Excellent thread about the challenges of working in HE & the importance of joining your union & strike action. I've now left academia owing to some of the issues highlighted here, but solidarity with all colleagues still fighting the good fight ✊🏻

I am thrilled to see my fundraiser page for #slowcooker initiative still has donations trickling in. I thought about upping the target, but will let it stay, anything over will get shopping gift vouchers for those really struggling. justgiving.com/crowdfunding/s…

"While nicotine is the addictive substance in cigarettes, it's relatively harmless. Almost all the harm from smoking comes from thousands of chemicals in tobacco smoke. Nicotine replacement therapy ...is a safe treatment." #TherapeuticNicotine #SNEWS nhs.uk/live-well/quit…

Together again. Teachers, your free #HayFestival2022 Programme for Schools is OUT NOW, in-person and online, 26–27 May hayfestival.org/schools

And don't we know it sisters! Almost half of working-age women in UK do 45 hours of unpaid care a week – study theguardian.com/world/2022/mar…

does anyone in the east london area know of any programmes for adult refugees who want to play music/have access to instruments? or any musicians who would be interested in facilitating that kind of thing in this area? dm me please! x

Karim Mussilhy, who lost his uncle in the Grenfell Tower fire, has just finished giving a painful morning's evidence about the immediate aftermath of the blaze. At the end of his evidence, he gave this speech. It is worth sharing:

I have been offered a place at Kings College to study a part-time PhD in October this year, however, I am still actively looking for funding. Please like, share and retweet. My thesis will focus on the school-to-prison pipeline for Caribbean males in East London. #Funding #PhD

Hi, I’d really appreciate it if you would share or donate to this GoFundMe. gofund.me/6b0ed93f

The London Eye will be illuminated orange from sunset tomorrow (April 22) to mark #StephenLawrenceDay. Stephen was murdered on April 22, 1993, aged 18, in an unprovoked racist attack. His mother, Baroness Doreen Lawrence, said: "I hope his continued legacy for change lives on”

I don’t share this lightly but two years ago today this is how I said goodbye to my Mum. We stuck to the rules. Boris Johnson broke the rules he wrote. We aren’t moving on or forgetting. He’s got to go. But thank god for Julie x

We are still urgently searching for a match for Yvette - months to live and still no match. PLEASE #swabforyvette bbc.com/news/uk-englan… BBC News (UK)

We're really looking forward to welcoming lots of families and their bikes to Millennium Square for #BristolKidicalMass this Saturday and we'll be adding some We The Curious fun to the pre-ride play time! More: bit.ly/3M0oS6L Playing Out #ChildFriendlyCities

On the cover, our Editorial: Why Roe v. Wade must be defended hubs.li/Q01b9FLr0

My usual and tedious by now request for people to share my pinned tweet. I know I'm tiresome but it means the world to me. Thanks.❤️

One more year. gofund.me/bf2d28ea

🎟️ Win Championship Play-Off Final tickets 🎟️ Thanks to the EFL we have a pair (x2) of tickets for both Nottingham Forest & Huddersfield Town fans 😍 📆 Sunday 29th May 16:30 🏟️ Wembley Stadium RT, follow us and tag a mate for the chance to win - winners will be notified by DM #NFFC #htafc

5 years ago 72 people died because they were trapped in a government mandated death trap. 5 years later and we can’t forget their names. We must continue to fight for justice for them and their families. 💚💚✊🏾 #Justice4Grenfell

Paul really isn't in a good place at the moment so can we really try to push this so that he can at least recover in the marina for another year. If only it was couple of quid or a RT. Would be lovely if we could support him when he needs it most.

From Mick Lynch. Solidarity RMT