The Bard of Barking meets royalty - the Pearly Queen of Fulham - to launch 'The story of England in 50 objects' for #StGeorgesDay promoting an inclusive sense of English national identity. More at www.averyEnglishchat.org.uk @billybragg.bsky.social
Andy Green FRSA
Andy Green FRSA
@andy-green.bsky.social
Erudite Cockney. Cofounder Dublin Conversations, Grow Social Capital, Modern Cockney Festival & Tubespiration
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The #EnglishCafe is one of the tools created by the #AveryEnglishchat campaign to promote respectful conversations around your English identity launched by @billybragg.bsky.socialfor #StGeorgesDay Check out www.averyEnglishchat.org.uk for more tools and inspiration
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Brilliant event today If you missed it, it will be available on our YouTube channel soon Thanks to @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social and to Abdullah and Glyn from United East End for joining us
What is it about the ‘Battle of Cable Street’ that inspires today’s artists and political activists? Find out at 12.30pm www.tickettailor.com/events/moder...
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We're at the halfway mark of the #ModernCockneyFestival Do check out our events including exhibitions, opera, poetry, online discussions form the #BattleofCableStreet, walking tours and more. Discover at www.moderncockneyfestival.org.uk For 'non posh Londoners' everywhere
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Online meeting to talk about the Battle of Cable Street. Please join us: www.tickettailor.com/events/moder...
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What 5 objects define your story of England, Englishness, or being English, or not? #averyEnglishchat campaign launched by @growsocialcapital.bsky.social to tackle growing division & polarisation in run up to #StGeorgesDay What's you 5 objects?
Campaign seeks 50 objects to ‘take the heat’ out of Englishness debate
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This year's #ModernCockneyFestival (March 1-31st) features live opera, poetry, theatre, and family fun day events along with online talks. Check out at www.moderncockneyfestival.org.uk Celebrate the culture, heritage, and identity of 'non-posh Londoners'
What 5 objects define your story of England, Englishness, or being English, or not? #averyEnglishchat campaign launched by @growsocialcapital.bsky.social to tackle growing division & polarisation in run up to #StGeorgesDay What's you 5 objects?
Campaign seeks 50 objects to ‘take the heat’ out of Englishness debate
Andy Green FRSA reposted
Campaign seeks 50 objects to ‘take the heat’ out of Englishness debate
If interested in English language with its 40+ regional variations, check out free online event The changing voice of Cockney on Thurs March 5 My fave #CockneyRhymingSlang is 'Hank Marvin' = ? What's yours? One of 20+ events in this year's #ModernCockneyFestival @bbclondon.bsky.social
In an age where we need new political heroes, we've found an old one! Discover the inspiring story of #MinnieLansbury the Poplar councillor who went to prison in fight against unjust sydtem & paid the ultimate price this Thurs at #TateInstitute #ModernCockneyFestival @bbclondon.bsky.social
This year's #ModernCockneyFestival (March 1-31st) features live opera, poetry, theatre, and family fun day events along with online talks. Check out at www.moderncockneyfestival.org.uk Celebrate the culture, heritage, and identity of 'non-posh Londoners'
"If we don't act urgently, we're screwed" my call out at #SxSWLondon in panel discussion with @carolinelucas.bsky.social on English identity & tackling social division such as our work with #ModernCockneyFestival
The idea of #Essexwines has given me a thought that we should be encouraging traditional pie'n'mash shops to offer them as part of our campaign to obtain Protected Status #ModernCockneyFestival
Friday evening wine. An English Pinot Noir Rosé from Crouch Valley in Essex. "The Heretics" is a project to champion wine from England. Paired nicely with a paella. #EnglishWine #Wine
Can any parliamentary building match the heritage of the UK #HouseofCommons Proud showing one of my #BostonUniversity students @dvadmiroff.bsky.social its splendour at launch of major report on UK building #socialcohesion #ProtectionApproaches #LondonResilience
Wonder what place in Britain has the worst/scruffiest taxis? Pose question after @crosscountryuk.bsky.social train refused to go beyond Newport & resorting to taxi to get to my #Tummler workshop gig in Chepstow. This cold, scruffy Newport cab would take some beating? Any worse? #craptaxi
Great creative from @premierinn.bsky.social at their Barry hotel with a #GavinandStacey welcome to guests
#SteveMcQueen latest film #Blitz is both a timely rekindling of an inspiring story but also offers valuable lessons for today. And just to think my Dad and his family were probably in their backyard shelter in this Luftwaffe pic. Have you seen the film? shorturl.at/yOWxT #ModernCockneyFestival
Trump won because he had ‘Purpos’ - a cut-through narrative that goes beyond Ethos, Logos, and Pathos What's your Purpos? www.linkedin.com/pulse/trump-...
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