the ban of the hijab in france comes down to two things: islamophobia and the extreme rights need to regulate women’s bodies and what they can and cannot wear, they justify all of it with secularism and pat themselves on the back thinking they saved “oppressed women”.
Tonight belongs to @staceyabrams - leader of the resistance against right wing populism in the USA.
I’ve admired and been inspired by her a for couple of years now. Her phenomenal organising played a huge part in clinching a double Senate victory for the Democrats in #Georgia🍑
.@realDonaldTrump has shown us who he is, what he’s about, and who he’s for. His presidency represents the last stand of an old-world type of dominion where rich, entitled men got to wield their jealously-guarded power unchecked.
I say #TimesUp, a new epoch awaits.
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To be clear, @hackneycouncil have now evicted @Sistah_Space this is NOT acceptable! Go to https://t.co/L8YwzLBTvx find your #Hackney councillors & EMAIL them to ask they allow #SistahSpace back into the property & let them do the work the council refuses to do #SaveSistahSpace
@ManduReid makes the gut wrenching statement that ‘black women are seen as expendable’ which not only hit home coming from a woman of colour but is also, sadly, suppprted by the lack of media coverage of this tragedy.
Justice for Mercy Beguma!
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Let’s be clear: at the beginning, Trump was convinced if his administration focused on this virus it would hurt the market and hurt his chances of being reelected.
That mattered more to him than saving American lives.
For anyone who's ever thought the following about joining @WEP_UK .......
Hmmm is it for me?
Would I be welcome?
Would I enjoy it?
Is it worth it?
All those answers are YES!
If not now, when?
If not you, who?
Come join the party 💚💜
"We [the diaspora] are the financial bloodline especially since the economy is not going to recover anytime soon."
How the Lebanese diaspora is mobilising in the wake of the #Beirut blast https://t.co/zYvP8jUGpc
In 1947, scientists created the Doomsday Clock which represents the likelihood of a man-made global catastrophe. Midnight symbolises the destruction of civilisation as we know it.
The main factors influencing the clock are nuclear war & climate change https://t.co/j9WLD7JXFc
BREAKING: The federal appeals court in Boston has tossed the death sentence for Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
If the Justice Department wants to sentence him to death following today's order they will need to have a new trial just for the penalty phase.
We need to reduce the barriers for competent women in politics, and increase the barriers for mediocre and incompetent men.
Lives literally depend on it.
https://t.co/molxoBC9KQ
WE will be joining the 48 hour @twitter walkout in solidarity with the Jewish community in Hackney & beyond.
Racism, antisemitism & hate speech do not belong to our society.
This needs to stop now. Social media platforms need to be held to account.
#NoSafeSpaceForJewHate