Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Hardish Virk (He/Him)

@hardishvirk.bsky.social

95 followers 97 following 110 posts

DJ * Promoter * Journalist * Author * Artist * Activist * Archivist * Curator These are my personal opinions & thoughts

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Hardish Virk (He/Him) @hardishvirk.bsky.social · Nov 17

Since 2021, I have in partnership with Coventry Artspace, St. Mary's Guildhall, Coventry Archives & Herbert Art Gallery & Museum been working on #StoriesThatMadeUs

Supported by DESIblitz, South Asian Heritage Month & Uni of Warwick.

Check out the project video by Ayesha Jones: bit.ly/3CyqzZ6
1/2

Film reel with brown tone images of Indian women and child from the 1950s and 1960s.

1 4

Hardish Virk (He/Him) @hardishvirk.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Diwali - Peace & Love 🪔

A flame is lit above a lamp with smoke coming from the top. There are orange flower petals on the counter. The words Happy Diwali are written on the image.

Hardish Virk (He/Him) @hardishvirk.bsky.social · 2d

The museum @philsilvers.bsky.social at FarGo Village #Coventry is a treasure trove of popular cultural history and comedy. And then there's #FunkoPop merchandise enroute to the museum. All in the heart of Coventry's own mini-Camden.

#PhilSilvers
#SergeantBilko

Outside of a shop selling comics and figurines of popular culture characters.

Inside a museum with posters, photos, picture frames, glass cases and other artefacts.

1 3

Hardish Virk (He/Him) @hardishvirk.bsky.social · 4d

Coventry's own Pa Salieu getting props and respect for his album, 'Afrikan Alien' as it's nominated for a #MercuryPrize 2025

www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventr...

Coventry musician shortlisted for prestigious album of the year prize

Previous winners include Arctic Monkeys, Pulp and Dizzee Rascal

www.coventrytelegraph.net

Hardish Virk (He/Him) @hardishvirk.bsky.social · 5d

Complaints of racism were often recast as “banter” or personality clashes, protecting perpetrators and leaving those who spoke up accused of “playing the race card” or being “too sensitive”.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

2025 within the Met Police Force might aswell be the 1980s.

#Racism

‘Damning’ review of anti-Black racism within Met police ‘buried’ by force

Exclusive: External consultancy report found discrimination ‘baked into HR systems’ at London force

www.theguardian.com

Hardish Virk (He/Him) @hardishvirk.bsky.social · 8d

On FRIDAY 5th DECEMBER we are putting on a MUSIC night of DEFIANCE where we will be raising funds for LOVE MUSIC HATE RACISM

It's FREE ENTRY and you can donate what you can afford (if anything at all) on the night

2GETHER we are STRONGER

#LoveMusicHateRacism

#MusicOfDefiance

Poster Image in the colours Black, White, Red and Green. There is a DJ on turntables and a musician playing the drum instrument, a tabla. Both are in green colours. There is also a red fist. There are also logos at the bottom. Main title says, 'MUSIC OF DEFIANCE'.

Reposted by Hardish Virk (He/Him)

Birmingham Climate Justice Coalition @brumcjc.bsky.social · 9d

Some more pictures from Saturday’s huge Palestine march
#FreePalestine

1 8

Reposted by Hardish Virk (He/Him)

Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 9d

We must sever all diplomatic ties with the genocidal apartheid state of Israel immediately.

Expel the ambassador. Close the embassy.

As apartheid South Africa was isolated, so too must Israel be — a pariah state.

We’ll march until Palestine is free, from the river to the sea.

Zarah on the stage at the Palestine demonstration infront of a large crowd in Whitehall

13 76 330

Hardish Virk (He/Him) @hardishvirk.bsky.social · 9d

Diane Keaton - RIP

Hardish Virk (He/Him) @hardishvirk.bsky.social · Aug 9

#Labour has legitimised a divisive culture like we never thought a Labour government would. From passing draconian legislation, leading to the aggressive arrests of innocent protestors calling for a stop to a genocide to spreading anti-migrant/ anti-refugee rhetoric. Voters will NEVER forget.

Hardish Virk (He/Him) @hardishvirk.bsky.social · Aug 5

British government has a history of silencing legitimate protest and resistence #RowlattAct whilst supporting attacks on the innocent #JallianwalaBagh

British governments will always have colonial oppression in their DNA.

Doesn't matter if it's a Labour or Tory government - both are the same.

Hardish Virk (He/Him) @hardishvirk.bsky.social · Aug 4

UK would not be the country it is without it's looting of countries like India and over 100 years of migration. It would be much worse of. Colonialism and commonwealth has led to British born children of migrants like me. We have contributed significantly to the country we call home - England.

Hardish Virk (He/Him) @hardishvirk.bsky.social · Jul 29

Now Labour 'might' recognise a Palestine state after thousands massacred, millions displaced with schools and hospitals destroyed. Colonising DNA runs deep amongst European nations. #DontBelieveTheHype 2/2

Hardish Virk (He/Him) @hardishvirk.bsky.social · Jul 29

#Britain was responsible for the Balfour Declaration and Mandate for Palestine, which led to the displacement and oppression of the #Palestinian people for 77 years. British governments don't care about Palestinian lives, otherwise they would have not supported the genocide in #Gaza 1/2

Hardish Virk (He/Him) @hardishvirk.bsky.social · Jul 27

That was brilliant 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #England #EuroCup2025 ⚽️ #History in the making

Hardish Virk (He/Him) @hardishvirk.bsky.social · Jul 24

It did NOT start on the 7th October 2023.

The ethnic cleansing began over 75 years ago.

Learn the history so that we/ you can challenge those committing and enabling the genocide in #Gaza

Timeline of a Genocide - Defend Our Juries

defendourjuries.org

Reposted by Hardish Virk (He/Him)

Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · Jul 24

Unlike Reform, we’re doing things differently with democracy & inclusivity at the core.

From the launch to the party, conference, structures & yes - even the name! - we’re building it together.

It might feel unfamiliar to you. It’s called democracy.

🔗 yourparty.uk

38 180 660

Hardish Virk (He/Him) @hardishvirk.bsky.social · Jul 24

#28YearsLater where are the Black and brown characters?! Or was the token brown character one of the alphas? Which would make it even worse. Otherwise not as good as the first two movies but had some very good set pieces and interesting symbolism. 3/5

1 2

Hardish Virk (He/Him) @hardishvirk.bsky.social · Jul 22

It is NOT a war
It is NOT a conflict
It is NOT a fight
It is NOT defence

It is a GENOCIDE

Calling it anything else contributes the mass ethnic cleansing in #Gaza

Hardish Virk (He/Him) @hardishvirk.bsky.social · Jul 22

Don't believe a word David Lammy said on the radio this morning about the UK government not being complicit in the genocide in Gaza.

Labour is bringing in draconian laws to silence pro-Palestine & anti-genocide protests.

We will continue to protest for a STOP to the ethnic cleansing in #Gaza

Hardish Virk (He/Him) @hardishvirk.bsky.social · Jul 8

STOP bands like Disturbed playing concerts, because they not only support the genocide in Gaza but also sign the bombs that are killing innocent people including children.

#FreePalestine
#StopKillingPeople

Scotland says no to Disturbed band playing gigs while backing bombs.

By July 10, 2024, the Lancet reported over 37,396 people to have been killed by Israel's assault and genocide on Gaza, with a high proportion of this number being children. As of July 3, 2025, this h...

actionnetwork.org

Hardish Virk (He/Him) @hardishvirk.bsky.social · Jul 1

The least decent human beings should be feeling is a rage of words against a genocidal regime and the governments who are shifting the blame from the perpetrator to the protestor.

Those being attacked for challenging murderers & advocating human rights will be remembered for doing the right thing.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jul 1

Welcome to Britain 2025: where a musician's words cause more outrage than the murder and horror in Gaza | Owen Jones

The issue of what happened at Glastonbury is obscuring the outrage about real bombs and actual death, and I think that is deliberate, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

www.theguardian.com

Hardish Virk (He/Him) @hardishvirk.bsky.social · Jul 1

British monarch is symbolic of the atrocities of the British Empire through its' honours system whilst putting on performative social events like garden parties to justify the millions of public money spent on them. Decolonising the mind-set is more urgent than ever.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Royal train to be cut in Palace cost-saving measure

The announcement has come alongside the annual publication of royal finances.

www.bbc.com

Hardish Virk (He/Him) @hardishvirk.bsky.social · Jul 1

Anti-IDF is NOT Antisemitism |
It's Pro-Human Rights | Those in authority telling you otherwise are part of the problem |
They are diverting focus from the genocide in Gaza to calling pro-human rights activists terrorists |
Staying silent isn't an option - only power to the people is the answer ✊🏽

Hardish Virk (He/Him) @hardishvirk.bsky.social · Jun 29

Music artists calling for the death of a military force responsible for the death of babies & children are the one's being attacked. Words of the artist will not result in death but the bullets of the military continue to kill!
#BobVylan
#Kneecap
#Glastonbury
#FreeGaza
#FreePalestine
#StopKilling

Hardish Virk (He/Him) @hardishvirk.bsky.social · Jun 25

What's worse than listening to Trump's unintelligence and vile narcissism, is watching world leaders unashamedly sucking up to him, whilst innocent people incl. children are being massacred under their watch. Watching #Trump speak with his stooges at the #NatoSummit is beyond belief.

a purple sign says the will of the people is stronger than the noise of politicians

Alt: A sign says the will of the people is stronger than the noise of politicians

media.tenor.com