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Month: July 2018

Why I Don’t Have a Proper Job

Posted on July 15, 2018December 12, 2018 by Jay Baker

‘So what is it you do again?’ I think that’s the most frequently asked question presented to me. And it’s always tough to answer, but I generally cite I’m a social entrepreneur, since I’ve been involved in founding several non-profit companies over the decades, and a community coach, because I manage a socially progressive, independent…

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Hi! I’m Jay Baker from Sheffield, UK.

I have nearly twenty years of experience making documentaries, writing books, and launching and running projects helping to empower communities in both Britain and North America.

(This means I’m also old enough to remember AltaVista – although I’m still getting asked for ID!)

I’m passionate about politics, pop culture, creativity, and technology – topics I blog about here, from a socially conscious, punk perspective.

The short version of the explanation for my handle is being patronisingly called “your little duke” by an American gun nut while I was hanging out with his ex-wife at a Hard Rock Cafe. Ask me for the long version.

I am part of socialimpactcpl with my partner, Jane Watkinson, and with her the co-founder of AFC Unity, and I’m also the founder of Libre Digital.

If you like, you can follow my “micro-blogging” on Twitter, where – if this sort of thing impresses you – I’ve built up a decent following that includes Yoko Ono, Naomi Wolf, Birgitta Jonsdottir, Heather Wahlquist, Stacy Herbert, Abby Martin, Owen Jones, former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, and Tom Watson until I supported Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader, at which point he unfollowed and blocked me.

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