Robin Sen রবীণ সেন (he/him)

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Both Patients and Staff in Gaza Hospitals Experiencing Starvation, Doctor Says “It was completely evident that there is no safe place in Gaza,” a US doctor who just returned from the territory says.

Despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that there is “no starvation” in Gaza, a U.S. doctor who just returned from Gaza says the reality is undeniable and that malnutrition cases are everywhere, in newborn babies, pregnant women, even among the hospital staff.

Sounds like Teach First is getting the Frontline treatment: rebranding, more oversight, emphasis on diversity... In this previous article @robin2399.bsky.social and I argued that these changes were a tacit admission that Frontline had failed. Same can now be said of Teach First.

Sign the Petition Support UN-Supervised Aid and Ceasefire in Gaza

Petition for UK-based health, aid, and social care workers to sign urging the UK Government to take action over the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza:

www.change.org/p/support-un...

Last chance for any other UK based health, aid and social care workers to join the 1,000 others and sign this petition before it is sent off:

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UK-based health, aid, and social care workers urged to sign Gaza petition | Social Work Today Social workers Robin Sen and Yohai Hakak talk to Social Work Today about their petition calling for the continuous delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza and a total embargo on arms sales and military...

UK-based health, aid, and social care workers urged to sign Gaza petition in @socialworktoday.bsky.social ‬

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Social care and health sector call for ceasefire in Gaza Sector petition launched as BASW and SWU issue strong statement

Social care and health sector call for ceasefire in Gaza

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Palestinian Red Crescent details medic’s account of 15 colleagues’ slaughter Exclusive: Asaad al-Nasasra told PRCS he heard Israeli troops shoot first responders while they were clinging to life

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BASW & SWU statement on the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the West Bank Joint response from The British Association of Social Workers and The Social Workers Union

BASW & SWU statement on the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the West Bank
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Sign the Petition Support UN-Supervised Aid and Ceasefire in Gaza

Petition for UK-based health, aid, and social care workers to sign urging the UK Government to take action over the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza:

www.change.org/p/support-un...

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UNIFIED CALL TO CONFRONT FAMINE IN GAZA: LAUNCH THE DIPLOMATIC HUMANITARIAN CONVOY NOW  - Law for Palestine UNIFIED CALL TO CONFRONT FAMINE IN GAZA: LAUNCH THE DIPLOMATIC HUMANITARIAN CONVOY NOW  12th May 2025 Palestinian civil society, joined by humanitarian and human rights organisations worldwide, issues...

CALL TO CONFRONT FAMINE IN GAZA: LAUNCH THE DIPLOMATIC HUMANITARIAN CONVOY NOW
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#DiplomaticConvoyNow

SW2020-21 Covid-19 - Selling our soul for the best and brightest Selling our soul for the best and brightest Joe Hanley

"Selling our souls for the best & brightest".

With international social care ("low skilled") recruitment again under attack, reposting my article highlighting how the Teach First model undermines professional capacity to challenge developments like this.
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New article out with John Devaney: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Call for special issue proposals for Practice: Social Work in Action journal. Deadline June 3rd.

Please see under Special Issue information here: www-tandfonline-com.eux.idm.oclc.org/journals/cpr...

Practices That Make a Difference, and Practices That Don’t Published in Practice: Social Work in Action (Vol. 37, No. 1, 2025)

Great to see my (open access) research on social work podcasters in England now published in the first issue of Practice for 2025, alongside some other really vital research/articles. Thanks as ever to editors @robin2399.bsky.social @realchristiankerr.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Article 39's Founder Director receives honorary doctorate | Article 39

⬇️ So this happened today!

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An insightful child focused commentary from Article 39.

Court hears disabled activist’s challenge to ‘cataclysmic’ cuts to out-of-work disability benefits The high court in London has this week heard a legal challenge that aims to expose how the last Conservative government used a “sham consultation” to try to push through “cataclysmic” cuts to disab…

The high court in London has this week heard a legal challenge that aims to expose how the last Conservative government used a “sham consultation” to try to push through “cataclysmic” cuts to disability benefits of nearly £3 billion over four years.

www.disabilitynewsservice.com/court-hears-...

We are appalled that an Israeli airstrike last night killed at least 30 Palestinians, including children, who were sheltering in a post office.

Nowhere is safe for families in Gaza.

They need a ceasefire. They need the UK to suspend all arms sales to the Government of Israel.

Thanks Camille!

Word on the first was overwhelmingly positive/glowing and it is indeed chockablock with wondrous social work wisdom, as this review in Practice: Social Work in Action attests! 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Charities join forces to defend the human rights of children in care Article 39 and Mind charities have been granted permission to intervene jointly in the upcoming appeal of the High Court decision in J: Local Authority consent to Deprivation of Liberty, Re [2024] …

Our first post in our new online home 😀

With our friends at Mind, we have been granted permission to intervene in the upcoming appeal concerning the power of local authorities to deprive children in care of their liberty. More here: article39.org.uk/2024/11/15/c...

Andrew Malkinson still not compensated three years after release Mr Malkinson served 17 years in jail for a rape he did not commit.

This is an absolute disgrace:

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If you still haven't seen the pledge for Palestine - social workers need to sign this.

Oh, and this one, where @robin2399.bsky.social and I discuss some key themes from the book on the Transforming Society podcast…

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New paper led by @DrKatieEllis based on interviews with 15 prominent care experienced activists regarding their activism to achieve change in care systems. Thank you to all the participants for their insights.
Available:
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Scottish Government consultation on development of a universal definition of care experience. Closes 8 Jan 2025

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Israel Attacks UN Peacekeeper Headquarters in Lebanon for Second Time in 2 Days Human Rights Watch has called for an urgent UN investigation into Israel’s escalation against UN peacekeepers.

Israel Attacks UN Peacekeeper Headquarters in Lebanon for Second Time in 2 Days https://truthout.org/articles/israel-attacks-un-peacekeeper-headquarters-in-lebanon-for-second-time-in-2-days/

Plaid Cymru MPs call for Israel boycott over Gaza Plaid Cymru will debate whether the party should support an economic and cultural boycott of Israel.

Plaid Cymru MPs call for Israel boycott

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