After some disorder in Harehills in Leeds last night, far right politicians have taken the opportunity to whip up hatred against some communities here in our city. We stand in solidarity with everyone in Leeds facing racism. No to Islamophobia and refugees and migrants welcome.

Novara Media’s north of England editor Craig Gent reports from Harehills, east Leeds, where residents fear miscommunication will inflame community divisions. novaramedia.com/2024/07/19/wer…

Shocking but not unsurprising facts. I personally think the term "school refuser" should be replaced by "school distress" because our children are not refusing to go to school. They are distressed BECAUSE of school #CalumsLaw #HarrysLaw researchfeatures.com/children-front…

⁦”The more powerful the identity the less likely it is to be seen as an identity. Nobody ever asked me, “When did you realize you were straight?” Straight people never get asked that. So when J.D. Vance does his thing it's not viewed as identity politics. It's just politics.”

See our Guardian article about the The Equality Trust's publication of the updated data 15 years after The Spirit Level came out. The evidence of the damage inequality does is as clear as ever. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Hi do you have anyone in Leeds that could come along City of Sanctuary UK 🧡

I know this is a *brilliant* time to be asking this, but if anyone knows of any hourly paid teaching or research assistant work available from the autumn, whether that be in modern history, politics, media, sociology etc, please do let me know. All reposts much appreciated. X

One of my brilliant students - showing that mature students can contribute so much if given the opportunity

Really enjoyed celebrating with our brilliant Professional Studies graduates yesterday. What an amazing set of creative, determined and inspirational people. @LeedsUniLLC Rosa Mas Giralt @MateraLisa #maturestudents #adulteducation #lifelonglearning

This is the best thing i've seen today!!

🧵 about #class #privilege and #privateeducation. Watching the Olympic swimming last night and Clare Balding said something in such an incredulous tone which summed up the establishment perspective and how their experience differs. 1/

If the first thing you say about trans people is about bathrooms or sports & not about how to make the world safer for these beautiful children of God, you need real help.

Forget riots - why not compete in the The EDL-ympics! 🎾🥋🏓 A safe space to express your misdirected hatred 😃

As a PhD social scientist, I gotta say that the whole Imane Khelif testosterone 'controversy' is based in misunderstandings of the actual science & is oblivious to the differences that create much larger advantages *within* men or women’s sports than even across the two 1/

With 80 anti-racist and migrant rights organisations, we've written to Keir Starmer asking for Parliament to be recalled to address the scale of this crisis. The new govt must change the dial, and foster zero tolerance for far-right, racist and anti-migrant narratives.

1/2 You can't have 'a biodiversity' or 'a neurodiversity'. These terms are fact. Our world is biodiverse, & as a species we are neurodiverse. 'To have'/'to be' is important too. Many autistic people prefer 'to be'. 'To be (multiply) neurodivergent' can cover many ND experiences

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I don’t know Margaret but she just stopped me in the street and said “I’ve seen what’s going on and it’s not right. You should feel safe in this country and I want you to know I’m not racist.” You might think how can I possibly make a difference? She did in her own little way.

92 men allegedly raped Gisele Pelicot. Her husband reportedly told them to park far away, wait for the drugs to take effect, and avoid perfume and tobacco to keep her unconscious. None of them spoke to her. None of them called the police. None of them were women.