If the series 'This Town' has hardly featured Two Tone, watch this footage from the studio in Coventry (1979)
macearchive.org/films/atv-toda…

Looking back to 50 yrs, to the Imperial Typewriters in Leicester and their struggle with the employers and trade unions.
RIP Shardaben in the middle of it all, as reflected by her daughter Trusha.

⚠️Oh dear. You'd think SMT would inform its own staff before going to Guardian Universities Alas, it’s not about staff, it’s about saving face after Bernadine Evaristo & Steve McQueen denounced job cuts. Here's the news: Jobs are still being axed + the course may not survive beyond '26.

Nice work Goldsmiths, University of London, staff find out you are saving a course via The Guardian ! But who do you plan to have teach it given those who currently do are still up for redundancy? 🤷🏾‍♀️ Goldsmiths UCU

theguardian.com/education/arti…

Trusha discusses the drive for justice of her mum, Shardaben, with Rajiv Popat in this ITV News film on the Imperial Typewriters strike in Leicester
itv.com/watch/news/wor… via ITVX

It was my honor today to present a Palestinian Kufiyeh to her excellency Dr. Naledi Pandor, the South African minister of International relations, to express our love and gratitude as Palestinians to the people of South Africa. It was a symbolic gift and act from us as a token of…

It seems that the Shadow Foreign Secretary is in need of good copies of the biography of Nelson Mandela and the history of SA apartheid and the global anti- apartheid movement! Many of us would be happy to help him at a teach-in at one of the universities! Kris Pears

'I’m a woman, I’m young, I’m Muslim, I’m left-wing. When people attack me, it’s usually for one – or all – of those reasons.'

I spoke to @ElleUK about dealing with racism and abuse – and how I won't let that stop me from fighting for social justice:
elle.com/uk/news-politi…

'In Spain, the Senate of the University of Barcelona has approved a motion to break institutional and academic ties with Israel' - Young people showing us what it means to not only fight back, but fight back and win.

democracynow.org/2024/5/9/headl…

We visited parliament yesterday to speak about the scandal of what's happening Goldsmiths, University of London thank u
Jo Grady and everyone attending. Our universities are trapped in a death spiral of undemocratic governance, mismanagement and misplaced priorities – it's time to win them back

📢 The Art Newspaper reports that Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen hopes managers will reconsider the unprecedented and unnecessary cuts at Goldsmiths.

It seems the media care about this story.

What about senior management?

#binthetp

Preet Grewal will be leading on bringing our boliyan and activist project to the festival: coventrycreates.co.uk/project/boliya…

Not all children are protected

Thanks everyone for coming to our assembly co-hosted with G4P 🇵🇸: +300 students & staff from Palestine, UK, USA, Australia, France, Pakistan, Sweden, Argentina, Italy agreed to call for global action on 15 May to mark Nakba Day & mobilise to stop Israels assault on Rafah

Rafah: a city of children.

Hundreds of thousands of them are sick, living with disabilities, malnourished or traumatized.

The children of Gaza need a ceasefire NOW.

What a transformation of sites of power

Thanks The Sociological Review Foundation this collection is from Sociology, Goldsmiths where more than half the posts are under threat. The book was compiled during the first stage of 're-structure'. A chunk of my chapter was written over or cut out because the restructure was named.

Can’t make the day long event but free in the evening? Come to our 30 year anniversary exhibition opening!

While the press is very interested in talking to us about the misguided plan to 'Transform' Goldsmiths, University of London our own Council refuses to meet with us. We’re speaking to a committee of MPs this afternoon about this shameful failure of governance🕳️