Viji Kuppan (he/him)

Sociologist & Ethnographer. Nottingham Forest ⚽️ Fan🌳🔴

[Corinne Fowler @corinne_fowler]

Since more knowledge is better than less knowledge, let's include the basics of British colonial history in those lessons & an understanding of the British flag's history including its meaning to the colonised & its abuse/misuse by racists since the days of the National Front.

[DavidALMorgan @dalmorgan]

I’m Dr DAL Morgan, now retired, former Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Nottingham University Hospitals.

I’m calling for the immediate release of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya. He was abducted by the Israeli forces. I am calling for protection of hospitals and medical workers in Gaza.

[SHAP @StuartHallAP]

Errol Lawrence - We are sad to announce that the former Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies graduate @unibirmingham has recently passed away. Lawrence had contributed to the acclaimed book, ‘The Empire Strikes Back: Race and Racism in 70s Britain’, published in 1982.

[Corinne Fowler @corinne_fowler]

1. Thread: Nottingham university slavery report. Times article below demonstrates why we have impoverished debates about UK slavery history. Like the coverage of the @nationaltrust report, this article actively discourages serious engagement with research findings.

[Mohammed @midhal]

I had a great conversation with @corinne_fowler. Thanks to the great audience, we discussed “Our Island Stories—Country Walks Through Colonial Britain” at the @kendalmountain Book Festival in Kendal. I focused our conversation on the two walks in Cumbria. Check out the book 10 Great Walks with ten fellow walkers who joined the walks.

#WeWalk
#BeAdventureSmart
#DiversifyOutdoors
#OutdoorsforAll
#BAMEEngagementintheOutdoors #POCOutdoors
#GetOutside
#Churchillfellows
#Churchillfellow
#Acess4All
#RaceandRurality
#OSChampion
#OrdnanceSurvey
#naturephotography
#colours
#goexplore

[Priyamvada Gopal © @PriyamvadaGopal]

To every student and young person who stood up on university campuses against what are now officially deemed war crimes: you are heroes and your persecutors are trash.

[Corinne Fowler @corinne_fowler]

Here at the @kendalmountain festival speaking in the malt room at 11.15am & especially happy to have @midhal Mohammed Dharlech as chair

[Taj Ali @Taj_Ali1]

Remembering the formidable anti-racist campaigner Anwar Ditta.

A working-class Kashmiri woman, she was born in Birmingham and lived in Rochdale, sharing platforms with the likes of Tony Benn and Arthur Scargill and leading numerous anti-deportation campaigns. 🧵

[Taj Ali @Taj_Ali1]

'What you are running here is not a factory, it is a zoo. But in a zoo, there are many types of animals. Some are monkeys, who dance on your fingertips. Others are lions, who can bite your head off. We are the lions, Mr Manager.'

— Jayaben Desai during the 1976 Grunwick strike

[Asa Winstanley @AsaWinstanley]

Breaking: @SkyNews just deleted this video by their Amsterdam correspondent @AlicePorterTV posted to Twitter, without public explanation. I saved a copy.

The video explains the truth about the Israeli football hooligans who went on a racist rampage in the city this week. Watch:

[Corinne Fowler @corinne_fowler]

During Britain's four colonial centuries, the vast majority were denied the vote, so we weren't an advanced democracy at the time we supposedly introduced it

[Ayshah Tull @AyshahTull]

While I just posted an update on Chris’ case, the two other cases I raised to the minster have not been successful

80 year old Ruth Williams is still waiting

Richard Black is worried he’ll be homeless next month

This is far from over!

Prod @mayaelese

[Richard McNeil-Willson @mcneilwillson]

Even as a politics lecturer in a Middle East department, I am lost.

Israel has a right to self defence, but Lebanon does not?

Israelis have the right to be safe, but Palestinians do not?

Iran can’t launch missiles into civilian areas, but Israel can?

None of this is coherent.

[Taj Ali @Taj_Ali1]

Race and class are often counter-posed against each other as if talking about one prevents you talking about the other. It's part of a divisive narrative that seeks to invisibilise the Black and Asian working class.

[Ammar Kazmi 🇵🇸 @AmmarKazmi]

We ran the far-right out of Nottingham!

Over 250 anti-fascists gathered in a show of force against racists trying to claim our streets. We faced them down until they had to flee in a police van. And our sheer size deterred their other extremist friends from joining them. ✊🏽

[Guz Khan 🥶 @GuzKhanOfficial]

I’m just a normal lad from the streets of Coventry.

I risk my livelihood by talking about a number of things that it’d be much easier to keep my mouth shut about.

But I don’t, because I grew up being taught to bring people together, and standing up to bullies and wankers.

[Guz Khan 🥶 @GuzKhanOfficial]

If you’re in the West Midlands and beyond and you’re Muslim, make sure you protect every African auntie, uncle and child like they’re your own flesh and blood.

Hearing horrible reports of racism going through the roof in city centres toward our brothers and sisters. 🫵🏿💙☝🏽🫱🏻‍🫲🏾

[Michael Morgan @mikecmorgan]

🧵On this day 31 years ago the Met Police, using their now disbanded Alien Deportation Group (ADG), broke down the door of Joy Gardner’s home in the early hours of the morning. 1/4

[Dr. Monique Charles Ph.D (Rev.) @Neake81]

Save Black British History at Goldsmiths - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/91yQ9Fi7eL via @Change