Margaret Greenfields

Back in the Academy again (12/21)...but probably still a policy wonk/lawyer at heart.. Passionate about diversity and equality - tweeting in a personal capacity

[James Wright @JPBWFarm]

Natural England wants to remove 90% of Dartmoor’s ponies.

Our Exmoor ponies are next. These animals have been here for thousands of years.

A government quango, destroying the countryside and its heritage.

[Rosie P 🦇 🦎 🕷️ 🦭 🐌 🍃🌳🚲💧 @RosieP4]

This is utterly heartbreaking- what is wrong with developers?
The swifts are seen trying to return to their nests and the nests are no longer there

https://t.co/f3pRJMJM3T

[The potting shed @GardenerFliss]

My heart is full of love for this.

The UK’s first rooftop ICU at King’s College Hospital allows critically ill patients to receive life support outdoors, giving them fresh air, sunlight, and nature to support recovery and wellbeing. Patients reported a 20 percent reduction in pain relief meds required.

[Margaret Greenfields @MGreenfields]

Incredibly brave of this woman to give this (anonymous) account of the horrific erosion of women’s’ rights in Iraq ..just appalling
‘My 15-year-old relative was killed for refusing to marry her cousin. My family celebrated by dancing in the street’ https://t.co/TiQ7iFqH3K

[Margaret Greenfields @MGreenfields]

I have to say that when ‘my manor’ parties, we do it in (multicultural) style 😄💕

[UB1UB2 West London (Southall) @UB1UB2]

Finsbury Park yesterday. The dhol carrying the chants, the whole street in step with it.
Arsenal’s first Premier League title in 22 years, and London did what London does.

[Hiroshi Suzuki @AmbJapanUK]

Chelsea in Bloom!!!🌸🌺🌸

[Protect the Wild @ProtectTheWild_]

About bloody time! 🦡

https://t.co/wEUwUIeK3o

[Margaret Greenfields @MGreenfields]

Utterly ecocide/ vandalism. When did the U.K. come to hate our nature and wildlife so much? it seems every day brings another horror story of the sort of destruction of historic natural living assets which would have caused outraged newspaper articles just a few short years ago.

[Ladywell Live @LadywellLive]

A stump - all that’s left of a 300 year old mulberry tree once the centrepiece of the garden at Ladywell House. The Ladywell Society has written to planners criticising the failure to protect the tree which was heavily “pruned” by developers. https://t.co/GKgXaB2MSl

[Margaret Greenfields @MGreenfields]

@elenavacchelli summing up the 6 key themes which have arisen across the multiple papers/ animated debates within 2 packed days at the #umignet26 conference on ‘the hostile environment & local/community responses’ - a brilliant event. Thanks so much to #EKofman & @MiddlesexUni

[Margaret Greenfields @MGreenfields]

Now the plenary session - from a powerful panel of community organisations #DrLouiseHumphries @GyrosOrg and academics - @elenavacchelli & @ChantalRadley3 chaired by #ProfEleonoreKofman of @MiddlesexUni - all partners on @migrefhealth - reflecting on learning from #umignet26

[Margaret Greenfields @MGreenfields]

Now we have a fascinating paper from @RimaSaini3105 discussing the ‘racialised right’ ethnic minority centre-> far right politicians. Bordering of perceptions of good/bad Minoritised communities and political elites of migrant heritage. #umignet26 has been so thought provoking

[Margaret Greenfields @MGreenfields]

Final panel today before we move to the plenary then working groups/collaboration building activities@ at #umignet26 - great to hear a legal paper from another @migrefhealth colleague
@EgleDagilyte wearing a different hat in collaboration with fellow lawyer #sohini_preet

[Margaret Greenfields @MGreenfields]

This is important. Our colleague #catherinekennelly of @migrefhealth giving a paper on the experiences of volunteers working to support asylum seekers in the community near large-scale sites/how the hostile environment impacts services & volunteers’ sense of security #umignet26

[Margaret Greenfields @MGreenfields]

Next up in the final panel before lunch at #umignet26 our friend and colleague @SueLukes of @migrationwork and @migrefhealth talking about her wealth of experience in local authority politics and setting up the #migrantchampionsnetwork and the breadth of potential activities

[Margaret Greenfields @MGreenfields]

Interesting next paper on economic participation of refugees by colleague #drtabishzaman @AngliaRuskin excellent to have a new colleague join our network and present at #umignet26 forte first time

[Margaret Greenfields @MGreenfields]

Our own @SMTsegay from @AngliaRuskin presenting at #umignet26 on his important research on migrant led (Eritrean) community organising to support refugees and asylum seekers. Tragically suicides of young asylum seekers in the U.K. increased the urgency for such support activities

[Margaret Greenfields @MGreenfields]

#umignet26

[Margaret Greenfields @MGreenfields]

Day 2 of #umignet26 - an absolutely fabulous and dynamic day yesterday- and this morning we have a keynote from the brilliant #michaelachan from @WORCrights on the legal and policy implications of new earned settlement proposals from @UKLabour & class, race and gender dimensions

[Margaret Greenfields @MGreenfields]

And we are off! 4th #umignet26 - this year at @MiddlesexUni - powerful call to action for #academic_activism from opening speaker @neelamraina making the moral case for challenging the #hostile_environment . Using robust data and academic rigour to influence policy and practice

[Stephen G. Rae @BardCumberland]

Good grief, this horrendous: a large warehousing scheme which would uproot more than 10,000 trees is set to get approval. The three new warehouses in Carrington, Trafford, would destroy habitats for birds, bats, hedgehogs and amphibians.
https://t.co/z6SBYLTE2I