by Administrator | Aug 26, 2020 | Readers & Writers
Richard The Oxford English Dictionary describes ‘solidarity’ as the ‘fact’ or ‘quality’ on the part of a community of being ‘perfectly united or at one in some respect’. Perfectly united – as anyone who has been in a group of friends, family, at school or in the...
by Administrator | Aug 24, 2020 | Readers & Writers
Solidarity Noun Union or fellowship arising from common responsibilities and interests, as between members of a group or between classes, peoples, etc. Community of feelings, purposes, etc. Community of responsibilities and interests. Flying ants know what solidarity...
by Administrator | Aug 12, 2020 | Quick Reads
On Saturday 18th July, I sat at the desk in my bedroom about to begin the first Letters of Solidarity workshop. I had never used Zoom before or even attended any kind of virtual writing class, so I was not sure what to expect. But as the Zoom call progressed, I was...
by Administrator | Aug 6, 2020 | Readers & Writers
Just over two years ago I needed to travel to London last minute. Unable to get a train I stood in a long queue waiting to board a coach. I didn’t know anyone in the queue and most of all I hadn’t expected that I would need to act in solidarity with one of the...
by Administrator | Jul 29, 2020 | Readers & Writers
We are all in this together, the mantra of our times, sums up the word ‘solidarity’. Never has the word had so much resonance for so many people in so many countries. The landscape of our world has changed dramatically over recent months and we are all playing a role...