Well... I am a magpie of sorts.. Picking up all manner of curious things.. Here’s a tailor’s dummy from the turn of the last Century! I know that it’s French because it’s covered in French newspaper. And what’s intriguing is the shape.. the minuscule waist contrasted...

Gettin’ ready for last night’s conversation with Alain de Botton.. THANK YOU everyone who made it possible #School of Life What a delightful audience.. and such great singing voices too!!! Love all around... #OneReasonWhyIAmaGlobalFeminist @thecirclengo

Really looking forwards to having a conversation with Alain de Botton this evening in London..!! I have so much goin’ awn in my mind.. he’s gonna have to keep me on track!! Lord!!! 😬

Backstage at Madison Square Gardens, waiting and honoured to join Aretha Franklyn in a live duet version of ‘Chain of Fools’ to celebrate the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a few years ago. Wearing my HIV POSITIVE shirt like an advocacy flag.. On the back it says...

Domestic violence - The hidden physical and emotional abuse perpetrated behind closed doors of ‘unsafe’ homes. Women in co dependent relationships often return to their abuser for a variety of reasons..He is the father of their children - They are dependent on him as...

Ok... Here’s the purple lady! Another past blast!

Inner ( actually) ‘outer’ .. Annie Lennox of the Eighties.. She’s gone - but not gone.. She’s exactly how I felt then and still feel now.. Gender bender?? A somewhat clumsy label for a ‘cis’ woman who looked ambiguously androgynous.. So many changes since then.. If I...

Sexual violence and rape as a weapon of war.. The most inconceivable violations perpetuated against women and girls.. Who knows? Who even cares? Go to NETFLIX to watch the documentary film about City of Joy... It will dip you into the full perspective of what Global...

Slavery... Never went away.. It continues to this day.. with girls and women as the majority of it’s currency.. #OneReasonWhyImAGlobalFeminist @thecirclengo

I’ve been passionate about the issue of HIV/AIDS for many years and have campaigned to raise awareness on the issue that many people are still unaware of. HIV is one of leading causes of mortality for girls and women of reproductive age in many African countries. This...

Can you imagine where you’d be today, if you hadn’t received a basic education? With no literacy skills, life is incredibly restricted in so many ways.. especially regarding work opportunities and social mobility. 62 million girls around the world today are prevented...

Emma is the Global Development and Strategic Engagement Director at @mothers2mothers .. working on behalf of women living with HIV to ensure their babies are born free of the virus and their mothers can live full and healthy lives. #OneReasonWhyImAGlobalFeminist

Over the next few days I’ll be sharing some of the hard facts affecting girls and women around the world today. They are the reasons why I describe myself as a Global Feminist and they are facts that everyone needs to be aware of. Here are just three that you might...

Thank you to everyone taking part so far 🙌 I’m going to be reposting some more facts and statistics over the coming days! You can add your contribution to the wave by posting a picture of yourself holding up your reason #OneReasonWhyImaGlobalFeminist and make sure to...

Sharing a few words on the issue of the dire need of empowerment for girls and women globally, and why we need to turn rhetoric into action.. Abusive attitudes and behaviours must be changed. #OneReasonWhyImaGlobalFeminist! Calling all my Instagram followers!!! Take a...

Framed picture of Marilyn Monroe on the bathroom door...Sad, beautiful and strange...

Cumulus perfection!!!!

Domestic Bliss! Old Fashioned Egg Custard! 3 eggs 1/2pt milk a little brown sugar tsp vanilla essence powdered nutmeg Soul soothing...

Shadowlands...