Dewi Cooke

It’s official!

@AyuolManyok Happy belated birthday, bb!! Hope you’ve got good ppl around you to iftar with - Ramadan can be lonely in the big city ❤️

I’ve been in New York for 2 days, slept through my birthday, didn’t even do my obligatory birthday cry. I be so ready to throw in the towel, because the intensity and pressure of the world is very overwhelming!

Our annual winter #fundraising appeal has launched! Please consider a tax deductible donation, of any amount, to help build the digital skills of our talented students who come from refugee and new migrant backgrounds. 🙏🏻 Donate: tss-winter-appeal-2023.raisely.com

@TheSocialStudio is celebrating 13 years of ECA accreditation! The Social Studio provides training and employment opportunities for people from refugee and asylum seeking backgrounds. The Social Studio is proudly 100% made in Australia and accredited by ECA.

@woodymcdonald @3RRRFM Great show tonight, Woody. x

Last Cave EVER about to kick off @3RRRFM …

A welcome development….thank you for all those who worked hard to achieve this. 💪🏾

@AyuolManyok Thinking of you, hope the homecoming goes ok. x

I’ve never seen my mother so depressed man. Worst return home fr.

The Iranian climber who competed without a hijab in South Korea has been given a hero's welcome in Tehran:

🚨 Undercover investigation finds workers in China making clothes for Shein, world’s biggest fast-fashion brand, are: 👗 Paid 3p per item 👚 Working 18-hour days 👙 Given no weekends + only one day off a month @Channel4 findings shared with @theipaper: inews.co.uk/news/consumer/…

@Bayin_JD @TheSocialStudio This is so kind of you - thank you!

The two female Iranian journalists who broke the story of #MahsaAmini’s death and her family’s reaction are now in jail, says @pressfreedom senior researcher @YeganehSalehi. “Both of those female journalists are currently in solitary confinement in Evin Prison.”

@_esther @Meanjin Wow, fantastic news!!

Ukrainian French artist Sonia Delaunay's 1920s - 1930s clothing designs #WomensArt

UK, 104-year-old Grace Brett, was a member of a band of guerilla knitters and was thought to be the oldest street artist/yarn-bomber in the world #UnravellingWomensArt

@AyuolManyok Dreamy!

No flexies, but I had a moment with Miss Naomi 🥺

🚨EXCLUSIVE: Yvon Chouinard, who founded the outdoor apparel maker Patagonia and became a reluctant billionaire with his unconventional spin on capitalism, has given away the company. All Patagonia’s profits will now be used to fight climate change.🧵 nytimes.com/2022/09/14/cli…

Vale Jack Charles. Before he passed away, his family were able to send him off on Country during a smoking ceremony at the Royal Melbourne hospital. Uncle Jack died at the RMH after suffering from a stroke. His family have given permission for his name and image #vale

Let me tell you a story. This is Susan Lung. She taught me to read and write in a single year when I was 7 years old. I've been looking for Susan, hoping to thank her in person, for almost twenty years. And then she surprised me at my reading last night.

After 3 weeks reporting on the Ocean Viking search and rescue ship, I've hung up my lifejacket. I'm taking a bit of time off now, but here's a recap of my reports. They aren't easy reading, but I urge you to take a look - not enough is known about what's happening in the Med.🧵

You won't regret reading this.

Today is World Refugee Day, an international day organised every year on 20 June by the United Nations, to celebrate & honour refugees from around the world. For #WorldRefugeeDay we are celebrating 21 refugee artists & sharing their stories #WorldRefugeeDay2022 A thread…