Phillips "This is not a country where people get thrown in jail for things they say" @zackpolanski.bsky.social points out 2,700 people have been arrested for holding signs And well done to Zack for challenging Phillips smear that 'from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' is antisemitic

A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful. Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.

Elon’s emails to Epstein. Location: Starbase, Texas

Everybody to Kenmure Street has won an international award at Sundance Film Festival. Well timed, cos it will remind doubters, haters & sceptics that neighbours will protect one another against an authoritarian state - in Glasgow 2021 or Minneapolis today. www.thenational.scot/news/2581367...

On Holocaust Memorial Day we remember Pastor Niemoller's famous poem. He says "First they came for the communists". But that's not entirely true. First they came for the queers. Even when the war was over the queers were still being violently oppressed. And today they're coming for the queers again.

Wrote a wee something on behalf of @educatorsforpeace.bsky.social . Thanks to @scotdec.bsky.social for highlighting through their STRIDE #GlobalCitizenship magazine 👇🏽 The time for change is now. #PeaceEducation 🕊️ stridemagazine.org.uk/features/fro...

It's clear that the Green Party are the way to keep Reform out of Manchester. We are already on the ground in Gorton and Denton - and we are going to be campaigning for every single vote. A new Green MP representing the community. Let's go! Join.greenparty.org.uk

Solidarity with the hunger strikers. It is an egregious violation for them to be held on remand - without trial or conviction. All for protesting against a genocide. Shameful.

Reform targeting children is disgusting. Most children who don’t yet speak English become completely bilingual very quickly. I’ve seen kids going from not speaking any English to outperforming their peers a few years later. Being bilingual has amazing cognitive benefits. Leave these kids alone!

As I get ready to march against #racism with thousands of others for the annual St Andrews Day rally, thought I'd share my recent article again. This work cannot be done alone. www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2555...

1/ Good turnout at the St Andrews Rally & March. Good also to see @johnswinney.bsky.social marching & speaking abt Scotland being inclusive & undivided. I had a quick chat to raise my concerns about #racist protests outside school with him too. As always we need robust action, not just words.

We've had over 200 teachers/lecturers and partners join our first series of webinars. Seeking and achieving #solidarity and #allyship is hugely comforting and this feedback shows how important this work is. Watch out for much more from Educators for Peace in the new year 🎉 🕊️

Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.

After all the hilarity of #Trump falling in love with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, I wrote a few serious reflections about what we can learn from Mamdani's ability to engage with those we don't agree with. 👇🏽 @scotnational.bsky.social @educatorsforpeace.bsky.social

We know the kinds of conversations that would have happened in the homes of these people over the weekend that their own children will be exposed to. Schools and the education system as a whole must confront #racism and be proudly #antiracist in everything they do. It's already gone too far.

First the anti-foreigner crowd went after hotels, and now they're going after schools, and people with a platform who refuse to call it out are guilty of appalling cowardice.

@nuthmani.bsky.social hi hope you’re well. Sent a dm.

@ddonnelly.bsky.social how you doing? Sent a dm.

An excellent interview to listen to from @willdalrymple.bsky.social in New Zealand recently.He shares so many interesting facts in a short space of time! Did you know that somewhere in the 🌍 a country celebrates independence from 🇬🇧 every 6 days? Of course you didn't, bcos we don't teach abt it 🙄 🔗 👇🏽

@ddonnelly.bsky.social sent a dm. 👍

Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."

Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community. Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.

I welcome the news that the Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has lost her appeal and failed to block the legal challenge to the proscription of Palestine Action:

The system isn't broken, it's rigged. It's time for real change.

Mean Peace

On today’s workplace day of action 9.10.25 and every day until a just and lasting peace is established, we stand in solidarity with Palestinians.

Israel has kidnapped hundreds of people in international waters. They were trying to break an illegal siege which is starving the people of Gaza. The flotilla is the best of us 👇 www.owenjones.news/p/israel-kid...

I’ve been saying for years the Netanyahu does not care about diaspora Jews. If you don’t live in Israel he will happily see you as colateral for his genocide. All my love to all Jews in this sad Yom Kippur. Keep being your feisty loud funny selves 💜✡️

Power to the people. ✊🏽 #endthesiege #endtheoccupation #stopthebombing

BREAKING: Israel has intercepted Global Sumud Flotilla vessels Alma and Sirius, according to activists onboard. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/356qba

DIVERSITY IN THE TEACHING PROFESSION 1/The annual data report tracking #MinorityEthnic teacher nos 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 has been published for 2025. Numbers remain stubbornly low with <2% of all teachers being #BAME. Still <1% are in any form of management position. Key points in the 🧵👇🏽 www.gov.scot/publications...

@educatorsforpeace.bsky.social launched the first of our webinar series of professional development last night. Great to so many teachers/educators engage with us on the need to address the rise of #racism & the #FarRight, including challenging conversations dealt with compassion and humanity.

What has Yvette Cooper’s proscription of Palestine Action done to this country? Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide. It undermines police and the law.

Our team have been busy today connecting with different communities to talk peace building. While @nuthmani.bsky.social and @katie-hunter.bsky.social were invited to share our ideas with the Scottish Greens Women’s Network, @jazzawi.bsky.social gave a presentation to the Sunday Assembly conference.

Some of you may have seen this already, if you haven't, watch, then reshare with those you know, should see it. Have a great day guys!

With our msgs of love, unity & justice. It was gr8 to have the opportunity to speak on behalf of @educatorsforpeace.bsky.social in collab with Women Against the Far Right. I spoke about the need for #education not to remain silent in the face of racism & hate. www.thenational.scot/news/2548283...

Speaking at the GGEC rally in Edinburgh today. Write to your Councillors to get Prevent scrapped. www.amnesty.org.uk/blogs/anti-r...

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Why are we still providing military support to a country that has bombed almost every neighbouring state over the past year?

We are a strong group of activist teachers looking to drive change that will transform how we teach and what we teach in a way that empowers leaners and educators. Join our Call to Action: educatorsforpeace.co.uk#call-to-action

My thoughts on the disturbing incident of a young Muslim girl who was racially attacked on Monday after school while walking home in a leafy suburb of Glasgow. I am in disbelief that this is happening in 2025. Everyone has a responsibility to make sure this doesn't become the norm including schools.

Whether it’s attacking hospitals, journalists, aid seekers, aid workers, flotillas Israel’s MO is the same: Deny it Do it again Deny it Do it again Deny it Do it again Until the world shrugs off a new normal

Baby Sock Installation, Byres Road. 8.9.25. @magscotland.bsky.social have created this installation, with each tiny sock representing the name of a child killed by Israel since 2023. 💔🕊️

Big Read news feature is an in-depth interview with me by @neilmackay.bsky.social on asylum, genocidal processes at work and need for leadership against hate. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2544663... And www.heraldscotland.com/news/2544581... Read via your library PressReader app

A moving day at the Baby Names Memorial on Thursday outside Parliament with @magscotland.bsky.social We heard powerful words from Ishraa, a Palestinian mother and PhD student, and from Alison Phipps on the loss of colleagues in Gaza’s higher education community. 🌿🕊️

Defend our Juries silent protest, Edinburgh. A wonderful show of peaceful solidarity from protesters and public.

Marcellina Oseghale Akpojotor, artist who combines tiny pieces of ankara fabric to create portraits of Nigerian women #WomensArt

My first piece for @bylines.scot #GlobalCitizenship #SocialJustice #PeaceEducation #ScotEduSky @educatorsforpeace.bsky.social @eisunion.bsky.social