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Important meeting held to unite South Asians against racism and the far right . 🧵 1/3

Out now. Our anthology of commissioned creative writing & short historical commentaries from the #ColonialCountryside project about National Trust houses published by Peepal Tree Press. With a photo essay by Ingrid Pollard

👾The Video Game Cultures conference is being held in Birmingham for the first time right here at BCU! This academic conference, running since 2009, will feature UK & international presenters, from master’s students to established academics. Learn more👇 bcu.ac.uk/news-events/ca…

I have helped relaunch my Dad's website celebrating his life and career, with free access to 64 of his films.

Marieha Hussein has been found NOT GUILTY!

Ecstatic that Marieha was found not guilty but I left the court fuming 😡 To quote Malcolm the #coconuttrial was a 'circus, with clowns and all', Exhibit A for the #PsychosisOfWhiteness We have to keep the pressure up and resist the policing of our thought

"I'm mad ... this (coconut placard) trial was a circus, clowns and all, it never should have happened!" Leading black professor Kehinde Andrews slams the Marieha Hussain coconut trail as a waste of resources and explains how the "struggling" prosecution couldn't find experts to

Following the riots, the government should be standing up — unequivocally — to the far right. Shamefully, they are taking lessons from them instead. Our common humanity offers a different lesson: refugees who have fled violence should be treated with compassion & respect.

First Sikh sacred music exams launched in UK. Kirtan has become part of the universal eight-grade music examination system. Five Sikh string instruments, dilruba, taus, esraj, sarangi and saranda, can now be studied resulting in UCAS points being awarded. bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c9…

Dr Ian Sergeant will be speaking with me at #TateBritain (on 04/10/24 at 5.30pm - 6.15pm) about my South Asian heritage project, #StoriesThatMadeUs I will be sharing stories as well as discussing the value & role of personal archives. Find out more here: bit.ly/3Be9vqP

The BBC sound effects library is now completely free to access. This is news. sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search?cat=Mac…

Incredibly tough day for my friends at Asian Network News. The BBC are axing their entire team. A group of brilliant journalists who tell the stories of British Asians & give them a voice on matters that affect them. Nowhere in the BBC does that. Devastated doesn’t cover it.

CEDIA has signed the Anti-Racist Pledge by Birmingham Race Impact Group to commit to work collectively to create an anti-racist Birmingham and West Midlands. Thanks to Kirsten Forkert for signing it at the BRIG summit

Gone is a genocidal president too hypocritical to admit it. And in comes a genocidal president who wears it as a badge of honor.

Look forward to seeing as many of you at this conference in January. Book your place via the the @CEDIA_BCU notice below.

TurnerPrize 2024 winner Jasleen Kaur used her acceptance speech to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people, demand an end to institutional complicity in Israels genocide & call for an arms embargo A special mention to the pathetic statement from the presenter at the end