Pedal powered art! Thanks to @shaun1996thomas.bsky.social for this lovely article. We will be keeping our green fingers crossed! #bike #art #gallery 2157
Reposted by Shaun ThomasBylines Cymru @bylines.cymru · 07/03/2025The Workers Gallery is driving Green innovation in the Valleys Rhondda arts venue the Workers Gallery has reached the Green Growth Awards finals after impressing judges with innovative approaches to sustainability. ✍️ @shaun1996thomas.bsky.social bylines.cymru/arts-and-cul...bylines.cymruThe Workers Gallery is driving Green innovation in the ValleysRhondda arts venue the Workers Gallery has reached the Green Growth Awards finals after impressing judges with innovative approaches to sustainability 21811
Reposted by Shaun ThomasNeil Schofield-Hughes @neilschofield.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Me in @bylines.cymru on how devolution embeds austerity in Cymru. We will only have a fair and prosperous Cymru when we get out from under the dead hand of Westminster’s austerity and can take our own decisions on tax, spending and borrowing. 084
Reposted by Shaun ThomasBylines Cymru @bylines.cymru · 25/02/2025Deep state: the underlying objectives of austerity The architects of austerity didn’t just want to reduce debt or asset-strip the welfare state and privatise anything that moved. The cuts go deep, into people’s very minds. ✍️ Nick Hubble bylines.cymru/voices-lleis...bylines.cymruDeep state: the underlying objectives of austerityThe architects of austerity didn’t just want to reduce debt or asset-strip the welfare state and privatise anything that moved. The cuts go into people’s very minds 0158
Reposted by Shaun Thomasphildavies1995.bsky.social @phildavies1995.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Brilliant article by Shaun👏 Labour has failed our communities it’s time for others to step up👇 “Parties and politicians on the left, such as the Greens, have an opportunity to deliver a breath of hope into the Valleys – if they choose to take it.”✊💚🏴 032
Reposted by Shaun ThomasBylines Cymru @bylines.cymru · 02/02/2025Austerity marks a fork in the road for the South Wales Valleys In the 1st article of a month-long Austerity Project by the Bylines Cymru community there’s bleakness, but also hope and resilience. This is the Valleys ✍️ @shaun1996thomas.bsky.social 📸 Martin Shakeshaft bylines.cymru/community-cy...bylines.cymruAusterity marks a fork in the road for the South Wales ValleysIn the first article of the month-long Austerity Project by the Bylines Cymru community there’s bleakness, yes, but also hope and resilience. This is the Valleys 03011
Reposted by Shaun ThomasBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 22/12/2024People tend not to associate the arts with the communities of the South Wales Valleys. But Art is community and art is for everyone. Or it certainly should be | Shaun Thomasbylines.cymruThe Workers Gallery – 10 years of celebrating artists in the RhonddaPeople tend not to associate the arts with the communities of the South Wales Valleys. But Art is community and art is for everyone. Or it certainly should be 39621
Reposted by Shaun Thomas@bagpix 🏴 bgrigor @bagpix.co.uk · 22/12/2024"I think that’s what spaces like the Workers Gallery do. They give people hope and build community in innovative ways, despite the challenges they face." ♥️ 011
Reposted by Shaun ThomasWorkers Gallery @workersgallery.bsky.social · 01/01/2025In 2022, comics artist Myfanwy Tristram exhibited her protest drawings here. During the show she asked local people to share their protest stories. The project grew & became her graphic novel in progress-The Noisy Valley. Myfanwy came back recently to share her progress. youtu.be/u84CFpzRNVs?...youtu.beGraphic Novel: The Noisy Valley. Comics artist talk Myfanwy Tristram at the Workers Gallery (part 1)YouTube video by The Workers Gallery 086
Reposted by Shaun ThomasDavenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · 23/12/2024This fascinating article may give you some insights into why I am so happy that Outsiders is being shown at @workersgallery.bsky.social next year. 3339
Reposted by Shaun ThomasWorkers Gallery @workersgallery.bsky.social · 23/12/2024A very frank and honest representation of where we are after a decade of running a small community-centred creative business in the south Wales valleys. Art is for everyone. Thanks to @shaun1996thomas.bsky.social 0125
Reposted by Shaun ThomasBylines Cymru @bylines.cymru · 22/12/2024The Workers Gallery – 10 years of celebrating artists in the Rhondda People tend not to associate the arts with the South Wales Valleys. But Art is community and art is for everyone. Or certainly should be. bylines.cymru/arts-and-cul... ✍️ @shaun1996thomas.bsky.social @workersgallery.bsky.socialbylines.cymruThe Workers Gallery – 10 years of celebrating artists in the RhonddaPeople tend not to associate the arts with the communities of the South Wales Valleys. But Art is community and art is for everyone. Or it certainly should be 15217
