From me on @politicshome.bsky.social re the new definition: a step forward because official recognition is better than official silence, but weakest when confronting structural racism: ππ½
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
3οΈβ£ Professor @kevinclimate.bsky.social at the National Emergency Briefing:
UK must cut emissions far faster than planned even to limit warming to 2Β°C.
And that's before accounting for mounting evidence that heating has accelerated.
Full talk: www.nebriefing.org/expert-brief...
#NEB2025
Reverend Sue Parfitt became a symbol of the Lift The Ban campaign after her arrest in July. She shares her thoughts on the proscribing of Palestine Action.
βItβs the duty of all of us to resist.β
This video was filmed prior to the announcement that the ban is unlawful.
VACANCY (2 of 2...)
Lecturer in Sociology @uomsociology.bsky.social with research expertise in the field(s) of racial inequalities, anti-racism and theoretical debates in βraceβ.
Please share - thanks!
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
π Dear Colleagues & Comrades! We are pleased to announce a network dedicated to addressing the omission of Palestine and the ongoing genocide within UK-based American Studies. We are hosting a symposium in Central London on the 9th May 2026. Abstracts are due on 6th February 2026. Please circulate!
New research highlights from 2025!
This thread covers some of our latest work on capitalism, imperialism, post-growth and ecosocialist futures. It's all open access, and free PDFs are available via the link at the end of the thread. π§΅
This evening marks the final event of the @uomsalc.bsky.social Simon Fellowship of award-winning, Manchester-born journalist David Conn at @manchester.ac.uk , who is conducting a project with researchers on βPromoting Truth-finding in the Adversarial Court Systemβ
@eithnequinn.bsky.social
βReflecting on Manchester Criminal Prosecutionsβ: incredibly powerful words from Jade Akoum about her familyβs fight for justice after the killing of her brother Youssef Makki. The final event of David Connβs Simon Fellowship
@gardencourtlaw.bsky.social @eithnequinn.bsky.social @uomsalc.bsky.social
Our panel event: 5pm today at Uni of Manchester
gcnchambers.co.uk/event/reflec... Feat. Jade Akoum, David Conn, Dr Patrick Williams, Pete Weatherby KC, Prof Eithne Quinn
@uomcreativemcr.bsky.social @uomsalc.bsky.social @ethnicityuk.bsky.social @gcnchambers.bsky.social @uomlaw.bsky.social
π¨ BREAKING: The government has tabled their plan to restrict repeat protests.
Demonstrations could now banned based on the 'cumulative disruption' that previous protests have caused in the area - regardless of if they have been organised by the same people or not.
This is worse than we feared.
If you think mis- and disinformation is no big deal , read this: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
πFully-funded PhD studentship:
'A reparatory history of the Manchester Royal Exchange in collaboration with the Royal Exchange Theatre
Supervisors: @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social @sadiahabib.bsky.social & Kerry Pimblott
Apply by Fri 14 Nov 2025
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
NEW: Reflecting on Manchester Criminal Prosecutions
π
17 Nov, 5pm
πSam Alex Building
Book: https://ow.ly/ibxU50Xe7zX
University of Manchester School of Social Sciences School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomlaw.bsky.social CoDE - Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity Garden Court Chambers
π’IN 3 WEEKS: 'You Ought To Know' - Reclaiming Black British Music His and Herstories
π
6 Nov, 6pm
π @thejohnrylands.bsky.social
Join us to hear Karen Gabay's research findings documenting the stories of artists underrepresented in the history of the Manchester music scene.
π« ow.ly/aGbX50WY6hQ
Please listen shows.acast.com/in-it-togeth...
Congratulations to Keir Monteith KC, a @uomsalc.bsky.social Simon Industrial and Professional fellow, on his recent promotion to Honorary Professor of Law.
Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk...
@gardencourtlaw.bsky.social @uomlaw.bsky.social @eithnequinn.bsky.social
Our government and media are complicit in enabling racist violence, our latest report shows.
One year since the racist riots broke out across the UK, violence which has continued since, those in power cannot continue to deny their enabling role.
Read the report here π www.runnymedetrust.o...
UK Gov is trusting private capital to save us from climate breakdownβcovering up to 90% of the costπ
Some on the right will agree with this approach.
BUT it only works if companies are incentivised to do the right thing.
How then can Gov justify giving 84% tax relief for oil & gas investment? ππ
A huge thank you to Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social for supporting our campaign and his insightful thoughts on the connection to Kneecapβs current situation. We're in absolute agreement.
Read his full statement below!
On this day in 1970, 20 million Americansβ10% of the population at the timeβtook to the streets to demand change. Without the internet!
With our political systems unable to shake the grip of fossil fuel and big agriculture lobbyists, maybe it'll take mass mobilisation to secure our future?
My new piece in Solicitors Journal on racism in the criminal legal system.
www.solicitorsjournal.com/sjarticle/jo...
NEW: Jailed for 8 Years for a Group Chat β Challenging Institutional Racism in the Courts
In his annual lecture at @uniofmanchester.bsky.social Keir Monteith KC will examine how a 17-year-old βlaw student-to-beβ was wrongly convicted.
ποΈ 1 May β±οΈ 5pm πRoscoe B
Book: eventbrite.co.uk/e/jailed-for...
A vital theme of my new book: how did liberal institutions--news outlets, professors, non-profits--help lead us to this authoritarian moment? What can we do about it? This is one of the most important interviews I've done: www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
Israel just committed *the largest child massacre in its history*, according to Haaretz. Two hundred Palestinian children murdered in a single day, with direct support from the US and UK, and zero outrage from Western media. What stage of barbarism is this...
From undermining democracy to destabilising the climate: a brief history of the neo-liberal Atlas Network The mythical Atlas carries the world on his shoulders. This one tries to put it under its thumb.
The article I wrote for Alliance Mag is now public!
"From undermining democracy to destabilising the climate: a brief history of the neo-liberal Atlas Network
The mythical Atlas carries the world on his shoulders. This one tries to put it under its thumb."
www.alliancemagazine.org/analysis/und...
π£ The Moss Side "joint enterprise" case and miscarriage of justice concerns in the criminal trial system - @david_conn
π3-4pm, Weds 19 Mar 2025, Uni of Manchester
All welcome. Pls shareππΎ
events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...
π£ Join us & the American Studies Dept for an event w/ @harvard.edu and @leverhulme.bsky.social Visiting Prof MichΓ¨le Lamont & Gary Younge on politics & cultural change in the US/UK, w/ a focus on class, race & Trump's presidency.
π
29 April, 3pm
π @alliancembs.bsky.social
π ow.ly/Vij650UU0kM
glad to talk to @keeanga.bsky.social @itsmccarthy.bsky.social, @danieldenvir.bsky.social, about our increasingly weird political situation and the role that identity politics plays in it. even if this episode isn't for you, @thedigradio.bsky.social is a gold mine
thedigradio.com/podcast/woke...
