If you're near Birmingham on the 3rd June, here's a chance to reflect on the importance of music to Stuart Hall's work. Organised by the Stuart Hall Archive project, with Mykaell Riley and our own Les Back @academicdiary.bsky.social

"A dose of Stuart Hall for what ails us." ‪Lisa Diedrich‬ ‪@lisadiedrich.bsky.social‬ www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHph...

Probably my all-time favorite quote about editing is, some clueless individual asked Martin Scorsese's editor Thelma Schoonmaker how such a nice lady could edit such violent movies, and she replied "Marty's movies aren't violent until I edit them."

Tomorrow (Tuesday) in London at the Institute of Historical Research and online on Zoom at 5:30pm, a celebration of @manchesterup.bsky.social 's influential Studies in Imperialism book series and launch of its 200th volume. Free and open to the public. Register in link below. 1/2 #Skystorians

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties is shocked by and deeply concerned about the death of Mr Yves Sakila on Friday 15 May and the events surrounding it. In the first instance, we extend our deepest condolences to his family and loved ones, and the wider Congolese community. shorturl.at/5BQcU

Today's podcast episode is about postnatal depression and the year of care campaign. Suicide is the leading cause of death among new mothers and yet there is still no mother & baby psychiatric unit in Irelandhttps://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-41847741.html

INAR statement, including some description of the video referenced in the report. I have seen the video and the description is accurate. it was in the street, in broad daylight, and there were loads of people standing around watching, filming, talking, etc.

A nice example of how public hearings can mobilize democratic constituencies (laudatory).

What is the role of legal theory in helping us understand and advance a critique of capitalist society? Today, Justin Deystone reflects on a new symposium that brings together Marxist thinkers, Law and Political Economy scholars, and critical legal theorists.

Queen Medb of Connacht, famed for her role in the Táin Bó Cúailnge and flanked by bulls Finnbhennach and Donn Cúailnge - formidable warrior queen, shrewd leader, seductive beauty, and one of Ireland's most powerful, strong-willed, and legendary women 🐂 Prints: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...

How are transgender parents currently registered on their children’s birth certificates in the UK? We are supporting the TransReg study, conducted by researchers at the University of Zurich and KU Leuven, to gather anonymous data on the birth registration process for trans parents.

Join us on Tuesday 19th May at 2pm-3.30pm online as we discuss the gender pension gap and the changes needed for fairer pension systems. We're excited to have Dr Daniella Jenkins, our Executive Director, bringing her expertise on the gender pension gap.

I wrote this piece for The Morrigan on last week's #UKSCt in #Dillon on the Legacy Act & specifically the impact on #women with a focus on the narrowing of rights in #NorthernIreland, #Brexit & a 1st para reeking of colonial condescension #Feminism #FeministJudgments dflw.ie/women-in-nor...

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Maya Fitchett presented the findings of @netpol.org's Annual State of Protest Report, available here: netpol.org/2026/03/13/r... A massive thanks also to Simon Pook from Robert Lizar Solicitors for chairing the event, and to the highly engaged audience who attended.

BBC covering Ebola in Congo and Rwanda but mentioning nothing about this.. www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...

Not pictured: End Times Fascism, Taylor & Klein and Expulsions by Saskia Sassen. About a 1/3 way through.

Quarter of a million join Nakba Day rally as far-right protest also takes place in central London - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/quarter-million-join-nakba-day-rally-far-right-protest-also-takes-place

My take on the UKSC's Dillon judgment - it is a combination of regressive and dubious reasoning. It radically reduces the range of cases in which Art 2 is applicable, in reasoning which flies in the face of the UK Government's promises over the provision: ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/05/14/c...

Take action now - tell the airlines running racist 1-in-1-out deportations to stop! Read the full article about our campaign in @graceblakeley.substack.com here: https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/britain-has-its-own-ice-and-these

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ILGA-Europe’s @ilgaeurope.bsky.social 2026 Rainbow Map is out today. It is a stark reminder that the UK is not just standing still on LGBTI rights, we are going backwards. Explore it here: rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org [1/7]

“If there’s state violence in response to someone’s reproductive experience, we want to be there supporting them. Almost every case you see in the media where someone is criminalized for abortion or pregnancy, their family has reached out to us.” —@ifwhenhow.bsky.social ✍️ @kylietcheung.bsky.social

BREAKING Following an attempt by Mr Justice Johnson to prosecute Palestine Action barrister for “contempt of court” after his closing speech mentioned the legal principle known as “jury Equity”, Rajiv Menon has won his appeal. A short🧵

All you need to know about the UK Supreme Court's reasoning in Dillon. A result-oriented hot mess served up by a Court that struggles to process rights restrictions unless there is a direct authority from Strasbourg to follow:

Upcoming analysis seminar on the Dillon judgment if anyone is interested in hearing commentary: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Dillon case is available at the following link. It effectively reduces the Windsor Framework's rights and equality protections, as litigable measures, to the Six Annex 1 Directives. Any broader UK Government pledges are just ashes in the mouth: supremecourt.uk/uploads/uksc...

At the Venice Biennale, artists paid tribute to Koyo Kouoh, the late curator of the main exhibition “In Minor Keys.” Led by Cuban artist María Magdalena Campos-Pons, writers, and musicians, the poetry caravan moved across seven locations in the Giardini.

Opening day. The 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia – In Minor Keys by Koyo Kouoh – will run from Saturday 9 May to Sunday 22 November 2026 (preview 6, 7, 8 May) at the Giardini and the Arsenale venues, and in various locations around Venice.

Just took 93yr Mum to vote, she’s registered blind. In a very loud voice she said, “Which box to bring back the lightning logo for Haringey counci?” A cheer went up from waiting voters.

Learning is a difficult and slow process. There are no shortcuts. And it is this process (reading, thinking, engaging) that makes analysis itself possible - to suggest that the heavy lifting can be outsourced in this way fundamentally misunderstands, and indeed undermines, the purpose of education.

This is exactly why language matters: “women were given the vote” frames equality as a gift from men, instead of hard won political power extracted through organized resistance. Nobody gave women anything. Women fought, marched, strategized, endured violence, went to prison and died for it.

Join us next week for Feminism for a World on Fire with writer and activist Natasha Walter, as look at the challenges faced by women today. We also wanted to highlight some of the many key figures from the suffrage movement that have graced our stage in the past. 🎫 https://bit.ly/4d2sxzu

🎙️ "The Eco-Crisis is a Feminist Crisis" | Natasha Walter www.planetcritical.com/natasha-walt...

My book Legal Temporalities of Sexual Consent is out with @edinburghup.bsky.social later this month! The law on sexual consent is notoriously problematic – but why focus on time? 🧵(1/7) 🌈🎓

Wonderful to be at the Dublin launch at another great book on Irish queer history - ‘Love in the Lav; A social biography of same sec desire in Ireland, 1922-1072’ by @aearls.bsky.social #irishhistory #history #irishqueerhistory is such an exciting area for scholars these days … finally! #spéirghorn

Poison for Penitence: A Hydrogen Peroxide Experiment on Infants in Dublin’s Regina Coeli Hostel nursingclio.org/2026/05/06/p...

Well, if it’s 6 May, that can only mean one thing. Yes, indeed: the 290th anniversary of inventor, scientist, statesman and US ‘founding father’ Benjamin Franklin telling readers of his Pennsylvania Gazette about a mermaid sighting in Bermuda 🧵

I’ve spent 10 years writing this book. It started life as my PhD and it’s grown and I’m very proud of it. I had the absolute privilege to interview Irish speakers and deaf people about their lived experiences dealing with the police and the courts in Ireland.

A chairde, I have a 💖book coming out💖 on 11th August!! It’s called Access to Justice for Minority Language Communities and you can pre order it! And I have a discount code! For 50% off!! www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/...

I'm Lead Judge of the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction, awarded at University of Edinburgh since 1919 and due to be announced this month. But the university is currently withholding 100% of my pay for participating in a marking and assessment boycott. So, at present, there will be no prize.

Appreciate an MP speaking out on the medias treatment of Jewish politicians they dislike. Thank you for the solidarity, Sarah.

Join us tomorrow 6th May 5.30 pm Paris time (online only) for Undiscipline, Decolonise, Repair Speaker Series. Luna Kondombo will discuss Black women rappers and their fashion in her talk titled “Ghetto Fabulous”. Info & registration link here: undisciplinedecoloniserepair.wordpress.com/next-event/

I listened to Kelly's conversation with Rebecca Solnit and I recommend it. I was particularly struck with what Solnit says here: truthout.org/audio/hope-i...

Some IPAS accommodation centres were missing valid fire certificates, including one that opened after its application was rejected, @investigates.thejournal.ie has found. Migrant rights groups said basic fire safety should not be compromised, even in emergencies. jrnl.ie/7026798

Mexico is planning free universal healthcare for 120 million people. It builds on a longer record of expanding public health coverage. The first phase began this month, with citizens aged 85 and older now eligible. Novara Media buff.ly/AWVCJZG #ShareGoodNewsToo

While the world’s eyes are on fashion’s biggest night, we’re turning ours to the garment, retail, and warehouse workers who keep the industry running. From true love found on the picket line to a free tailoring school out of a Brooklyn basement — meet the New Yorkers who make it all possible.

#OtD 4 May 1978 Altab Ali, a young Bengali clothing worker, was murdered by racists in Whitechapel, East London, triggering a massive wave of protests. Learn more about British Asian struggles against racism at that time in our podcast: workingclasshistory.com/2019/09/18/e...