Leona Vaughn

"Promotion & protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of Africans and of people of African descent against excessive use of force and other human rights violations by law enforcement officers through transformative change for racial justice and equality"

13 March 2026 - deadline for input to OHCHR www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for...

Today is #DemocracyDay.

Democracy thrives on people’s voices, choices & participation — but faces disinformation, shrinking civic space & inequalities.

“From Voice to Action” is a call to protect rights, build trust & reimagine democracy that works for all.

#VoiceToAction #ReformInitiatives

The brilliant @sosowemimo.bsky.social joined me & @livunihss.bsky.social colleague Stephen Kenny yesterday to talk racism, colonialism and health @britsciassoc.bsky.social

Call for papers - On the Body | Jessica Cox Hello again! Mathilde Lyons and I are very excited to announce the launch of On the Body: an interdisciplinary conference on race and racialisation in medicine and humanities, held on the 7th of Novem...

Call for papers:

'On the body' conference
7 Nov, Uni of Dundee

Race & racialisation in medicine and humanities. More info 👇🏾
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ISRF Independent Scholar Fellowship (ISF11)

Independent scholar fellowships

‘The Independent Social Research Foundation wishes to support Independent Scholars to explore and present original research ideas which take new approaches, and suggest new solutions, to real world social problems’

isrf.org/competitions...

Marker for Stono Rebellion says: (on front) The Stono Rebellion, the largest slave insurrection in British North America, began nearby on September 9, 1739. About 20 Africans raided a store near Wallace Creek, a branch of the Stono River. Taking guns and other weapons, they killed two shopkeepers. The Rebels marched south toward promised freedom in Spanish Florida, waving flags, beating drums, and shouting "Liberty!"

outdoor statue of man seated on steps. text says Carter G. Woodson, Father of Black History. A few trees in background.

Men standing and seated outside. One man has a blanket around him. Brick walls and bars behind them.

#tdih Stono Rebellion (1739), Association for the Study of African American Life and History @asalh-bhm.bsky.social founding (1915), Attica Prison Uprising (1971).

Read about each event in 🧵 ⬇️and consider the connection between all three.

Defend right to #TeachTruth #TeachOutsideTextbook

The global sumud flotilla, which is sailing to break Israels siege of Gaza, has been attacked while in Tunisian waters.

ESC General Assembly shows overwhelming support for motion; ESC Board denies vote We, Criminologists for Palestine, are writing to express our profound shock at the decision of the European Society of Criminology (ESC) Executive Board to openly subvert the democratic will of its…

Yesterday the President (Michele Burman) and Executive Board of the European Society of Criminology brought the society into disrepute by refusing to allow a vote on collaboration with Israeli academic institutions complicit in the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Statement by Criminologists for Palestine:

A necessary conversation today on gendered anti-Muslim racism in Liverpool region w/ @commonswec.parliament.uk
Racism and misogyny are public health crises the UK must address

Labor History Censored on Labor Day Lessons, books, articles, films, and upcoming events on labor history.

#LaborDay is a time to remind ourselves of the importance of solidarity — that progress comes when people recognize that we need each other and organize together.

We offer free lessons on labor history #FreedomtoLearn ⬇️

Art by @rlmartstudio.bsky.social
www.zinnedproject.org/news/labor-h...

Mass Shooters Are Not Disproportionately Transgender Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.

Reminder: Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.

Resolution from the International Association of Genocide Scholars - link to the full document below

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says The world's leading genocide scholars' association has passed a resolution saying that the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, its president said on Monday.

"Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide in Article II of the United Nations Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948)".
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, genocide scholars' association says - www.reuters.com/world/middle...

The UK’s year of climate U-turns exposes a deeper failure Breaking free of the dangerous pretence that current efforts suffice demands a fundamental rethink of the UK’s climate policy consensus.

New piece on Carbon Colonialism, net-zero nonsense, and how the UK Government's climate advisors (and many experts) shy away from speaking truth to power. We need a fundamental reboot of climate policy; - physics doesn't care about political sensibilities. theconversation.com/the-uks-year...

AI Ethics Learning Toolkit - Duke Learning Innovation & Lifetime Education ❌ Do we need AI? 🫱🏼‍🫲🏽 Can we trust AI? ⚖️ Is AI biased? 🧠 Does AI harm critical thinking? 🌿 Is AI Sustainable? 🫥 Who Builds our AI? 🦾 ...

Duke’s AI Ethics Learning Toolkit to engage students in critical conversations about AI across disciplines

lile.duke.edu/ai-ethics-le...

Extractive Capitalism Laleh Khalili reflects on the hidden stories behind late capitalism, from seafarers abandoned on debt-ridden container ships to the nefarious reach of consultancy firms and the cronyism that drives re...

New book to inhale @lalehkhalili.bsky.social on globalisation, low cost labour & how capitalism makes & sustains global inequalities @versobooks.bsky.social

www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...

Overcoming the Trauma of Anti-Black Racism Through Radical Self-Care By Guilaine Kinouani | Racism causes harm. Harm to the body. And harm to the mind. Yet it was only in November 2020 that the American Medical Association recognized racism as an urgent threat to publi...

Racism harms and racial trauma is real. Guilaine Kinouani wants to show that it is possible to resist and to practice radical self-care while navigating white supremacy. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth

Challenging Narratives: Creative Methodologies for Social Research

Super excited to be sharing this call for abstracts for a new book I will be editing with Dr Katy Proctor ✨️

www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-bo...

Call from Palestinian Scholars to boycott the European Society of Criminology #EuroCrim2025
Link below

Every state defines its own rules for gaining and losing citizenship.

This clear, visually rich report by @globalcit.bsky.social captures the diverse ways countries shape and control who belongs and who doesn’t.

globalgovernanceprogramme.eui.eu/global-state...

Remember all that fulminating in the billionaire press about "free speech" (ie their freedom to abuse Muslims, trans people etc with impunity)? Now that people are being arrested for speaking about an issue of the utmost gravity, the self-appointed guardians of liberty have fallen strangely silent.

Group of people standing outside Great Northern Museum

Glad to have made it for @d6culture.bsky.social launch tonight in Newcastle with incredible international artists working on decolonising heritage. Looking forward to tomorrow's conference! #decolonise #heritage

Prevent missed chance to treat Southport killer, says review - BBC News A major review found the Prevent system could have potentially turned the killer away from violence.

"Prevent missed chance to treat Southport killer, says review - BBC News "
Researchers & activists saying this for years. Hyper focus on imagined harms of 'Islamism' = violence more broadly, esp the epidemic against women & girls, is not seen as priority. Scrap PREVENT share.google/fFFKp43sk4Ky...

France signals willingness to discuss reparations for colonial massacres in Niger Exclusive: French government says it is open to dialogue but does not acknowledge responsibility in letter seen by the Guardian

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Francesca Albanese's press conference is starting now!
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Ahmed Sewehli @LibyanIntegrity · 13h Great news from the British Medical Association’s annual conference. It is now BMA policy that condemning Israel is not antisemitic per se, that students and medics should be able to advocate for Palestine without harassment by universities and trusts, and condemns اsraeا for killing health workers and bombing facilities and calls for accountability at ICJ and ICC. The conference calls for the immediate release of all detained health workers in اsraeا #BMAARM25

Via British Medical Association’s annual conference yday:
"It is now BMA policy that condemning Israel is not antisemitic per se, that students and medics should be able to advocate for Palestine without harassment by universities and trusts, and condemns اsraeا for killing health workers" (cont:)

Can we talk about how children and young people especially will be unjustly criminalised by UK move to proscribe Palestine Action? Just for 'supporting' non violent protest? #childrights #righttoprotest #Prevent

My students would definitely fail using this methodology

@ucu.org.uk Congress opening speeches were amazing! @jogrady.bsky.social President Maxine Looby & Grenada Reparations Commission Chair Arley Gill. Taking Arley to Merseyside African Caribbean Centre to discuss their fight to stay open as an issue of reparative justice was an honour