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Leona Vaughn
@drleona.bsky.social
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Research Fellow: coloniality, race, risk and prevention in social policy. Interests: International Human Rights, Equity, Justice, Harm and Repair.
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Leona Vaughn @drleona.bsky.social · Feb 27
From an idea in the NWSSDTP Youth Risk Research Network @livunihss.bsky.social , to fully fledged special issue:

📢'Race Class & Weaponisation of Child Safety'

Thanks to amazing co-editor @lauriewroe.bsky.social & our contributors

bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

#race #class
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Reform Initiatives @reforminitiatives.bsky.social · 23d
Today is #DemocracyDay.

Democracy thrives on people’s voices, choices & participation — but faces disinformation, shrinking civic space & inequalities.

“From Voice to Action” is a call to protect rights, build trust & reimagine democracy that works for all.

#VoiceToAction #ReformInitiatives
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Leona Vaughn @drleona.bsky.social · 24d
The brilliant @sosowemimo.bsky.social joined me & @livunihss.bsky.social colleague Stephen Kenny yesterday to talk racism, colonialism and health @britsciassoc.bsky.social
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CoDE - Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity @ethnicityuk.bsky.social · 29d
Call for papers:

'On the body' conference
7 Nov, Uni of Dundee

Race & racialisation in medicine and humanities. More info 👇🏾
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Call for papers - On the Body | Jessica Cox
Hello again! Mathilde Lyons and I are very excited to announce the launch of On the Body: an interdisciplinary conference on race and racialisation in medicine and humanities, held on the 7th of Novem...
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Yasmin G @anilsghost.bsky.social · 29d
Independent scholar fellowships

‘The Independent Social Research Foundation wishes to support Independent Scholars to explore and present original research ideas which take new approaches, and suggest new solutions, to real world social problems’

isrf.org/competitions...
ISRF Independent Scholar Fellowship (ISF11)
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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 29d
#tdih Stono Rebellion (1739), Association for the Study of African American Life and History @asalh-bhm.bsky.social founding (1915), Attica Prison Uprising (1971).

Read about each event in 🧵 ⬇️and consider the connection between all three.

Defend right to #TeachTruth #TeachOutsideTextbook
Marker for Stono Rebellion says: (on front) The Stono Rebellion, the largest slave insurrection in British North America, began nearby on September 9, 1739. About 20 Africans raided a store near Wallace Creek, a branch of the Stono River. Taking guns and other weapons, they killed two shopkeepers. The Rebels marched south toward promised freedom in Spanish Florida, waving flags, beating drums, and shouting "Liberty!" outdoor statue of man seated on steps. text says Carter G. Woodson, Father of Black History. A few trees in background. Men standing and seated outside. One man has a blanket around him. Brick walls and bars behind them.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · Sep 9
The global sumud flotilla, which is sailing to break Israels siege of Gaza, has been attacked while in Tunisian waters.
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Theo Kindynis @kindynis.bsky.social · Sep 6
Yesterday the President (Michele Burman) and Executive Board of the European Society of Criminology brought the society into disrepute by refusing to allow a vote on collaboration with Israeli academic institutions complicit in the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Statement by Criminologists for Palestine:
ESC General Assembly shows overwhelming support for motion; ESC Board denies vote
We, Criminologists for Palestine, are writing to express our profound shock at the decision of the European Society of Criminology (ESC) Executive Board to openly subvert the democratic will of its…
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Leona Vaughn @drleona.bsky.social · Sep 8
A necessary conversation today on gendered anti-Muslim racism in Liverpool region w/ @commonswec.parliament.uk
Racism and misogyny are public health crises the UK must address
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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · Sep 1
#LaborDay is a time to remind ourselves of the importance of solidarity — that progress comes when people recognize that we need each other and organize together.

We offer free lessons on labor history #FreedomtoLearn ⬇️

Art by @rlmartstudio.bsky.social
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Labor History Censored on Labor Day
Lessons, books, articles, films, and upcoming events on labor history.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Aug 31
Reminder: Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.
Mass Shooters Are Not Disproportionately Transgender
Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.
www.motherjones.com
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Teresa Degenhardt @drtdegenhardt.bsky.social · Sep 1
Resolution from the International Association of Genocide Scholars - link to the full document below
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Sep 1
"Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide in Article II of the United Nations Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948)".
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, genocide scholars' association says - www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says
The world's leading genocide scholars' association has passed a resolution saying that the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, its president said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · Aug 22
New piece on Carbon Colonialism, net-zero nonsense, and how the UK Government's climate advisors (and many experts) shy away from speaking truth to power. We need a fundamental reboot of climate policy; - physics doesn't care about political sensibilities. theconversation.com/the-uks-year...
The UK’s year of climate U-turns exposes a deeper failure
Breaking free of the dangerous pretence that current efforts suffice demands a fundamental rethink of the UK’s climate policy consensus.
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Yasmin G @anilsghost.bsky.social · Aug 24
Duke’s AI Ethics Learning Toolkit to engage students in critical conversations about AI across disciplines

lile.duke.edu/ai-ethics-le...
AI Ethics Learning Toolkit - Duke Learning Innovation & Lifetime Education
❌ Do we need AI? 🫱🏼‍🫲🏽 Can we trust AI? ⚖️ Is AI biased? 🧠 Does AI harm critical thinking? 🌿 Is AI Sustainable? 🫥 Who Builds our AI? 🦾 ...
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Yasmin G @anilsghost.bsky.social · Aug 26
New book to inhale @lalehkhalili.bsky.social on globalisation, low cost labour & how capitalism makes & sustains global inequalities @versobooks.bsky.social

www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
Extractive Capitalism
Laleh Khalili reflects on the hidden stories behind late capitalism, from seafarers abandoned on debt-ridden container ships to the nefarious reach of consultancy firms and the cronyism that drives re...
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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · May 2
Racism harms and racial trauma is real. Guilaine Kinouani wants to show that it is possible to resist and to practice radical self-care while navigating white supremacy. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
Overcoming the Trauma of Anti-Black Racism Through Radical Self-Care
By Guilaine Kinouani | Racism causes harm. Harm to the body. And harm to the mind. Yet it was only in November 2020 that the American Medical Association recognized racism as an urgent threat to publi...
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Dr Tahaney Alghrani @drtahaneyalghrani.bsky.social · Aug 21
Super excited to be sharing this call for abstracts for a new book I will be editing with Dr Katy Proctor ✨️

www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-bo...
Challenging Narratives: Creative Methodologies for Social Research
www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com
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Teresa Degenhardt @drtdegenhardt.bsky.social · Aug 20
Call from Palestinian Scholars to boycott the European Society of Criminology #EuroCrim2025
Link below
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Lorenzo Piccoli @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social · Jul 31
Every state defines its own rules for gaining and losing citizenship.

This clear, visually rich report by @globalcit.bsky.social captures the diverse ways countries shape and control who belongs and who doesn’t.

globalgovernanceprogramme.eui.eu/global-state...
Global State of Citizenship Report - Global Governance Programme
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jul 20
Remember all that fulminating in the billionaire press about "free speech" (ie their freedom to abuse Muslims, trans people etc with impunity)? Now that people are being arrested for speaking about an issue of the utmost gravity, the self-appointed guardians of liberty have fallen strangely silent.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jul 20
It's utterly mad.
These people are the opposite of terrorists.
THEY WANT PEACE.
The police know they're not terrorists.
The government knows they're not terrorists.
Yet, on the Home Secretary's orders, they're being arrested under the Terrorism Act.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
More than 100 arrested across UK at protests related to Palestine Action
Police in London detain scores of people and confiscate placards under section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000
www.theguardian.com
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Leona Vaughn @drleona.bsky.social · Jul 16
Glad to have made it for @d6culture.bsky.social launch tonight in Newcastle with incredible international artists working on decolonising heritage. Looking forward to tomorrow's conference! #decolonise #heritage
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Leona Vaughn @drleona.bsky.social · Jul 16
"Prevent missed chance to treat Southport killer, says review - BBC News "
Researchers & activists saying this for years. Hyper focus on imagined harms of 'Islamism' = violence more broadly, esp the epidemic against women & girls, is not seen as priority. Scrap PREVENT share.google/fFFKp43sk4Ky...
Prevent missed chance to treat Southport killer, says review - BBC News
A major review found the Prevent system could have potentially turned the killer away from violence.
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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · Jul 16
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France signals willingness to discuss reparations for colonial massacres in Niger
Exclusive: French government says it is open to dialogue but does not acknowledge responsibility in letter seen by the Guardian
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Dr Katherine Blouin @isisnaucratis.bsky.social · Jul 3
Francesca Albanese's press conference is starting now!
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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · Jun 25
Via British Medical Association’s annual conference yday:
"It is now BMA policy that condemning Israel is not antisemitic per se, that students and medics should be able to advocate for Palestine without harassment by universities and trusts, and condemns اsraeا for killing health workers" (cont:)
Ahmed Sewehli @LibyanIntegrity · 13h Great news from the British Medical Association’s annual conference. It is now BMA policy that condemning Israel is not antisemitic per se, that students and medics should be able to advocate for Palestine without harassment by universities and trusts, and condemns اsraeا for killing health workers and bombing facilities and calls for accountability at ICJ and ICC. The conference calls for the immediate release of all detained health workers in اsraeا #BMAARM25
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