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Abi Rhodes

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Lecturer in Language and Communication at UoB. Researching social movement and grassroots communications. Co-convenor of PSA MPG. Trustee of Journey to Justice. Living kidney donor(She/her) https://www.abirhodes.co.uk/

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The A-team of educators, historians and youth workers ❤️ Journey to Justice & Genesis Sun ☀️ attending an amazing workshop at the Black Cultural Archives in Brixton

31.01.2026 08:29 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I spent this Saturday morning with @journeytojustice.bsky.social at the Ella Baker School of Organising conference training and galvanising around narratives that seek to divide us

26.10.2025 13:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Red tote bag and paper program with name lanyard

Red tote bag and paper program with name lanyard

Large lecture hall with big screen

Large lecture hall with big screen

Great to be @meccsa2025.bsky.social at Edinburgh Napier University. I'm excited to hear about work and ideas happening across the multiple MeCCSA disciplines #MeCCSA2025

04.09.2025 10:07 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

For all interested in #elections and #campaigns my review article “Clicks and Mortar” has just been published in @govandopp.bsky.social @profkatedommett.bsky.social @fromagehomme.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @abirhodes.bsky.social

30.07.2025 11:45 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
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Take action - Help expose the government's plans to privatise our NHS | We Own It

Check out this from We Own It.

weownit.org.uk/act-now/gove...

18.07.2025 07:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Another year presenting at MeCCSA #meccsa2025! I am excited to have registered already for @meccsa2025.bsky.social

Looking forward to reconnecting with familiar faces and listening to insightful discussions, inspiring ideas

15.05.2025 09:01 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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PSA Annual Conference | The Political Studies Association (PSA) The PSA Annual Conference - “What Next?" - convened by the University of Birmingham and Aston University, will take place from 14 – 16 April 2025. Early Bird Registration is now closed. Standard…

⏰ PSA25 registration deadline 24 March⏰ Join us and over 800 delegates for #PSA25 in Birmgham 14 - 16 April. 3 days of international research, exchange and networking. buff.ly/hIifyhG

14.03.2025 09:17 👍 4 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0

Welcome to Bluesky @journeytojustice.bsky.social.

10 years of curating stories of collective action! What an achievement.

It is an honour to be a part of your history and your future. Thank you for all the work you continue to do

05.03.2025 09:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

📣 New BJPIR article out now!

'Vulnerable research: Reflexivity, decolonisation, and climate politics' by @ckweatherill.bsky.social

Find the full article in #OpenAccess here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
@oupolitics.bsky.social

03.03.2025 10:15 👍 7 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

I was delighted to obtain my Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education with distinction from @unibirmingham.bsky.social & become a Fellow of HEA this month! Thanks to all who taught me on the program & to everyone I met, it was interesting to hear teaching practices from different disciplines

27.02.2025 09:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Electoral communication in 2024: Responding to a year of turbulence in media and politics - University of Birmingham The Department of Linguistics and Communication hosted the Political Studies Association Media and Politics Group (PSA MPG) annual conference 8-9 January.

Last month I organised the @psampg.bsky.social annual conference at @unibirmingham.bsky.social. It was great to reconnect with so many brilliant researchers & friends across two days of interesting insights into journalism, new technologies, elections & more ...

www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/el...

02.02.2025 08:38 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What an amazing two days! Brilliant speakers across all panels and some really interesting ideas to mull over. Thanks to everyone who participated and to my fellow co-cordinators for support along the way. I loved organising our conference. See you all again next time 🙌🏻 #PSAMPG20205

09.01.2025 21:34 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0

And we're off! Interesting keynote and panels so far and many more to come 🙌🏻 #PSAMPG2025

08.01.2025 11:57 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

The @psampg.bsky.social January conference is shaping up to be a good one! The program has now been released on the @unibirmingham.bsky.social Event pages. Check it out ⬇️ #PSAMPG2025

16.12.2024 09:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Tell Wes Streeting - NO new PFI in our NHS!

🚨Private healthcare companies are lobbying the Health Secretary to sign up to a new PFI deal.

⏰We’re running out of time to stop this deal.

📋Add your name to the petition now and show Wes Streeting YOU stand against new #PFI in our #NHS.
#NoNewPFI
weownit.org.uk/act-now/tell...

06.12.2024 13:34 👍 611 🔁 531 💬 43 📌 40

Starting to pull together the program for the @psampg.bsky.social conference in Jan. It looks great! Watch this space for updates.

09.12.2024 17:42 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

This looks really interesting. I'm starting to explore climate denialism/obstructionism and it'd be great to chat to you about your research on this in Jan.

07.12.2024 09:22 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0