Marxist. Trade Unionist. Socialist-feminist. Author. Poet. Speaker. Tutor. RMT ex-Exec. Workers' Liberty. Autie. Bi. PUFC fan.
Poems and pondering on all matters health, and on fighting to defend our NHS.
Two days – short days, with lots of breaks and activities away from the screen! – of training about neurodiversity in the workplace. Open to all PCS union members. If you would like to attend, please contact your branch or … Read More
Boris is sorry – deeply sorry – for every life that’s been lost Johnson is worried – deeply worried – about the political cost He takes responsibility – full responsibility – for all of the government’s actions Johnson is possibly … Read More
It’s Thursday evening, eight o’clock, no sound No passing cars or footsteps on the ground No pots or pans or cheering to be found As nobody is clapping this time round When this began, we clapped them off to war … Read More
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China jails citizen journalist for Wuhan reports Four years in jail for citizen reporter Who spread the news from virus-struck Wuhan Her mother cries in court to lose her daughter She showed the world the sickness, did Zhang Zhan So … Read More
On 27 September 2020, Janine Booth broadcasted an hour-long show on Facebook Live, tackling the two biggest issues of the year: the coronavirus pandemic and police brutality.
It looks as though the lockdown is going to end in tiers For while we count the clock down it looks as though the lockdown is ending with a knockdown of haircuts, meals and beers It looks as though the … Read More
Stick that needle in my arm And get me safe and vaccinated Hush the waves of false alarm Stick that needle in my arm Protect the herd from virus harm Stay cool and keep refrigerated Stick that needle in my … Read More
3rd December is the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities. We have Janine Booth talking to us about neurodiversity. Janine is an author, a poet and is a socialist trade unionist and tutor for rights of people with disabilities. … Read More
Janine will be running this two-day onine course, training RMT reps, officials and activists in campaigning for neurodiversity-friendly workplaces and defending neurodivergent members against discrimination. This course will also run on 2 and 3 November. If you are an RMT … Read More
A two-day online training course for PCS union reps and members. If you are interesting in joining the course, please contact your PCS branch or the union’s training department.
From very slightly different points of view To lose an eye has given me perspective It isn’t quite as good as having two But one eye is surprisingly effective To lose an eye has given me perspective At first it … Read More
Letter published in Solidarity 567: The editorial of Solidarity 566 rightly called for a big expansion of public-sector jobs to tackle the Covid-related economic crisis, through both the creation of new jobs in existing public services and through nationalizing corporations … Read More
Janine will be running this two-day online training course for PCS reps and activists.
Five Leaves Bookshop hosts Janine reading her poem, Stay the Fuck Home, which features in the anthology, Coronaverses: poems from the pandemic.
Janine will be running this two-day onine course, training RMT reps, officials and activists in campaigning for neurodiversity-friendly workplaces and defending neurodivergent members against discrimination. This course will also run on 23 and 24 November. If you are … Read More
On Facebook Live! Tune in to Janine’s Facebook page for an hour of poetry on this year’s two big issues – the Covid-19 crisis and racist police brutality.
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Published in Solidarity 562: A TUC report, Dying on the job: racism and risk at work, has revealed the deep-seated racism that underlies the higher impact of Covid-19 on black and minority ethnic (BME) people, but its proposals fall well … Read More
Published in Solidarity 562: Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Home Office on Friday 4 September to demand that Osime Brown not be deported to Jamaica. Led by Osime’s family, the protest was supported by Autistic Inclusive Meets (AIM), … Read More