Sharon Handley

Former Pro Vice Chancellor for Culture and Community at Manchester Metropolitan University. Now retired after 36 years.

[Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk]

Over 30,000 people have now been killed in #Gaza, nearly half are children.

Every day for almost 5 months, children have been killed, maimed & subjected to unspeakable violence.

One child killed is one too many. Children won't be safe until there is a definitive #CeasefireNow #StopTheWarOnChildren

https://t.co/jJfu6S5sts

[The Crispin Flintoff Show @CrispinShow]

Maxine Peake reads the last poem of Refaat Alareer.
See the whole video here👇
https://t.co/qMZtGur1PL

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

What kind of nightmare is this, when every day you open up Twitter and read of entire families wiped out - of journalists, aid workers, ordinary Palestinians?

It’s almost becoming one of those unfortunate facts of life?

Well this isn’t normal! It is a deranged obscenity!

[Sharon Handley @SharonHandley2]

Shame on the Western leaders who are endorsing this genocide. Two wrongs don’t make a right and it is time for some leadership to save innocent lives through a ceasefire.

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

Today @WHO led a very high risk @UN assessment mission to Al-Shifa hospital in #Gaza.

The team saw a hospital no longer able to function: no water, no food, no electricity, no fuel, medical supplies depleted.

Given this deplorable situation and the condition of many patients, including babies, health workers requested support to evacuate patients who cannot receive lifesaving care there anymore.

We are working with partners to develop an urgent evacuation plan and ask for full facilitation of this plan.

We continue to call for protection of health and of civilians. The current situation is unbearable and unjustifiable.

Ceasefire. NOW.

[Sharon Handley @SharonHandley2]

Powerful speech by Barak Obama about the Israel Palestine conflict. This is the sort of leadership we need - a voice of reason and humanity. A message of Hope! https://t.co/05H74E1cW7

[Sharon Handley @SharonHandley2]

@MayorofGM Really pleased to see the GM leaders showing such leadership in the face of this humanitarian crisis in contrast to appalling lack of leadership at a national level.

[Mayor of Greater Manchester @MayorofGM]

🗣️The Mayor, Deputy Mayor and 10 Leaders of Greater Manchester have joined the international calls for a ceasefire by all sides in Gaza.

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

I repeat my call for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Middle East, the unconditional release of all hostages, and the delivery of life-saving supplies at the scale needed.

Everyone must assume their responsibilities.

This is a moment of truth.

History will judge us all.

[Sharon Handley @SharonHandley2]

Great to see Open Iftar 2023 win the best live event at the Asian Media Awards!

[Sharon Handley @SharonHandley2]

Fantastic evening celebrating the Asian Media Awards. It just keeps getting better!

[Sharon Handley @SharonHandley2]

@LKTranslator That would be an absolute disaster for us all!

[Sharon Handley @SharonHandley2]

@HumzaYousaf Thank you for showing true leadership and humanity at a time when it is frighteningly lacking among many world leaders including our own Government.

[Humza Yousaf @HumzaYousaf]

In the past, people in Scotland and across the UK have opened our hearts and our homes.

Scotland is ready to play her part.

To be the first country in the UK to offer safety and sanctuary to the people of Gaza.

To treat the injured men, women and children, where we can.

[Sharon Handley @SharonHandley2]

@macinnes_neil @TPExpressTrains I agrée. Just come back from travelling by train around Morocco where trains were punctual, reliable, clean and had good hospitality services. The management teams of our rail services have a lot to learn!

[Manchester City of Literature @MCRCityofLit]

Fancy coming to work with us? We are recruiting!

⭐️ Community Engagement Manager
⭐️ Operations Manager

Deadline for applications is 5pm 25th September.

Find out more ⬇️

https://t.co/85GwubICIX

#Manchester #Writers #CityofLit @UNESCOUK

[Arts and Humanities Research Council @ahrcpress]

Funding available to develop a Network Plus to enhance the resilience, health and wellbeing of UK coastal communities and seas 🌊
Find out more about the opportunity: https://t.co/SWYvJzMX43

[Martyn Evans @martyn_evans]

Liberty, equality … embroidery: the political power of textile art. Wonderful article showcasing the amazing work of my @McrSchArt colleague Professor Alice Kettle | @ManMetUni @craftsmagazine @CraftsCouncilUK @ManchesterCraft https://t.co/dxvk3ydvhP

[Jonathan Reynolds @jreynoldsMP]

Higher education makes a tremendous contribution to the UK, and @ManMetUni is a particularly impressive example of an institution making a huge difference to Greater Manchester and the rest of the country.

A pleasure to celebrate that this evening at the Chancellor’s Dinner

[Manchester Poetry Library @McrPoetryLib]

Here's a closer look at this year's anthology - it looks great! We can't wait to read it

[Manchester Poetry Library @McrPoetryLib]

Welcome Mother Tongue Other Tongue 2023! Today we celebrate everybody who took part in our Mother Tongue Other Tongue multilingual poetry competition this year. Stay tuned to see what we're up to throughout the day..