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Read online – Annie Lennox In The Times #Suffrage100

Feb 6, 2018 | Activism, News

Read online: Annie’s article as part of the #Suffrage100 edition of Redbox on The Times and The Sunday Times .

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Along with @thecirclengo I am honoured to stand in solidarity with survivors like Gisele Pelicot, whose exceptional courage continues to drive impactful change.
As she launches her powerful new book ‘A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides’, we’re reminded that survivors’ voices must lead the way — and THEIR PRIORITIES FOR JUSTICE are focused at the centre of every conversation.
Gisele’s story is a testament to strength, resilience, and the transformative impact of BEING HEARD.
We stand with Gisele and all survivors globally who continue to shape the path forward with bravery and clarity!

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Along with @thecirclengo I am honoured to stand in solidarity with survivors like Gisele Pelicot, whose exceptional courage continues to drive impactful change. 
As she launches her powerful new book ‘A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides’, we’re reminded that survivors’ voices must lead the way — and THEIR PRIORITIES FOR JUSTICE are focused at the centre of every conversation.
Gisele’s story is a testament to strength, resilience, and the transformative impact of BEING HEARD. 
We stand with Gisele and all survivors globally who continue to shape the path forward with bravery and clarity!
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officialannielennox

Dear Friends…
This is how to erase the history of Palestine.
A lesson from the British Museum.
#palestinianerasure
#culturalerasure
#historicerasure

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Feb 15

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Dear Friends…
This is how to erase the history of Palestine. 
A lesson from the British Museum.
#palestinianerasure 
#culturalerasure 
#historicerasure
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officialannielennox

Dear Friends,
The official estimate of deaths in Gaza is around 72,000 right now…although there are easily thousands more who are yet to be accounted for..
How tragic and pitiful it is to realise that so many bodies were simply blown to pieces, so they can only bury ‘parts’ like this.. anonymously in a mass grave. So many of these remains are of children and women as well as the men.
This is GENOCIDE…
It always was genocide…It still is an ongoing genocide and the history books will describe it as genocide.

🎥 @channel4news

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Feb 13

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Dear Friends,
The official estimate of deaths in Gaza is around 72,000 right now…although there are easily thousands more who are yet to be accounted for..
How tragic and pitiful it is to realise that so many bodies were simply blown to pieces, so they can only bury ‘parts’ like this.. anonymously in a mass grave. So many of these remains are of children and women as well as the men. 
This is GENOCIDE… 
It always was genocide…It still is an ongoing genocide and the history books will describe it as genocide.

🎥 @channel4news
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officialannielennox

Dear Friends,
This wonderful PEACE envoy stepped out from Texas - to cover miles on foot across the USA to Washington DC in ALL weathers.
People made their way to greet them in their hundreds of thousands.
There is a collective YEARNING for peace in these dystopian times. The moral and spiritual bankruptcy of those in positions of power and influence is deeply entrenched. We’ve been ‘partying’ while the world burns.. Literally.
They didn’t walk to convert anyone to Buddhism…
Their message is simple.. and for free.
If world leaders could respond to this and make ‘peace’ a responsibility over money, power and ‘forever’ wars, imagine what a wonderful world this could be ( in the words of the late great Jimmy Cliff)… 💔❤️‍🩹☮️🙏🏼

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Feb 11

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Dear Friends,
This wonderful PEACE envoy stepped out from Texas - to cover miles on foot across the USA to Washington DC in ALL weathers. 
People made their way to greet them in their hundreds of thousands. 
There is a collective YEARNING for peace in these dystopian times. The moral and spiritual bankruptcy of those in positions of power and influence is deeply entrenched. We’ve been ‘partying’ while the world burns.. Literally. 
They didn’t walk to convert anyone to Buddhism… 
Their message is simple.. and for free. 
If world leaders could respond to this and make ‘peace’ a responsibility over money, power and ‘forever’ wars, imagine what a wonderful world this could be ( in the words of the late great Jimmy Cliff)… 💔❤️‍🩹☮️🙏🏼
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officialannielennox

Dear Friends,
SHAME on the world that profits from the deliberate wounding and trauma forced upon this innocent young girl!!!
The war criminals - the unscrupulous, corrupt political and corporate leaders.
The weapons manufacturers and traders - the silent global media.
ALL the combined players creating the circumstances that led to her severe injury.
How can anyone ever endorse or ‘excuse’ this utter barbarism?
It was NOT accidental.
SHAME ON THEM ALL!!!

🎥 @fajrglobal.en

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Feb 9

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Dear Friends,
SHAME on the world that profits from the deliberate wounding and trauma forced upon this innocent young girl!!! 
The war criminals - the unscrupulous, corrupt political and corporate leaders.
The weapons manufacturers and traders - the silent global  media. 
ALL the combined players creating the circumstances that led to her severe injury.
How can anyone ever endorse or ‘excuse’ this utter barbarism? 
It was NOT accidental. 
SHAME ON THEM ALL!!!

🎥 @fajrglobal.en
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officialannielennox

Dear Friends,
The genocide in Gaza is a GENOCIDE… no more interpretations required.
And it’s not over yet..
It is an intentional long term plan, to annihilate the Palestinians and keep them trapped in this caged Armageddon.
The supposed ‘Peace’ plan was a decoy.
Now ‘meningitis’ has appeared as the next threat to the population…
Will we continue to witness this slow drip feed of death, destruction and suffering for years to come?
Will we look away after the population gradually dies off?
We’ve ‘seen it all happen’ already… A ‘forever’ war…
A nightmare that can never be concealed.

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Feb 8

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Dear Friends,
The genocide in Gaza is a GENOCIDE… no more interpretations required. 
And it’s not over yet.. 
It is an intentional long term plan, to annihilate the Palestinians and keep them trapped in this caged Armageddon.
The supposed ‘Peace’ plan was a decoy. 
Now ‘meningitis’ has appeared as the next threat to the population… 
Will we continue to witness this slow drip feed of death, destruction and suffering for years to come? 
Will we look away after the population gradually dies off? 
We’ve ‘seen it all happen’ already… A ‘forever’ war… 
A nightmare that can never be concealed.
39702 2078

officialannielennox

Dear Friends,
It took me some time to discover what the ‘patriarchy’ was all about.
Like most girls, I was socially conditioned into believing in romantic fairy tales like Cinderella - Prince Charming- Snow White - the Princess and the Pea.. So I assumed that a ‘man’ would rescue me and ‘save me’ from myself, as it were.

I love men and so many I know personally are truly inspiring role models , but history and indeed life has proven that men can be also be incredibly callous and abusive.. both physically and mentally. I’ve understood how far short they fall for ALL OF US globally, especially in positions of power.

The Epstein files expose this ‘shadow side’ exists in the highest echelons of society. It feels SO OVERDUE to shift these kinds of power dynamics. I find it all unbelievably disturbing.

THIS is why I believe men and women need to talk - to communicate and work ‘together’! MEN can be GLOBAL FEMINISTS!! We welcome you!!

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Feb 7

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Dear Friends,
It took me some time to discover what the ‘patriarchy’ was all about. 
Like most girls, I was socially conditioned into believing in romantic fairy tales like Cinderella - Prince Charming- Snow White - the Princess and the Pea.. So I assumed that a ‘man’ would rescue me and ‘save me’ from myself, as it were.

I love men and so many I know personally are truly inspiring role models , but history and indeed life has proven that men can be also be incredibly callous and abusive.. both physically and mentally.  I’ve understood how far short they fall for ALL OF US globally, especially in positions of power.

The Epstein files expose this ‘shadow side’ exists in the highest echelons of society. It feels SO OVERDUE to shift these kinds of power dynamics. I find it all unbelievably disturbing.

THIS is why I believe men and women need to talk - to communicate and work ‘together’! MEN can be GLOBAL FEMINISTS!! We welcome you!!
23505 565

officialannielennox

Dear Friends,
This verdict is of huge significance in terms of civil rights and freedom to protest against GENOCIDE in the UK, where the government wants to deflect away from the truth and intimidate the public into silence. When tens of thousands of children have continuously been slaughtered, surely we MUST be able to respond.
When calling for CEASEFIRE - JUSTICE and ACCOUNTABILITY is criminalised we have arrived in Orwellian dystopia.
#ceasefire
#stopkillingchildren
#saynotogenocide

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Feb 4

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Dear Friends,
This verdict is of huge significance in terms of civil rights and freedom to protest against GENOCIDE in the UK, where the government wants to deflect away from the truth and intimidate the public into silence. When tens of thousands of children have continuously been slaughtered, surely we MUST be able to respond.
When calling for CEASEFIRE - JUSTICE and ACCOUNTABILITY is criminalised we have arrived in Orwellian dystopia. 
#ceasefire 
#stopkillingchildren 
#saynotogenocide
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officialannielennox

T​his @recordstoreday on 18.04.26 a special exclusive Live In Central Park 2LP red vinyl ​release will support independent record shops.

Find your local participating store at recordstoreday.co.uk #RSD26

£1 from every sale in the UK will be donated to @thecirclengo

Annie Lennox HQ

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Feb 4

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T​his @recordstoreday on 18.04.26 a special exclusive Live In Central Park 2LP red vinyl ​release will support independent record shops. 

Find your local participating store at recordstoreday.co.uk #RSD26

£1 from every sale in the UK will be donated to @thecirclengo 

Annie Lennox HQ
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officialannielennox

Dear Friends,
There can be little room for nuance when it comes to a term like GENOCIDE.
No ambiguity…
No interpretation.
Ethnic cleansing has been the clearly stated intention all along, without a shadow of a doubt.
Yet good people have been arrested; hauled off UK streets and labelled as terrorists for peacefully holding signs calling for an end to this GENOCIDE.
The powers that be don’t want you to bring attention to it, or protest against it. This is the dangerous convoluted system of authority yielded over decent good hearted - empathetic - peaceful and honourable citizens, while their hard earned tax money goes to pay for weapons of mass destruction…
When the TRUTH is being denied, twisted and concealed.. we HAVE to stand up and call it out for what it is, when they don’t want you to.
MASSIVELY DISAPPOINTED BY THE UK LABOUR GOVERNMENT!!
@amnesty | @amnestyuk

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Feb 4

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Dear Friends,
There can be little room for nuance when it comes to a term like GENOCIDE. 
No ambiguity… 
No interpretation. 
Ethnic cleansing has been the clearly stated intention all along, without a shadow of a doubt. 
Yet good people have been arrested; hauled off UK streets and labelled as terrorists for peacefully holding signs calling for an end to this GENOCIDE.
The powers that be don’t want you to bring attention to it, or protest against it. This is the dangerous convoluted system of authority yielded over decent good hearted - empathetic - peaceful and honourable citizens, while their hard earned tax money goes to pay for weapons of mass destruction…
When the TRUTH is being denied, twisted and concealed.. we HAVE to stand up and call it out for what it is, when they don’t want you to.
MASSIVELY DISAPPOINTED BY THE UK LABOUR GOVERNMENT!!
@amnesty | @amnestyuk
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officialannielennox

Dear Friends,
Please take just a minute to watch this..
Does it speak to you?
With all the swirl and raging noise of social conflict and disparity; political malfeasance and corruption, isn’t it time we looked to a better alternative?
The existential issues we face aren’t being tackled by either Labour or Reform.
Political parties are toxic, disingenuous and loaded with self interest through and through.
Would you consider voting @thegreenparty as a better alternative to what’s on offer?

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Feb 3

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Dear Friends,
Please take just a minute to watch this.. 
Does it speak to you? 
With all the swirl and raging noise of social conflict and disparity; political malfeasance and corruption, isn’t it time we looked to a better alternative? 
The existential issues we face aren’t being tackled by either Labour or Reform. 
Political parties are toxic, disingenuous and loaded with self interest through and through. 
Would you consider voting @thegreenparty as a better alternative to what’s on offer?
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officialannielennox

Dear Friends,
Imagine a tiny strip of land populated by roughly two million people.
Then visualise the nightmare of HIROSHIMA.
Multiply all this by SIX.
THIS is what continues to take place in Gaza after two years of genocidal slaughter.
All met by silence.
Not ONE word.

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Feb 2

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Dear Friends,
Imagine a tiny strip of land populated by roughly two million people. 
Then visualise the nightmare of HIROSHIMA.
Multiply all this by SIX. 
THIS is what continues to take place in Gaza after two years of genocidal slaughter.
All met by silence. 
Not ONE word.
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officialannielennox

Dear Friends,
Just how many Gazan children have been burned, wounded, traumatised and tortured like this???!!!!!!
And how on Earth is it possible to witness this innocent little girl suffering like this and not want to
go ballistic with RAGE on HER BEHALF!!!!
THIS IS NOT NORMAL!!!!!
THIS IS AN ABOMINATION and HAS TO STOP!!!!!!!!
With EVERY fibre of your being KEEP DEMANDING FOR CEASEFIRE!!!!
SHAME ON THE BUTCHERS and TORTURERS OF TINY CHILDREN!!!!

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Feb 1

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Dear Friends,
Just how many Gazan children have been burned, wounded, traumatised and tortured like this???!!!!!! 
And how on Earth is it possible to witness this innocent little girl suffering like this and not want to 
go ballistic with RAGE on HER BEHALF!!!! 
THIS IS NOT NORMAL!!!!! 
THIS IS AN ABOMINATION and HAS TO STOP!!!!!!!! 
With EVERY fibre of your being  KEEP DEMANDING FOR CEASEFIRE!!!! 
SHAME ON THE BUTCHERS and TORTURERS OF TINY CHILDREN!!!!
45833 6050

officialannielennox

Dear Friends,
We should all know by now that the declaration of CEASEFIRE was completely disingenuous.
There is NO PEACE for the people of Gaza. At dawn today, 29 Palestinians were killed, with 30 injured… and ‘of course’ - CHILDREN’S LIVES were taken.
We live each day with genocide taking place.
It has become SO ‘normalised.’
We CANNOT simply look away - deny - or ignore genocide.
And if we do, we have completely lost our humanity.
#ceasefire
#letgazalive
#stopkillingchildren

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Jan 31

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Dear Friends,
We should all know by now that the declaration of CEASEFIRE was completely disingenuous.
There is NO PEACE for the people of Gaza. At dawn today, 29 Palestinians were killed, with 30 injured… and ‘of course’ - CHILDREN’S LIVES were taken.
We live each day with genocide taking place. 
It has become SO ‘normalised.’ 
We CANNOT simply look away - deny - or ignore genocide. 
And if we do, we have completely lost our humanity. 
#ceasefire 
#letgazalive
#stopkillingchildren
21340 511

officialannielennox

Dear Friends,
Two years ago I took part in a tribute to Sinéad O`Connor during a Grammy Award ceremony, where I debated whether or not to call attention to the situation in Gaza.
The use of ‘certain words’ risked being ‘cancelled’ by the ‘powers that be’…
I took the middle ground and called for ‘Peace in the World’… and people thought calling for PEACE was risky.
Today the death toll from Palestine is WELL over 70,000, while Gaza and the West Bank are literally being erased. This is the shameful TRUTH and always will be. Our tax dollars, pounds and euros paid for it all.
#stopthegenocide
#stopkillingchildren
#stoperasingfamilies

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Jan 30

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Dear Friends,
Two years ago I took part in a tribute to Sinéad O'Connor during a Grammy Award ceremony, where I debated whether or not to call attention to the situation in Gaza. 
The use of ‘certain words’ risked being ‘cancelled’ by the ‘powers that be’… 
I took the middle ground and called for ‘Peace in the World’… and people thought calling for PEACE was risky. 
Today the death toll from Palestine is WELL over 70,000, while Gaza and the West Bank are literally being erased. This is the shameful TRUTH and always will be. Our tax dollars, pounds and euros paid for it all. 
#stopthegenocide 
#stopkillingchildren 
#stoperasingfamilies
22067 1845
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