Saffron Burrows Instagram – This brillant, kind, exceptional man came into my life when I was 7. He has become the most phenomenal father to me and grand-father to my children. Richard has fought against injustice all his life; fascism, racism, sexism, homophobia, and later in life came to tackle the oppression of more than one in eight of us who are disabled. Richard had polio as a baby. He has fought to move mountains in making the world more equal: to make our education system be an inclusive one; in the sixties to unionise work places; as the London secretary of the largest teaching union to defend teachers who were sacked because of who they loved, or because they took an anti-racist stance. A decade ago, Richard began the UK’s annual Disability History Month and last year instigated the re-starting of the Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum at the UN, where he was elected General Secretary. Last weekend my folks broke their 3 month lockdown to attend a #blm protest in #newingtongreen where Richard spoke about #colinroach and their campaign to keep #policeoutofschools in the 1980’s…. I want to say #happyfathersday and #grandfathersday to this incredible man.