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Jasmine K Gani @jasminekgani.bsky.social · 23h

"Race Reports: How universities 'reckon' with their imperial past, and how their investment portfolios say otherwise." www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/...

Excellent - by @rahulraothariel.bsky.social

Extract from the linked article "Race Reports": "What does it mean for the university to acknowledge the 'displacement of indigenous people' in the nineteenth century as a generative driver of its wealth at the same time as it exhibits a studied indifference or, worse, active hostility to those campaigning against the decimation of the indigenous people of Palestine in the genocide that has been ongoing since October 2023? Within weeks of the onset of the genocide an early facade of institutional neutrality, itself premised on a morally objectionable equation of the violence of the colonised and the coloniser, gave way to outright condemnation of Palestine solidarity"

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Petra Boynton @petraboynton.bsky.social · 1d

With yet another university hosted event closed to 'non academics' (aka those not employed by a university)* I'm just going to leave this piece by @drhelenkara.bsky.social and myself here blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

* yes I know it's utter nonsense and academics/researchers exist outside unis

Institutional affiliation should not be a requirement for doing research - Impact of Social Sciences

Universities espouse a universalist approach to creating research-based knowledge. Helen Kara & Petra Boynton argue, from the outside these claims are hollow.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 3d

There’s an essay to be written about how maga patriotism is just shitty fandom. Anyone who follows sports knows fans like this, it’s always the ref’s fault, the other team doesn’t exist, there’s some plot/player/coach holding the team back otherwise they’d always win easy bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "The problem with Vietnam, we, you know, we stopped fighting to win. We would've won easy. We would've won Afghanistan easy. We would've won every war easy. But we got politically correct. 'Oh, let's take it easy.' We're not politically correct anymore, just so you understand."

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Julia Laite @julialaite.bsky.social · 2d

This is excellent news from the Dakota Nation, for whom the 49th parallel has only ever been a colonialist fiction.

Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 2d

“We’re operationalizing our old corridors—taking ancient trade routes our elders told us about and articulating them in a modern context,” said Solomon Cyr, spokesperson for Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation.” — Love it when people take advantage of political opportunities.

Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border

“We’re not begging for crumbs anymore. We’re demanding what’s rightly ours."

www.motherjones.com

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Decolonial Conference @decolonialconf.bsky.social · 5d

Deadline extended!!!

The Program Committee has decided to extend the deadline to October 12, 2025. Proposals can be 400-600 words. If you are submitting a symposium or workshop proposal, word limits are more flexible.

Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions!

#decolonialconference

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Diana B. Greenwald @dbgreenwald.bsky.social · 3d

Important new piece by Jo Kelcey and Anne Irfan: academic.oup.com/hwj/advance-...

Rescuing the UNRWA Archive: Saving Palestinian History amidst the Gaza Genocide

Abstract. Israel’s genocide in Gaza has entailed extensive attacks on Palestinian heritage and history, including institutional archives which preserve his

academic.oup.com

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Labour Behind the Label @labourlabel.bsky.social · 5d

Brighton Marathon is sold out. But fear not. We've got spaces!
labourbehindthelabel.org/get-involved...

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IHR Black British History Seminar @ihrblackbritish.bsky.social · 8d

Kicking off our fantastic line up with a showcase of new research! Get in touch if you are a postgraduate or early career researcher who would like to introduce their work to the field.

📍 Hybrid: N304, IHR, Senate House, WC1E 7HU and Online
📅 Thursday 16th October, 2025
⏰ 17:30
🔗 bit.ly/3INwCfO

Email Olivia.Wyatt@ed.ac.uk or Meleisa.Ono-George@history.ox.ac.uk to present online or in-person

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Hannah Elias @hannahelias.bsky.social · 8d

Are you an emerging scholar researching Black British history and looking for opportunities to share your research? Please get in touch with @oliviawyatt1999.bsky.social or Meleisa Ono George via contact info below to take part in this ⚡️ talks session @ihr.bsky.social (and please share widely!)

IHR Black British History Seminar @ihrblackbritish.bsky.social · 8d

Kicking off our fantastic line up with a showcase of new research! Get in touch if you are a postgraduate or early career researcher who would like to introduce their work to the field.

📍 Hybrid: N304, IHR, Senate House, WC1E 7HU and Online
📅 Thursday 16th October, 2025
⏰ 17:30
🔗 bit.ly/3INwCfO

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Yasmin G @anilsghost.bsky.social · 8d

Meeting Stuart Hall, I love these tributes, "Stuart Hall was a welcome reminder of the possibility of academia’s better self, the one where we remember to be kind and welcoming and to nurture new ideas and people" @writersofcolour.bsky.social mediadiversified.org/2014/02/14/m...

Meeting Stuart Hall

We have come together as black feminists to commemorate Stuart Hall who died on 10 February, 2014. ~ Sara Ahmed, Gargi Bhattacharyya, Yasmin Gunaratnam,Vera Jocelyn, Patricia Noxolo, Pratibha Parma…

mediadiversified.org

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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 9d

Rewriting history and rebranding reality - Gaza and the propagandists
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

US marketing companies are helping to rebrand the genocide in Gaza | Arwa Mahdawi

Reports say PR teams are busy rewriting history in real time – not that the American media needs the help

www.theguardian.com

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · 9d

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 15d

Extremely honored to be included in this important event demanding Israel’s expulsion from international football next Monday.

Speakers include @leylahamed.bsky.social, @shireenahmed.bsky.social, and many other vital voices.

Register:

us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Kick Israel out of FIFA poster

September 29, 12pm Eastern Time

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Michelle Fahy @michellefahy.bsky.social · 12d

“Last month, beloved Palestinian footballer Suleiman Obeid – known to many as the Palestinian Pele – was killed by an Israeli drone strike. He is one of nearly 800 Palestinian athletes who have been killed by Israel since October 2023.”

Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 13d

My latest @theguardian.com: "Fifa banned Russia from international football. Now it must do the same for Israel." As Israel inflicts untold misery on Palestinians, it is time for soccer’s governing bodies to stand by the principles they claim to uphold www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Fifa banned Russia from international football. Now it must do the same for Israel

As Israel inflicts untold misery on Palestinians, it is time for football’s governing bodies to stand by the principles they claim to uphold

www.theguardian.com

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folukeifejola @folukeifejola.bsky.social · 13d

This is an essay, a reading list and a poem on why I think Pan-Africanism, Afrofuturism and Decolonisation can be insightful tools for realising visions of flourishing future worlds for all.
folukeafrica.com/pan-africani...

Pan-Africanism, Afrofuturism and Decolonisation: A reading list

Knowledge will be the first frontier of our freedom.

folukeafrica.com

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 13d

A petition for Francesca Albanese and Gaza doctors to win a Nobel Peace Prize has gained over one million signatures

Over one million back Nobel Peace Prize for Francesca Albanese and Gaza doctors

www.thenational.scot

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folukeifejola @folukeifejola.bsky.social · 15d

On 12 September 1977, Steven Biko was killed in detention in apartheid South Africa. His words live on as the perfect image of what we imagine Biko to be: a man ready to die for an idea. Because that idea was freedom.
folukeafrica.com/steven-biko-...

Steven Biko: Dying for an Idea That Will Live

Died aged 30. Killed in detention

folukeafrica.com

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Journal of Genocide Research @journalgenocide.bsky.social · 15d

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Starvation in Contexts of Mass Violence and Genocide. Please see the attached notice for full details.

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Dr Dion Georgiou 🇨🇾❤️🇬🇾 @drdiongeorgiou.bsky.social · 17d

This is too late and disingenuous because he’s spent much of his premiership stoking these flames. I get the role of national myth-making and symbolism but ‘Euro 96 was a moment of national unity…even Arsenal and Spurs fans came together’ is insulting. That’s the equivalent of racial divides?

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 18d

Starmer on 'vile lies' of Musk et al: “When populist politicians, convicted criminals + foreign billionaires take to the stage to encourage violence, make racist comments, and threaten our democracy, it casts a dark shadow of fear and violence across our society”
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

Starmer condemns populists who ‘exploit’ flag and ‘whip up hatred’

The Prime Minister hit out at Tommy Robinson and Elon Musk for ‘encouraging violence’ at last week’s protest.

www.standard.co.uk

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Jamal abu hashem🇵🇸 @jamalzuhir.bsky.social · 18d

everything changed, everything destroyed, everything gone

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 22d

For the rest of your life, you can only eat food from one of these regions. Which do you choose?

For more maps: brilliantmaps.beehiiv.com/s...

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Sabir Zazai @sabirzazai.bsky.social · 22d

No one should live in fear; especially those seeking sanctuary, who carry deep scars of dreadful conflicts and traumatic experiences of perilous journeys to safety.
www.bigissue.com/opinion/refu...

Refugees in the UK are terrified. Please stand with us in solidarity

Memory, a refugee living in the UK, writes about her experiences over the last year following riots and rising right-wing rhetoric.

www.bigissue.com

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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 23d

👀 We’re looking for an Evaluation Consultant!

Skilled in quantitative + qualitative research & evaluation reports? Join the Migration Museum to shape the final evaluation of our Collections Project.

Budget: £8k | Hybrid (London/UK travel) | Deadline: 29 Sept 2025

Call Out: Evaluation Consultant for Collections Project

The Migration Museum is seeking an experienced and creative Evaluation Consultant who can help us to devise a framework for the summative evaluation of our Collections project, carry out quantitative ...

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Malcolm MacLean @malcomaxx.bsky.social · 26d

Football is about respect and fairness. Not sports-washing genocide. Italy is set to host Israel for the World Cup qualifiers while people in Gaza starve and die. Sign now to demand FIFA and UEFA ban Israel from international football! #banisrael action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-09... @ss4jpal.bsky.social

Kick Israel out of the 2026 World Cup

Football is about respect and fairness. Not sports-washing genocide. Italy is set to host Israel for the World Cup qualifiers while people in Gaza starve and die. Sign now to demand FIFA and UEFA ban ...

action.wemove.eu

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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 28d

The British Society of Sports History are pleased to announce a book launch at the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) in London on the 29th of September 2025 to kick off the 2025/26 Sports and Leisure History Seminar Series.

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