kaberett | [politics] Alright, let's do this.

Here's a thing I'm finding helpful: yes, the Tories won a horrendous parliamentary majority, but in terms of vote share they lost out, nationally, to centre/left parties. Here's another thing I'm finding helpful: my new MP is a Kurdish woman, replacing a Change UK MP whose politics made me, in several respects, deeply uncomfortable; and in Enfield Southgate Bambos Charalambous kept his seat. The Electoral Reform Society also gives me hope. All of these things are concrete, statistical reminders about what proportion of the population of my country actually considers me disposable.

Nevertheless, we're still living in a political reality featuring alarming parallels to 1930s Germany. We've had a politician murdered by far-right terrorists; ongoing violations of the human rights of disabled people; TERFs (here's your connection); a government elected with a manifesto targetting Gypsies, Roma and Travellers (more).

In the first instance, I'm wanting to funnel my resources toward groups already under attack. Here's a starting point from me.

Organisations to give money to (many of which you can also volunteer with)

the Roma Support Group, who do a variety of work nationally, including advocacy, education and research
the Belfast Trans Resource Centre (Northern Ireland)
Action for Trans Health
Lesbians and Gays Support the Migrants
Benefits and Work, who I have absolutely relied on for every benefits application I've made
Liberty, who work for human rights
HOPE not hate, who work to counter fascist and racist politics in a high-impact, targetted fashion
QueerCare Network

Petition- and letter-writing

Hosting

Refugees at Home
Abortion Support Network (within a 30-minute commute of bpas Richmond or Streatham, MSI Brixton or Ealing, or NUPAS Kingston)

Further resources