Marxist. Trade Unionist. Socialist-feminist. Author. Poet. Speaker. Tutor. RMT ex-Exec. Workers' Liberty. Autie. Bi. PUFC fan.
Janine will be speaking about the experience of the London Underground Public-Private Partnership at a workshop at the World Social Forum, hosted by Observatoire Tunisien de l'Economie.
The workshop will bring together campaigners against PPP, and the London Underground experience is rich with lessons on what a disastrous policy it is and how to fight it.
Her name is Reeva
Reeva Steenkamp
Not 'Oscar Pistorius' girlfriend'
Not 'model'
Not 'reality TV star'
Her name is Reeva
Her name is Reeva
She was not just a model
But also a law graduate
She was not just a reality TV star
But also a campaigner against violence
The story is about her killing
Not about his fame
Or it ought to be
I wrote this poem in support of Hush Ainebyona. You can read her story and donate to her fundraising appeal here.
My friend Hush is good and kind
And fair and just – and going blind
GIRLS ARE LOUD returns for the 6th installment!!' In solidarity with and in aid of the Hope Girls Orphanage in Sierra Leone Donations accepted any time for Hope Orphanage: https://www.peoplesfundraising.com/donation/punk4thehomeless (*we'll also add you to the raffle draw for the chance to win some great prizes!) Running Order:- 12.15- Intro by Rachel Joy Eagling 12.30-
Following on from the success of the online GIRLS ARE LOUD 2 (in May 2020 - where more than £1,000 was raised in donations), we return with GIRLS ARE LOUD 3 in aid of the Hope Girls Orphanage in Sierra Leone.
A brief comment prompted by the verdict in the trial of Oscar Pistorius for killing Reeva Steenkamp:
I've been trying to glean
What the court might mean
By 'culpable homicide'
I now understand -
You were a bit out of hand
And someone or other died
On 14 February 2011, I sent the following email to the Egyptian Embassy, eg.emb_london@mfa.gov.eg