Thanks for being there and listening!

Loved listening to @saranahmed.bsky.social speak so movingly and poetically about some of the ideas behind her new book this evening at @lighthousebks.bsky.social

'In May this year, Glasgow university’s careers service staff met the arms firm Leonardo, whose employee afterwards wrote: “It’s reassuring to know that we’re not going to have the [sic] step back because we can’t find a route to engaging with students and keep [sic] our staff safe.”'

'Further emails suggest BAE Systems required Glasgow university to complete security questions before agreeing to attend events. A “university security questionnaire” sent to Glasgow by the defence company asked if the institution was “aware of any social media protests posts or videos”.'

NEW from Liberty Investigates:

UK universities have offered to monitor students social media accounts for arms companies concerned about campus protests

Full story below

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