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The ticket pre-sale for SISTERS: Annie Lennox and Friends at The Royal Albert Hall in support of @thecirclengo sold out in record time this morning!

If you didn’t manage to get tickets yet you will have another chance from 10AM Friday 15th Nov during the General On Sale.

Given the unprecedented demand today we urge you to get in the ticket queue tomorrow quickly to try and secure your spot for what is going to be a truly wonderful evening.

Head to the @royalalberthall website or @ticketmasteruk at 10am Friday and join us for an inspirational evening of sisterhood, solidarity and song.
(link in bio)

Annie HQ & The Circle

Nov 14

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The ticket pre-sale for SISTERS: Annie Lennox and Friends at The Royal Albert Hall in support of @thecirclengo sold out in record time this morning!

If you didn’t manage to get tickets yet you will have another chance from 10AM Friday 15th Nov during the General On Sale.

Given the unprecedented demand today we urge you to get in the ticket queue tomorrow quickly to try and secure your spot for what is going to be a truly wonderful evening.

Head to the @royalalberthall website or @ticketmasteruk at 10am Friday and join us for an inspirational evening of sisterhood, solidarity and song.
(link in bio)

Annie HQ & The Circle

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officialannielennox

Dear Friends,
Just when you might have thought nothing on earth could become any more barbaric - brutal - relentless and sadistically cruel than this nightmarish horror show,
to all intents and purposes, it seems as if things are becoming steadily worse and worse for Palestinians in Gaza…
There are no red lines…
There is no humanity…
The butchery and slaughter of tens of thousands of human beings is happening on our electronic screens and those who call it out are being gas lit by the powers that be…
Women and children are the majority of those who pay with their lives.
#ceasefire

Nov 13

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Dear Friends,
Just when you might have thought nothing on earth could become any more barbaric - brutal - relentless and sadistically cruel than this nightmarish horror show,
to all intents and purposes, it seems as if things are becoming steadily worse and worse for Palestinians in Gaza…
There are no red lines…
There is no humanity…
The butchery and slaughter of tens of thousands of human beings is happening on our electronic screens and those who call it out are being gas lit by the powers that be…
Women and children are the majority of those who pay with their lives.
#ceasefire

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officialannielennox

Dear Friends,
Amidst the tumult and chaos of the world I’m delighted to announce that, along with specially invited musical guests, I’ll be performing at London’s @royalalberthall on the evening of March 6th 2025, as part of a wonderful event entitled - SISTERS - just ahead of International Women’s Day!

As my first headline show in the UK for several years, it’s going to be a really powerful evening for a cause I am truly passionate about, in support of @thecirclengo, who work tirelessly everyday to support and empower women and girls facing violence and gender injustice across the world.

The need has never been greater or more urgent!

We’ll all be celebrating Sisterhood - Solidarity and the inspirational power of music!

I am proud to be part of an event that will help create an impactful difference to women worldwide.

Pre Sale
Thursday 14th 10am
for @thecirclengo & @royalalberthall members

General Sale
Friday 15th 10am
royalalberthall.com & ticketmaster.co.uk

Head over to The Circle or The Royal Albert Hall websites to find out more

Love Annie x

thecircle.ngo
royalalberthall.com

@thecirclengo
@royalalberthall

Nov 12

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Dear Friends,
Amidst the tumult and chaos of the world I’m delighted to announce that, along with specially invited musical guests, I’ll be performing at London’s @royalalberthall on the evening of March 6th 2025, as part of a wonderful event entitled - SISTERS - just ahead of International Women’s Day!

As my first headline show in the UK for several years, it’s going to be a really powerful evening for a cause I am truly passionate about, in support of @thecirclengo, who work tirelessly everyday to support and empower women and girls facing violence and gender injustice across the world.

The need has never been greater or more urgent!

We’ll all be celebrating Sisterhood - Solidarity and the inspirational power of music!

I am proud to be part of an event that will help create an impactful difference to women worldwide.

Pre Sale
Thursday 14th 10am
for @thecirclengo & @royalalberthall members

General Sale
Friday 15th 10am
royalalberthall.com & ticketmaster.co.uk

Head over to The Circle or The Royal Albert Hall websites to find out more

Love Annie x

thecircle.ngo
royalalberthall.com

@thecirclengo
@royalalberthall

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officialannielennox

Dear Friends,
The past few years have seen both tremendous achievements and set backs in terms of women’s empowerment across the world. At this particular point in time however, it’s become more vital than EVER to support women’s grass-roots organisations, where the needs are greatest at the most basic level, in a world where one in three women experience sexual or domestic violence in their lifetime. Where women have little to no agency over their bodies. Where inequality and misogyny are rife. Where poverty underscores a girl’s access to education and literacy skills.
We still have a LONG way to go!
Last week’s annual Partners Circle was so timely to renew energy and bring together our 12 grassroots partners from Nigeria, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Kenya, Afghanistan, UK, South Africa, Uganda, Sri Lanka and the Middle East. These organisations are at the heart of everything we do at @thecirclengo
Thank you also to the inspirational @juliagillard who joined and led a session on leadership and resilience.
Thankful for each one of these outstanding women from around the world who work tirelessly to change the lives of our fellow Sisters everywhere!!

@MKAAJIMPYAASBL @women_empowerment_alliance_wea @webfalainitiative @wiluganda @women_centre_sl @sikhwomensaid @thecirclengo

Nov 11

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Dear Friends,
The past few years have seen both tremendous achievements and set backs in terms of women’s empowerment across the world. At this particular point in time however, it’s become more vital than EVER to support women’s grass-roots organisations, where the needs are greatest at the most basic level, in a world where one in three women experience sexual or domestic violence in their lifetime. Where women have little to no agency over their bodies. Where inequality and misogyny are rife. Where poverty underscores a girl’s access to education and literacy skills.
We still have a LONG way to go!
Last week’s annual Partners Circle was so timely to renew energy and bring together our 12 grassroots partners from Nigeria, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Kenya, Afghanistan, UK, South Africa, Uganda, Sri Lanka and the Middle East. These organisations are at the heart of everything we do at @thecirclengo
Thank you also to the inspirational @juliagillard who joined and led a session on leadership and resilience.
Thankful for each one of these outstanding women from around the world who work tirelessly to change the lives of our fellow Sisters everywhere!!

@MKAAJIMPYAASBL @women_empowerment_alliance_wea @webfalainitiative @wiluganda @women_centre_sl @sikhwomensaid @thecirclengo

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officialannielennox

Dear Friends,
Just to let you know …
ALL HUMANITARIAN AGENCIES HAVE BEEN BLOCKED BY ISRAELI AUTHORITIES FROM PROVIDING FOOD INTO NORTHERN GAZA.
People have gone for an entire month without food and water.
All 8 UNRWA wells in Jabalya refugee camp have been destroyed.
After 13 months of devastating warfare - hopelessness has set in. With winter coming - 500,000 people are at severe risk of flooding, disease, extreme malnutrition, bombing, rubble and systemic destruction EVERYWHERE.
I don’t share this information to ‘bring down your mood’…
This is something we ALL need to KNOW - BE AWARE OF - BEAR IN MIND - BEAR WITNESS and ADVOCACY.
Don’t check out!!! Keep witnessing - sharing - protesting and calling out for ceasefire in this unmitigated
human made catastrophe where women and children are the main victims. #ceasefire

Nov 10

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Dear Friends,
Just to let you know …
ALL HUMANITARIAN AGENCIES HAVE BEEN BLOCKED BY ISRAELI AUTHORITIES FROM PROVIDING FOOD INTO NORTHERN GAZA.
People have gone for an entire month without food and water.
All 8 UNRWA wells in Jabalya refugee camp have been destroyed.
After 13 months of devastating warfare - hopelessness has set in. With winter coming - 500,000 people are at severe risk of flooding, disease, extreme malnutrition, bombing, rubble and systemic destruction EVERYWHERE.
I don’t share this information to ‘bring down your mood’…
This is something we ALL need to KNOW - BE AWARE OF - BEAR IN MIND - BEAR WITNESS and ADVOCACY.
Don’t check out!!! Keep witnessing - sharing - protesting and calling out for ceasefire in this unmitigated
human made catastrophe where women and children are the main victims. #ceasefire

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officialannielennox

Dear Friends,
TAKE A MOMENT!!!!!
44 PER CENT OF PEOPLE KILLED IN GAZA ARE CHILDREN!!!!!!!
LET THAT SINK IN
THIS is the world we ALL inhabit

Joining a collective international call for ceasefire and peace is the opposite of doing nothing.
In doing so you stand for human rights - justice and freedom.
How can calling for an end to the slaughter of tens of thousands of children be an endorsement of anti - semitism? Anti-Semitism is as repugnant as Anti-Muslim
JUST STOP KILLING CHILDREN
#ceasefire #stopkillingchildren

Nov 9

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Dear Friends,
TAKE A MOMENT!!!!!
44 PER CENT OF PEOPLE KILLED IN GAZA ARE CHILDREN!!!!!!!
LET THAT SINK IN
THIS is the world we ALL inhabit

Joining a collective international call for ceasefire and peace is the opposite of doing nothing.
In doing so you stand for human rights - justice and freedom.
How can calling for an end to the slaughter of tens of thousands of children be an endorsement of anti - semitism? Anti-Semitism is as repugnant as Anti-Muslim
JUST STOP KILLING CHILDREN
#ceasefire #stopkillingchildren

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officialannielennox

Dear Friends,
70 per cent of those killed in Gaza are women and children.
The ‘powers that be’ apparently couldn’t care less, which puts the onus upon everyone who thinks this is totally unacceptable and a criminal human rights violation.
Keep protesting! Keep sharing! Keep speaking out and calling for CEASEFIRE!!!

Repost: UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS

Nov 8

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Dear Friends,
70 per cent of those killed in Gaza are women and children.
The ‘powers that be’ apparently couldn’t care less, which puts the onus upon everyone who thinks this is totally unacceptable and a criminal human rights violation.
Keep protesting! Keep sharing! Keep speaking out and calling for CEASEFIRE!!!

Repost: UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS

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officialannielennox

Dear Friends,
THIS is what ETHNIC CLEANSING looks like… in case you didn’t already know.
TERRORISED MOTHERS FORCED TO DRAG THEIR LITTLE CHILDREN ALONG THE DUST ROADS OF ARMAGEDDON - TRYING TO AVOID BEING SLAUGHTERED.
CEASEFIRE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.

Nov 7

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Dear Friends,
THIS is what ETHNIC CLEANSING looks like… in case you didn’t already know.
TERRORISED MOTHERS FORCED TO DRAG THEIR LITTLE CHILDREN ALONG THE DUST ROADS OF ARMAGEDDON - TRYING TO AVOID BEING SLAUGHTERED.
CEASEFIRE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.

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officialannielennox

Dear Friends,
As we witness these horrific images every single day, I think we have to be SUPER vigilant that they don’t become ‘normalised’.
It’s easy to become accustomed to seeing the abject destruction - the rubble - the terrorised starving dust covered citizens - the slain and wounded from the comfort of our homes, as if it were ‘separate’ from our own personal security bubble.
The very act of consciously bearing witness to our shared common humanity is a very powerful thing to do. To see ‘beyond’ the imagery towards identifying with each and every human being..brother, sister, mother, father, child as extended family. NOT turning away.. NOT ignoring, dismissing or forgetting, but playing an active part in witnessing, supporting and contributing towards ceasefire and the end of these atrocities.
#ceasefire #stopthegenocide

Nov 5

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Dear Friends,
As we witness these horrific images every single day, I think we have to be SUPER vigilant that they don’t become ‘normalised’.
It’s easy to become accustomed to seeing the abject destruction - the rubble - the terrorised starving dust covered citizens - the slain and wounded from the comfort of our homes, as if it were ‘separate’ from our own personal security bubble.
The very act of consciously bearing witness to our shared common humanity is a very powerful thing to do. To see ‘beyond’ the imagery towards identifying with each and every human being..brother, sister, mother, father, child as extended family. NOT turning away.. NOT ignoring, dismissing or forgetting, but playing an active part in witnessing, supporting and contributing towards ceasefire and the end of these atrocities.
#ceasefire #stopthegenocide

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officialannielennox

Dear Friends,
Atrocity after atrocity
What is the end game here???
A ‘forever war’????
#ceasefire #stopthegenocide

Nov 4

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Dear Friends,
Atrocity after atrocity
What is the end game here???
A ‘forever war’????
#ceasefire #stopthegenocide

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officialannielennox

Dear Friends,
THERE IS NO INTENSIVE CARE FOR NEWBORN INFANTS IN NORTHERN GAZA!!!!!
Please witness and share @misanharriman’s message far and wide!
The media won’t be covering this!!!!
#ceasefire #stopthegenocide
#stopkillingnewbornbabies

Nov 4

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Dear Friends,
THERE IS NO INTENSIVE CARE FOR NEWBORN INFANTS IN NORTHERN GAZA!!!!!
Please witness and share @misanharriman’s message far and wide!
The media won’t be covering this!!!!
#ceasefire #stopthegenocide
#stopkillingnewbornbabies

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officialannielennox

Dear Friends,
On this Sunday 3rd of November 2024 - bear witness to the fact that FIFTY children have been killed over the last 48 hours in Jabalia!
The GENOCIDE has not stopped!
With the support of US, UK and EU governments it is continuing according to plan. You won’t see headlines in any media outlets.. They don’t cover atrocities such as the MASS SLAUGHTER OF PALESTINIAN CHILDREN ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS!
Kier Starmer and David Lammy - whatever happened to you??? DOES THIS SIT WELL WITH YOU??? HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MINDS AS WELL AS YOUR HUMANITY???
CEASEFIRE FOR GOD’S SAKE!!!!!!!
#ceasefire #stopkillingchildren

Nov 3

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Dear Friends,
On this Sunday 3rd of November 2024 - bear witness to the fact that FIFTY children have been killed over the last 48 hours in Jabalia!
The GENOCIDE has not stopped!
With the support of US, UK and EU governments it is continuing according to plan. You won’t see headlines in any media outlets.. They don’t cover atrocities such as the MASS SLAUGHTER OF PALESTINIAN CHILDREN ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS!
Kier Starmer and David Lammy - whatever happened to you??? DOES THIS SIT WELL WITH YOU??? HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MINDS AS WELL AS YOUR HUMANITY???
CEASEFIRE FOR GOD’S SAKE!!!!!!!
#ceasefire #stopkillingchildren

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officialannielennox

Dear Friends,
I have just witnessed one of the worst things I’ve ever seen.
A scene of abject butchery - with mangled body parts strewn across the ground.
It is abject GENOCIDE and we are witnessing it in real time.
KIER STARMER DAVID LAMMY
WHERE DOES YOUR CONSCIENCE LIE?????!!!!!
HOW CAN YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT???
THIS IS ON YOUR WATCH!!!!!!!

Nov 2

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Dear Friends,
I have just witnessed one of the worst things I’ve ever seen.
A scene of abject butchery - with mangled body parts strewn across the ground.
It is abject GENOCIDE and we are witnessing it in real time.
KIER STARMER DAVID LAMMY
WHERE DOES YOUR CONSCIENCE LIE?????!!!!!
HOW CAN YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT???
THIS IS ON YOUR WATCH!!!!!!!

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officialannielennox

Dear Friends.
As clear as day…..
This statement from UNICEF…
The situation in Gaza is APOCALYPTIC….. A terrible and shameful indictment on all the forces that have created this appalling human catastrophe…
Link in my stories or the @unicef bio for the full statement
#ceasefire

Nov 2

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Dear Friends.
As clear as day…..
This statement from UNICEF…
The situation in Gaza is APOCALYPTIC….. A terrible and shameful indictment on all the forces that have created this appalling human catastrophe…
Link in my stories or the @unicef bio for the full statement
#ceasefire

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officialannielennox

Dear Friends,
While men women and children are being deliberately killed in their hundreds on a daily basis - I thought this might be encouraging news for those of us who sometimes think that activism doesn’t work…
Barclays Bank report states that it no longer has ANY shares or holdings in Israel’s biggest weapon’s producer, Elbit Systems.
This follows a direct action campaign targeting the bank 54 times in one year, including a nationwide action against nearly 20 Barclay’s sites in a day.
For the first time in 10 years, Barclay’s pulled all of their investments out of the Israeli weapons maker.
#endthegenocide
#ceasefire Repost @pal_action

Oct 31

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Dear Friends,
While men women and children are being deliberately killed in their hundreds on a daily basis - I thought this might be encouraging news for those of us who sometimes think that activism doesn’t work…
Barclays Bank report states that it no longer has ANY shares or holdings in Israel’s biggest weapon’s producer, Elbit Systems.
This follows a direct action campaign targeting the bank 54 times in one year, including a nationwide action against nearly 20 Barclay’s sites in a day.
For the first time in 10 years, Barclay’s pulled all of their investments out of the Israeli weapons maker.
#endthegenocide
#ceasefire Repost @pal_action

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