Allan Crosbie

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Great speech from @eisunion.bsky.social president @acrosbie.bsky.social. Educationalists and trade unions say #StopTheWar and #CeasefireNow.
#WelfareNotWarfare
#EducatorsForPeace

We Can Make an Impact. We Need Wealth Taxes on the Super-Rich, Not More Cuts

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Stop Donald Trump from Addressing the UK Parliament Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

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On April 20th, 2025, the United States will Cross the Point of No Return. That’s the day Donald Trump’s advisory committee is expected to release its findings on whether he should invoke the Insurrection Act — a move that would allow him to deploy the military domestically…

I don't know how likely this unfolding is, but everyone should read it and decide for themselves. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
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Lecturers at RGU are on strike today to protect jobs, stand up for quality education and oppose compulsory redundancies.

Our members have been left with no other option but to take strike action to fight back against the University's cost cutting measures.

RGU Lecturing Staff Commence Strike Action in Defence of Jobs Lecturing staff at RGU have begun their first day of strike action in a determined effort to protect jobs, stand up for quality education and oppose compulsory redundancies.

Lecturing staff at Robert Gordon University (RGU) have begun their first day of strike action in a determined effort to protect jobs, stand up for quality education and oppose compulsory redundancies.

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Ministers raise concern over NASUWT move for ‘combative’ ex-FBU chief Matt Wrack in line to become leader of traditionally moderate union despite lack of teaching experience

"Matt Wrack, the general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union until his re-election bid was defeated in January, would be the first leader in the NASUWT’s history to have never been a qualified teacher or lecturer." @theguardian.com What do people think? www.theguardian.com/education/20...

How Israel funds UK parliamentary staff Israel is quietly financing assistants of British MPs, Declassified has found.

🇮🇱Israel has been quietly financing UK parliamentary staff, Declassified has found.

This comes after we revealed that one in four British MPs had accepted funding from the Israel lobby.
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Dear Dr. Abdelhadi, The Keough School of Global Affairs, which houses the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, recently learned of your keynote speech at their student conference next weekend. The University of Notre Dame requires that all events or lectures related to Israel/Palestine have ND Police security and planning. We were unaware of your planned lecture, and since this conference overlaps with two other annual events on campus, we cannot provide security at short notice. For this reason, we respectfully request that you do not participate in the conference. The Kroc Institute will honor any honorarium that was awarded for this event. We apologize for any inconvenience. Sincerely, Mary Gallagher -- Mary E. Gallagher Marilyn Keough Dean Keough School of Global Affairs University of Notre Dame

I was scheduled to give a talk on Palestine at a student conference at @notredame.bsky.social. The University rescinded my talk a week in advance citing an extremely flimsy excuse. It is truly disgusting. Attached is the letter I received and my reply, link below...

Beautiful, powerful response to a cowardly act.

The latest atrocities are the grim reality of the Israeli government’s ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza.

States like the UK that continue to transfer arms to Israel are brazenly violating their obligation to prevent genocide & are deepening their complicity in this genocide.

Protect Instrumental Music in Midlothian Join our demonstration Date: Tuesday 25th February Time: 9am Location: Midlothian House, Dalkeith, EH22 1DN

Join us TOMORROW to protest cuts to instrumental music services in Midlothian. Make some noise in defence of IMT jobs and to support our young local musicians!

I’ve written about the US military’s return to Scotland and what it means in the developing context of the New Cold War as Scottish nationalism embraces of Atlanticism. For @jacobinmag.bsky.social.

Trump and Musk have launched a new class war. In the UK, we must prepare to defend ourselves | George Monbiot Across the world, societies are reverting to oligarchies. How to resist? Fight for democracy with all we’ve got, writes Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Clock is Ticking if Formal Dispute Over Teacher Class Contact Promise is to be Avoided The EIS has reiterated that the clock is ticking if a formal dispute over teacher class contact time in schools is to be avoided.

Teachers are on their knees as the result of crippling workload pressures, that see them work on average 11 hours a week extra, unpaid. They need tangible progress now on tackling what are unfair, unhealthy and unsustainable levels of workload.

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There are 22 days left for COSLA and the Scottish Government to meaningfully and collegiately commit to addressing workload.
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21 days left. Excessive teacher workload is unfair and unsustainable. There are 21 days left for COSLA and the Scottish Government to meaningfully and collegiately commit to addressing workload. Stand up for quality education.

(1/3) Despite the consistent efforts of the SNCT Teachers’ Panel over the past four years, there has been no proposal tabled by the Scottish Government and COSLA on reducing class contact time.

Happy New Year when it comes, Matt.

Scrap new anti-protest laws What does the future hold if we allow the government to restrict our right to protest? The answer is: nothing good. Join me to call on the new Home Secretary to scrap anti-protest laws today. Sign the...

Please sign this. Protect the right to protest.

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YouTube video by EISunion Contact Your MSP Ahead of the Scottish Budget

A vitally important message. Please take a few moments to email your MSPs, urging them to support Scottish education, and give ring-fenced funding to fulfil their manifesto commitments on teacher numbers. youtu.be/E3oHSBbtw7Q?...

Preaching to The Choir, by Rebecca Solnit

Per @aoc.bsky.social and co., I'm here to celebrate echo chambers and preaching to the choir. Which sings back, beautifully. "The primary assumption behind the idea that we shouldn’t preach to the choir is that one’s proper audience is one’s enemies, not one’s allies." harpers.org/archive/2017...

“You need two flames burning in the human heart: the flame of anger against injustice, and the flame of hope you can build a better world” #TonyBenn

This week I saw…

A student give up.

A student try again.

A student find success.

I was there to witness, encourage, & occasionally inspire.

Some heard & some did not.

And next week I’ll do it again.

This is the job. This is teaching.

#teacherlife

Thank you!

This is a brilliant paper by @EducationScot . It gives me real hope that we are moving in a positive direction for curricular reform in Scotland. Worth a detailed read by all educators 👍

Set up a new X account to see what would happen in my feed if I were to join without networks. It was horrifying. Far right tropes, amplification of disinformation about Southport & immigration. I think the sooner schools move over here the better - we have to avoid promoting X to our young people.

The SG publishes its draft budget on 4 December – we are already looking at what we can do to ensure that more money is given to education, and we will send out more information about that soon. In the meantime, though, please complete the survey.

The CEC budget situation is alarming. PLEASE take time to complete the consultation on the tourist tax. This could be a significant source of additional revenue that is desperately needed. There is a guide and link here www.eis.org.uk/edinburgh/bu...

An important warning about Bluesky, though I'm sure all of us have a healthy scepticism anyway. 👇🏻