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Sujatha Fernandes @sujathaf.bsky.social · 2d

Tomorrow!

Sujatha Fernandes @sujathaf.bsky.social · 15d

Join us on Weds Oct 8, 2 - 4pm at USyd for a panel on the political economy of colonialism in South Asia, Palestine, and Australia with Ihab Shalbak, Suvendrini Perera and myself. Read more and register here:

events.humanitix.com/colonialism-...

Colonialism, Labor, Ecologies

This panel talk is a part of an event series: Land Justice and Climate Futures, presented by Sujatha Fernandes.

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Sujatha Fernandes @sujathaf.bsky.social · 15d

Join us on Weds Oct 8, 2 - 4pm at USyd for a panel on the political economy of colonialism in South Asia, Palestine, and Australia with Ihab Shalbak, Suvendrini Perera and myself. Read more and register here:

events.humanitix.com/colonialism-...

Colonialism, Labor, Ecologies

This panel talk is a part of an event series: Land Justice and Climate Futures, presented by Sujatha Fernandes.

events.humanitix.com

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Sujatha Fernandes @sujathaf.bsky.social · 15d

Join us on Weds Oct 8, 2 - 4pm at USyd for a panel on the political economy of colonialism in South Asia, Palestine, and Australia with Ihab Shalbak, Suvendrini Perera and myself. Read more and register here:

events.humanitix.com/colonialism-...

Colonialism, Labor, Ecologies

This panel talk is a part of an event series: Land Justice and Climate Futures, presented by Sujatha Fernandes.

events.humanitix.com

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Sujatha Fernandes @sujathaf.bsky.social · Aug 21

Tomorrow!

Sujatha Fernandes @sujathaf.bsky.social · Aug 12

Join us for "Pacific Island Migrations: From Plantations to PALM Workers" at Bankstown Arts Centre next Saturday August 23, 2 - 4pm with speakers Rosaline Parker, Moni Taumoepeau and Winnie Dunn

Sujatha Fernandes @sujathaf.bsky.social · Aug 12

Register to attend here: events.humanitix.com/pacific-isla...

Pacific Island Migrations: From Plantations to PALM workers

Register on Humanitix - Pacific Island Migrations: From Plantations to PALM workers. Utp, 5 Olympic Parade, Bankstown NSW 2200, Australia. Saturday 23rd August 2025. Find event information.

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Sujatha Fernandes @sujathaf.bsky.social · Aug 12

Join us for "Pacific Island Migrations: From Plantations to PALM Workers" at Bankstown Arts Centre next Saturday August 23, 2 - 4pm with speakers Rosaline Parker, Moni Taumoepeau and Winnie Dunn

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Sujatha Fernandes @sujathaf.bsky.social · Aug 5

Join us for a timely series of events on ‘Land Justice and Climate Futures’ at Bankstown Arts Centre and the University of Sydney. Bringing together Palestinian, Aboriginal, and Pacific Islander speakers and others to discuss land justice at a time of genocide and dispossession.

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Sujatha Fernandes @sujathaf.bsky.social · Aug 5

Register here for Pacific Island Migrations at Bankstown Arts Centre: events.humanitix.com/pacific-isla...

Pacific Island Migrations: From Plantation to PALM workers

Register on Humanitix - Pacific Island Migrations: From Plantation to PALM workers. Utp, 5 Olympic Parade, Bankstown NSW 2200, Australia. Saturday 23rd August 2025. Find event information.

events.humanitix.com

Sujatha Fernandes @sujathaf.bsky.social · Aug 5

Join us for a timely series of events on ‘Land Justice and Climate Futures’ at Bankstown Arts Centre and the University of Sydney. Bringing together Palestinian, Aboriginal, and Pacific Islander speakers and others to discuss land justice at a time of genocide and dispossession.

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David Naimon @davidnaimon.bsky.social · May 28

R.I.P. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
ICYMI here's Ngũgĩ's appearance on the show where we explored the many ways he has fought against the "normalized abnormality" of the colonial world, in language & writing, and in the world at large
tinhouse.com/podcast/ngug...

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o : The Language of Languages - Tin House

Today’s guest, novelist, storyteller, essayist, playwright, scholar, translator, and perennial front-runner for the Nobel Prize in Literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, is an iconic figure in postcolonial tho...

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Sujatha Fernandes @sujathaf.bsky.social · Feb 14

Thank you!! ❤️❤️

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Sujatha Fernandes @sujathaf.bsky.social · Feb 13

Our Sydney University Staff for Palestine group has put out a statement in support of Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah
We stand in solidarity with Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah and we reject any and all attacks on academic freedom.
docs.google.com/file/d/1MY0o...

Statement in Support of Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah.docx

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Margarida Teixeira @margteixeira.bsky.social · Jan 30

I haven't been this excited to read a comms book in a long time 😊 "Curated Stories: The Uses and Misuses of Storytelling" by @sujathaf.bsky.social

Book by Sujatha Fernandes "Curated Stories"

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Sujatha Fernandes @sujathaf.bsky.social · Jan 30

Ah, thank you!!

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Sujatha Fernandes @sujathaf.bsky.social · Jan 25

Check out the incredible doco Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat if you can. At a time when western powers are again banding together to crush anti-colonial resistance the film feels so urgent. And the music is 🔥🔥

filmforum.org/film/soundtr...

Film Forum · SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT

SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT Returns Friday, January 3 at Film Forum

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Sujatha Fernandes @sujathaf.bsky.social · Jan 22

Congrats Meera!!!

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NDN Collective @ndncollective.bsky.social · Jan 20

🚨BREAKING🚨

Leonard Peltier Granted Executive Clemency

After 50 years of unjust incarceration and the tireless efforts of intergenerational grassroots organizing and advocacy, our elder and relative Leonard Peltier has been granted executive clemency.

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Sujatha Fernandes @sujathaf.bsky.social · Dec 17

One of the last major interviews the tabla master Zakir Hussain gave was with my sister Deepa, last year. You can listen here: www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

For Grammy-winning tabla master Zakir Hussain, rhythm has no boundaries

Zakir Hussain is widely acknowledged as the best tabla player in the world.

www.wbur.org

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Sujatha Fernandes @sujathaf.bsky.social · Dec 4

Read every word of this address by the brilliant susan abulhawa

massreview.org/node/12193

susan abulhawa: Address to the Oxford Union | Mass Review

Massachusetts Review

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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · Dec 4

Our Spring 2025 catalog is here, featuring work by @atiyahusain.bsky.social, @maiagiladi.bsky.social, @jeelyachar.bsky.social, @soccerpolitics.bsky.social, @emmaamador.bsky.social, @hystericalblkns.bsky.social, and many more. Download it today!
issuu.com/dukeuniver...

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Sujatha Fernandes @sujathaf.bsky.social · Dec 2

Thank you! ❤️

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Michael Walsh @epidoctor.bsky.social · Nov 21

Hi everyone! I've really been liking this new place, so thought I'd do an intro. My name is Mike and I do ecology and epidemiology stuff. Our fieldwork season is about to go into high gear, so I'll post some photos from the glorious wetlands and bushlands around Sydney as we go.

Photo of a striated heron wading across a mangrove wetland.

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Sujatha Fernandes @sujathaf.bsky.social · Nov 19

With the xitter exodus, Palestinians in Gaza are having a harder time raising funds. Please donate, share, boost, and email your family & friends. Every little amount helps. The Gaza funds website has a spotlight campaign to help you choose gazafunds.com

Gaza Funds Spotlight Campaign

Find vetted fundraisers for Gaza here

gazafunds.com

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Sujatha Fernandes @sujathaf.bsky.social · Nov 17

Please follow this account, and support by signing up for workshops and sharing!

Workshops4Gaza @workshops4gaza.bsky.social · Nov 16

We are a group of autonomous writers, artists, educators and translators coming together to offer online courses and workshops to raise money for people in Gaza 🥀🥀🥀

Reddish orange background with white text workshops for Gaza cascading down the square

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