Seeing lots of soul-healing images of anti-racists peacefully marching and taking a stand against those who target our communities. Solidarity is our most effective weapon against rising fascism and attempts to spread hate. x

Thank you Titi for such a thoughtful review. guttermag.co.uk/reviews/unwrit…

Edinburgh’s Makar Hannah Lavery brings new collection Unwritten Woman to Edinburgh International Book Festival this weekend – we chat to Hannah about the power of retelling stories, and the ongoing influence of Edinburgh in her writing theskinny.co.uk/books/features… [interview by eilidh akilade]

⭐️'This confident, distinctive collection brokers no easy peace with past or present.' - Scotsman ⭐️'Unwritten Woman hails [Lavery] as a triumph.' - Skinny ⭐️'Lavery creates spaces for much gentleness, love, vulnerability and calm' - Gutter

🔴 The best food and drink shows at the Edinburgh Fringe scotsman.com/lifestyle/food…

Loved every minute.

Oh Book Fringe, how lush you are! We had the absolute Best Time f*cking up the page with rad poets Nat Raha & Harry Josephine Giles yesterday! Watch it back on our website or indulge in next instalments of #BookFringe:today with Hannah Proctor, tomorrow Hannah Lavery! Free! 1pm!

Really looking forward to this, be lovely to see you there.

Join us for the Black History Walking Tour of Edinburgh on Tuesday, August 20th!🚶‍♀️Explore the rich history of Edinburgh with Lisa Williams, founder of the Edinburgh Caribbean Association and Honorary Fellow at The University of Edinburgh #BlackHistory #Edinburgh #WalkingTour #CulturalHeritage

What an incredibly beautiful event. Life affirming (less of the stone age Mr Lawrie!)

We have so many stories to share and our voices are often unheard!Not tonight! Loved this! Thanks to all my fellow presenters at words from the wards@Edinburgh international book festival. CAROLINE DICKSON Ailsa McMillan 💙 CAKE_listenupstorytelling QueenMargaretUni

Black and Asian people are disproportionately working-class but almost always erased from the narrative around class. That's deliberate.

Disaster. For artists and organisations at the innovative end of things. For the organisations they fuel. For audiences. For culture in Scotland. For people who sacrifice so much for their belief in the importance of art in society.

Creative Scotland @creativescots to close Open Fund for Individuals in 11 days - why this is devastating news for marginalised artists 🧵

This is really awful. This fund was the lifeblood to countless ideas. Where to turn to for this creative space now? Come on First Minister and Scottish Government this isn’t the creative Scotland we want to live in. thenational.scot/news/24528958.…

Incredible timing for this Guardian piece to land. As I was saying...incredibly hard not to compare and contrast with Scottish Government's sawing through the parachute cords.

Arts funding

1/2 An honour to read with Jeda Pearl Time Cleaves Itself 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇯🇲 Hannah Lavery marking the UNESCO International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. Hosted by the Edinburgh Slavery and Colonialism Legacy Review Implementation Group The City of Edinburgh Council

🚨 NEW PROJECT ALERT 🚨 We’re back with another Fundamentals masterclass – this time led by award-winning poet and playwright Hannah Lavery in Autobiography Fundamentals.

Grateful to be Scottish Parliament this evening with Beyond Srebrenica to meet Almasa again, hear her tell her own story & the importance of preserving the memory of the Bosnian genocide. Sneak preview of the play #Inseparable, a creative & powerful educational resource touring Scottish schools