Works in & around conflict grappling. (Local peacebuilding • Nonviolence • Peace practice & thinking.) Worries in the valley, dreams on the moors. Personal account.https://bsky.app/profile/lisacumin.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lisacumin.bsky.social/post/3mur5rkyhsk2uAbsolutely horrifying violence at Reform's conference. Note the man hitting a young woman over the head & grabbing her face, I really hope she's okay. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:2csphchvdgn3z2b5gojnhqph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mur5rkyhsk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lisacumin.bsky.social/post/3mur4saqd7k2u"...activist Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, reposted a video of the blockade, highlighting a livestream of the protest..." https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/05/black-clad-protesters-balaclavas-block-road-port-of-dover-kent05 Sep 2026 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:2csphchvdgn3z2b5gojnhqph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mur4saqd7k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lisacumin.bsky.social/post/3muqv5v3mu22uInformative (keep tapping to stay on the thread). [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 06:49 +0000at://did:plc:2csphchvdgn3z2b5gojnhqph/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqv5v3mu22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lisacumin.bsky.social/post/3mupvi5jdr22vThinking of the hospitality, cleaning staff & others having to work at the NEC in Birmingham this weekend. Particularly those at the sharp end of policies proposed over beer & loathing.04 Sep 2026 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:2csphchvdgn3z2b5gojnhqph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupvi5jdr22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lisacumin.bsky.social/post/3mup3mjynrs2jIndicted. https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/04/europe/andrew-tate-indicted-romania-trafficking-intl?Date=20260904&Profile=CNN&utm_content=1788522079&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky04 Sep 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:2csphchvdgn3z2b5gojnhqph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup3mjynrs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lisacumin.bsky.social/post/3muogy6wc2k2jMaya Angelou's words that when someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time is ringing loud in my ears after listening to Tice's interview on #R4Today.04 Sep 2026 07:29 +0000at://did:plc:2csphchvdgn3z2b5gojnhqph/app.bsky.feed.post/3muogy6wc2k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lisacumin.bsky.social/post/3mugzzx5kj22s"It will stop your ears to the powerful when they ask for your faith, and to the wealthy when they ask for your land and your work. Be still and listen to the voices that belong to the stream banks and the trees and the open fields." Wendell Berry (A Poem on Hope)01 Sep 2026 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:2csphchvdgn3z2b5gojnhqph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugzzx5kj22shttps://bsky.app/profile/lisacumin.bsky.social/post/3mucun3npyk2g"There appears to be no precedent for a major UK donor who is so entwined with the military." https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/30/arms-and-the-5m-man-farage-megadonor-christopher-harbornes-military-empire?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other30 Aug 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:2csphchvdgn3z2b5gojnhqph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucun3npyk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/lisacumin.bsky.social/post/3mu6dvdcynk2x'Chris Garrard of the campaign group Culture Unstained said this “seismic shift” came after years of campaigning and growing pressure from educators and schools...' https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/aug/28/london-science-museum-cuts-links-with-bp-after-decades-of-partnership?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other28 Aug 2026 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:2csphchvdgn3z2b5gojnhqph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6dvdcynk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/lisacumin.bsky.social/post/3mu5pqvivfc2o"After decades in which senior executives from across the industry have actively undermined and delayed serious climate action, giving them another route for postponing emissions reductions is profoundly dangerous." https://climateuncensored.com/response-to-open-letter-to-desnz-about-rosebank-jackdaw/28 Aug 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:2csphchvdgn3z2b5gojnhqph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5pqvivfc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/lisacumin.bsky.social/post/3mu5oi4rkgc2oI (almost) can't bear to check if colleagues in East Africa have seen the latest El Niño scenarios from the Danish Refugee Council. https://reliefweb.int/report/somalia/el-nino-supercharge-east-africa-flooding-3-million-displaced-end-year-worst-case-scenario28 Aug 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:2csphchvdgn3z2b5gojnhqph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5oi4rkgc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/lisacumin.bsky.social/post/3mu5nyfkrec2oHeartbreaking. Noting, Nepal emitted 0.05% of the world’s CO2 emissions in 2024 (source below). https://nepalitimes.com/not-if-but-when-next28 Aug 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:2csphchvdgn3z2b5gojnhqph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5nyfkrec2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/lisacumin.bsky.social/post/3mu5mko6gjk2t"A mix of sustained pressure and diplomatic guarantees is needed to break the logjam and centre Palestinian agency in the strip’s recovery." https://www.crisisgroup.org/rpt/middle-east-north-africa/israelpalestine-united-states/257-hollow-promises-resetting-gazas-ceasefire28 Aug 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:2csphchvdgn3z2b5gojnhqph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5mko6gjk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/lisacumin.bsky.social/post/3mtwpivhsbc26"Lennon’s American connections may serve, rather than supplant, his domestic political ambitions. What looks like a pivot away from the UK is likely, in practice, a strategy to leverage US resources for UK ends." https://hopenothate.org.uk/tommy-robinson-digital-empire/25 Aug 2026 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:2csphchvdgn3z2b5gojnhqph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwpivhsbc26https://bsky.app/profile/lisacumin.bsky.social/post/3mtudidl5ok2r"Rupert Lowe, the leader of Restore Britain, is on course to earn as much from the social media platform X as he does from his salary as an MP, after surging income from posts that include demands for mass deportations." https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/24/rupert-lowe-restore-britain-earn-same-on-x-as-being-mp-elon-musk24 Aug 2026 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:2csphchvdgn3z2b5gojnhqph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtudidl5ok2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/lisacumin.bsky.social/post/3mtstbdgwis2mBreathed in the moors this weekend.24 Aug 2026 07:55 +0000at://did:plc:2csphchvdgn3z2b5gojnhqph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtstbdgwis2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/lisacumin.bsky.social/post/3mtst3jdzuc2m"...a coalition in Atlanta is building the infrastructure to practice real community safety." https://wagingnonviolence.org/2026/08/atlanta-sanctuary-zones-ice-police-solidarity/24 Aug 2026 07:52 +0000at://did:plc:2csphchvdgn3z2b5gojnhqph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtst3jdzuc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/lisacumin.bsky.social/post/3mtssws4vd22m"Congress has been funding ICE with little oversight. It should urgently inquire into the administration’s plans to purchase the electric shock gloves, their risks, and their potential for abuse." https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/08/18/us-ice-to-deploy-dangerous-electric-shock-gloves24 Aug 2026 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:2csphchvdgn3z2b5gojnhqph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtssws4vd22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/lisacumin.bsky.social/post/3mtsqstwfjs2m“The central lesson from Ballymena is not that communities need stronger responses after violence occurs. Rather, they need stronger protective ecosystems before violence emerges.” https://www.endingtheharm.com/news-and-events/beyond-the-spark-ii-crisis-and-continuity/24 Aug 2026 07:11 +0000at://did:plc:2csphchvdgn3z2b5gojnhqph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtsqstwfjs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/lisacumin.bsky.social/post/3mtp2ur26ps2aComma.22 Aug 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:2csphchvdgn3z2b5gojnhqph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtp2ur26ps2a