Sad to report, Society of Authors members narrowly rejected a motion backing immediate ceasefire in Gaza and condemning attacks on Palestinian writers, which was opposed by the board ('outside our remit'). Also have to say, the rhetoric of one of the speakers against was vile.

Old Irish rebel song 'Oró, Sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile' (about ending British colonial rule in Ireland and sung by Irish freedom fighters during 1916's Easter Rising and the Irish war for independence) being sung at the pro-Palestinian encampment at GW University.🇵🇸

(h/t Zein El-Amine)

Boycott called off as Bristol’s Arnolfini apologises for anti-Palestinian censorship

Arnolfini apologised “without reservation” for cancelling Palestinian events amid “ongoing devastation and loss of life in Gaza, the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Israel”
artistsforpalestine.org.uk/2024/05/03/boy…

#solidarity with students - from Tbilisi to the US campuses - resisting violent state repression.

Yeah goodbye Labour….

Facing a mass boycott and consistent protests at its branches, Barclays UK has released a statement desperately trying to obfuscate its role in financing companies supplying Israel with weapons and military tech used in its attacks on Palestinians.

Here’s the facts 🧵(1/11)

**Gig alert!** Time to get your tickets for Smash the Patriachy MeTU benefit night Peckham Audio on Friday 17 May . Its going to be an amazing night of women-led acts featuring Break the Code, Joli Blon Cajun Band and our fabulous headliner, The Menstrual Cramps The Menstrual Cramps

Says the man who has bombed ALL TWELVE universities in Gaza to rubble. ALL. Universities.

Good for her. This ban is insane, discriminatory, and it needs to be repealed immediately.

Those pesky Palestinians keep dying and it’s causing antisemitism. The flippancy of this sentence just emphasises how little certain writers in the Guardian think of Palestinian lives. theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…

Big Announcement 📢

I'm very excited to announce that Pluto Books will be publishing my new book 'A World Without Racism' in July of this year!

plutobooks.com/9780745348094/…

We are saddened to read that this government has rejected the Misogyny in Music report published in January by the Women and Equalities Committee. Sexual violence changes lives - inaction is inexcusable. #endVAWG

Love that a friend in Nashville sent me this news story as a message, whilst Tennessee has just voted to allow teachers to carry guns in schools! All kinds of upside down happening both sides of the pond!

the fact that greta remains ten toes down against empire while malala is now bff's with hillary clinton is so...

Jared Kannel, a Jewish student taking part in the Gaza encampment at Columbia Uni, tells TRT World that he feels '100% safe”' and that US officials are trying to evade Israel’s war crimes by focusing on 'anti-Semitism' on college campuses

Every time I think England might be capable of having a national day which isn’t centred around violence or being patriotic about the legacy of colonialism. This happens..

Boycott Waterstones I went to my local one & the manager told me that head office have specifically told them to avoid putting any books on Palestine at the front. Care to comment Waterstones ??? #stopthehateagainstPalestinians