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Instagram: The England national lockdown ended yesterday, and Greater London is now back into tier 2 (high-risk) local COVID-19 alert level as of 2 December 2020. The alert levels outline restrictions in place for specific regions of England in order to lower the rates of infection and serious illness.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀For individuals, tier 2 means that there are restrictions on meeting others indoors (confined to household or established social bubble), strict #ruleof6 in outdoor settings, and restrictions on eating out (restaurants and pubs restricted to sit-down service until 23:00, delivery and takeaway only after that time). Guidance also encourages further reduction of journeys outside the home whenever possible, in addition to the restrictions already in place from the tier 1/medium level.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀As always during this pandemic, remember to wear a mask or face covering when in public, follow social/physical distancing rules of 2 meters (6 feet), and wash your hands frequently with hot water and soap or with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. If you start having symptoms or are knowingly exposed to the virus (#sarscov2), self-isolate for 14 days and contact your GP or phone NHS 111 if you need medical advice.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀More detailed information for the new tier 2 restrictions, as well as tiers 1 and 3, and the local COVID-19 alert level system can be found on the GOV.UK website here: https://www.london. gov.uk/coronavirus/coronavirus-what-you-need-to-know.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Stay safe! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀#peckhamrights #everydayhumanrights #youarearightsholder #localcovidalertlevels #tier1 #tier2 #tier3 #uklockdown #staysafe

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The England national lockdown ended yesterday, and Greater London is now back into tier 2 (high-risk) local COVID-19 alert level as of 2 December 2020. The alert levels outline restrictions in place for specific regions of England […]

Instagram: Today is Giving Tuesday!After a long weekend–often much longer!–of adverts and e-mails bombarding you with sale after sale, #givingtuesday offers a change of pace to focus on how you can support the community and voluntary sectors during the holiday season and in the run up to the end of the year.This year especially, in facing the #covid19 pandemic, #blacklivesmatter and #antiracism initiatives, preparing for the end of the #Brexit transition, and other local/national/international issues, it is especially important to support your local community to ensure that services and assistance can remain in place during what is certain to a challenging time for the foreseeable future.A donation to #peckhamrights—small, large, or in between!—will help enable our ongoing work in Peckham and surrounding areas, providing support to individuals and community organisations in their ongoing advocacy for human rights and a just, equitable society for all people of Peckham and beyond.This year has served to expose and exacerbate the persistent challenges that our community has faced. Peckham Rights! has been involved with founding Southwark REACH Alliance to support BME-led organisations throughout Southwark, is currently researching and consulting on COVID-19 and its direct, intersectional impacts on various groups in Peckham at national and international levels, providing direction on combating racism and discrimination within a large UK council organisation, and supporting various local projects tackling racial inequalities in several areas of social life, such as housing, sexual health, policing, and more!To continue this work and grow our capacity, we rely on your generosity. Thank you for your likes, follows, and shares! Please donate using the link in our bio and help Peckham communities thrive! #peckhamrights #everydayhumanrights #youarearightsholder #givingtuesday #givingtuesdayuk #giveback2020 #givetothemax #vcs #thirdsector #peckhamthrives #supportpeckham #blm

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Today is Giving Tuesday!After a long weekend–often much longer!–of adverts and e-mails bombarding you with sale after sale, #givingtuesday offers a change of pace to focus on how you can support the community and voluntary sectors during […]

Instagram: Along with the global community, @peckhamrights commemorates Worlds AIDS Day, which is every year on 1 December.This year, we are highlighting #uequalsu.  Do you know what this means?  "U=U," or "undetectable equals untransmittable," is great news for people living with HIV, their loved ones, and everyone on the planet!  If a person is living with HIV, that person is taking HIV medications, and his/her/their viral load reduces to the point of undetection during blood tests, then that person cannot pass on HIV to a sexual partner, a breast/chest-feeding child, or any other means by which bloodily fluids pass between individuals.  Undetectable levels of HIV means that HIV is untransmittable!This is another reason why it is important to know your HIV status.  Getting tested regularly means that you can be most certain about your current HIV status.  If you are HIV positive, then you can seek treatment, which will lower your viral load.  A lower viral load not only makes HIV less untransmittable, but it also will help support a healthier immune system and keep you feeling physically fit.  This allows for couples with mixed statuses (HIV positive and HIV negative) to keep safe and provides the possibility to conceive (especially when combining with a pre-exposure prophylaxis, or #prep) and breast/chest-feed infants with minimal risk.Along with #COVID19 now, HIV is another viral pandemic that has impacted societies for around forty years.  By increasing awareness of U=U, we can reduce the stigma of HIV, reduce discrimination against those who are positive, keep more people safe, and hopefully end the transmission of HIV once and for all.  Use World AIDS Day to learn more about HIV, how it still impacts millions of people around the globe, and what part you can play to spread awareness and lower infection rates.If you have any questions about U=U or HIV in general, please be in touch with us through our webpage (link in bio).  Also, feel free to share what new things you have learned about HIV in the comments below!#peckhamrights #everydayhumanrights #youarearightsholder #worldaidsday #undetectableequalsuntransmittable #wad2020 #redribbon #hivstigma #hivaware

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Along with the global community, @peckhamrights commemorates Worlds AIDS Day, which is every year on 1 December.This year, we are highlighting #uequalsu.  Do you know what this means?  "U=U," or "undetectable equals untransmittable," is great news for […]

Instagram: We are in the midst of the #unitednations #16daysofactivism #againstgenderbasedviolence. This year, the global theme is: Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect.The #covid19 pandemic has unearthed concurrent pandemics of inequality. One is the existing pandemic of violence against women. Around the world, reports of domestic violence against women and children has increased dramatically, exactly at the time where resources are being diverted to address COVID-19.During the 16 Days of Activism, we will be shining the spotlight on informal women workers, as the UN's International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention on Violence and Harassment comes into force in June 2021.In the meantime, check out #16daysofactivism and #ratifyilo190 to find out more!#peckhamrights #everydayhumanrights #youarearightsholder #16daysofactivismagainstgenderbasedviolence #myworkmatters #orangetheworld #standup4humanrights

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We are in the midst of the #unitednations #16daysofactivism #againstgenderbasedviolence. This year, the global theme is: Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect.The #covid19 pandemic has unearthed concurrent pandemics of inequality. One is the existing pandemic of […]

Instagram: Unfortunately, the cases of #COVID19 have continued to rise significantly over the last several weeks. To help reverse this, the Government has enacted another national lockdown for England, underpinned by law, from 5 November 2020 until 2 December 2020.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Generally the guidance is to stay at home as much as possible! However, you may leave home for work if you are not able to work from home, for essential activities, education, and medical care.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Meeting people socially is restricted, however you may meet one (1) person (outside of your support bubble) outdoors (excluding private gardens) if social distancing measures are followed.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀People must work from home whenever possible to do so. Essential workers are exempted.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀There are travel restrictions for both within the UK and abroad, unless it is for work, education, or any other legally permitted reason to do so. Walk or cycle when able, and follow safety guidance when using public transportation.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Schools, colleges, and universities remain open during the lockdown. If you are living in halls, there are restrictions in traveling away from term-time residence.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Non-essential businesses are closed or restricted, such as non-essential retail, restaurants, cafes, bars, pubs, hotels and other accommodations, leisure/sports centres, entertainment venues, community centres, personal care facilities, and places of worship.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀This is just a brief overview of the new guidance. For detailed information, visit https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Remember to practice social distancing measures of keeping two (2) meters apart, wearing a face covering in public, and washing your hands regularly. Self-isolate if you experience symptoms and seek medical assistance if necessary.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀#peckhamrights #everydayhumanrights #youarearightsholder #nhs #staysafe

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Unfortunately, the cases of #COVID19 have continued to rise significantly over the last several weeks. To help reverse this, the Government has enacted another national lockdown for England, underpinned by law, from 5 November 2020 until 2 […]

Instagram: Thank you to @GRFDT12 for the opportunity to participate in today's COVID-19 and Migration III panel as part of the ongoing Migration, Diasporas and Sustainable Development: Perspectives, Policies, Opportunities and Challenges conference! The conference is jointly organised by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism, Migrant Forum in Asia (@mf_asia), and Centro de Investigaciones sobre América del Norte (@cisan_unam). https://www.grfdt.comThe paper we presented, "Black Diasporas in the United Kingdom: COVID-19, Black Lives Matter, and the International Decade for People of African Descent," covers our ongoing research on Black populations in the UK within the contexts of #IDPAD and #BLM. This paper provides an overview of the specific racialised disparities around COVID-19 and the real and potential impacts to communities like Peckham, London now and in the future.#peckhamrights #everydayhumanrights #youarearightsholder #grfdt #covid19#covid19data #blackdiaspora #bame #bameover #sdgs #sdg10 #standup4humanrights#unitednations

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Thank you to @GRFDT12 for the opportunity to participate in today's COVID-19 and Migration III panel as part of the ongoing Migration, Diasporas and Sustainable Development: Perspectives, Policies, Opportunities and Challenges conference! The conference is jointly organised […]