Pope Francis, who died in April 2025, left money in his will to purchase ambulances for Ukraine

This was revealed by Sister Lucía Caram.

Thrilled to share that 'Rumpelstiltskin' (dir: Andy Edwards) is going to be available from 7th April 2025 on TVoD channels - Amazon, Sky, Virgin, Apple, Google Play

"the independent horror scene is somewhat riddled with adaptations of popular fairy tale characters...

New report supported by @allin.online highlights the major barriers disabled audiences still face when accessing culture, including inconsistent access information, inaccessible booking procedures and physical infrastructure

Sigh. No idea. It's incredible how much they attack people who just want to exist like everyone in this world.

Starlight Express was super fun! Don't focus too much on the lyrics or story. Just ride the wave of trains falling in love & racing for glory! We saw 3 brilliant shows and ate at incredible restaurants. Thank you Ariana for coming on a work trip to London, so I could be a tourist & rediscover London

Denying the Seriousness of Long COVID Is Dangerous for Me – and You What is Long COVID? Are there treatments? A guide to the illness that affects millions, but is hardly talked about.

“Denying the Seriousness of Long COVID Is Dangerous for Me – and You”

On Long COVID Awareness Day, pleased to publish this piece for Zeteo from @juliadoubleday.bsky.social

🚨LAST CHANCE! 🚨

🛑 Stop big tech stealing your work! 🛑

Respond to the Government's consultation by 11:59pm tonight! 👇

Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns.

100% of his salary is paid by WA state.

Elon fired him. Share his story.

@csvich.bsky.social Love KORA K @orangetreetheatre.bsky.social The lunchtime reading was a tonic for the soul!

Great to run into friends and colleagues @publicradionerd.bsky.social @danielyorkloh.bsky.social Dipo Agboluaje amongst others

🚨Announcement from Kakilang🚨

We bid a heartfelt farewell to @danielyorkloh.bsky.social as he steps down as Associate Artistic Director after four incredible years. His visionary work, from award-winning productions to championing ESEA artists, has left a lasting legacy.

Thank you, Daniel! 🙌✨

Soooooooooo fun! I watched my first ever football match at Arsenal. Women's league is amazing! Arsenal decimated Tottenham.

🤦🏽🤦🏽🤦🏽🤦🏽🤦🏽

A strategic plan of survival in these immensely difficult times. 💚🩷🩵💜

I love everything he does. This sounds like great fun!

Happy update!

The Monster Beneath Us is now available to watch in the UK on the following online platforms!

Sky Store
Virgin
Amazon
Apple TV
Google Store
Microsoft Store

Join our board 📣

We're creating an advisory board. Could you be part of it?

Seeking specialists in:
- Fundraising for arts/community orgs
- Social enterprise business strategy
- Safeguarding & wellbeing
- Legal for CICs
- PR & media

Full details: linktr.ee/bechdeltheatre

Introduction to Access to Work | Equity Access to Work is a resource that helps to create a more accessible work environment. It provides grants to remove barriers that disabled people face in undertaking paid employment. Monday 24th Febru...

🚨 Training opportunity 🚨

Access to Work is a resource that helps create a more accessible work environment.

This webinar provides top tips on getting access support in place to assist your artistic practice.

24 February, 2pm-4.30pm, online

Find out more 👇
www.equity.org.uk/get-involved...

Yup. No thank you. AI does not empower. It's a plagiarism tool with a huge environmental impact when water is already in decline. I want to choose my words to be wholly my own. I want to choose my books w/out AI influence. That's what my friends are for. Hey human friend, what books have you loved?

‘The industry is broken’: writer wants ageism and sexism in television left on cutting room floor Katja Meier was told to make the protagonist of her television series 20 years younger … so she decided to find funding and film the pilot herself When Katja Meier got on to a leading scheme for female writers over the age of 40, she could not have been…

‘The industry is broken’: writer wants ageism and sexism in television left on cutting room floor

The ancient marble steps shake beneath your feet.



#writingprompt

Scrap the self-employment penalty Join our campaign to abolish the minimum income floor in Universal Credit, a penalty on the self-employed pushing creative workers out of the industry.

Support Equity ‘s call to scrap the Minimum Income Floor in Universal Credit. It's pushing creative workers out of the arts, disabled workers out of work, and claimants into poverty.

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#ScrapTheMIF

megaphone.org.uk/petitions/abol… via @megaphoneuk

Director and composer Claire van Kampen dies aged 71 Wife of actor Mark Rylance had worked in various roles at Shakespeare’s Globe theatre and had been diagnosed with cancer The director and composer Claire van Kampen, the wife of the actor Mark Rylance, has died at the age of 71 after being diagnosed with…

Director and composer Claire van Kampen dies aged 71

WGGB members - come to our AI town hall, Thurs 23 Jan (3-5pm, online)

We'll be explaining the Government's proposals on copyright and AI, how this will affect writers and seeking your views to help inform our response to the Gov consultation

Invites in your inbox (plus fill in our AI survey too!)

Equity continues to support members over Summerhall non-payments | Equity Equity is encouraging members who have still not been paid for work at Summerhall in Edinburgh to get in touch following the recent announcement that the venue’s legal dispute with HMRC has concluded.

📣 We are supporting members who were owed money by Summerhall, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival venue, now the venue’s legal dispute with HMRC has concluded.

Read the full story here 👇

www.equity.org.uk/news/2024/eq...

This is ridiculous. 🤦🏽 Do they really not know the scientific reasons we have eyelashes? 🤦🏽

One in six UK workers skipping meals to make ends meet, says TUC Trade unions body finds 17% have skipped meal in past three months, and as many as 10% do so most days As many as one in six workers in Britain are skipping meals to make ends meet as households remain under pressure from the higher cost of groceries,…

One in six UK workers skipping meals to make ends meet, says TUC

There’s a special place in hell for anyone who price gouges during a tragedy,