Photos of me as an activist: from my first demonstration against tuition fees in Leeds, 2010 aged 16, marching for refugees in Burgos, Spain 2015 aged 21, marching against Trump in Barcelona 2017 aged 22, canvassing for the Green Party for the elections in Sheffield, 2017 aged 22, collecting signatures for Amnesty in Berlin, [...]
Tag: political
Some thoughts on my year in the Green Party
This year was pretty exciting - I was accepted onto the Young Green's 30 under 30 scheme. Designed by the youth sector of the Green Party UK, its aim is to help teach and encourage young people to become more involved with the party and Green politics. We got to visit the European Parliament, and [...]
Brussels, Green politics and the EU
I am a part of the 2017 Green Party UK's 30 under 30 scheme, and first on the agenda was a three day trip to Brussels to visit the European Greens headquarters and meet our Green MEPs at the European Parliament. Before the official business we walked around to see the churches, museums, cathedral and all [...]
Women’s March, Barcelona
Cities across the world hosted these marches today to show solidarity with Washington's own march, now that Trump is president. Barcelona had a great atmosphere, despite the drizzle. Although some people may think it pointless to protest when Trump is legitimate, but to me and others democracy is not about voting once every few years [...]
Expat vs Immigrant – Why One and Not the Other?
Yep, I am allowed to go around calling myself an expat. Doesn't it sound glamorous - like my days are filled with multilingualism and drinking good wine (and not being totally out of my depth in Spanish and nursing the occasional "oh god what fresh hell is this" hangover, I assure you). But why do [...]
Inside a Mind 