Signatories of the #GiveAnX / Campaign for the Arts open letter include Paapa Essiedu, michael sheen 💙, MeeraSyal💙, Georgia Harrison, Ahir Shah, Amelia Dimoldenberg, Armando Iannucci, Billy Bragg, Sally Lindsay, Ralf Little 💙, Siobhán McSweeney, Misan Harriman & Samuel West 💙💛.
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Faith Ringgold reads her 1991 children's book Tar Beach - one of my mum's favourite quilters just passed away aged 93. RIP youtu.be/h9RKJleFdBU?si… via YouTube

You may think a laptop is just a laptop.

But for young Ukrainians, a laptop is a lifeline that provides:
🙌 Connection with family + friends
💛 A sense of stability
📚 A way to keep learning

Take on Theirworld, #YourWalk and help Ukrainian children: ow.ly/KoP750R3Zw7

Watch all three episodes. Just do. #Defiance Channel 4

Thank you for thoughtful
debate on these ideas.

Also invigorating to be branded woke, self flagellating mandarin, self loathing pooh-bah, hater of 🇬🇧(etc) by M Philips and given (mistaken) future promotion by C Moore. Without falling into culture war trap, oh, ok then …

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Children living near Sure Start centres did better at GCSEs, study suggests < This does not surprise me at all - time to #ActforEarlyYears bbc.co.uk/news/education…

Not that Tom Fletcher! - this is the Ambassador one who writes cracking thrillers nipping in and out of all the secret places he knows around the world - New book The Assassin out now - your weekend read and you will thank me!

Out today. Thank you to everyone who has helped get Ambassador Ed Barnes on the road again.

Britain is stuck in a doom loop of poverty.

With will and ingenuity, communities, charities, companies and government could work together to raise billions and rescue millions of people.

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Total Bliss! #ActforEarlyYears

🚨 Last chance to apply to Theirworld's Education Innovation Awards 🚨

We're giving up to TEN winners the chance to grow their impact through coaching, masterclasses and a grant of up to £50,000 each!

Interested? Apply before it's too late: ow.ly/WuZS50R2mB8

Hundreds of thousands of children in #Ukraine can't access online learning.

Why? Because they do not have a device.

Міністерство освіти і науки України and the #DeviceCoalition are fundraising to provide digital devices to help Ukrainian students keep learning.

Donate now: ow.ly/xu6P50R2quh

I am saddened by the death of Richard Taylor, a very effective and principled campaigner for justice following the tragedy of his son Damilola's death. He will be greatly missed.

🇺🇦New episode of Ukraine: The Latest

David Knowles is joined by Dom Nicholls , James Crisp , Hamish DBG , Julia Tymoshenko 🇺🇦 and Sarah Brown from Theirworld to discuss the latest updates in Ukraine.

🎧 Listen 👇
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

I am so excited that Joan Armatrading is fundraising for Theirworld with a long walk in June. She is raising funds for laptops for Ukrainian children displaced by the war to keep learning. You can support her Just Giving page here. justgiving.com/page/joan-arma…

The community of the Kirkcaldy Foodbank welcomed Darren McGarvey back warmly to their AGM this week - he makes sure they know their work is valued and that it is enough even as demand for their services and support grows. But there is a far bigger job to do to address poverty!!

What does a Theirworld #GlobalYouthAmbassador do?

So far this year, they've...

⭐ Joined a training session in the Netherlands
🖍️ Attended an #ActForEarlyYears workshop in Tanzania
📝 Launched a letter on #InternationalDayOfEducation

Apply now: ow.ly/1LkO50QVU90

How do you get world leaders to pay attention?

Theirworld Chair Sarah Brown speaks on the OMD UK Omniwomen All Change podcast about the importance of engaging world leaders and the BIG decision-makers to make a difference successfully.

Listen now: ow.ly/ja0s50QWYm7

I love the warm reception that local Finsbury Park residents have given to 'their' new Banksy mural- it hits the spot in so many ways. I am sure there is a wall in my corner of the world that could do with a Banksy on it, but then many would say the same. standard.co.uk/news/london/ba…