Hazel Croft (she/her)

As a feminist since the 1980s I want to send love and solidarity to all my trans and non binary friends today in the face of this court ruling. It is a vicious attack on trans rights. Shame on those who call themselves 'feminists' who supported this. You are not feminists and you're not my sisters!

TFTT Special: Roundtable on Syria For episode 178, From the Periphery collective members Leila Al-Shami, Elia Ayoub, Karena Avedissian, and Ayman Makarem hosted a roundtable to discuss the latest developments in Syria and to provid…

Covers the regional situation, issues inside Syria with different ethnic/religious minorities, the history of the previous revolution and the sheer murderous brutality of Assad's regime. Detailed but also accessible for those looking for an introduction.

Last night Turner Prize 2024 winner Jasleen Kaur used her acceptance speech to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people, to demand an end to institutional complicity in Israels genocide & to call for an immediate arms embargo.

Small Things Like These ❤

I loved Claire Keegan's beautifully written novella and I didn't think it would transfer so well to the cinema, but I found the film as powerful and tender as the book. A lovely adaption and hats off to Cillian Murphy whose performance is compelling.

SHS Annual Conference 2025 Our next annual conference will be held in person at the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley. Our call for papers is open now. What to Expect Our next annual conference will take place at the Bla…

📢The call for papers for our 2025 conference is now ✨LIVE✨

We are the biggest gathering of social and cultural historians in the UK and will be at the @bclivingmuseum.bsky.social from 7-9 July 2025!

Call is open until 17 January 2025🌟🗃️

Please share widely!

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Chronic pain and ravaged mental health: this is the brutal reality of Britain’s new working class | Aditya Chakrabortty The story of former Amazon worker Karolina Sobczak reveals much about the people who keep our society running – at huge personal cost, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

On Mansfield after the mines and factories shut down - “Towns like Mansfield were not ‘left behind’ but actively remade through … enterprise zones, land sell-offs and financial perks for large businesses, most of which offered only low-paid, insecure work.”

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NEW! Never Too Late 60+ award - Bridport Prize

Over 60? Writer? This is for you

Intergenerational Oral History and Section 28 How can oral history interviews between different generations of LGBTQ+ people aid our understanding of the ongoing impact of Section 28?

21 years ago, in November 2003, Section 28 was repealed.

From the HW archive: how can oral history interviews between different generations of LGBTQ+ people aid our understanding of the ongoing impact of Section 28?

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#queerhistory #oralhistory

Trans youth fight back: an interview with Trans Kids Deserve Better rs21 - revolutionary socialism in the 21st century

Splendid interview with the splendid members of Trans Kids Deserve Better. I'm not crying, you're crying.

“Blitz” Uses Classical Storytelling to Advance a Radical Vision of War In Steve McQueen’s harrowing film, starring Saoirse Ronan and Elliott Heffernan, London faces threats from above—and from within.

Interesting review of Steve McQueen's Blitz. Having feared I wouldn't like it, I found the film gripping and moving. I thought it captured the terror of civilian bombardment and how class and racism shaped peoples' experiences of the war

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I'm quite new on here and have only posted once. Currently I'm liking the vibe here so think I'll stick around and start posting re writing (trying to restart writing more than my journal), gender, sexuality, disability and mental health mostly.

‘Straight Sex: Rethinking the Politics of Pleasure’ 30 Years On - Freud Museum London All registrants will receive their link to join via ZOOM. Attendees will also receive access to the recording on the Monday after the event, available to

Attended this fantastic online talk by Lynne Segal yesterday. A brilliant examination of female sexuality updated to include the rise of the far right. I particularly loved what she had to say about women, ageing, sexuality and vulnerability.

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