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Rachael Maria

@tomethatscinema.bsky.social

refugee advocacy. border abolitionist. against the detention estate ~ campaigner with No to Hassockfield: https://www.notohassockfield.org.uk/

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#OtD 1 Nov 1936 the Jarrow marchers arrived in London. They had marched all the way from Jarrow in North-East England to protest hunger and unemployment as a result of the closure of the town's shipyard, which was the main employer in the area stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8136...

01.11.2025 06:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 86    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Thank you, Cameron and keep up the amazing work in Manchester!

24.10.2025 14:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Scrap the Bathroom Ban ๐ŸšจThis is urgent๐Ÿšจ Bridget Phillipson, the Minister for Women and Equalities, has a decision to make. The EHRC, a regulator mired in controversy over anti-trans views, has sent a new draft Code of Prac...

URGENT ACTION ๐Ÿšจ

If you do one thing for trans rights today โ€“ contact your MP about the proposed EHRC Code of Practice, which would devastate trans people's lives.

Even if you've sent a letter before, make sure you use our new tool to send another. Now is the moment to keep the pressure up ๐Ÿ‘‡

15.10.2025 13:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 56    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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This weekend! ๐Ÿงก

Please join No to Hassockfield, @right-to-remain.bsky.social and @thesewallsmustfall.bsky.social as we gather at Derwentside (Hassockfield) detention centre for the annual demonstration demanding an end to indefinite detention!

Saturday 18th of October 2025, 1-3pm

See you there!โœŠ

15.10.2025 13:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sign the Petition Stop the Deportation of Arjeta โ€” A Survivor of Trafficking Who Sought Safety

Stop the Deportation of Arjeta โ€” A Survivor of Trafficking Who Sought Safety - Sign the Petition! c.org/hjqFY2DtKF via
@UKChange

15.10.2025 13:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We are also looking for support and help to ensure the event is successful and to keep everyone safe. If you can help with stewarding, police liaison, legal observation or de-escalation then please get in touch. Email no2hassockfield@outlook.com or get in touch via our socials!

04.10.2025 11:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Coach information & booking for the National Day of Solidarity 2025 For the National Day of Solidarity 2025, we have organised coaches from Durham, Newcastle, Sunderland and Sheffield to Derwentside IRC. Book your place!

Coaches can be booked from Newcastle and other UK cities with the link below:

righttoremain.org.uk/coach-inform...

04.10.2025 11:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Please join No to Hassockfield, Right to Remain, and These FallsMust Fall as we gather at Derwentside (Hassockfield) detention centre for the annual demonstration demanding an end to indefinite detention.

The National Day of Solidarity to End Immigration Detention -18 October 2025, 1-3pm.

04.10.2025 11:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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It's wrong to demand migrants prove their worth to the UK There is no โ€˜goodโ€™ or โ€˜badโ€™ migrant, only human beings.

The government has rushed out another cruel anti-migrant policy to appeal to Reform voters.

Humanity is not a transaction, nor something anyone should be forced to earn.

We should be proud to give people the chance to build their lives here.

Our piece for the Metro:

metro.co.uk/2025/09/30/w...

30.09.2025 16:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
the cover of โ€œwes anderson: a retrospectiveโ€

the cover of โ€œwes anderson: a retrospectiveโ€

the contents page

the contents page

the prologue

the prologue

chapter three: les enfants terribles - on the royal tenenbaums

chapter three: les enfants terribles - on the royal tenenbaums

My first book, titled Wes Anderson: A Retrospective, will be out on 27 November with @geminibooks.bsky.social.

You can preorder here: www.amazon.co.uk/Wes-Anderson...

14.08.2025 14:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Kick Big Oil Out of Plastics Talks Fossil fuel companies want to keep flooding our home with plastic for profit. Theyโ€™re trying to block action to tackle plastic pollution - we must stop them.

If youโ€™re concerned about plastic waste and want to create a safer, less polluted planet then thereโ€™s never been a more important time to make your voice heard.

TAKE ACTION!

act.gp/3H255Xk

06.08.2025 11:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Kick Big Oil Out of Plastics Talks Fossil fuel companies want to keep flooding our home with plastic for profit. Theyโ€™re trying to block action to tackle plastic pollution - we must stop them.

The huge presence of these plastic-loving lobbyists threatens the Global Plastics Treaty.

They donโ€™t want real solutions, all they want is more profits.

Tell the UN to kick them out of the plastics talks now๐Ÿ‘‡

act.gp/4licpMq

07.08.2025 15:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸšจBREAKING: Fossil fuel/chemical industry lobbyists OUTNUMBER scientists 4 to 1 at the Global Plastics Treaty talks.

Does anyone else think this is SCANDALOUS?

07.08.2025 15:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 125    ๐Ÿ” 54    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐Ÿ“ฃ #FreeFatou campaign UPDATE ๐Ÿ“ฃ

Fatou's situation is now critical. She has been told that she will be removed TOMORROW Tuesday 6th May and flown to The Gambia.

We need you to write to your MP urgently. Model letter is availalbe at linktr.ee/FreeFatou

(More details below)

Please share!

05.05.2025 22:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Sign the Petition Stop the Deportation of Our Sister Fatou โ€“ Her Life Is in Danger if she is Deported

Fatouโ€™s family said โ€˜No action was too small, and we are very grateful to each one of you.โ€™ So many people and groups came together today to stand in solidarity with Fatou. Thank you.

Image credit: @migrantsorganise.bsky.social

Please keep on signing the petition!

www.change.org/p/stop-the-d...

06.05.2025 17:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today, people power stopped Fatou's deportation again!

Thanks to everyoneโ€™s solidarity, Fatouโ€™s deportation was cancelled at the 11th hour today. We understand that she has been taken back to Yarls Wood detention centre, after her ordeal at Heathrow Airport.

righttoremain.org.uk/people-power...

06.05.2025 17:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Great displays of solidarity from campaigners at No2Hassockfield today! ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿงก

We will continue to protest until Derwentside IRC is shut down!

#EndImmigrationDetention
#SetHerFree

15.03.2025 15:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Oscars spent more time mourning 007 than David Lynchย โ€“ what a travesty In a ceremony that championed independent film and individual creativity, the visionary director behind โ€˜Blue Velvetโ€™ received only a cursory mention. Meanwhile, James Bond was treated to a mind-boggl...

was asked for my big hot take of oscars night and itโ€™s that they probably shouldnโ€™t have spent more time mourning james bond than they did david lynch

03.03.2025 14:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Starmer faces calls for UK's role in Gaza war to be scrutinised in Chilcot-style inquiry In a letter to the prime minister seen by Sky News, former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says UK officials may have been implicated in "the gravest breaches of international law".

Today I have called for a Chilcot-style inquiry into the UKโ€™s involvement in Israelโ€™s assault on Gaza.

Our concerns have routinely been met with evasion and silence. We need a full, public, independent inquiry with the legal power to establish the truth. news.sky.com/story/starme...

04.03.2025 09:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1335    ๐Ÿ” 408    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13
Postcolonial Dynamics in Pro- and Anti-Trans Activism in the United Kingdom and Ireland | ...

โœจDelighted to announceโœจ my latest publication, in the lovely feminists@law journal (open access): Postcolonial Dynamics in Pro- and Anti-Trans Activism in the United Kingdom and Ireland journals.kent.ac.uk/index.php/fe...

06.11.2023 08:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Teen lesbian fight club comedy Bottoms is as weird as it is hysterical โ€“ review There are โ€˜Heathersโ€™ parallels to filmmaker Emma Seligmanโ€™s casually subversive high school movie, starring buzzy up-and-comers Rachel Sennott (of โ€˜Bodies Bodies Bodiesโ€™) and Ayo Edebiri (of...

i reviewed BOTTOMS which is finally, finally out in the UK!!! it's funny as hell & has a lot to say about modern conversations around feminism

04.11.2023 11:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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โ€˜I wouldnโ€™t be surprised if kids end up on Rwanda flightโ€™ Children being classed as adults under flawed age assessments could end up on Rwanda flight

We were warning about this when I worked at the anti-child trafficking charity Love146 last year. Since then the situation facing child refugees in the UK has got increasingly worse. It is not longer "if", but "when" more children get treated as adults.

www.opendemocracy.net/en/rwanda-de...

03.11.2023 08:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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30 mins to argue your case against the state trafficking you to Rwanda. On top of the already catastrophic collapse in Safe Routes & immigration advice. Bravermanโ€™s brutal border regime.

16.10.2023 07:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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