Minorities in Peace and Security (MPS)

Through an intersectional lens, we aim to meaningfully engage marginalised communities in peacekeeping, peace building, security and community engagement!

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Join us to celebrate the relaunch of MPS!

We are a platform within the UK that forges coalitions for change, and inspires a new generation of advocating for the rights of the most marginalised in our country.

📅 Thu 5 Dec 18:30
📍@MimosaHouse
🔗https://t.co/J2gmHWMiGU

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Whether you have an idea for a collaboration, eager to lead a discussion, keen to shape and take part in our mentorship programme, or share your research, please fill in this form so we can capture all the brilliant ideas and add you to our mailing list.

https://t.co/bnyEssSrfz

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A big thank you to everyone who came to join us last week to mark the official launch of the Minorities in Peace and Security UK network.

We are so grateful for your support, your questions, and your interest in creating collective spaces for change that we can build together.

[Minorities in Peace and Security (MPS) @_uk_mps]

We need your help and support to ensure this network is able to grow and mobilise around the questions that are vital for change, and provide opportunities for leadership.

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We're very excited to welcome you tomorrow at the launch of our network Minorities in Peace and Security.

This will be the programme of the evening 👇

Only two tickets left...

🔗https://t.co/IfKeTveWBD

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Mélina Villeneuve (@MelinaV2)

Co-founder of MPS and Research Officer at Peace Direct (@peacedirect), and sits on the board of Demilitarise Education (@dED_ucation)

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Announcing our line-up of speakers for our launch event at Mimosa House on Thurs 5 Dec!

MPS is a platform that connects policymakers, activists, grassroots community organisers to create change.

Please come along and join the discussion!

https://t.co/dNxxDZcxy7

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Aditi Gupta (@aditimadhura)

Co-founder of MPS, Director of Policy at Protection Approaches (@IBVprev), and sits on the board of Airwars (@airwars)

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Read more in our Chapter: “A VIEW INTO THE FRAY: Lived testimony of minorities in the UK peace, security, and foreign policymaking fields” by Aditi Gupta and Mélina Villeneuve

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In the UK, we urgently need to address the uncomfortable history of UK security and defence policy in colonialism and exploitation, justified by ideologies of racial subjugation.

THREAD 👇

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Race continues to shape threat perceptions and consequent policy; from domestic policing to responses to global challenges including migration, conflict, and climate change.

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