Sol Gamsu
@solgamsu.bsky.social
Sociologist/sociologue/soziologe of education (elites, geographies, social mobility, dreaming/fighting for another education).
Union rep UCU: organising in various capacities. Working/living in Durham/Newcastle mostly. https://linksta.cc/@Sol%20Gamsu
Union rep UCU: organising in various capacities. Working/living in Durham/Newcastle mostly. https://linksta.cc/@Sol%20Gamsu
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Sol Gamsu
@solgamsu.bsky.social
· Feb 27
If You Want the University to Change, Don't Theorise—Organise!
Organising as workers to build industrial power within our universities is a key element of how we respond to redundancies, marketisation and other political pressures on higher education. This piece...
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I wrote this for @bjsociology.bsky.social on organising in universities & the work we all need to do to defend & remake the university.
It's a reflection on being heavily involved in UCU with practical tips on what everyone can do, esp. now with redundancies.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
It's a reflection on being heavily involved in UCU with practical tips on what everyone can do, esp. now with redundancies.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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ICE agents shot a woman yesterday, but that wasn't enough cruelty, so Border Patrol went to a school and attacked people.
Minneapolis public schools canceled classes officials after Roosevelt High School said armed Border Patrol officers came on school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people, handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt
Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.
www.mprnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:40 PM
ICE agents shot a woman yesterday, but that wasn't enough cruelty, so Border Patrol went to a school and attacked people.
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Les fascistes aux manœuvres partout en ce début d'année 2026. Pas glop
En Cisjordanie, Netanyahu attaque l'université de Bir Zeit. Le 6 janvier, les forces d'occupation israéliennes ont mené un raid, blessant 41 étudiants.
January 7, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Les fascistes aux manœuvres partout en ce début d'année 2026. Pas glop
"I want to understand how the right to play means playing safely. How is this safe when Apache helicopters are above the school and tanks are in front of the school and bombed the school?"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“Education without national consciousness is not education”: Palestinian teachers’ quiet revolution against the ongoing Nakba
In this article, we explore the centrality of education in the struggle for Palestinian liberation by analyzing the role that Palestinian teachers working for UNRWA in Lebanon have played as quiet ...
www.tandfonline.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:32 PM
"I want to understand how the right to play means playing safely. How is this safe when Apache helicopters are above the school and tanks are in front of the school and bombed the school?"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The complicity of most of the Labour Party in this should never be forgotten.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot
The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:57 AM
The complicity of most of the Labour Party in this should never be forgotten.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Our latest issue of @rethinkingschools.bsky.social is out now.
"Whether in the classroom or in the community, educators around the country are refusing to stop teaching about the genocide in Gaza and challenging the false accusations of antisemitism leveled against them for doing so."
"Whether in the classroom or in the community, educators around the country are refusing to stop teaching about the genocide in Gaza and challenging the false accusations of antisemitism leveled against them for doing so."
Don’t Stop Teaching About Gaza
As this issue of Rethinking Schools went online, Israel and Hamas reached the first stage of a ceasefire agreement. Although it is still unclear whether this ceasefire will last beyond the first […]
rethinkingschools.org
October 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Our latest issue of @rethinkingschools.bsky.social is out now.
"Whether in the classroom or in the community, educators around the country are refusing to stop teaching about the genocide in Gaza and challenging the false accusations of antisemitism leveled against them for doing so."
"Whether in the classroom or in the community, educators around the country are refusing to stop teaching about the genocide in Gaza and challenging the false accusations of antisemitism leveled against them for doing so."
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The Power of Plants: Learning About Herbs and Indigenous Wisdom in Laos
In this article for @rethinkingschools.bsky.social, I attempt to restore my and my students’ connections to the land through gardening together and learning about Indigenous medicine.
rethinkingschools.org/articles/the...
In this article for @rethinkingschools.bsky.social, I attempt to restore my and my students’ connections to the land through gardening together and learning about Indigenous medicine.
rethinkingschools.org/articles/the...
The Power of Plants
A middle school teacher in Laos attempts to restore her and her students’ connections to the land through gardening together and learning about Indigenous medicine.
rethinkingschools.org
October 17, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The Power of Plants: Learning About Herbs and Indigenous Wisdom in Laos
In this article for @rethinkingschools.bsky.social, I attempt to restore my and my students’ connections to the land through gardening together and learning about Indigenous medicine.
rethinkingschools.org/articles/the...
In this article for @rethinkingschools.bsky.social, I attempt to restore my and my students’ connections to the land through gardening together and learning about Indigenous medicine.
rethinkingschools.org/articles/the...
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“An abolitionist education means asking generative questions in the service of freedom-making and liberation for all.“
An interview with @prisonculture.bsky.social in @rethinkingschools.bsky.social
An interview with @prisonculture.bsky.social in @rethinkingschools.bsky.social
In It for the Long Haul: Increasing the Possibility of Freedom and Liberation for All
Cierra Kaler-Jones interviews Mariame Kaba, organizer, educator, archivist, curator, and author of We Do This ’Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice.
rethinkingschools.org
January 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
“An abolitionist education means asking generative questions in the service of freedom-making and liberation for all.“
An interview with @prisonculture.bsky.social in @rethinkingschools.bsky.social
An interview with @prisonculture.bsky.social in @rethinkingschools.bsky.social
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Wondering why your utility bills are getting so expensive?
AI could be a big reason why.
AI data centers cost a ton to upkeep, and big tech companies are passing on those costs to local communities.
I'm pressing for answers.
AI could be a big reason why.
AI data centers cost a ton to upkeep, and big tech companies are passing on those costs to local communities.
I'm pressing for answers.
December 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Wondering why your utility bills are getting so expensive?
AI could be a big reason why.
AI data centers cost a ton to upkeep, and big tech companies are passing on those costs to local communities.
I'm pressing for answers.
AI could be a big reason why.
AI data centers cost a ton to upkeep, and big tech companies are passing on those costs to local communities.
I'm pressing for answers.
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I have been saying this for some time. It is simple maths.
A country with a low birth rate and an ageing population requires immigration to maintain the size of the working population.
The alternative is to deny the right of older workers to retire.
Pensioners Need Migrants.
A country with a low birth rate and an ageing population requires immigration to maintain the size of the working population.
The alternative is to deny the right of older workers to retire.
Pensioners Need Migrants.
January 6, 2026 at 2:35 PM
I have been saying this for some time. It is simple maths.
A country with a low birth rate and an ageing population requires immigration to maintain the size of the working population.
The alternative is to deny the right of older workers to retire.
Pensioners Need Migrants.
A country with a low birth rate and an ageing population requires immigration to maintain the size of the working population.
The alternative is to deny the right of older workers to retire.
Pensioners Need Migrants.
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We are a Left with ballots cast but few shop floors won, with more cultural importance than class power
For Zohran's election to start a lasting transformation we have to acknowledge an uncomfortable truth: despite our impressive electoral reach, our movement’s roots are still shallow
For Zohran's election to start a lasting transformation we have to acknowledge an uncomfortable truth: despite our impressive electoral reach, our movement’s roots are still shallow
January 5, 2026 at 9:44 PM
We are a Left with ballots cast but few shop floors won, with more cultural importance than class power
For Zohran's election to start a lasting transformation we have to acknowledge an uncomfortable truth: despite our impressive electoral reach, our movement’s roots are still shallow
For Zohran's election to start a lasting transformation we have to acknowledge an uncomfortable truth: despite our impressive electoral reach, our movement’s roots are still shallow
If you haven't watched this from @novaramedia.com I would thoroughly recommend it for a political economy of AI and the empire they want to (re)create through it.
youtu.be/8enXRDlWguU?...
youtu.be/8enXRDlWguU?...
Silicon Valley Insider EXPOSES Cult-Like AI Companies | Aaron Bastani Meets Karen Hao
YouTube video by Novara Media
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
If you haven't watched this from @novaramedia.com I would thoroughly recommend it for a political economy of AI and the empire they want to (re)create through it.
youtu.be/8enXRDlWguU?...
youtu.be/8enXRDlWguU?...
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Every teacher I talked to today said they had a restful break. We got nothing done. But we rested
and that's something
and that's something
January 5, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Every teacher I talked to today said they had a restful break. We got nothing done. But we rested
and that's something
and that's something
This is a really good watch.
If you watch it carefully you can see the subtle criticisms of Maduro, they are practical in using the opportunity to do something radical and the black and red flags suggest the politics of the group.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2vL...
If you watch it carefully you can see the subtle criticisms of Maduro, they are practical in using the opportunity to do something radical and the black and red flags suggest the politics of the group.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2vL...
The Breadmaker: on the frontline of Venezuela's bakery wars
YouTube video by The Guardian
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:59 PM
This is a really good watch.
If you watch it carefully you can see the subtle criticisms of Maduro, they are practical in using the opportunity to do something radical and the black and red flags suggest the politics of the group.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2vL...
If you watch it carefully you can see the subtle criticisms of Maduro, they are practical in using the opportunity to do something radical and the black and red flags suggest the politics of the group.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2vL...
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#OtD 5 Jan 1970 a group of mercenaries headed to Sochaux, France, to infiltrate and break workers' organisation at the Peugeot factory. Peugeot initially hired 120 mostly army veterans including convicted murderers and other criminals stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1052...
January 5, 2026 at 1:15 PM
#OtD 5 Jan 1970 a group of mercenaries headed to Sochaux, France, to infiltrate and break workers' organisation at the Peugeot factory. Peugeot initially hired 120 mostly army veterans including convicted murderers and other criminals stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1052...
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"complicated" (Starmer)
„komplex“ (Merz)
„außerordentlich komplex“ (Wadephul)
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„komplex“ (Merz)
„außerordentlich komplex“ (Wadephul)
🤷♂️
UK's Starmer says it is for the US to justify actions in Venezuela reut.rs/4jJVPpL
UK's Starmer says it is for the US to justify actions in Venezuela
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday it was up to the United States to justify its actions in Venezuela after capturing President Nicolas Maduro, describing the situation as "not straightforward."
reut.rs
January 5, 2026 at 1:17 PM
"complicated" (Starmer)
„komplex“ (Merz)
„außerordentlich komplex“ (Wadephul)
🤷♂️
„komplex“ (Merz)
„außerordentlich komplex“ (Wadephul)
🤷♂️
Our call for papers on organising as workers in higher education for the Scuola Democratica conference in Rome in September is out
www.scuolademocratica-conference.net/panel/organi...
www.scuolademocratica-conference.net/panel/organi...
I.07. Organising As Workers In Higher Education: In, Against And Beyond The University – Fourth International Conference of the journal Scuola Democratica
How should university staff organise in their own workplace? Universities are under attack. The political forces of the authoritarian right have universities firmly in their sights. Financial pressure...
www.scuolademocratica-conference.net
January 5, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Our call for papers on organising as workers in higher education for the Scuola Democratica conference in Rome in September is out
www.scuolademocratica-conference.net/panel/organi...
www.scuolademocratica-conference.net/panel/organi...
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Feroze Sidhwa (@ferozesidhwa.org, X: @FerozeSidhwa) | @dropsitenews.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Feroze Sidhwa (@ferozesidhwa.org, X: @FerozeSidhwa) | @dropsitenews.com
From the uses of literacy project in Sheffield 2017.
December 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
From the uses of literacy project in Sheffield 2017.
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Donald Trump said he wants to move to phase two of the Gaza ceasefire “as quickly as we can,” but repeatedly insisted that “there has to be a disarmament” of Hamas, speaking alongside a grinning Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of their meeting.
“But there has to be a disarmament,” Trump told reporters...
“But there has to be a disarmament,” Trump told reporters...
December 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Donald Trump said he wants to move to phase two of the Gaza ceasefire “as quickly as we can,” but repeatedly insisted that “there has to be a disarmament” of Hamas, speaking alongside a grinning Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of their meeting.
“But there has to be a disarmament,” Trump told reporters...
“But there has to be a disarmament,” Trump told reporters...
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A fascist state boycott Israel.
"We’re monitoring what you do online. Disseminating, writing, or publishing inciting content online is considered a terrorist crime in every sense and may lead to arrest or imprisonment. We have warned you."
Israel warns Palestinians that posting about their suffering will be considered terrorism.
Israel warns Palestinians that posting about their suffering will be considered terrorism.
December 25, 2025 at 4:06 AM
A fascist state boycott Israel.
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A reminder that my book on the history of protest is now published. It is superbly produced with a great cover. Buy it now from @reaktionbooks.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
A reminder that my book on the history of protest is now published. It is superbly produced with a great cover. Buy it now from @reaktionbooks.bsky.social
