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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

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Yuko Hosaka, contemporary Japanese illustrator and printmaker #WomensArt

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I have a piece at the LRB blog on the UK government's intention to permanently block refugees from citizenship.

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Nice example of the different types of teaching we have in the Department: here's Dr Gillian McFadyen's module, Questions of International Politics, where students engage in webinars with authors of their weekly seminar readings- getting to speak and critically engage with the authors one-on-one.

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When we warned the threat of American politics affecting abortion access was real, believe us the first time.

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Great class today, with Dr Carl Death (Manchester) joining us to chat about his chp on 'Can we save the planet?' in Global Politics textbook. Great Qs from students on social movements, divestment, climate policy and power of student movements! 🙌🏼 Thanks Carl! 🙌🏼

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WSJ sub: “Indian Partition went smoothly enough, right? Will try to remember to check this before publishing.”

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Did an interview with Beatrice Tridimas for this well-written article!

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Mindless hostile pandering from the government.

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Sun newspaper calling me 'ultra woke' for thinking people who pay taxes should get representation. And for wanting refugees already in the UK who have the right to stay indefinitely to have the chance to integrate by becoming british citizens. Funny old world isn't it...

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This should be changed asap. If we give someone refugee status, it can't be right to then refuse them route to become a British Citizen. To say they can have a home in our country, but never a place in our society and be forever second class. freemovement.org.uk/good-charact...

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Highlights a massive problem with the structure of immigration law and the weakness of Parliament. The Home Secretary can simply change the interpretation of the statutory requirement of "good character" in order to bar refugees from citizenship without any oversight.

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We got a message from the university to remove any use of the "DEI", "diversity", "equity", or "inclusion" from all public-facing documents. They said that even "biodiversity" is being flagged by the federal government. We live in the dumbest timeline.

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This is not a policy request coming from the general public who in are largely in favour of citizenship and permanent residency for all categories of migrants. This was cooked up Thick of It style.

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📣Book Launch Event! 📣 When: Thursday 27th February at 16:15-17:45 Hybrid: Ty Trafod, Visualisation Centre, Aberystwyth University & Teams You are warmly invited to the launch of @hannahhughes.bsky.social new book on climate politics and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

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Tradition of African-American quilt-making by generations of women from the Gee's Bend community, Alabama. Each quilt is unique #WomensArt

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Careful what you post: ICE is seeking private contractors to conduct social media surveillance including detection of merely "negative" sentiment about the agency's leadership, agents, and general operations theintercept.com/2025/02/11/i...

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It’s so disgraceful and I don’t know how anyone can vote Labour again after this

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More than 6,000 Syrian asylum seekers and refugees living in Britain are stuck in limbo because of an ongoing "pause" on claims Two months after the fall of Assad's regime, the Home Office has not made the decisions needed to restart processing www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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Reminds me of treatment of Bishop Mariann Budde

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The Daily Express has now corrected its false claim about "illegal migrants" in London. My @ipso.co.uk complaint against the Telegraph, for not publishing a full, front-page correction of their scaremongering, ignorant story, is with @ipso.co.uk. The Telegraph continues to lie about the facts.

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Your first draft doesn't need to be perfect, it needs to be a complete pile of garbage that makes you question your worth as a person

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Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”

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Irises, 2012 by Scottish artist Elizabeth Blackadder #WomensArt

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Christi Belcourt, Canada based contemporary Métis visual artist known for her paintings inspired by Métis and First Nations historical beadwork art #womensart

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Clara Driscoll (1861-1944), head of the Tiffany Studios Women's Glass Cutting Department in New York City who designed more than thirty of the iconic Art Nouveau Tiffany lamps #WomensArt

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Sunday morning seminar reading, whilst enjoying the sunrise and Go Jetters on in the background for the kid. ☕️ #academiclife #academia #academicmum

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Going through old assessments for my module today to show as examples to class, and came across this note and drawing from an old student. 😭🥰 ... give me a moment 🥲

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The Bill is out: bills.parliament.uk/bills/3929

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Shannon Clegg is a designer-maker based in East London who molds dried pressed flowers into vessels #WomensArt

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My sort of activism! ✊

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Gorgeous new addition to @interpolaber.bsky.social Stitched Voices exhibition. Murmuration over the #Aberystwyth pier by Berit 😍 #embroidery #craftism #politicalembroidery

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I don’t think it’s political to say that we should spend Holocaust Memorial Day calling out the Fascists in plain sight today. Starting with the richest man in the world. Otherwise what is “Never Again”? The victims deserve that respect.

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A week in and we reached the ethnic cleansing stage real quick. #Palestine #Gaza #ffs

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Every bloody year …. #BurnsNight #DyddSantesDwynwen

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Scots wha hae! #Burns #BurnsNight #BurnsSupper #RobertBurns

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Great to be part of this, and what an insightful and enjoyable day with really rich and important discussions. Looking forward to where this work goes next!

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#Gaza: We are devastated to report the death of Bilal Okal, our colleague killed by Israeli forces in Jabalia, North Gaza, along with 10 of his family members. We strongly condemns the killing of Bilal and his family in their home by Israeli forces. www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/msf-mourns-t...

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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” - George Orwell, 1984

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Ran our workshop on #Digital #Storytelling as Pathway to #Peace in Wales, collaborating with Welsh Refugee Council, Academi Heddwch, ACEs Hub Wales and People's Collection of Wales! Discussing power of stories to challenge #extremism in #Wales, and unite communities! wrc.wales/aberystwyth-...

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This week our colleague @gillianmcfadyen.bsky.social participated in a workshop, funded by the Learned Society of Wales and Academi Heddwch with the Welsh Refugee Council with a focus on digital storytelling and forced migration in Wales 1/2 wrc.wales/aberystwyth-...

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'Breathing Space', etching by contemporary artist and printmaker Janis Goodman

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WFP Sudan External Situation Report December 2024 #Refugees

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Very good investigation by BBC Wales of Patriotic Alternative, illustrating how violent hardcore fascists are fishing for recruits among radicalising people drawn to anti-migrant mobilisations.

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Taking the Burns Supper preparation seriously when you have to express delivery in the haggis. #BurnsNight #haggis #Burns

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The Profanity Embroidery Group, Whitstable, UK, known for their stitching and swearing #WomensArt

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