when the French left Algeria, they burned the national library, torching about 112,000 books and 600,000 monographs total, many of them irreplaceable historical and cultural artifacts. destruction of cultural heritage is hallmark of genocide and colonialism.
Always amazed when I dig into my bookmarks for this tweet that it didn’t absolutely bang. (And I’m screenshotting it because I’m embarrassed to be seen RTing it yet again)
Happy New Year, dear siblings all, from a cis woman who helped draft the Equality Act 2010. A gentle reminder that when EA2010 speaks of women it means ALL women. The word cis is absent from the act; there are NO cis-specific rights. Oh, and ‘sex based rights’ don’t exist.