If you look carefully at this travel poster, it says “Try to” visit Western Sahara. Moroccan occupation authorities routinely bar journalists, NGOs, human rights activists & others from entering the country, which human rights group rank as among the most repressive in the world

#ISAforum25 a meaningful experience through sociology. ✨ Rabat - our host city & Université Mohammed V de Rabat, the host venue, awaits your exploration! Our on-site only Forum invites you to experience it all first-hand & promises a rich cultural immersion in the charming ‘City of Lights’!

Thanks to the 20 people for their kind donations. I will be sending a copy of The Lightless Sky 🌌 to every MP. Guys please give what you can £2, 5 or more so we can get the books 📚 and be able to post to them over next month. Much appreciated you’re contributions and taking

Here, guitarist and tidinit player Luali Said, from Saharawi refugee camp Al Aiun, performs a traditional dancing song with his tidinit, including his own singing and tapping on the side of the instrument. #musicmonday #saharawimusic #westernsahara

Are you considering submitting a paper to ISA Forum in Rabat? Have you ever expressed public support for human rights in Palestine, Western Sahara or Morocco? ISA-RC21 RC31 (ISA) pls note: x.com/SZunes/status/…

The day the U.N. condemns Italy's detention of civilian rescue ships in the Med, saying it endangers lives, Italy demonstrates that it will only assist the super-rich sailing on lux yachts. This happens every day and Italy actively lets poor people die cnn.com/2024/08/21/eur…

Did you know? We run an advice line for lawyers and support workers working with people who've been trafficked, exploited or trapped in slavery. Our specialist legal team can give you advice on: 👉🏾immigration 👉🏾housing and support 👉🏾compensation atleu.org.uk/adviceline

🚨🚨 Immigration Raids: An Anatomy of Racist Intimidation 🚨🚨 New groundbreaking and urgent report by the *Migrants Rights Network*, with a foreword by Jon Burnett and me. Link: migrantsrights.org.uk/projects/hosti…

I had a university! Alazhar university! #GazaGenocide

Students - are you concerned about not being paid the National Minimum wage? Are you someone who is concerned that students are not being paid NMW? Report your concerns to the National Minimum Wage team: gov.uk/minimum-wage-c… #NMW #MinimumWage #Students

.ISA plans to host it's next major conference in Rabat, Morocco; it's even titled 'Knowing Justice'. This is how Morocco treats a Western Sahara representative in an official meeting. Rabat is not a place where scholars can openly and safely debate justice & rights.

Why we're getting the immigration debate all wrong. By Jonathan Portes theguardian.com/books/article/…

Call for papers: Recognizing Refugees. Join me and Cathryn Costello at University College Dublin on April 11 2025 for a workshop on Refugee Admission, Relocation and Recognition Practices in Comparative and Transnational Social Sciences. Details attached! dropbox.com/scl/fi/lihczkl…

Very exciting line up confirmed. See you there.

Delighted to see Maya Esslemont's article, "We took the Home Office to task for lying on modern slavery. We still don’t have answers", shortlisted for Best Opinion Piece! Huge congratulations on this well-deserved recognition! After Exploitation 🧡 Read it here: bigissue.com/opinion/modern…

What does an "honest debate" about immigration look like? "We could start by recognising that our attractiveness to migrants, especially to those who want to come here to work and study, is a huge comparative advantage, not a problem." theguardian.com/books/article/…

➡️ excellent thread. Writers of colour on protest, strike, resistance, class, workers rights and more 📖