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Simon Munk Apr 6, 2023

Apr 6, 2023

Please sign this petition to ask the government to commit to not amending the Equality Act's definition of sex and remove protection for trans people.

The Government has previously committed to not remove legal protections for trans people, an already marginalised group, but this change would do so.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/627984

Petition: Commit to not amending the Equality Act's definition of sex

It has been reported that the Government may amend the Equality Act to "make it clear that sex means biological sex rather than gender." The Government has previously committed to not remove legal protections for trans people, an already marginalised group, but this change would do so.

Petitions - UK Government and Parliament

Simon Munk Dec 29, 2022

So @JohnDMStewart appears to be the UK Noise Association chap who has spent the last year attacking LTNs and those who support LTNs on twitter. I had to block him there as his views were unevidenced and he supported toxic attacks on others including doxxing attempts. IMO unless he has changed tack radically, he has no place on an instance marked 'urbanists' let alone one marked 'social'.

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Simon Munk Dec 6, 2022

Also, argh, should have credite screengrab: https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/y8ty9g/the_barbican_finally_made_it_into_star_wars/

The Barbican finally made it into Star Wars

Posted in r/CasualUK by u/Wavyhill • 51 points and 18 comments

Simon Munk Dec 6, 2022

So, #Andor then? I'm most of way through series & not a huge Star Wars fan but it's cracking. A horrifyingly grim portrayal of the endless, repetitive bureacracy of fascism, of genocide by slow strangulation, it's also an inventive low budget sci-fi that uses London locations including the Barbican & Brunswick Centre (and Polaroid camera props). Screengrab: https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/y8ty9g/the_barbican_finally_made_it_into_star_wars/ (Alt text: Barbican bridge reimagined in Star Wars Andor series)

The Barbican finally made it into Star Wars

Posted in r/CasualUK by u/Wavyhill • 51 points and 18 comments

Simon Munk Nov 23, 2022

Ian.Burnette Nov 23, 2022

If you're like me, then you were really happy to learn about Mastodon's enthusiastic support for image descriptions, and you were eager to join in.

Then you went to actually write something and realized you have no idea how to present visual info in a way that is helpful/enjoyable to those who are #VisuallyImpaired or #Blind.

I found this guide really informative: https://uxdesign.cc/how-to-write-an-image-description-2f30d3bf5546

Post-viral Edit: Don't forget to give the author some love on medium. They did the work!

#Accessibility

How to write an image description

I wrote this how-to guide with the immensely helpful counsel and insights from Bex Leon and Robin Fanning, as well as through an online…

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Simon Munk Nov 18, 2022

Very #NewHere so bear with. Still unconvinced this will be #NewTwitrer but ultimately doesn't matter either. Campaigns Manager at #London Cycling Campaign. London, England that is. Vegetarian. Dad of 2 teens. #WFMiniHolland resident. Hip hop kid old enough to remember the early years. Will toot about #cycling #activetravel #urbanists #UrbanPlanning #LowTrafficNeighbourhoods #CycleTracks #politics #ClimateSafeStreets #DangerousJunctions & how good Danny Brown really is live etc.