#charity fair

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Society ladies on Park Avenue selling tickets to a fair at Luna Park, Coney Island, May 16, 1922. Mrs. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte (?!) is selling tickets at a kiosk.

Photo: Bettmann Archives/Getty Images/Fine Art America

[invisibleicewands]

Michael Sheen’s extraordinary gesture as he pays off debts of hundreds of people

He plays an angel on screen and he has proven he is an angel in real life by undertaking an extraordinary gesture. In an unprecedented move the actor has used his own money to write off personal debts of hundreds of people in South Wales

It’s been confirmed that Michael, who famously plays angel Aziraphale in Good Omens, has brought light and relief to many families struggling with debt with this wonderful act of benevolence.

The move was not publicly announced by the Port Talbot star, but was uncovered by fans who spotted posts on Facebook in local community groups from a television production company called Full Fat TV.

The posts read: ‘Actor Michael Sheen has been campaigning for a fairer credit system for years and in an extraordinary gesture, he has used his own money to write off personal debts for hundreds of people in South Wales. If you have received a letter from a company called Ten Acquisitions the good news is that Michael has paid off some of your debt and he’d love to hear from you. The details of how to get in touch with him are in the letter.’

Intrigued by the posts which appealed to those who had received letters from a company called Ten Acquisitions confirming that Michael had paid off debts, one fan took to X to ask him directly if the posts were true.

Fans wondered if it was somebody using his name as a scam, but the actor in replies on his X account confirmed the posts were neither clickbait nor a scam.

He wrote: ‘It’s not clickbait. I want to clarify, because we want people to get in touch.’

The campaigning Welshman, a long time advocate for a fairer credit system, has teamed up with the production company to film a documentary about the plight of those struggling due to unfair financing.

On Monday, Michael appeared in Parliament where he joined calls for a fair banking act to tackle the credit crisis affecting people and businesses.

In 2022-2023, more than 9 million were declined for credit, with millions relying on pay-day-lenders and buy-now-pay-later schemes with high interest rates. At its worst, lack of access to affordable credit means hundreds of thousands of people find themselves turning to loan sharks, while viable businesses remain stuck, unable to develop and create jobs. Campaigners are calling for a Fair Banking Act to help ensure that everyone can access essential financial services and support.

Speaking at the event in Parliament on Monday, Michael said: “Anyone can find themselves in a place where they need credit to make ends meet or to get through a difficult time. The lack of affordable credit for people on lower incomes is harming individuals and families, but also businesses and communities. Whole regions are seeing their growth held back. We can’t keep waiting and hoping that things will get better. We need something to change now. The Fair Banking Act could be the thing which really makes the difference”.

"We can’t keep waiting and hoping that things will get better. We need something to change now."@michaelsheen has joined calls for a #FairBankingAct to tackle credit crisis affecting people and businesses.

[beaft]

really funny that i spent 5 years in further education and put myself hundreds of thousands of pounds in unpayable debt just so i could end up perennially unemployed and on benefits while getting rejected for jobs like "starbucks barista" and "shelf stacker at aldi"

[buglaur]

simself college fits

[sbrown82]

So, not only did Harry and Meghan finance this trip with their own resources, their Archewell Foundation just announced three major contributions to support education, culture and community well-being in the areas they visited.

#ShowUpDoGood

[lethendralis-paints]

Sketch request #3 for the charity event. This time it's a wonderful Warden Tabris!

[in-fair-verona-we-set-our-scene]

I think a key thing to remember when judging all those "Astarion/Minthara/Lae'zel disapproves" reactions to like... helping orphans is that in context they're often rather realistic and practical considering what's being asked of them. If anything it's the more good-aligned companions willingness to drop everything and risk their lives to help randos in need of help that is unreasonable to expect.

Remember, from their perspective things like save-scumming are not real. They cannot metagame and prepare for what specific enemy or attack they might face. In-universe, death has consequence and you can die. Plus we're on an unknown time limit here to potential squid-ifying, not to mention their own personal baggage.

It's like... they're playing blind and on Honour Mode, and the consequences of failure isn't just a story going the way you might not like or your fave character dying. It's actual life and death. There are real stakes here for them.

So while yes they can approve of just... petty asshole stuff or even genuinely evil stuff, it's not unreasonable for them to have a problem with risking their lives for random strangers. Because if they're in your party, that's what you're doing. Making the choice to put their lives on the line for strangers. If anything they're all oddly brave and ride-or-die for whatever bullshit decisions you make from the start--I mean it takes a lot of reckless altruism while also being an asshole to them specifically (it's not hard to balance their approval by being nice to them directly on a good playthrough) to get them to hate you, let alone ditch the group.

[muffinlance]

Re-read of Little Zuko Book One: complete

In-Jokes: re-uploaded to my brain

Book Two Outline: (very) rough draft complete

Am I Using This To Procrastinate On My Other Writing Projects: absolutely

[diosmaden]

come to the conclusion i dont draw slutty enough art of charity

[clnclm]

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[gorillaxyz]

americans consider yourselves lucky you have so many stupid fucking fhings for your stupid fucking presidents

[princip1914]

Hello! I hope you are well.

I was wondering- If I were to get your fic The False and the Fair printed and bound, how much would be an acceptable donation to you so I can I can compensate you since it is your story?

I understand if that’s not something you’d prefer be done with one of your stories, but I just wanted to ask as it’s a story I think about nearly every day, and I’d love a physical copy to sit and read. And you definitely deserve to be paid for your work.

Hi! I think I missed this ask when it was first sent--apologies to you anon!

It's so kind that you want to print and bind my fic and I'm honored that it means so much to you.

Unfortunately the logistics of binding a fic can be a bit complicated. Many commercial websites which offer typesetting and binding services have fine print in their contracts which essentially gives them the copyright to the work (I know it is often more of a gray area than this legally, but I have friends who have been burned by this in the past). Because it's important to me to retain the copyright for the work, I would prefer that readers do not use commercial typesetting/printing/binding services for any of my fics, but this fic in particular.

Luckily, there are other ways to get a physical copy made! When I finished writing the fic, I had it printed and bound at kinkos (a copy/print chain in the US), which does not make any layout changes or keep the files. This can be done with files of the fic downloaded off of AO3. I also have several wonderful friends who made a PDF version of the fic for me with a cover and in a layout optimized for printing. Please DM me if you would like a copy of this version.

Finally, @nieded has her own binding set up at home and I know that she has bound a version of the fic. Perhaps you could get in touch with her to see if she would make an extra for you?

In terms of financial compensation--I write fanfiction for fun and have absolutely no need or desire to be paid for it. If you do have extra funds to spare, I would recommend donating the amount you would have paid for the fic to a community organization that's in keeping with the themes of the fic. Here are a few ideas to get you started:

WV Rivers (water quality focused environmental action group in West Virginia)

West Virginia Climate Alliance (collective of many environmental advocacy groups in the state, advocates for employment opportunities for current/former coal employees as well as for environmental protections)

Appalachian Queer Youth Summit (yearly free summer leadership opportunity run by the ACLU)

Community Education Group (one of the very few Appalachian specific HIV/AIDS action groups, and an organization I don't know much about but which seems to be doing good work)

Womens Health WV (used to be the only abortion provider in the state prior to total abortion ban going into effect, provides STI diagnosis, treatment, and prevention in addition to reproductive health services)

[autobahnmp3]

miiight get a tattoo this weekend. my first one!

[starlit-mansion]

it's kind of wild that jessie gender used the word transandrophobia in a youtube video. i've never seen that happen before. people gotchaing you know who for blatantly misgendering rebecca sugar and nate stevenson was the most callout of actual transmasc or afab transneutral erasure i've seen from the video essay space in memory, and even that was mostly just to pad out the callout post

[lethendralis-paints]

Не забуваймо тих, хто знаходиться в російському полоні. Цей скетч за донат від пані, яка чекає на звільнення свого чоловіка. Публікую з її дозволу.

Дякую, що довірили мені намалювати портрет цієї чудової людини - най повернеться додому живий і неушкоджений!

t's been over 19 months since Mariupol and Azovstal defenders have been taken prisoner by russia and are being held in inhumane conditions. Do not forget advocating for their release! This sketch request was for one of the Mariupol defender's wife who is still waiting for his release and return home

[itspileofgoodthings]

see i have all these spicy takes in the drafts that i don’t post out of self-restraint but then i see a spicy take that i hate SO MUCH and then i want to post mine out of revenge. it’s a terrible cycle tbh.