Baptist Hospital in North Gaza was just targeted by an Israeli airstrike. This is the same hospital that Israeli occupation forces bombed in October, which they denied. Since then, Israeli occupation forces have targeted nearly every hospital, mosque, and school in Gaza.

Amazing Norma Winstone session - thanks! Gilles Peterson

Ahead of Uruguay's elections - water protestors are calling on all parties to stop the expansion of soya, forestry and other big agri-business. Uruguay's capital city ran out of fresh drinking water last year My article for NACLA Report

SLAS Grants! Post-Doctoral Research Award - Supports SLAS members to complete a project following their doctorate. DEADLINE  18 October 2024 Conference & Seminar Grant - Supports SLAS members to organise conferences, workshops & events. DEADLINE  18 October 2024. 1/4

Every now and again I have to be reminded of what a monumental song this is Stereolab youtu.be/tsumMcjEPtQ?si… via YouTube

CFP for papers for panel on the long term legacies of #exile at #slas2025. Please message/email if interested in participating in this panel I am co-organising with Carole Concha Bell. SLAS Society for Latin American Studies [email protected]

if you ask yourself, who's behind the idea of divorcing land from water so water can be market-priced and traded, yes, it's the usual suspects: private-equity owners of large farms. ft.com/content/6c393a…

A new essay with Carsten A Schulz takes a long view on US-Latin American relations. Hopefully useful for teaching and introducing the topic! "In the Interstices of Asymmetry: Two Centuries of U.S.-Latin American Relations," open access, in Georgetown Journal of International Affairs (GJIA): muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…

Menos de una semana para que esta convocatoria en la que estamos coordinando cierre! 🌟 Estamos recibiendo artículos que nos ayuden a entender mejor los cuidados desde un enfoque de género en la región latinoamericana Centro de Economía y Políticas Sociales RevistaÍconosFlacso MICARE

Great to discover Mike D is an Arsenal fan! Gilles Peterson

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REVEALED: I've mapped the land owned by water companies United Utilities & Yorkshire Water - over 200,000 acres combined - & their SSSIs (nature reserves) Just 16% of SSSIs owned by water firms in England are in favourable condition Feargal Sharkey 1/ whoownsengland.org/2024/09/05/map…

Longtime Israeli activist Jonathan Pollack describes the “intentional killing” of American Aysenur Eygi in the West Bank: “It was quiet. There was nothing to justify the shot. The shot was taken to kill.”

How was Isr. able to starve 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza at unprecedented speed and intensity? I answer this question in my new report. I'll be discussing my report with the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, October 18. undocs.org/a/79/171 Here's a 🧵...

It’s not just Gaza. And it’s not just restricting goods + humanitarian aid. Isr. has been destroying the Palestinian food system for 70+ years. Destroying orchards & farms. Harassing/ killing peasants, fishers & shepherds. Here's what's @ stake: ohchr.org/sites/default/… /3

This Wed 11 Sep 📢 Last chance to see El Cine Soy Yo (4K Restoration) at Dundee Contemporary Arts DCA as part of Cinema Rediscovered on tour ¡No te la pierdas! 🐳📽️dca.org.uk/events/oZw-el-…

My comment on the winter fuel payment vote 👇

Cumbia rebajada special live now on NTS Radio

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