Books Beyond Bars

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We send books to incarcerated LGBTQ people in the UK. See our pinned tweet thread for how to post us books! Donate:

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    8 Jul 2020

    ⚡NEW FAQ THREAD⚡ Books Beyond Bars are a volunteer led organisation that sends books and other resources to LGBTQ+ people in UK prisons. Donate: Wishlist:

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    31 Dec 2020

    Around 200 people protesting outside Blanchardstown Garda Station over the police shooting of George Nkencho.

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  3. Retweeted
    21 Dec 2020

    ❗️Every NYE people across the world come together to demonstrate outside prisons & remind those inside they’re not alone. Even if the pandemic prevents us doing this in person, we want to continue this tradition of solidarity. Write to a prisoner

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  4. 31 Dec 2020

    This year, we sent more books than we have ever sent, to a much bigger number of readers. But we aren't so bold as to make resolutions for 2021. We will continue to send books to incarcerated LGBTQ+ people. Anything else is a bonus.

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  5. 31 Dec 2020

    Last year we posted on NYE a summary of our plans for 2020, which mostly involve increasing our capacity through training up volunteers and some side projects. Coronavirus made all of that impossible. We had less volunteers, and a huge increase in requests for books.

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  6. 31 Dec 2020

    Happy New Year to all our followers. Hoping we can all grow solidarity and community in 2021 and beyond. 💜

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  7. 30 Dec 2020

    - don't assume someone has a particular experience/ wants to talk to you about trauma - if its something you're expecting a response to, tell people how much u wanna write & stick to it - don't ask why theyre in prison - keep things confidential - if in doubt draw something nice

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  8. 30 Dec 2020

    Some quick thoughts on writing to incarcerated people for the first time: - introduce yourself and share something about your life - don't be a dick - don't say anything that could get people in trouble (anything too critical of prison, illegal, sex, etc)

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    29 Dec 2020

    Please contribute to and share this fundraiser for housing for CeCe McDonald! If you don't know her story of being imprisoned for defending herself against a racist and transphobic attack in 2011, check out the videos in this thread.

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  10. 29 Dec 2020

    Letter writing workshop for International Day of Solidarity with Trans Prisoners, get to it!

    Next month we're running a free online letter-writing workshop with and local trans activists. It'll be perfect for if you've been meaning to show some solidarity through letter-writing but not sure where to start 👉
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  11. 29 Dec 2020

    Join tonight for their reading group discussion on disability and prisons. You don't have to have done the reading to attend :)

    Tonight @ 7.30pm
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  12. 28 Dec 2020

    Hi ! We are a collective of volunteers who send books and magazines to incarcerated LGBT+ people in the UK. One of our readers inside has asked for back copies of DNA magazine. Don't suppose you could send some to us? 💜🙏

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  13. 28 Dec 2020

    On the 22nd of Jan we will be co-hosting with an event where we write letters to incarcerated trans people together. More information here:

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  14. 28 Dec 2020

    Coming up in January on the 22nd is International Day of Solidarity with Trans prisoners. If you want to write a one-off letter of solidarity to a trans prisoner, please send them to us and we will pass them on. PO box 5554, Manchester, M61 0SQ

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  15. Retweeted
    26 Dec 2020

    Please share this my friends

    Merry Christmas everyone! If you have been gifted a book that isn't right for you, consider re-gifting it so we can send it to an incarcerated LGBTQ+ person. You can send new or pre-loved books to: Books Beyond Bars PO box 5554 Manchester M61 0SQ 🌲🎉🥳
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    26 Dec 2020

    If you're on the left and sort of an abolitionist I strongly recommend doing some reading & thinking about it and getting the difficult arguments straight in your head because we're facing a big expansion of police powers, immigration detention, and the prison estate this year.

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    25 Dec 2020

    Merry Christmas everyone! If you have been gifted a book that isn't right for you, consider re-gifting it so we can send it to an incarcerated LGBTQ+ person. You can send new or pre-loved books to: Books Beyond Bars PO box 5554 Manchester M61 0SQ 🌲🎉🥳

    ⚡NEW FAQ THREAD⚡ Books Beyond Bars are a volunteer led organisation that sends books and other resources to LGBTQ+ people in UK prisons. Donate: Wishlist:
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    26 Dec 2020

    On Tuesday an 18 year old woman died at HMP Styal - the eighth death in a women's prison this year. There is no justification for keeping people in these conditions.

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    21 Dec 2020

    Will definitely be supporting this and you should too! Think people often underestimate the power and solidarity writing to folks in prison has - especially this year when many folks have had increasingly limited or non-existent contact with the outside.

    Since we can't have our usual NYE noise protests outside prisons this year, we're partnering with , , and on a letter writing action - take a minute to send a note of solidarity to someone inside.
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  20. 26 Dec 2020

    In previous yrs our Xmas post got 100s of RTs, probably b/c i tweeted them in the morning & ppl had the full day to tweet. Unfortunately this yr I got distracted by Xmas itself (read: drinking/cooking), & it hasn't performed so well. Pls give it a boost so I feel less guilty!

    Merry Christmas everyone! If you have been gifted a book that isn't right for you, consider re-gifting it so we can send it to an incarcerated LGBTQ+ person. You can send new or pre-loved books to: Books Beyond Bars PO box 5554 Manchester M61 0SQ 🌲🎉🥳
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    25 Dec 2020

    Please help out if you can. Thank you. 📚

    Merry Christmas everyone! If you have been gifted a book that isn't right for you, consider re-gifting it so we can send it to an incarcerated LGBTQ+ person. You can send new or pre-loved books to: Books Beyond Bars PO box 5554 Manchester M61 0SQ 🌲🎉🥳
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