I don't think Peter Mandelson is PM's biggest problem. The biggest problem is not standing up to the literal violent racism on our streets, supercharged by the richest man in the world, and threatening the very fabric of our society. If he and so many commentators can't see this, we're truly lost.

Deeply saddened to learn of the death of Conor Gearty His contribution as a human rights scholar has been immense His readiness to speak up for justice is one more human rights educators need to emulate www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

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⭐️Really appreciate @drtoddlandman.bsky.social review of our edited book ‘Nordic Perspectives on Human Rights Education’ doi.org/10.1080/1891... ⭐️ @beategold.bsky.social & I are grateful for the support of a wonderful team of authors from #Denmark #Finland #Iceland #Norway #Sweden #Canada #US #UK

GENDER PERSPECTIVES ⭐️ @sadiyaosman.bsky.social University of #Leicester explores the intersectional experiences by #gender #ethnicity & #religion of Black Muslim women in #UK #HigherEducation ⭐️Must-read for all working to enable equity & inclusion ⭐️Check it out #academicsky doi.org/10.1080/2535...

And this in Washington DC, where I have always felt safe to walk and which has perhaps the best public transit system in the US where you can move across the city safely and efficiently 😢

‘No country is safe’: Deadly Nordic heatwave supercharged by climate crisis, scientists say

You can read Christina Johnson’s review of ‘Nordic Perspectives on Human Rights Education’ here doi.org/10.1080/2535... @tuijakasa.bsky.social @beategold.bsky.social @suegollifer.bsky.social @mccowan.bsky.social

🎉Congratulations to HRER Guest Editors @beategold.bsky.social & Sevda Clark 🎉HRER 8(2) Gender Perspectives in #HumanRights Education now published 🎉New research from #Algeria #Germany #Norway #Pakistan #Britain #UnitedStates 🎉Check it out #academicsky www.tandfonline.com/toc/rhre20/c...

International student Yeonsoo Go, from South #Korea arrested when she went to renew her US visa Who would opt to study in a #UnitedStates university in this climate? #academicsky

‘’ The unbearable suffering of the people of Gaza is already clear for the world to see. Waiting for official confirmation of famine to provide life-saving food aid they desperately need is unconscionable.” Cindy McCain, World Food Programme www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Just learned that ‘Human Rights & Schooling’ is selected by National Academy of Sciences Republic of #Korea as an Excellent Academic Book I’m greatly honoured by this prestigious award Warm thanks to translators Drs Sunun Park & Jihye Park for their work and commitment to #HumanRightsEducation

Gaza’s “last lifelines keeping people alive are collapsing,” according to the United Nations. Children are starving. In recent weeks, Israeli forces have killed more than 1,000 Palestinians seeking food aid, per the UN. Learn more:

It’s a special week when you get to celebrate the lifetime achievements of someone you deeply respect. Warm thanks to @dmu.ac.uk VC & EDI team for hosting 80th birthday celebration for Prof Gus John, recognising 60 years’ leadership for human rights, & educational, social & racial justice in the UK

As #SouthAsianHeritageMonth begins, I look forward to great events & share my family story from South India: ‘Where are you from? No where are you really from?’ From 18th century ancestors were migrants in each generation Journeys prompted by war, economic crisis, enslavement, love #RootstoRoutes

1/11 History Reclaimed is still trying to invalidate the Church of England’s Project Spire reparative justice investment fund on historical grounds, with letters to the TLS and this rebuttal of the work of historians who examined the Church's complicity in slave-trading:

⭐️My presentation at #IAHRE2025 addressing how hope (not blind optimism) can enhance human rights even in the most difficult times, drew on this contribution to Human Rights Education Review 8(2) @hrer.bsky.social ⭐️Do check it out! doi.org/10.1080/2535...

⭐️Check out #OpenAccess article ⭐️An exciting preview of our upcoming Special Issue on Gender perspectives in #HumanRightsEducation ⭐️ #Leicester researcher Khadidja Kelalech discusses how media misrepresentations limit women’s rights in #HigherEducation #Algeria www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

At #IAHRE2025 Prof Uvanney Maylor inviting us to think about how art can be made more relatable to global majority students Is relatable art a student’s human right?

🎉Delighted that Christine Johnsson’s @mau.se review of ‘Nordic Perspectives on Human Rights Education’ (2025) is now free to read /download 🎉The review in @hrer.bsky.social is book’s first 🎉Check it out! @tandfresearch.bsky.social @beategold.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/2535...

🎉Delighted that Christine Johnsson’s @mau.se review of ‘Nordic Perspectives on Human Rights Education’ (2025) is now free to read /download 🎉The review in @hrer.bsky.social is book’s first 🎉Check it out! @tandfresearch.bsky.social @beategold.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/2535...

At least nine research projects at Russell Group universities sent stop notices by Trump administration. Includes study on forced child begging in Niger. UK impact from Trump's science turmoil spotlighted by @francesjones.bsky.social FoI request. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

So excited to see #IAHRE2025 get going with a critique of academic human rights sceptics by by @Shami Chakrabarti on the right and left #HumanRightsTheCasefortheDefence

Today, came across enormous webs on what appeared to be dead tree in University of #Leicester #BotanicalGardens Webbing is protecting many thousands of caterpillars from birds Caterpillars eat the leaves but don’t harm the tree long-term 😧Spooky effect- just like Halloween

Many congratulations Khadidja!

‘But this isn’t just Netanyahu’s genocide. This is the Biden-Harris genocide; the Trump-Vance genocide; the Keir Starmer and David Lammy genocide. It is Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s genocide.’ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

⭐️We look forward to welcoming colleagues to the IAHRE conference in London 12-13 June ⭐️HRER is the official journal of IAHRE ⭐️It’s not too late to register, do join us! @rkshanks.bsky.social @kalpanid.bsky.social @dralistruthers.bsky.social @audreyosler.bsky.social global-iahre.org/research/

Join us for the launch of #nordicperspectivesonhumanrightsed at #IAHRE2025 UCL 12-13 June Registration open here: global-iahre.org/research/

⭐️Do check out wonderful line-up that @beategold.bsky.social & I brought together for Routledge anthology ⭐️Nordic Perspectives on #HumanRights Education: Research & Practice for Social Justice’ From across Nordic Region and beyond ⭐️Many #OpenAccess chapters www.routledge.com/Nordic-Persp...

⭐️Important Council of Europe report ⭐️Addresses fear, double standards, populism, youth activism & disengagement, attacks on DEI, gender-based violence & more ⭐️Key points here for education policy & educators edoc.coe.int/en/annual-ac...

HRER has a review of @audreyosler.bsky.social ‘s book Where are you from? No, where are you really from? by @suegollifer.bsky.social & Richard Greaves Check it out- #OpenAccess @tandfresearch.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Look forward to #SlavesoftheEmpire @ukasianfilmfest.bsky.social Phoenix #Leicester tomorrow 9 May Wonder how stories of those enslaved by colonial era #Dutch in Kerala in compare with that of three times great grandfather enslaved by #British #EastIndiaCompany in #Madras late 18th century

🙏🏼Thanks @ukasianfilmfest.bsky.social & #Phoenix Arts #Leicester for #WeAreFaheemAndKarun 🙏🏼Congratulations director Onir for tender love story of Kashmiri man & Indian soldier set against border tensions ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🎉great Q&A 🎉Check out #UKAF 📽️ @ Phoenix this weekend www.phoenix.org.uk/events/uk-as...

⭐️Interested in antiracist pedagogy #Finland? ⭐️Check out HRER #OpenAccess article by Maija Jones @piamikander.bsky.social Jenni Helakorpi & Erika Lofstrom @helsinki.fi @hulib.bsky.social ⭐️How might upper secondary teachers meet their #legal obligations? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Sunday morning, bluebells at #Rutland Water

⭐️Concerned about children’s #digital rights, impact of violent #pornography & implications for #safeguarding? ⭐️How should teacher educators respond? ⭐️Check out/ share this article by @beategold.bsky.social @ragnhildtorstensen.bsky.social & Jeanette Kalmar Frøvik www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Podcast about writing a family memoir, new historical insights, Britishness, favourite books and a lot more…. www.virago.co.uk/virago-news/...

There has “never been an independent publisher that champions literary fiction by men” ????🤣

Language matters

Really sorry to miss James A Banks Presidential panel ‘The Global Quest for Educational Equity’ #AERA2025 & have to make do with a recorded presentation But do check out amazing collection of papers in Daedalus - journal of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences www.amacad.org/daedalus/glo...

We’re sorry not to attend #AERA2025 Meet the Editors due to border problems If you’ve social justice research with #HumanRights focus our Editor @audreyosler.bsky.social or Managing Ed. @kalpanid.bsky.social would love to hear from you @tandfresearch.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/journals/rhr...

British Academy randomisation trial boosts award diversity. Proportion of awards granted to Black and Asian applicants increases. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...

I plan to drop by! I hear you will be bringing ‘Nordic Perspectives on #HumanRights Education’ with you to #AERA2025 There has never been a time when #HRE was needed more, as we observe the growth of authoritarianism & intolerance globally We really love the cover @beategold.bsky.social

If you missed my conversation with Melanie Abrahams FRSL at Literary Leicester @uniofleicester.bsky.social annual literary event discussing my book’Where are you from? No, where are you really from’, you can catch up with the podcast here: soundcloud.com/artshumlaw/w...

In the interest of balance #news

⭐️Not so encouraging! He endorsed ‘citizenship’ & said he’d like students to learn about structures, how the state works, so they could participate. That’s also the focus in authoritarian regimes. ⭐️In a democracy, they need to learn about rights, hold government to account, challenge injustice!

🎉The first review of 2025 Routledge book ‘Nordic Perspectives on #HumanRights Education’ with @beategold.bsky.social is published in @hrer.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social 🎉Check it out! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 🎉Many #OpenAccess chapters

✅New article on #citizenship teacher’s understandings of #HumanRights Education in England & #Japan ✅Delighted to publish early career researcher Chika HOSADA ✅Extending the #HRE literature on Japan available in English ✅Free download for a limited period only www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We have an open call, so whether you have human rights education research or any analysis of education that uses a human rights framework we’d love to hear from you