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Ruth Sinhal @ruthsinhal.bsky.social · 57m

If you are an educator looking for ways to address #Islamophobia then this FREE online event in Project FREE’s #ChangingTheNarrative series is a great opportunity to explore Hidden Histories of Muslims in The UK.
Sign up and more info in this link
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Ruth Sinhal @ruthsinhal.bsky.social · 6h

Understanding how ( a child’s) heritage is woven into our national story makes it easy to see why representation matters – and how recognising it can transform a pupil’s sense of #belonging.”

Hannah Wilson ACC FCCT FRSA @hannahwilson.bsky.social · 15d

Today's Belonging Effect (formerly Diverse Educators) blog is by Yasmina Koné

Celebrating ESEA Heritage Month: Building belonging for every student – and why it matters right now

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#Diversity #Equity #Inclusion #Belonging

Celebrating ESEA Heritage Month: Building belonging for every student – and why it matters right now | Belonging Effect

Schools that invest in belonging are investing in better outcomes both in and outside the classroom...

www.thebelongingeffect.co.uk

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Ruth Sinhal @ruthsinhal.bsky.social · 6h

Whose values are they anyway?
#BritishValues #Belonging #edusky

Hannah Wilson ACC FCCT FRSA @hannahwilson.bsky.social · 9d

Today's Belonging Effect (formerly Diverse Educators) blog is a provocation by one of our associates, Adrian McLean

Whose Values Are They Anyway?

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#Diversity #Equity #Inclusion #Belonging

Whose Values Are They Anyway? | Belonging Effect

The dare is this: stop treating values as safe branding. Start treating them as dangerous commitments.

www.thebelongingeffect.co.uk

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Ruth Sinhal @ruthsinhal.bsky.social · 3d

This is worth reading if you’re interested in knowing how /why mosques are or more importantly aren’t protected @thelifeandlega1.bsky.social
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Always ask yourself what is NOT being included in the information you’re being given! What is really happening “up-stream” before the situation occurs that you’re focusing on? This is a brilliant… | R...

Always ask yourself what is NOT being included in the information you’re being given! What is really happening “up-stream” before the situation occurs that you’re focusing on? This is a brilliant post...

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Ruth Sinhal @ruthsinhal.bsky.social · 4d

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Hidden Histories of Muslims Across the UK

Join us for a special collaboration event between Project FREE, Educate Against Islamophobia and Islamophobia Awareness Month where we’ll be 'flipping the script' and changing the narrative around the...

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Ruth Sinhal @ruthsinhal.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you so much for sharing @nuthmani.bsky.social - really hoping to get people from #Scotland, #Wales & #NIreland attending as our amazing speakers will be sharing knowledge about the history of Muslims in all the nations of the UK

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Ruth Sinhal @ruthsinhal.bsky.social · 10d

As Assata Shakur said “No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them. Nobody is going to teach you your true history, teach you your true heroes, if they know that that knowledge will help set you free.”
But @zinnedproject.bsky.social sure will try!

Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 10d

#tdih 1919 #RedSummer Black sharecroppers met in Elaine, Arkansas to organize for fair pay for cotton.

More than 100 of them were massacred by a white mob.

Twelve Black men were sentenced to death for "riots." #Terrorism #TeachOutsideTextbook 🧵
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Sept. 30, 1919: Elaine Massacre

Black farmers were massacred in Elaine, Arkansas for their efforts to fight for better pay and higher cotton prices. A white mob shot at them, and the farmers returned fire in self-defense. Estimates ...

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The Linking Network @thelinkingnetwork.bsky.social · 10d

Are you a Secondary teacher in the UK, responsible for #SMSC #PSHE #Citizenship or #PersonalDevelopment?
If so, you are invited to join our National SMSC Leaders Network. We meet online once a term & provide space to discuss SMSC Leadership & teaching
Find out more
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Leading SMSC - The Linking Network | The Linking Network

Are you a Secondary teacher, based anywhere in the UK, with responsibility for #SMSC #PSHE #Citizenship or #PersonalDevelopment? If so, you are invited to join The Linking Network's National SMSC Lea...

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 14d

“Let’s call it for what it is: bullshit. The truth is, politicians have talked about little else but immigration for decades and in the most dehumanising ways.

Polanski added: “Stop the boats’ is all we hear. Well, today I'm saying ‘stop the bullshit’.”

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UK faces ‘battle for the soul’ of the country, says Starmer amid Reform threat

In a rallying cry to progressives around the world, the Prime Minister said allies must stop the ‘politics of predatory grievance’.

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Ruth Sinhal @ruthsinhal.bsky.social · 26d

No surprise- the hierarchy of racism is on display yet again in the Labour Party

Ruth Sinhal @ruthsinhal.bsky.social · Sep 3

Sickening- the act itself, the sentence decision and this report! How many ‘excuses’ for the racist attack do we need to hear?!

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Ruth Sinhal @ruthsinhal.bsky.social · Sep 3

Are you a UK educator keen to share the histories of #Windrush? This Sunday Sept 7th, join a FREE online workshop that will leave you in no doubt why this is necessary in your classroom
#education #racism #antiracism #history #BritishHistory #BlackHistory

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Ruth Sinhal @ruthsinhal.bsky.social · Aug 28

In Pedagogy Of The Oppressed, Friere writes: “Education (is )the ‘practice of freedom’, the means by which men and women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world.”

Hazel Pinner @hazelmpinner.bsky.social · Aug 28

A brilliant article and much needed reminder for me this week in finding hope!

Why teachers must lead the fight against rising hate in our communities

I ATTENDED the Stand Up To Racism counter-demonstration at the Cladhan Hotel in Falkirk a week past on Saturday, wearing a number of “hats”.

www.thenational.scot

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Ruth Sinhal @ruthsinhal.bsky.social · Aug 28

I’ve boycotted them for years now ….

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BDS movement @bdsmovement.bsky.social · Aug 28

Palestinian civil society calls for an immediate build-up to a Weekend of Global Disruption between 18 – 21 September against complicity in Israel's genocide against Palestinians. #DisruptComplicity

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Ruth Sinhal @ruthsinhal.bsky.social · Aug 28

What will it take for the world’s sporting bodies to ban Israel from international competitions and events?

Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · Aug 28

Israel kills Palestinian athlete as he looks for aid in southern Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-kills-palestinian-running-champion-while-seeking-aid-south-gaza

Israel kills Palestinian athlete as he looks for aid in southern Gaza

Over 774 Palestinian sportspeople have been killed during Israel's nearly two-year long genocide

www.middleeasteye.net

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Ruth Sinhal @ruthsinhal.bsky.social · Aug 23

Great resources provided by @bameednetwork.bsky.social @trythisteaching.bsky.social @iamsharonmorgan.bsky.social
Pls share @eduskyteam.com

Ruth Sinhal @ruthsinhal.bsky.social · Aug 23

So many incidents of children & young adults committing violent #racist attacks in UK that EVERY school needs serious conversations about where they sit in this climate of #racism & what they’ll do to challenge it & protect students & families
Resources here ⬇️
www.bameednetwork.com/racism-in-so...

Racism in society – Resources for schools

Racism in Society Together with a range of partners, we have gathered a set of resources to support schools to address racism in the classroom and begin their anti-racist journeys. Colleagues at th…

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Ruth Sinhal @ruthsinhal.bsky.social · Aug 22

As we approach the end of another summer of Far-Right violence, many children will return to school with trauma, fear or anger.
Educators can help pupils & families by talking about this
#SchoolsLinking helps to start these conversations & disrupt division
www.projectfree.co.uk/linking-proj...

Ruth Sinhal @ruthsinhal.bsky.social · Aug 22

“We must not let fear dictate our practice. Our role as educators is…to illuminate;to help young people understand the world they live in, along with its complexity, histories & systems of power & to equip them to imagine & build something better. That’s not activism. That’s education at its best.”

Bylines Scotland @bylines.scot · Aug 20

Strength of purpose in education, rather than timidity, is needed to craft the best possible schools | Nuzhat Uthmani
@nuthmani.bsky.social

Education is not neutral: it’s time to stop pretending

Strength of purpose in education, rather than timidity, is needed to craft the best possible schools

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Global Movement To Gaza UK @gmtguk.bsky.social · Aug 10

The Global Sumud Flotilla is a coordinated civilian fleet sailing to Gaza in August 2025 to break the illegal siege and demand an end to genocide.

#SailToGaza #GlobalSumudFlotilla #BreakTheSiege #GlobalMovementToGaza

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Ruth Sinhal @ruthsinhal.bsky.social · Aug 11

Keep fighting ‘em Michael @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social

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Ruth Sinhal @ruthsinhal.bsky.social · Aug 8

This @beranews.bsky.social
blog post by Nadia Talukder urges
stakeholders in education of children & teachers to listen, reflect & actively try harder to build accessible spaces for antiracist dialogue with openness to learn, even if what is learned is uncomfortable.
www.bera.ac.uk/blog/antirac...

Antiracist multicultural education for White children, teachers and parents too!

The purpose of this blog post is to highlight why it is imperative for White children, trainee teachers, educators and parents to have access to and engage with an antiracist multicultural...

www.bera.ac.uk

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Ruth Sinhal @ruthsinhal.bsky.social · Aug 8

Thank you for all your comments - these are great strategies and very pertinent to the blatant contradictions young people are witnessing in our society today and in our history

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Ruth Sinhal @ruthsinhal.bsky.social · Aug 8

‘The narrative of a “post-racial society” grounded in #BritishValues that had long been voiced by the media and politicians, was exposed as being no more than a facade.’
www.bera.ac.uk/blog/disrupt...

Disrupting disinformation: How ‘Schools Linking’ reduces vulnerability to divisive narratives

Racist, Islamophobic violence terrorised citizens in around 27 UK locations during the race riots of August 2024. Reports of well-known far-right figures encouraging involvement, coupled with...

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