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Leading global academics denounce UK's Palestine Action ban The letter, published in the Guardian, was signed by 52 academics including Judith Butler, Tariq Ali, Angela Davis and Naomi Klein

Leading global academics denounce UK's Palestine Action ban - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/leading-global-academics-denounce-uks-palestine-action-ban

UK Gov have blocked Wikipedia under their new act. Not only is the game gone, but they're literally restricting access to a lot of information...I wonder why...

YouTube video by Sabeel-Kairos UK SKUK Webinar with Esther McIntosh-Existence is Resistance

It was great to hear from SKUK Trustee Esther McIntosh about hher recent time spent in plaestine. If you missed it you can watch the recording usuin this link:
youtu.be/j1ue1J9oyF0

What does community mean to you? 🤔

Palestinian statehood is not a bargaining chip.

It is not a threat.

It is an inalienable right of the Palestinian people.

Our demands on this shameful government remain the same: end all arms sales to Israel, impose widespread sanctions, and stop the genocide, now.

ONLINE WEBINAR
EXISTENCE IS RESISTANCE 31st JULY 7pm UK TIME
We are delighted that Sabeel-Kairos UK Trustee Professor Esther McIntosh is going to share her first-hand experience of existence as resistance.
Please use the link below or the QR code to register.
us06web.zoom.us/.../register...

Promotion game inbound 🏴‍☠️🏈

Get yourself a family like this, one that always has your back

📷Dave Cuming

"No one is illegal"
Sticker seen in Pittsburgh

POV: you're in the playoffs 🏴‍☠️🏈

Proud to be a Lancashire Buccaneer

I'll miss this job so much but I'm excited to see where the project goes next!

“We can begin the process of making community wherever we are."

- bell hooks, 'All About Love: New Visions'

Each page has a pink background. In the centre of the page is a group of people. They are drawn in black and white and are protesting. Text: Radicalised by being alive. How my activism shaped my life.

Text: Growing up witnessing and experiencing injustice shaped my to who I am now. I realise that injustice does not exist within neat boxes with clearly defined edges, but instead it intersects and overlaps. I use my privilege to protest, be out with my community, and care for them when we go home at the end of it all. I continue to see injustice in the world and I cannot back down or look away from it. Instead, we come together, I take up my role with my community and continue to be shaped by the life I experience.

✍️Radicalised by Being Alive; How my life shaped my activism.

Soph, one of our Faith in Action Project Workers, reflects on their life and how their experiences have made them radical in their activism. Read more at movement.org.uk/blog 🔗

Football is family 🏈🏴‍☠️

Wouldn't change (most of them) for anything 🫶

Happy birthday, I hope you have a lovely day of celebrations 🎊

The government should have listened to disabled people a long time ago: stop these disgraceful cuts and drop the Bill.

Each page has a bright green background and an assortment of multi-coloured accent stickers that look like paper cut outs. Text: Exploring Vocation. How can we understand our calling through vocation? With Soph Day, PhD student and Higher Education Academic at York St John University

Text: 'There is a huge scope of what vocations you can follow that align with your interests. Seek out opportunities in the area you care about and carve that role to fit your interests. Do not be fearful of trying new things and changing roles, you will find one that suits you best. Always stick by your gifts and never let anyone tell you 'you can't'.'

Text: Over the summer, we're exploring vocation over on our blog! Head to movement.org.uk/blog to read more!

💬Exploring Vocation with Soph Day

Over the summer, with the help of our friends, we're exploring how our call can be understood as vocation! Soph, who's call is in academia and higher education, shared their experiences with us over on our blog!

Head to movement.org.uk/blog to read more 🔗

Digital illustration of a woman with long flowing hair holding a flag with a Howard Zinn quote, "no flag is large enough to cover the shame of hurting innocent people.'

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Artwork by Walaa Alghazi

Update; I made it home at 10:30pm

A long week has been had. I would like to return to my home where I can lie down for several hours. The British rail system had other plans. Supposed to arrive at my home station at 8:52pm. I'm writing this at 9:15pm. I am on train 1/2 with an hour and 15 min delay. Let me be free

The last few days have been brought to you by me drinking horrific amounts of chocolate oat milk just to make myself feel slightly better about...well...everything

All pages have a blue background with a grey mottled texture over the top. In the centre of this page, is an illustration of a black woman wearing a blue jumper. She is looking downwards with her hand raised to her head and appears concerned. Above her head is a grey cloud. Text: Trauma Theology and Pastoral Care

This page has the same background as the first. In the centre, there is an image of lined paper. On this paper is the following text. Text: Trauma theology can re-shape how we understand pastoral support and the way in which we offer pastoral care. By challenging approaches that focus on forgiveness, solutions, or understanding trauma and suffering as redemptive, trauma theology centres the experiences of trauma survivors. It fosters pastoral practice that is rooted in empathy, safety, and presence. By focusing on listening without judgement, validating experiences, and not offering theological explanations that minimise suffering, people who have experienced trauma are less likely to feel silences. Read more on our website, movement.org.uk/blog

✍️'By challenging approaches that focus on forgiveness, solutions, or understanding trauma and suffering as redemptive, trauma theology centres the experiences of trauma survivors'.

Soph reflects on how trauma theology influences pastoral care. Read more at movement.org.uk/blog 🔗

All pages have a dark purple background and white text. In the centre of this page, there is an illustration of a refugee family. They are all carrying oversized bags. Text: Refugees and not the problem. Misinformation about them is.

Text: Why is there misinformation about refugees? In the UK, misinformation about refugees is common. We can find it on social media, in comments sections, and in conversations with people we may know. Refugees are often blamed for economic insecurity, social divisions, and rising crime rates. This sensationalism leads to vast misinformation and hostility towards refugees. Here are some of the common misconceptions about refugees and asylum seekers, and the facts you need to challenge hostility.

Text: Refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants are all the same. A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee their home due to conflict, persecution, and violence. They are unable to return home until there is change in their home country. An asylum seeker is someone who is seeking international protection from danger in their home country, but hasn’t yet been given refugee status in the country they wish to stay in. Not all asylum seekers will be recognised as refugees. A migrant describes someone who has left their home and has moved elsewhere, either within or outside of their home country.

Text: Asylum seekers live in luxury hotels and can go where they want. Asylum seekers in the UK do not have a choice of what or where their accommodation is. A majority of accommodation is in the north west, midlands, and south west of England. A mixture of hotels, accommodation centres, and former military barracks are used as accommodation for asylum seekers. These places are often overcrowded and unsanitary. There is a lack of health care and adequate food provisions. Children also lack access to education.

📖Refugees are not the problem; misinformation about them is.

Refugee Week was established in 1998 in the UK, and always revolves around World Refugee Day, 20th June. This year's theme is 'Community as a Superpower', highlighting the importance of community for everyone.

Donut day 🍩🏴‍☠️🏈

Proud to be a Lancashire Buccaneer

📷Dave Cuming

Digital illustration of a large group of people of different ages, genders, races, sexualities and abilities. There is a cat and bird among the crowd. Everyone is turned away except a Black fem in the center who is wearing a tank top that reads, 'protect people not borders.'

"Fuck ICE!"
Seen in Oakland during the ongoing anti-ICE revolt

Cyprus 2025 🇨🇾

Do not stop speaking up for Palestine 🇵🇸

Carbon footprint of Israel’s war on Gaza exceeds that of many entire countries Exclusive: The climate cost is more than than the combined 2023 emissions of Costa Rica and Estonia, study finds

For the sake of our humanity — and our planet — we must shut down the war machine.

Whoever put Sleep Token on in the cafe this morning deserves a pay rise. 10/10 music taste