Lykara Ryder

@lykarar.bsky.social

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Union activist. Conlang enthusiast. Higher education exponent and worker bee. Liberation advocate and campaigner. Disabled immigrant.

Photo of a group of people at a rally for victimized trade unionists. People are holding up signs saying ‘Reinstate Tom Barker - Stop Trade Union Victimisation’ and ‘Reinstate Ameen Hadi - Defend Salford City UNISON’.
Cartoon depiction of a man looking sad while someone gently touches his shoulder and suggests ‘Do you think it might help to learn the difference between “being silenced” and just, like, a bunch of people not wanting to hear you talk any more?’ (Shamefully, whoever posted it when I saved this meme cropped out any attribution.)
Photo of a display case at the BC Aviation Museum on Vancouver Island. The focus of the display is the front page of the 8 May 1945 edition of The Daily Colonist published in Victoria. The headline story is: Victory Will Be Proclaimed Today.
Photo of a roped-off area of MacMillan Park on Vancouver Island containing some protected old-growth Douglas fir trees. Hanging from the rope is a laminated sign reading ‘Please Stay Off My Understory - Restoration In Progress’.
Photo of a coffee bar counter with a wooden tip bowl containing some loose change. The focus of the photo is a hand drawn sign taped to the counter depicting a cruise ship hitting an iceberg, with the caption ‘Even the Titanic tipped!’
Photo of an information board above a glass terrarium in the Vancouver Aquarium. The info board is in English and French, and indicates that the terrarium contains a Sky-Crowned Dragon, whose diet consists of ‘occasional princesses, slow villagers, foolish knights, and toasted marshmallows’.
Photo of a basement area in a Vancouver SkyTrqin tram stop. The doors, walls, and ceilings are all white and the floor is brown tile and the lighting is very harsh. The focus of the picture is a door that has been labeled ‘Ancillary Spaces’ and leads into another room that, again, has a lot of doors leading off from it.
A small plastic container of four (extremely not worth robbing a house for) crystals that came with a kid’s book on geology. But they are colourful and sparkly!
Picture of a girl standing on her front step dressed up in a costume and holding a book in front of her face for privacy. The book cover shows a girl with shoulder-length wavy brown hair wearing a purple short-sleeved top, blue jeggings, and black riding boots as she hugs a white unicorn with rainbow-coloured mane and tail. My daughter is matching as closely as possible in a purple long-sleeved top with blue jeggings and black boots with streaks of colour in her shoulder-length straight brown hair, cuddling a plush white unicorn toy that has the same coloured hair streaks clipped into its mane.
Screenshot of Ian Boudreau posting ‘True story’ then replying with a post saying ‘Actually I made that up’.
A small robin with its bright red feathers centered in a photo of a brown thicket of winter brambles.
Screenshot reading ‘The next [redacted] meeting of [redacted] will take place on Wednesday 111th February 2026 at 7pm in person at the […]’
Photo of a lockable ‘lollipop stand’ sign holder. Inside is a sheet of paper that has slide down and is now cattywumpus. The paper has ‘Brooks 2.17 This was’ printed on it, with a hand drawn arrow pointing left.
Photo of a black bollard in a courtyard. It has a panel on the side that can be opened, and someone has placed a white sticker across the side jamb that says ‘SECURITY SEAL’. The seal has been broken.
Graphic with a collage of photos of UNISON members smiling as they post their ballot into a red post box. There is a deep purple background with the words ‘Time To Win’ written in white at the top. At the bottom is the logo for Andrea Egan for General Secretary.
Graphic showing how to return a vote for Andrea Egan. 1 Mark X for Andrea. 2 Put the ballot paper in envelope. 3 Return straight away. At the top, it says ‘it only takes a minute to vote!’ There are pictures of a hand holding the envelope that the ballot will arrive in, and of a hand returning a completed ballot to a red post box. At the bottom is the logo for Andrea Egan for UNISON General Secretary.
Photo of my ballot paper for the UNISON General Secretary Election 2025. There is an X vote next to Andrea Egan’s name.
Photo of a room full of smiling people holding up leaflets campaigning for Andrea Egan for General Secretary. Andrea with her distinctive red hair is in the front row.
Photo of an envelope and a leaflet. The envelope is addressed to Civica Election Services and has a 1st class stamp added to it. The leaflet shows a smiling picture of Andrea Egan (white woman with red hair wearing a blue shirt with grey cardigan). The leaflet explains that Andrea is asking for your vote based on her strong track record and her commitment to put UNISON members first.
Photo of my hand posting a pre-paid envelope into a red postbox.
Front page of a leaflet. The background is a purple/grey with a picture of a smiling white woman with bright red hair, wearing a dark blue shirt with vertical stripes. The bottom of the leaflet has a logo reading ‘Andrea Egan for General Secretary’. The main text of the leaflet reads ‘Disabled Members Conference Evening Fringe Meeting — Albert Suite, Pullman Hotel, L3 4FP — Sunday 26th October - 6.30-8pm. Speakers: Lykara Ryder, Branch Secretary & Disabled Member's Officer at Manchester Metro University Branch Tara Thomas, National Black Members Committee Danny Purdie, Co-chair of the Trans, Non-Binary & Gender Diverse Caucus Andrea Egan, NEC Member and UNISON General Secretary Candidate’
Screenshot of an email that reads: To [workplace redacted] ALLSTAFF Hi all - Apologies for the mass email 😊 I found four sets of Jenga (aka 'Tumbling Tower') in [room redacted] today. If this is yours, please let me know: you can find it in [room redacted] Best,
Picture of a dessert plate with two slices of some sort of chocolate pie on it. The plate is out of focus, however, as the focus is on a yellow post-it note on the front edge of the plate with the words ‘gulton free’ written in pen. It’s clearly a misspelled attempt at labelling the dessert as gluten-free.
Picture of a sleeve of Maryland “s’wich” cookies for sale in a grocery store.
Picture of a bottle of Fanta.
Picture of a label next to a plate of pastries. The printed label says ‘Panna Choc’, but this has been crossed out and ‘Cinnamon Swirl’ is handwritten in pen above it.
Picture of a birthday cake with teal frosting. The sugar decorations on top include a small graduation cap, a green and purple book labeled ‘UNISON Regs’, a green hammer and sickle, and a sign with ‘STRIKE! STRIKE!’ written in black and red.
Photo of a computer screen showing a dropdown menu. The prompt is to ‘Please select a floor’, but then the dropdown choices are listed alphabetically as ‘Elevation; External; Fifth Floor; First Floor; Fourth Floor; Ground Floor; Roof; Second Floor’. After the dropdown menu, the next prompt is ‘What is the issue?’
Picture of ~100 UNISON members in hi-vis vests, waving purple flags. We’re picketing in the rain, but everyone is cheering and chanting - the mood is clearly high. 💪
Photo of a single, fluffy, baby duck swimming after its mother. The mom is heading into some lakeside greenery. Dozens of pink and purple flowers and various yellow and green leaves are floating on the surface of the water. The pond is greenish but the reflection on the water shows it’s a sunny day with a few clouds, and that several trees stand beside the pond. Overall, it’s a picture of nature being cute and colourful on a spring day.
Photo of a woman holding a falcon. She is seated on a bench in a grassy field with a large tree behind her. She is wearing a blue sweatshirt that says Bolton Castle. The falcon is 8 months old so is full grown in size but not particularly muscly yet. The falcon’s feathers are predominantly brown with white tips at the end of his tail.
Photo of a small front garden absolutely crammed with native plants and ‘weeds’. There are daisies, vervain, clover, and bugle flowers - and many more. It’s a sunny day and the many shades of green from the stems and leaves are really cheerful.
Screenshot of an AI Overview provided by Google. Don’t worry if your screen reader has trouble with it because it very simply does not make sense. The part that I’ve highlighted is the final sentence saying ‘AI responses may include mistakes.’ The text of the screenshot reads: Here are a few puns on the word "union": • "They decided to form a 'union' of their shared dreams, but it turned into a real 'un-ion' of headaches.": (Playing on the similar pronunciation and implying a negative outcome). • "He was in the 'union', but he felt like an 'un-ion' in the crowd.": (Again, playing on the sound and implying he didn't fit in). • "The two companies were under a lot of pressure to form a 'union'. Instead, they decided to 'un-ion' and go their separate ways.": (Playing on the idea of joining and then separating). • "I'm all for a good 'union', but I'm not sure we should 'un-ion' the messy with the clean.": (Playing on the idea of combining two things that don't quite mix). Al responses may include mistakes.
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Photo of a teeny tiny flower that has fallen between two textured brick pavers. The flower is mostly white with a hint of pink at the centre, with pale yellow stamen. In the spirit of honesty, the photo isn’t a very good one because it was taken on a phone and would’ve been much better if I’d had a macro lens.
Picture of a Manchester Metropolitan University UNISON branch leaflet announcing our aggregate AGM meetings for 2025 (on 6, 11, and 12 March). The letters ‘AGM’ at the top should be entirely green, but the ‘M’ misprinted with only a sliver of green; someone has used a pen to fill in the rest of the outline with crosshatched shading. At the bottom of the leaflet, it says that our Guest Speaker this year is Ameen Hadi, chair of the North West UNISON Black Members Committee and winner of UNISON’s Nelson Mandela Award.
Front cover of the Little People Big Dreams book on Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The artwork is a cartoon drawing of a little girl with her hair in a bun, black-framed glasses, a black judge’s robe with white lace collar, and a wooden gavel.
Photo of a child standing in front of her front door. She is wearing a black robe with a white lace collar and is holding a wood gavel. To protect her privacy, she is holding a book in front of her face: it’s the Little People Big Dreams book on Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The front cover also shows a little girl in a black robe with white lace collar carrying a wood gavel.
Nature photo. Framed by tree branches in the foreground on all four sides, the view is of a gorgeous blue lake backed by a heavily forested hill in the distance. The sky is bright blue with fluffy white clouds.
Brief video clip. The opening shot focuses on a young woman (wearing a big white bow in her hair) and young man holding hands as they run while holding large white protest signs. The focus then draws back to show they are running to join a large march moving down the road.
Delegates and conference visitors taking part in a mass photo call. Everyone is holding up signs reading ‘Fund HE Now’, ‘Stop Job Cuts’, ‘End HE Crisis’, and ‘Save Our Jobs’. We are gathered in the arena hall, standing beneath the large projection screen with the message winning together in UNISON.’
Picture taken from the back row of the conference platform looking out into the main Swansea arena floor. Immediately in front of me are the backs of the two conference chairs, and beyond them are all of the conference delegates facing us. The delegates are all raising pink voting cards.
Photo taken at night of the front of Swansea Arena which has been lit up in purple as a large billboard advertising the UNISON National Higher Education Conference, 30 January 2025.
Delegates and conference visitors taking part in a mass photo call. Everyone is holding up signs reading ‘Fund HE Now’, ‘Stop Job Cuts’, ‘End HE Crisis’, and ‘Save Our Jobs’. We are gathered in the arena hall, standing beneath the large projection screen with the message winning together in UNISON.’
Selfie of me, a white woman with brown hair pulled back in a bun and wearing glasses, in front of a large screen projecting the message: ‘Winning together in UNISON - UNISON Higher Education Conference 2025, Swansea Arena’.
Picture of my arm hooked up to an IV bag that is infusing a dark red liquid.
Picture of a notebook with the letters C W A L R written in a child’s handwriting.
Screenshot of a reply on a Facebook post. The author’s name is censored in black, and the name of the person they’re replying to is censored in blue. The reply reads: ‘how am I playing dumb?’
Photo of part of an elk herd. There are a couple dozen elk wandering through a grassy field under a cloudy blue sky.
Photo of a laminated piece of paper with ‘OK EXIT’ printed on it. The sign is next to a door leading out to a hallway.
Nighttime picture of a 40+ foot tall evergreen tree covered in Christmas tree lights. The trunk has been entirely wrapped in light blue bulbs, and the branches have been liberally wrapped with multicolored strands so that the Christmas lights are seen throughout and not just draped around the exterior. It’s imposing and impressive. Behind the tree is a building with some rope lights along the roof line, and below the tree (looking very small in comparison) is a golf cart next to a winter sleigh prop.
Long horizontal pano taken at night. The sky and ground are completely black. The photo is of a lengthy Christmas light display stretching all the way across a long hill. Dozens of bushes are completely covered in lights; the dozens of trees have been so thoroughly wrapped in lights that every individual branch is visible.
Photo taken at night looking through a gap in tree branches and bushes to see a building in the distance. All the bushes are completely covered in Christmas lights and the trees have been meticulously decorated so that every single branch is individually wrapped. The building in the distance has a giant Christmas wreath made of lights hanging above the main entrance.
Photo of a night scene. On the foreground is a large totem gate. Through and behind the gate are dozens of bushes and trees that are entirely bedecked with Christmas lights. The bushes are each in a single solid colour (red, blue, or green) and the trees have multicoloured lights wrapped around every single branch.
Photo of a stationary ‘photo opportunity’ Christmas sleigh for people to sit in. The sleigh is done in red and silver with Jamestown tribe art motifs and ‘Merry Christmas’ written in Klallam language script. In front of the sleigh are some decorative wrapped presents and behind it is a glass wall decorated with swooping swag garlands lit up with multicoloured lights.
Photo looking down an empty street at night. The sky is entirely black. The road is lined with bushes and trees, and every single one of them is entirely wrapped in lights the bushes are each in one colour (reds, blues, greens, and yellows) while the majority of the trees are done in multicolored light strands which are wrapped around every single branch.
Screenshot of a FaceTime call. The only thing in the frame is the very tip of one Christmas tree branch on the far left side, and a great expanse of wall, chimney breast, and ceiling with some twinkly holiday lights draped around the picture rail high on the wall. Notably, there is no person on the call with me - lol!
Photo of a larger-than-life sculpture of a pair of colorants in black stone. Their heads are turned toward each other and the sun is gleaming off the smoothly polished stone. They are mounted on a rock set in a pathway running alongside the coast. Between and behind them, you can see blue water and the rest of the curving, wooded coastline. The sky is blue.
Photo of water lapping the beach. It’s a wet sandy beach with a couple stones and a bit of seaweed. The moving water has been caught at the moment when it folds over itself in a roll. The strait stretches off into the distance, with a blue sky filled with white and grey clouds above.
Photo over a calm strait, with a large island in the distance rising up out of the water. There is a cloud overhead making most of the view darker; the leading edge of the cloud ends just before the right edge of the frame, with a bit of light blue sky peeking through and the water below appearing a lighter shade of blue without the cloud’s shadow. The horizon is hazy and a little orange as it’s close to sunset.