JKR's Lumos foundation are fundraising for children in Ukraine

[SirSamVimesCityWatch]

This isn't strictly a sex and gender topic, I grant you.

But as a heads up, Lumos have launched a specific appeal to target children in Ukraine - especially those in orphanages.

I have been wanting to donate money somewhere for Ukraine but I am very wary of large charities these days. Lumos is one that I trust to get help where it is needed, and not spunk donation £ up the wall on bloated exec salaries or programmes/policies which help very few people but accumulate Stonewall points.

If anyone else would like to donate just Google Lumos (not sure if I can put a direct link) .

Thank you for that. Will take a look.

Spectacular username, @RoyKentsChestHair !

Cheers. I donated but they said they were having problems acknowledging UK donations & sure enough I haven't heard anything. Just hope the money got through.

Oh that's weird, mine went through fine.

@SirSamVimesCityWatch

Spectacular username, *@RoyKentsChestHair* !

Named after a spectacular chest

Donated and also used her tweet for a bit of stealth terfing at work posting a link to the Lumos appeal on the work intranet with a dollop if proses for JKR.

Oooh stealth terfing, great phrase.

Dollop of praise that should have said.

God, that bitch. Coming here, raising money for orphans in a warzone, the absolute bloody nerve of her. Can't someone cancel her?

Donated, one of the few things I can do here to help.

Stealth terfing.... I do that a lot. Referring to girlhood, breastfeeding, being a woman, biology. Not hard these days to slip it in here and there.

Thanks for the link. I donated to World Central Kitchen yesterday which is cooking hot meals on the ground in Ukraine and on the borders.

Thanks for the reminder- just donated. Interesting to read about their thinking on orphanges.

@Beowulfa

Thanks for the reminder- just donated. Interesting to read about their thinking on orphanges.

Yes, very. I was shocked to learn how many children in orphanages have living parents.

I'm so lucky and happy to be able to donate to Lumos and Fistula Org today.
Both with matched donations.
I 💜 JK Rowling

She's carrying on today, it is International Women's day after all. She really is on fire.