I’m sickened by the direction the UK is heading on race relations. Recent alleged comments esp. re Diane Abbott are abhorrent, racist, misogynistic & alarmingly incite violence. They encourage a blanket disregard for all Black women. We need political leadership that unites.

The @UCU NEC met today to discuss the concerns about structural racism raised by the Black Members Standing Committee (BMSC) and Black staff represented by Unite UCU. Three important motions were passed at the meeting. The business wasn't marked confidential so, a 🧵 1/

We are launching #BlacknessAtTheIntersection tonight. The book was a collaboration over two workshops exploring how to engage intersectionality 📍@mybcu 6.30pm Free tickets: shoobs.com/events/92535/b…

Here is the latest blog from our CJERN project ⬇️ We are a GW4 Alliance network, bringing together researchers with an interest in education and climate and environmental justice. Loz Hennessy 🌏🌱🌞☔🌈 @alison_o Rachel Wilder @lindsayhether Dr Sally Palmer Esther Muddiman (she/her) Rhian Barrance

I'm really pleased that nature have covered our new campaign. This is a no-brainer - please look at our briefing note and send it to relevant people in your institution (such as Head of HR, University Secretary, and chair of the sexual violence committee, if you have one)

Over half of Black children, and 47% of Asian children are living in poverty. Utterly shocking in 2024 Britain, and inexcusable. This is a political choice.

Stories from Black, Asian and Arab communities you shouldn’t have missed this week 🧵

Western academia's silence on this speaks volumes.

The deliberate withholding of humanitarian aid from entering North Gaza in a context of catastrophic hunger, starvation and 'imminent famine' is more than calculated cruelty and collective punishment it is a 'central tool of genocide' #ceasefire #FreePalesine

Now over 30 Uni's looking at closures and implementing redundancy schemes, 10 added to this list in the past 24 hours alone. ⬇️Where is UCU's national stance? Where is The Labour Party? Why is nobody talking about the fact that UK HE is literally crumbling around us? Wake up!

🚨Stop Scrolling! Let's pause & reflect a minute about what this shocking picture of Greta Thunberg 's arrest tells us about the current state of #climate politics. A short 🧵on some key lessons we can take from this image

Amazing project to have been involved with led by Merryn Thomas with Aelwyn Williams carolmaddock Aled Singleton Dr Deborah Morgan Tavi Murray We created a comic on climate change through intergen activities with old & young people, wonderfully interpreted & illustrated by @_auralab

The response to student protests at universities like mine USC and throughout America has been unacceptable Not to mention counterproductive, even on its own terms #Gaza #protest #freespeech Thank you to all the students and faculty standing up for our values Christiane Amanpour 🙏🏽

Hind's mum's words are profoundly moving. We will never forget Hind, but she should still be alive. Never forget that a little girl was murdered by a genocidal entity, alone and in panic for hours.

As the ICJ orders Israel to immediately halt its military offensive in Rafah, & as police break up student protests in Amsterdam, Berlin, Oxford & beyond, Race & Class foregrounds the European-wide assault on freedom of expression in relation to Palestine journals.sagepub.com/share/N49VQQY2…

My thoughts are with Goldsmiths colleagues this weekend who are waiting to find out who will receive redundancy notices on Monday. Please share - on why this matters to anyone who believes in the transformative power of education.

There is growing emphasis on considering children’s rights in planning decisions, but adults’ claims to these rights can be problematic, particularly in contested cases. Check Powell, Esther Muddiman (she/her), Power & Chris Taylor's new paper to learn more onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…