Migration & human rights, UK diplomat @FCDOGovUK, ex @GoldsmithsUoL. Likes reading #books in my boudoir. Yes that is me inside the giant hand.
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Two years on from Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, harrowing footage from '20 Days in Mariupol' showing reality of a city and its people under siege is a must-watch. Proud that @ukinserbia helped bring this to a Serbian audience 🇺🇦🇬🇧 #SlavaUkraini youtu.be/9H_Fg_5x4ME?si=dU3a…
A highlight of my year…speaking alongside Equality Commissioner Janković at #Fempower and sharing my journey as a woman in the male-dominated world of diplomacy:
“Glass ceilings are being broken, but gender equality thrives when men actively join the movement.” @UKinSerbia
Stunned by #CarlosAmorales ‘Black Cloud’ artwork, made up of 25,000 paper moths. Beautiful, creative use of former dictator Ceaușescu’s ego project of a Parliament - the largest in the world - now home to Bucharest’s Museum of Contemporary Art #exhibition #Romania
Moved & honoured to have helped organise last night’s humanitarian concert for #Ukraine in Belgrade. Poignantly beautiful performance by 🇺🇦🇬🇧 violist @MaximRysanov & St Djordje Chamber Orchestra 🎼 in aid of citizens fleeing & affected by the war. #StandWithUkraine
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ALT St George Chamber Orchestra
ALT Stephanie Shillinglaw, Head of Programmes, British Embassy Serbia, with Ambassador of Ukraine, Volodymyr Tolkach and Ambassador of Belgium, Cathy Buggenhout
ALT British Embassy Belgrade team with violists Ljubomir Milanović and Maksim Risanov
ALT St George Chamber Orchestra with British-Ukrainian violist Maksim Risanov
On today's #DayOfTheGirl I would tell my younger self:
♀ there's more than one path to get to where you want to go
♀ the long and muddy one is way more interesting
♀ helping others makes the world a better place 🌎
...oh, and lay off the booze!
#Sheleads #WeLead #Community
Horrendous attack on one of my favourite living writers @SalmanRushdie
'A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.'
Reminder of how our words contribute to #freedomofexpression 📚📝 @PEN_Int @Article19org @EnglishPEN
Amazing night at @Dragoslavia Balkans drag show supported by @BritishCouncil. Such fun dancing with the queens & kings but let's not forget #Pride also about ensuring queer & trans communities can express themselves in safety 🌍🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #Pride2022 #DiplomatsForEquality @sonjasajzor
Channelling all my Britishness at this year's #PlatinumJubilee 🇬🇧 🇷🇸🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ and no
@HendricksGin
didn't sponsor me personally! #publicservice #supportcivilsociety #QBP2022 #HM70
London, you showed up! Didn't realise how much I missed my old hometown till I went to today's #StandWithUkraine march 💙💛
Solidarity matters 🇺🇦
Seizing yachts & property might seem like a hot new topic but Western Balkan experts at 🇬🇧-funded Asset Recovery Conference have been doing it for years, and know the hard work & cross-border cooperation required. Just back from an eye-opening time in Tirana 🇦🇱 @airewb @raiseeorg
Coverage of terrifying & unstable events in Europe reminds us of the importance of independent journalism that promotes peace and counters disinformation. Congrats @jjorgacevic @ZVorgucic & other media award winners for their stories on multi-ethnic coexistence in Serbia & Kosovo
‘I escaped Kabul, now I’m in the middle of another war’ bbc.com/news/live/world-euro… via @BBCNews
ALT Fazila, left, and her sister fled Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover and are now stuck in Ukraine. “I was happy that I survived the Taliban, but I'm now wondering if leaving Kabul was the right decision because I'm now in the middle of another war."
Discovered the amazing work of artist Mohammed Sami @haywardgallery recently...Iraqi-born @GoldAlumni Sami lives and paints between UK and Sweden. Took me a while to realise what was strange about "Refugee Camp"
#tippedchair #withrefugees #artispolitics
ALT Family Issues II, 2020
ALT Refugee Camp, 2020
Amazing turnout last night for @DaSeZna fundraiser at fave Belgrade venue KCGrad with DJ @jovijah and delish food. Thanks everyone who came and showed support for the tireless work this lot do 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #DiplomatsForEquality #HumanRights #mentalhealth @UKinSerbia @FCDO_FLAG @DomOtway
Proud to represent 🇬🇧@UKinSerbia as a genuine #LGBT+ rights ally today. I spoke at launch of Hate Crime report by @DaSeZna. Crucial evidence that more needs to be done to protect 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ communities @FCDO_FLAG @StonewallUK
"I am the ruins of buildings that were never more than that which someone, in the midst of building them, grew tired and stopped" #Pessoa #theBookOfDisquiet #mindspiral #onhol
Supporting all #survivors of sexual violence and tackling the stigma they face is crucial for societies to heal. In awe of the courage of those #SpeakingOut2021 against the horror of rape @YIHR_eng @end_svc #PSVI #bodymapping
Shameless plug for #GREATFilm 🇬🇧 at the #NoTimeToDie preview screening 🎬 feat fast cars and martini, always martini 🍸
@007 #JamesBond #NoTimeForSpoilers
Amazing turnout for @krokodilEW literary festival in Belgrade tonight. Thanks @IrvineWelsh & @Hanifkureishi for reminding we can still take solace in being queer, punk, anti-racist and “that feeling when you realise you can create a whole new identity”
