Frankie Leach

Udaipur

Day 5, Bikaner to Jaisalmer.

Delhi - day 2.

Delhi, Day 1 – Dosa, rickshaws, many, many bookshops, and women-only metro carriages, where the badass ladies of Delhi won’t hesitate to boot out any bloke trying to sneak his way in.

Thanks Tom! Praying I don’t catch another stomach parasite hehehe.

Very lucky to be clocking off today from ActionAid to head to North India for the rest of the year. 2024 has been a painful whirlwind—fighting for truly a decolonised humanitarian sector right now takes courage, resilience & commitment. Stick to your values, keep challenging the system.

‘Protect the climate for whom?’: Palestinians highlight Gaza at Cop29 Advocates and officials argue that consequences of Israeli siege are inextricably linked to tackling the climate crisis

Military conflicts account for about 5.5% of global emissions - more than aviation.

Imperialism is killing all of us.

There can be no climate justice without peace.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Turnpike Lane, never change.

Situation in the State of Palestine: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israel’s challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant Today, on 21 November 2024, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (‘Court’), in its composition for the Situation in the State of Palestine, unanimously issued two decisions rejectin...

Full link to warrants and evidence here: www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...

Wow. Arrest warrants issued for Netanyahu & Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Incl their intentional blocking of aid to Gaza. Pertinent for Keir Starmer, who defended Israel's actions, saying they had the right to withhold power & water from Gaza, see below from the ICC evidence...

Autocorrect thumping me for trying to write Isabel!

There’s a great little book stall near Exmouth market and they always have such a wonderful and niche selection (out of shot is Isabella Allende’s House of Spirits). This does now mean every time I go out for lunch I also buy a book.

I initially turned my nose up at Bluesky and thought I’d be a twitter veteran until the end, but I didn’t realise quite how nice it is to just engage with the people you know, respect and like and not have to wade your through thousands of pieces of crap to hear from them.

Aw thanks Susie! And yes we did! Hello! I always got feedback that they were too polemic hahaha, never been one for a thorough reference 😉

I wrote about something deeply personal, 'The Radical Possibility of Family Beyond Romance'. It's taken me 20 years to write this piece and think about everything within it properly, so it starts with me and ends with all of us, and I hope you enjoy it.

open.substack.com/pub/frankiel...