Can’t wait to share our programme for Refugee Week 🧡 and the Great Get Together Our celebrations start on 16th June with a full week of celebrations ending the following Sunday. Watch this space in the days to come, and remember to put the week in your diary!

A busy few days for team Creative Cardiff!

Yesterday, we co-delivered the Creative Writing Industry Day with CUEnglishCommPhilos- an inspiring day of creative writing community-building 📖

This morning we hosted our monthly Creative Cuppa event, led by the fab Corey Bullock 🤩

📣The glittery jacket worn by Keir Starmer at Labour Party conference will be auctioned next week, with the proceeds donated to support our work!

You can send in your bid via email for this unique item and help us make change on the issues that Jo Cox was passionate about⬇️

We are now in Barby.

So excited to be performing at this!

For the first time, this is what a Master’s degree looks like.

Today, my daughter #RachelHandlin became the 1st person with #Downsyndrome to earn a graduate degree.

In the world.

Ever.

Rachel says: “I won’t be the last.”

CalArts BFA 2020.

Pratt Institute MFA 2024.

Legend.

Following the announcement made by her family, we share this obituary for Kathryn Bevis. It was an honour and a pleasure to have known & worked with Kathryn & the entire team sends our heartfelt condolences to her family & friends serenbooks.com/2024/05/kathry…

First sign to London since leaving Manchester!

Phenomenally proud of this book bursting with Welsh talent and fire breath!

Did 13 miles today! Busy A road but safe pavement to walk on. It was raining most of this journey today & the second we stopped walking the rain stopped!

Brilliant to join the 'Making Parliament Work for Women' event in Parliament this week, discussing how we achieve a #5050Parliament by 2028.

CEO Su Moore spoke about Jo Cox's passion for a gender-equal Parliament and our Commission recommendations to tackle abuse in politics.

At my local bookshop buyers leave vouchers to be redeemed for anyone who is in need of a book. Isn't that a great idea!?

Pages of Hackney

We were delighted to attend the open day at Senedd Cymru and met many members of our Welsh Parliament such as the Equalities Commissioner Joyce Watson MS/AS and we attended the First Ministers question time, and heard the First Minister Vaughan Gething 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 respond to what

Here comes the sun!
Did you know June is the #monthofcommunity 🥳
Wherever you are in the UK, there will be something awesome to take part in!
Here, join our Community Litterpick or #greatgettogether DM to volunteer!
@jocoxfoundation @refugeeweek Eden Communities Cymru The National Lottery Community Fund Cymru

Loved our last poetry collaboration @moreincommonllantwit! Looking forward to the next one x

It was great to be part of this today with City Year UK and The Jo Cox Foundation. Thanks James for facilitating and organising. It is clear that in a time of limited resources and with funding challenges, we need to bridge divides, promote mutual understanding and help each other out

Thank you to all in our community, especially local independent stores for making Teddy Trail possible inc Café Velo High Society Bridal 🫶
Diolch Stwff Stuff Bardic Vintage Books @nickeblysbooks Coast Cafe & Cafe Unwind for donating prizes!🫶👏 #llantwit #community

Thank you for helping in our journey Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 Dr Sophie Buchaillard ✍🏽📚 Figen Murray OBE Sarah Persson Laura Sheldon These3Streams Nick Olsen & many more....