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Colour blind people please help 🙏
We’re helping develop a product & need to label it so you can clearly understand what colour it is.
This colour is Lilac, a light purple. Please reply & let us know which name label you’d prefer
1 Lilac
2 Light Purple
3 Soft Purple
Thx 🙏 RT
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This cost of living crisis is a severe inequality crisis. @MichaelMarmot highlights that children living in colder homes do less well at school and face more damage to their mental health.
theguardian.com/science/audi…
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BREAKING NEWS: An application to delay the withdrawal of life-preserving treatment being provided to 12-year-old Archie Battersbee has failed at the Court of Appeal.
Latest: trib.al/nQQW1p8
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Brenda Hale: ‘There’s absolutely no need to scrap the Human Rights Act’ theguardian.com/law/2022/jul…
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The @UN Human Rights Council agrees international probe into alleged serious @UNHumanRights violations in #Ethiopia.
Full details on Friday's special session of @UN_HRC here:
news.un.org/en/story/2021/12…
On this day December 18th, 1865 slavery was abolished with the adoption of the 13th Amendment.
Prior to the Thirteenth Amendment, the US Constitution did not expressly use the words slave or slavery but incl. several provisions about unfree persons
#Equality #HumanRights
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Calling out racism is a real act of valour and courage.
It is because of the bravery of people like Azeem Rafiq that we are understanding the extent of the problem.
Solidarity ✊🏿
Cricketer Azeem Rafiq fights back tears as he says he faced 'constant uses of the word p***' news.sky.com/story/cricketer…
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The treatment of disabled people reveals a great deal about periods throughout history and wider societies – join @PhillipaJC in asking:
What was done to support historical disabled populations?
Part of #RichLitFestival @richmondlitfest.
Book here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/all-the-k…
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The Commissioner’s #COP26 blog highlights why it’s crucial we challenge myths and misconceptions about older people and climate change that can lead to ageism and discrimination: olderpeoplewales.com/en/news…
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"The Climate Emergency doesn't discriminate, it impacts us all... black communities, globally, are... most effected..." says Milli Singh, our founding member. "We need real positive outcomes from those agreements to tackle issues on the ground, not flawed unsustainable promises..
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"Discrimination against disabled people has existed from the beginning of time. And we're in a place right now where, because of other movements…people are speaking up and out.”
Judy Heumann gives us her #BriefButSpectacular take on disability rights.
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We have our copies! Do you have yours? Congratulations to @LauraHAllain for this much needed publication. Tag someone below who you think would love having this book as part of their collection. We will be selecting someone at random to receive a free copy! #BlackHistoryMonth
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Persecution. Conflict. Violence. Human rights abuses.
Forced displacement is at record levels – and rising.
We wrap up our podcast, Forced To Flee, with a look at what the future holds.
“A Changing World”, out now. unhcr.org/forced-to-flee-pod…
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We know that #LGBTQ+ youth encounter bullying at much higher rate than their peers simply because of who they are.
On #SpiritDay we stand in solidarity with LGBTQ youth as we work to create a more inclusive and accepting world for all!
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Would you like to take your fight against #inequality to the next level?
Applications are now open for the 2022-23 @AtlanticFellows for Social & Economic Equity programme, a funded Fellowship for policymakers, activists, and practitioners at #LSE.
ℹ️: afsee.atlanticfellows.org/ne…
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People with disabilities deserve access to supportive employment opportunities. Help your employees achieve their version of a better life experience this National Disability Employment Awareness Month. #NDEAM.
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