First I want to acknowledge the shock, grief, fear and heartbreak many of you will be feeling following the catastrophic events of the last few days. The world may be feeling pretty terrifying right now.
This morning reminded me that while there are advocates of human rights and dignity, there is always hope. I feel very fortunate that I got to spend part of #internationaldayofthegirl with the incredible @malala who I adore!
Thank you @caringfamilyfoundation @malafund for hosting #girlhoodUnfiltered
It’s a decade since Malala’s groundbreaking address at the UN Youth Assembly ‘One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world’. She would deny it because she is extremely humble but she HAS changed the world, continuously campaigning for every girls’ right to 12 years of free, safe, quality education. Last year @malalafund reached 21 million students.
Still 120 million girls are out of school today, denied their human right to an education. Malala and fellow groundbreaking advocates work every minute of every day to correct this. I want them to know they have an ally in me, always and forever.
Alongside Malala I got to listen to @nelufar.h @aaliyamalik_to @nilavarman @the_nila_extract and Dr @ayeesha.Kareemm. These are young women with a profound purpose and deep understand of how to make positive change. In the darkest of times, they give me hope.
First I want to acknowledge the shock, grief, fear and heartbreak many of you will be feeling following the catastrophic events of the last few days. The world may be feeling pretty terrifying right now.
This morning reminded me that while there are advocates of human rights and dignity, there is always hope. I feel very fortunate that I got to spend part of #internationaldayofthegirl with the incredible @malala who I adore!
Thank you @caringfamilyfoundation @malafund for hosting #girlhoodUnfiltered
It’s a decade since Malala’s groundbreaking address at the UN Youth Assembly ‘One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world’. She would deny it because she is extremely humble but she HAS changed the world, continuously campaigning for every girls’ right to 12 years of free, safe, quality education. Last year @malalafund reached 21 million students.
Still 120 million girls are out of school today, denied their human right to an education. Malala and fellow groundbreaking advocates work every minute of every day to correct this. I want them to know they have an ally in me, always and forever.
Alongside Malala I got to listen to @nelufar.h @aaliyamalik_to @nilavarman @the_nila_extract and Dr @ayeesha.Kareemm. These are young women with a profound purpose and deep understand of how to make positive change. In the darkest of times, they give me hope.
First I want to acknowledge the shock, grief, fear and heartbreak many of you will be feeling following the catastrophic events of the last few days. The world may be feeling pretty terrifying right now.
This morning reminded me that while there are advocates of human rights and dignity, there is always hope. I feel very fortunate that I got to spend part of #internationaldayofthegirl with the incredible @malala who I adore!
Thank you @caringfamilyfoundation @malafund for hosting #girlhoodUnfiltered
It’s a decade since Malala’s groundbreaking address at the UN Youth Assembly ‘One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world’. She would deny it because she is extremely humble but she HAS changed the world, continuously campaigning for every girls’ right to 12 years of free, safe, quality education. Last year @malalafund reached 21 million students.
Still 120 million girls are out of school today, denied their human right to an education. Malala and fellow groundbreaking advocates work every minute of every day to correct this. I want them to know they have an ally in me, always and forever.
Alongside Malala I got to listen to @nelufar.h @aaliyamalik_to @nilavarman @the_nila_extract and Dr @ayeesha.Kareemm. These are young women with a profound purpose and deep understand of how to make positive change. In the darkest of times, they give me hope.
I was sneaking a quick crap selfie of my @stellamccartney get up in the loos, when a beautiful stranger said absolutely not, give me that phone. Thank you 🤣 I don’t go out much
I was sneaking a quick crap selfie of my @stellamccartney get up in the loos, when a beautiful stranger said absolutely not, give me that phone. Thank you 🤣 I don’t go out much
I was sneaking a quick crap selfie of my @stellamccartney get up in the loos, when a beautiful stranger said absolutely not, give me that phone. Thank you 🤣 I don’t go out much
I was sneaking a quick crap selfie of my @stellamccartney get up in the loos, when a beautiful stranger said absolutely not, give me that phone. Thank you 🤣 I don’t go out much
I was sneaking a quick crap selfie of my @stellamccartney get up in the loos, when a beautiful stranger said absolutely not, give me that phone. Thank you 🤣 I don’t go out much
Thank you so much Dublin, I missed you guys. As ever the best place to start my wee tour this year 🙂 💚 @jrcmccord
Thank you so much Dublin, I missed you guys. As ever the best place to start my wee tour this year 🙂 💚 @jrcmccord
Thank you so much Dublin, I missed you guys. As ever the best place to start my wee tour this year 🙂 💚 @jrcmccord
Thank you so much Dublin, I missed you guys. As ever the best place to start my wee tour this year 🙂 💚 @jrcmccord
Thank you so much Dublin, I missed you guys. As ever the best place to start my wee tour this year 🙂 💚 @jrcmccord
Yesterday I had the honour of opening the Zaatari Music & Arts Center at Zaatari Refugee Camp, Jordan . This is the largest refugee camp in the Middle East with 60% of the 85,000 residents under 25.
It was an extraordinary privilege to meet young Syrian people and to get the opportunity see them not only as refugees but as musicians and artists and performers. I will remember and treasure their performances for a long time to come.
To be a refugee is often to experience trauma, a removal of identity and the erasure of culture. It’s an existence that leaves little room for dreams.
The Zaatari Music & Arts Center reinstates both dreams and hope. Thanks to this remarkable initiative, in this corner of the camp young people will now have access to classes in Guitar, Drums, Oud, Voice & Dance, a performance space and a recording studio.
Music and the arts can help to heal trauma and to reconnect refugees with their culture and identity.
I was also moved by the dedication of people and organisations working to help refugees at Zaatari. But despite the best efforts of the Jordanian services and many international agencies, international budgets for Syrian refugees are being cut. We must not forget that 110M people are currently forcibly displaced from their homes, which is the most since World War 2.
My visit to Zaatari confirms my belief that only by coming together as a global community to support refugees properly can we give theses young people the beautiful future they deserve.
Love Ellie x
@dreamdayorg
@playingforchangefoundation
@questscope
@toddkrim
@fairmontamman
Yesterday I had the honour of opening the Zaatari Music & Arts Center at Zaatari Refugee Camp, Jordan . This is the largest refugee camp in the Middle East with 60% of the 85,000 residents under 25.
It was an extraordinary privilege to meet young Syrian people and to get the opportunity see them not only as refugees but as musicians and artists and performers. I will remember and treasure their performances for a long time to come.
To be a refugee is often to experience trauma, a removal of identity and the erasure of culture. It’s an existence that leaves little room for dreams.
The Zaatari Music & Arts Center reinstates both dreams and hope. Thanks to this remarkable initiative, in this corner of the camp young people will now have access to classes in Guitar, Drums, Oud, Voice & Dance, a performance space and a recording studio.
Music and the arts can help to heal trauma and to reconnect refugees with their culture and identity.
I was also moved by the dedication of people and organisations working to help refugees at Zaatari. But despite the best efforts of the Jordanian services and many international agencies, international budgets for Syrian refugees are being cut. We must not forget that 110M people are currently forcibly displaced from their homes, which is the most since World War 2.
My visit to Zaatari confirms my belief that only by coming together as a global community to support refugees properly can we give theses young people the beautiful future they deserve.
Love Ellie x
@dreamdayorg
@playingforchangefoundation
@questscope
@toddkrim
@fairmontamman
Yesterday I had the honour of opening the Zaatari Music & Arts Center at Zaatari Refugee Camp, Jordan . This is the largest refugee camp in the Middle East with 60% of the 85,000 residents under 25.
It was an extraordinary privilege to meet young Syrian people and to get the opportunity see them not only as refugees but as musicians and artists and performers. I will remember and treasure their performances for a long time to come.
To be a refugee is often to experience trauma, a removal of identity and the erasure of culture. It’s an existence that leaves little room for dreams.
The Zaatari Music & Arts Center reinstates both dreams and hope. Thanks to this remarkable initiative, in this corner of the camp young people will now have access to classes in Guitar, Drums, Oud, Voice & Dance, a performance space and a recording studio.
Music and the arts can help to heal trauma and to reconnect refugees with their culture and identity.
I was also moved by the dedication of people and organisations working to help refugees at Zaatari. But despite the best efforts of the Jordanian services and many international agencies, international budgets for Syrian refugees are being cut. We must not forget that 110M people are currently forcibly displaced from their homes, which is the most since World War 2.
My visit to Zaatari confirms my belief that only by coming together as a global community to support refugees properly can we give theses young people the beautiful future they deserve.
Love Ellie x
@dreamdayorg
@playingforchangefoundation
@questscope
@toddkrim
@fairmontamman
Yesterday I had the honour of opening the Zaatari Music & Arts Center at Zaatari Refugee Camp, Jordan . This is the largest refugee camp in the Middle East with 60% of the 85,000 residents under 25.
It was an extraordinary privilege to meet young Syrian people and to get the opportunity see them not only as refugees but as musicians and artists and performers. I will remember and treasure their performances for a long time to come.
To be a refugee is often to experience trauma, a removal of identity and the erasure of culture. It’s an existence that leaves little room for dreams.
The Zaatari Music & Arts Center reinstates both dreams and hope. Thanks to this remarkable initiative, in this corner of the camp young people will now have access to classes in Guitar, Drums, Oud, Voice & Dance, a performance space and a recording studio.
Music and the arts can help to heal trauma and to reconnect refugees with their culture and identity.
I was also moved by the dedication of people and organisations working to help refugees at Zaatari. But despite the best efforts of the Jordanian services and many international agencies, international budgets for Syrian refugees are being cut. We must not forget that 110M people are currently forcibly displaced from their homes, which is the most since World War 2.
My visit to Zaatari confirms my belief that only by coming together as a global community to support refugees properly can we give theses young people the beautiful future they deserve.
Love Ellie x
@dreamdayorg
@playingforchangefoundation
@questscope
@toddkrim
@fairmontamman
What a mad honour to receive the Praeses Elit award from Trinity College in Dublin today.
Some of you may know my story but when I was younger, I found great solace, comfort and inspiration in nature 🪻🌾🌲🌿🍄when there was turbulence around me. I always worried about the world, and I would say to myself if I ever ended up in a position with a platform, I would use it to try and change things for the better. Skip forward a couple of decades after selling some records and I am fortunate enough to find myself part of a global movement of active hope- working with the @unep , @wwf , and so many other important organisations that speak up and take action during this climate and nature crisis. A huge shout out to the Climate Youth Leaders (you know who you are – I am so inspired by you!) and the rewilders out there.
During my introduction today they mentioned my work with the homeless in London, something that has also always been very close to my heart, and I am proud to be the patron of @maryleboneproject and @crisis_uk . (123,000 young people are homeless in the UK. Too many!)
I care about young people having a decent future- their birth right- not growing up in fear about the collapse of our climate and eco systems (the very things that keep us all alive and well) because this generation didn’t do anything significant to stop it… worrying about water or food shortages, loss of arctic ice, species going extinct (at a faster rate than ever!) extreme loss of biodiversity. Time now to step up in any way we can. I’ve got some day job stuff to do because you guys keep on streaming my music but I will endeavour to deserve this award now and always, Thank you to the great Mary Robinson and all at Trinity College for this award!
How Deep, live in Dublin 💚 I missed you guys!
👀👀👀👀👀 @awsuki @ilya_music
👀👀👀👀👀 @awsuki @ilya_music
The Higher Than Heaven tour is nearly here and I’m so excited to see you all 💙 it’s been a while since i visited some of these places so I’m ready to give my all. I’m also really happy to announce that @olivialunny will be joining us on the road for these dates so make sure you come down early and show her some love. Everyone knows how much I love being on stage and this tour is going to be special. So the real question is… what songs do you want to hear? 👀
We’ve added an extra date at @kingsbklyn for those of you who couldn’t get tickets for the first show. Pre-sale kicks off tomorrow, Sep. 28 with general sale Friday, Sep. 29, both at 10am ET. Good luck! 💙x
As you guys might have seen, I’ve been away on climate and nature business recently… I really really dislike travelling away from my son and detest flying but someone’s got to do it (our PM isn’t) That means I’ve been viewing the UK’s action on climate through different eyes. And it’s bleak as f.
As you might also have spotted, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has recently made some shocking and devastating announcements about our country’s climate policies. I normally like a mic drop but some of these are jaw droppingly bad 🫠🫣
Now we learn that the UK has given the granted permission to a huge offshore oil field, Rosebank, 80 miles west of beautiful Shetland. We are going in the wrong direction when we need to be making bold, brave decisions investing in a future on a healthy planet.
Meanwhile I have seen brave action on the Amazon from people with everything to lose in the Colombian Rainforest (more on that soon) and countries surging ahead on renewables.
Hundreds of companies, climate leaders, educators, scientists and politicians (from all sides) are horrified by Sunak’s roll back on green policies and the confusion he has created. I stand with them.
Internationally the UK was once seen as a leader when it came to taking action on the climate crisis. We were the first major economy to make our net zero goals law. We hosted COP26. We made promises to our young people that we would put their future first.
Net zero is a legal target where the UK has committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 100% from 1990 levels by 2050. We do this over time with carefully-worked out policies. If protecting this beautiful planet for future generations isn’t enough of a ‘win’ for you, there are lots of other benefits too: like clean air which results in fewer hospitalised kids and warmer houses as we insulate our leaky homes. A green transition will save people money, create more jobs and ensure a stronger economy.
As many have pointed out, throwing away this chance of green change will cost us all, financially and environmentally.
