Nancy Francis

Disability and film, horror, star trek, dwarfism, saints, ancient egypt, eugenics, gods, leaders, radicals, communists, anarchists, history, feminists.

Free Disability Research zines, all made by the Disability Action Research Kollective (DARK) Find them and subscribe to new releases here : linktr.ee/disabilityark

Headline from an article in Nature this week that states "Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery. The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality."

Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.

A screenshot of the government petitions website that says: Petition Allow transgender people to self-identify their legal gender. We believe the government should change legislation to make it easier for trans people of all ages to change their legal gender without an official diagnosis of gender dysphoria. • More details Sign this petition 93,650 signatures

Less than 7,000 signatures needed for self-ID to be considered for debate in Parliament.

Sign here 👇

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UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren’t Women under the Equality Act 2010 The legal definition of a woman in the UK now excludes trans people: This is what it means for Trans+ rights in the country

My analysis of today's UK Supreme Court judgment.

The UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren't Women Under the Equality Act 2010

www.wearequeeraf.com/uk-supreme-c...

Disability Rights UK is deeply saddened by the UK Supreme Court’s ruling that declares trans women are not 'biological women'. As part of a movement that has always called for ‘nothing about us without us’ – we’re particularly concerned by the court’s exclusion of Trans voices in their decision, and their failure to be led by the lived experience of one of society’s most silenced groups. Decisions about any group’s rights should never be made without the involvement of those most impacted. We stand in solidarity with the Trans community as they experience an onslaught of rights erosions and attacks on their lives. No marginalised group faces injustice in a silo – systemic barriers and discrimination impact all of us. None of us are free until all of us are free. Around half of Trans people are also Disabled. Government policies already place disproportionate barriers on accessing vital healthcare, and now this ruling also erodes their protections against discrimination. Setting the precedent that it’s okay to weaken the rights of one group, undermines everyone else's rights. Prioritising a bio-essentialist view of gender harms everyone, especially Disabled people. A person’s anatomy, hormone levels, or ability to conceive does not define whether they are a ‘real’ woman.

🚨DR UK's Statement Opposing the Supreme Court's Ruling on 'Biological Sex'

'We stand in solidarity with the Trans community as they experience an onslaught of rights erosions and attacks on their lives.'

Read our full statement here: www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disabil...

"This is not about defining what is a woman, but who is a citizen in our society with the right to self ownership and autonomy and the integrity of their body and mind. You can tell it is a question of citizenship from the fact that trans people were not allowed to represent our interests..."

Sara Ahmed, 'No! The Art and Activism of Complaining' QMUL Annual Catherine Silverstone Lecture: Sara Ahmed - an in-person lecture followed by reception

I am not sure whether Bluebell is coming to this lecture (ok, I know she isn't) but hey, she loves me. Come along & say no 🔊I am so glad to be honouring Catherine Silverstone's life & work.That no, when amplified, picks up her emphasis on history and haunting.
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We have created a #StarterPack for those in the #AntiSlavery sector! Let's start the conversation to end #ModernSlavery, #HumanTrafficking, and #exploitation.

Comment if you'd like to be added! Orgs & individual #activists welcome!

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Refaat Alareer: eternal echoes of resilience from the Gaza Strip Refaat harbored a profound aspiration — to change his world through teaching poetry, literature, and writing. That writing is a responsibility to ourselves and the world, that Gaza “writes back” as mu...

"While observing the nearby bombardments from his home, he wrote... it might mark his final day. Despite the imminent peril of death, Refaat resisted it with every means at his disposal: by writing, striving to refute Israeli narratives and propaganda..."

mondoweiss.net/2023/12/refa...

The Disability Action Research Kollective (DARK) is a disabled-led group working to make disability perspectives, history and research more accessible to a general audience. We are always looking for disabled (and non-disabled) volunteers to help write and share their perspectives. Be part of something bigger than yourself, join us in the DARK today!

Currently looking for contributors for the following upcoming zines : Deaf History, Disability in Ancient Greece, Disabled Leaders, Disabiltiy and Horror movies, Disability and Star Trek part 2, Radical Disability Readers Digest, Sexism and Ableism Intersection. Usually only 120 words per entry!

Solidarity to everyone feeling overwhelmed by the Gisèle news today, especially those who couldn’t talk about their own experiences, those who didn’t have “evidence”, those who weren’t believed. Your experience is real, it is valid, it is not your fault.

BREAKING NEWS

Trans Kids Deserve Better are occupying Wes Streeting's Office at Ilford North.

Get down there and support everyone.

For folks who want to support.

Signal announcement group:

www.transkidsdeservebetter.org/adult_suppor...

We've Been advised to share this.

Thank you, this is incredibly useful! Could I be added, please?

Small start pack on researchers, activists, journos, anyone really working on violence against women and girls. Message me to add yourself/others. Let's try to find folk on here! go.bsky.app/4u3Rk6g

#16DaysOfAction 2024 are over but our work is never done.
#CWASU has held 3 series of #JoiningTheDots #VAWG international webinars -I’m now planning for 2025.

Here’s the 1st set - I’ll share individual recordings here

@proflizkelly.bsky.social
@veragraf.bsky.social

cwasu.org/joining-the-...

Surely one of the greatest collective disappointments about research is taking so many amazing minds, wonderful people, and thoughtful thinkers and burdening them with 7532578 other things so they have no time to actually think(/create/write/etc)

Συγχαρητήρια 👏

Co-Pro Futures Inquiry – Call for Evidence and Ideas (Online Event) Join us for an information-gathering exercise to harness expertise from people with insights about co-producing research.

Join us on 5th December for an online launch of the Co-Pro Futures Call for Evidence and Ideas!

When? 0930-1100
Where? Online
Who? Researchers, professional service staff, university research leaders and co-production partners

Sign up via the Eventbrite link ⏩ shorturl.at/xCIEl

Just a reminder that you can find loads of UoL Humanities and Social Sciences colleagues on our ever-expanding starter pack (have you heard of those?). And if we've missed you off, let us know go.bsky.app/5NUwui2

A blindfolded woman’s head with an apple on top of her head as a target. The arrow has missed the apple and instead has pierced through the woman’s forehead. The arrow’s pointy edge shows it has been shot from the back

#N25 Every 10 minutes a woman is abused or killed by a person she once loved and trusted. Until they made her life unbearable, let her spiral into a mental collapse, suicide or cut it short. Survivors have a lot to say about these processes. Commemorate the murdered by attuning to the living

Just over a week to go until our joint LEX conference @ University of Liverpool. The feminist conference is proof positive that it’s possible to create good through sheer willpower & the desire to collaborate . Details: lexnetwork.org

A pair of white feather wings against a wall decorated with candles, flowers, and ribbons in the colours of the trans flag

“With so many seeking to erase transgender people — sometimes in the most brutal ways possible — it is vitally important that those we lose are remembered, and that we continue to fight for justice.”
– Gwendolyn Ann Smith, TDOR founder #TDOR2024

Very important day for the #FeministTranslationStudies community! 🤩 The inaugural issue of our journal is now out with all articles in #FreeAccess until 31 Jan. Come & see! tandfonline.com/toc/rftr20/1/1 Pleasure working with
@LauraSpoturno, @VMisiou #LucianaCarvalho. Published by @WeAreTandF

A powerpoint slide advertising the upcoming Qualitative Research Symposium. Slide reads: Callingf all qualitative researchers! Submissions are open for the Ninth Annual Qualitative Research Symposium (QRS). (In bold font): Transparency, Openness and Rigour in Qualitative Research. Held from Tuesday 28th- Wednesday 29th January 2025. School of Management, University of Bath. Submission deadline Friday 6th December.

The Call for Papers is now open for our upcoming Qualitative Research Symposium (QRS) on Transparency, Openness and Rigour in Qualitative Research! Find out more and sign up here: www.bath.ac.uk/events/qrs-2...

I’m so excited to reveal the cover for my brand new book, Who Wants Normal? The Disabled Girls’ Guide to Life.

Out 17th April 2025 with Fig Tree, Penguin.

The hidden death toll of domestic abuse: There are more suicides than killings More domestic abuse victims take their own lives than are killed by their tormentors, latest figures show, but perpetrators are rarely held to account for these deaths

Domestic abuse-related suicide is a sea of unseen deaths routinely not linked to the abuse victims suffered.

It is the scandal of our times that perpetrators are not held responsible for this loss of life. Manslaughter convictions should apply with an aggravating feature being domestic abuse.

Did you miss this deadline? Because we're feeling the heat here on Bluesky, we decided to temporary re-open the call. Please share far and wide!

#AcademicSky #HistSci #Autistic #Disability #DisabiilityJustice #PhDSky 🛟 🩺 🧪 😷 🌈🎓 ‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🩺📊 #FeministSky #STS #PhilSci #Metascience #Bioethics

Colonial/Postcolonial/Decolonial WhatsApp Group Invite

I'm organising a #ReadingGroup to dissect the field(s) of #Colonial, #Postcolonial and/or #Decolonial.

We'll start next year, in January 2nd week, and meet fortnightly or monthly.

🔗 WhatsApp Group Link, tinyurl.com/col-pocol-decol

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Maybe other accounts can be suggested to be added to this starter pack.

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