Walter B. R. Toscano, Ph.D.

The new issue of RSA Journal is out!
honored to contribute with an interview with #LorettaRoss — co-founder of the concept of #ReproductiveJustice. Thanks to Loretta Ross for her continued support since our first meeting years ago.

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Conferencing at Venice University with Chiara Bonfiglioli, @walterbrtoscano.bsky.social , and others of the WO-NAM project, discussing the non-aligned movement, liberation and social justice from Yugoslavia and Cuba to Egypt and India.

Many thanks!

Since there's been a lot of talk about #Harvard these days, I'm proud to share that the Harvard Radcliffe Institute— #SchlesingerLibrary has awarded me the 2025/2026 Research Support Grant for my research on women and the population control movement. Daje!

‘Work locally but think globally’: The Alliance Against Women's Oppression and transnational multiracial grassroots activism in the 1980s This article examines the transnational history of the Alliance Against Women's Oppression (AAWO), a multiracial and Marxist US women's organisation founded in California in 1979. By focusing on the ...

I’m pleased to share that my article, "‘Work locally but think globally’: The Alliance Against Women's Oppression and transnational multiracial grassroots activism in the 1980s," is now available open access on Wiley’s website!

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About last week, when we kicked off the video-making process for the WO-NAM database of oral history interviews with women active on the left during the Cold War. Together with SMK Factory, we interviewed Castellina, Ada Donno, and Giancarla Codrignani! More soon!

Tomorrow with my colleagues from WO-NAM project! Thanks a lot to Daria Dyakanova and Minja Bukakovich for organizing this awesome event!

Revolutionary Bonds: Women of Color, the Global South and Transnational Activism in the Cold War (1970-1989)

Tomorrow, for anyone interested in learning more about my research!

Really?

Dear all: I’ll be in the Big Apple from January to February, and I’m looking to interview some #BLM activists. Do you have any suggestions on how to get in touch with them? I’ve already sent several emails but haven’t received any responses.
#historians #oralhistory #blackhistory

Apparently we Sicilians are everywhere, including in Boston

I am happy to announce the release of my new scholarly journal article!

It draws from my work on the history of the Unión Nacional Sinarquista in the United States.

Author of “Pantere nere, America bianca” (Black Panthers, white America), the first Italian book on the history and political thought of the Black Panther Party. Now working on my second book (in english) on the history of the Third World women’s Alliance. Working on Population Control history.

Yayyy! Thanks!

Could you add me if there is room?

AHRC Women's Grassroots Activism: Chinese Women's Grassroots Activism in UK This online panel reveals the often overlooked grassroots activism of Chinese migrant women in Britain post 1945 .

As part of our AHRC funded network #Womensgrassrootsactivism we have organised an online seminar on the too often overlooked grassroots activism of Chinese women in post-war Britain. Join us for what will no doubt be a fascinating panel on Tuesday 3 Dec. 12.30pm. Link to register below 👇🙂.

May you add me?

That’s true. Although I don’t think that RFK Jr will have room enough to proceed with many of the things he said. I was thinking about his railing against chemicals in food. Part of Trump’s support arrive from big food, and I don’t think RFK Jr can easily attack these industries. But maybe I’m wrong

When possible, unfortunately

Having good time in Boston talking to Judy Norsigian and Norma Swenson, two of the 11 co-founders of the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective and co-authors of “Our Bodies, Ourselves”

Yup

How to write a resumé:

Is somebody creating a starter pack on U.S. history?

Lol, what a horrible combo

I’m just trying to figure out the topic of their conversation

Gosh, I’ll miss working here.

Yo, I’m new here. I’m Walter, Italian postdoc in U.S. history at Ca’Foscari University of Venice. I’m working mostly on Black History, Gender History, and Cold War History. If someone wants to chat on these subjects, let me know! I’m still trying to understand how this social media works.