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Laura (she/her) 🍉
@midwifehippie.bsky.social
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Neurodivergent mum, midwife, and health equity advocate. Passionate about improving communication and access in maternal/perinatal care. Seeking laughter, truth, and people unafraid to stand up (even (especially!) to me). Lover of travel and 90’s music.
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Laura (she/her) 🍉 @midwifehippie.bsky.social · Feb 5
I am proud to have worked alongside Five X More on this incredible project. Your voices made a difference before, and they can again. Let’s continue to highlight the urgent changes needed in maternity care. Take the survey today qnbgyctb5ay.typeform.com/blackmesurve...
#BlackMESurvey #FiveXMore
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sheilasobrany.bsky.social @sheilasobrany.bsky.social · Apr 13
Wishing a joyous Vaisakhi to all my Sikh colleagues and friends! May your celebrations be filled with happiness and inspiration.
Wishing a joyous Vaisakhi to all my Sikh colleagues and friends! May your celebrations be filled with happiness and inspiration, British Sikh Nurses ☬
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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · Apr 6
It is unacceptable that two British MPs have been denied entry to the West Bank.

For Palestinians, this kind of authoritarian treatment is a daily reality.

That reality is called apartheid — and our government is enabling it.

End all arms sales to Israel, now.
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · Apr 6
Sign of the day…
But it was the Gulf of Mexico at birth!
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Apr 6
Video shows activists unveiling a massive banner with the names of Palestinians killed in Israel’s war on Gaza since October 2023, during a protest in Washington DC.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Apr 5
Israel “must be held accountable for its crimes, the likes of which have no parallel in modern history”, a spokesperson of the Civil Defence told Al Jazeera, referring to the killing of 15 medics by Israeli forces in Gaza.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/5brryu
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Apr 5
Since Israel resumed its bombing of the Gaza Strip last month, more than 142,000 people have been forcibly displaced, says the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/9drhnc
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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · Apr 5
Israel — on trial for genocide at the ICJ, with leaders under ICC arrest warrants — bans journalists from Gaza to hide its genocide with lies & hasbara.

The evidence of war crimes is overwhelming — yet the UK government still refuses to implement a full arms embargo & sanctions.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Apr 2
“There is no such thing as an ‘illegal immigrant’”

My myth-busting piece for The Guardian today arguing that it is factually inaccurate & totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ & are automatically ‘criminals’.

I bring receipts:
There is no such thing as an ‘illegal immigrant’ | Mehdi Hasan
It is a factually inaccurate and totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ and are ‘criminals’
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Mar 30
Medical sources tell Al Jazeera that 64 Palestinians have been killed since dawn on Sunday in Israeli raids across the Gaza Strip.

🔴 LIVE updates:
14 bodies of missing Gaza health workers, attacked by Israeli troops, found
The Red Crescent says dead include eight of its personnel, five from the Palestinian Civil Defence and one UN employee.
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Laura (she/her) 🍉 @midwifehippie.bsky.social · Mar 30
If you see this, post a bridge

Old Elvet Bridge, Durham, UK.
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Laura (she/her) 🍉 @midwifehippie.bsky.social · Mar 29
Eid Mubarak 🌙

Wishing everybody celebrating a happy and blessed Eid!

#Eid2025 #EidMubarak
a blue background with a crescent moon made of gold stars and the words eid mubarak
Alt: a blue background with a crescent moon made of gold stars and the words eid mubarak
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Mar 21
If Hamas had killed 7 Israelis inside of Israel this week, it would be one of the biggest stories in the world, & all over the US media.

But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · Mar 21
The UK is supplying weapons to a country whose leader is wanted for war crimes.

How much simpler can we put it?
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Mar 14
Powerful TEDx talk by @samir0s-h.bsky.social on

Confronting Medical Colonialism in Canada

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dwn...
Confronting Medical Colonialism in Canada | Samir Shaheen-Hussain | TEDxChamplainCollegeStLambert
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Mar 11
BREAKING: Israeli army vehicles are targeting the Bedouin village of Umm al-Nasr in northern Gaza with heavy gunfire, report our colleagues on the ground.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/56wv7q
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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · Mar 9
Israel's siege on Gaza, the blocking of essential aid and the cutting off of electricity are textbook acts of genocide, designed to systematically starve 2 million people.

It's shameful the Labour government continues to refuse to recognise this for what it truly is: genocide.
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Laura (she/her) 🍉 @midwifehippie.bsky.social · Feb 5
I am proud to have worked alongside Five X More on this incredible project. Your voices made a difference before, and they can again. Let’s continue to highlight the urgent changes needed in maternity care. Take the survey today qnbgyctb5ay.typeform.com/blackmesurve...
#BlackMESurvey #FiveXMore
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Laura (she/her) 🍉 @midwifehippie.bsky.social · Mar 9
🚨 Tickets are selling fast! 🚨

If you're passionate about maternal mental health, don’t miss this chance to connect, learn, and make a difference.

Secure your spot now before it's too late!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/every-pare...

#MaternalMentalHealth
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Pregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · Mar 5
Baby loss art exhibition aims to 'break barriers'

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Gravesend baby loss art exhibition aims to 'break down barriers'
The We Remember exhibition in Gravesend features artwork made in partnership with bereaved families.
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Africa Center for Strategic Studies @africacenter.bsky.social · Mar 4
The M23 is advancing in eastern Congo faster than previous insurgencies during the First and Second Congo Wars. Tensions have already started surfacing in Kisangani (in north central DRC) and Lubumbashi (in the south).

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Mar 1
UN chief Antonio Guterres says all efforts must be made to prevent a return to hostilities in Gaza, which would be catastrophic and urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint and find a way forward on the next phase.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/bkb81b
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Mar 2
The deputy speaker of Israel’s parliament and a leading member of Netanyahu’s party calling for the bombing of food stocks in Gaza just a few hours ago.

You won’t see this mentioned by any European or American leaders, or by most western media.
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Laura (she/her) 🍉 @midwifehippie.bsky.social · Mar 2
Injustice anywhere. Is a threat to justice everywhere #MartinLutherKing #FREEPALESTINE #FREECONGO #FREESUDAN #FREEHAITI
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Laura (she/her) 🍉 @midwifehippie.bsky.social · Mar 1
Seeing endless posts supporting Ukraine while Palestine endures a U.S./UK-funded genocide in silence. The double standards are loud. Occupation is occupation. Resistance is resistance. Justice isn't selective. #FreePalestine
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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · Feb 28
The Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary say there is no genocide in Gaza.

It is now clear this contradicts the government's own "long-standing policy" outlined below. When will they retract their denial of genocide?
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