Prof Nisreen Alwan

The drain this hostile political propaganda is putting on our mental health must not be underestimated. We're constantly bombarded with division & hatred headlines. We're supposed to keep calm & carry on but we're only human & it's so hurtful. We've got to up the kindness & solidarity. No other way.

British doctors volunteering to save lives in Gaza all deserve Honours. Agree?

‘Integration’ means contributing to this country’s prosperity, unity & equity. It means loving it enough to be champions of connection across the rich diversity of its people. That certainly doesn’t apply to those stirring prejudice & division. They do so for their own selfish gain. Shame on them.

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‘Integration’ means contributing to this country’s prosperity, unity & equity. It means loving it enough to be champions of connection across the rich diversity of its people. That certainly doesn’t apply to those stirring prejudice & division. They do so for their own selfish gain. Shame on them.

Wow. Robert Jenrick doubles down by branding a black journalist's questions "ridiculous" and saying that the problem is not his comments, but "journalists like you who pop up and try to knock me down", adding that "this is the reason why terrorist attacks happen". ~AA

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British doctors volunteering to save lives in Gaza all deserve Honours. Agree?

I love Bluesky because here I see people who care.

Some call it an echo chamber. I call it hope that not everyone is indifferent.

The Opposition and the party that’s leading in the polls literally have policies more extreme than the BNP 20 years ago

Make no mistake. This race-to-the-bottom political circus of racism & xenophobia is not only about unicorn future policies of discrimination & oppression. It’s about scaring & sickening us and making us give up on making this country fair & equitable. Take a break if you must but don’t let them win.

Greta Thunberg releases a video describing the conditions faced by Palestinian adults and children in Israeli custody after her release.

I see it now and I get frustrated with myself.

You know.. everyday I say I’m gonna think about what really matters tomorrow because today I’m very busy getting what doesn’t really matter done. Huh.

If you’re apprehensive that what you say or do now could come to haunt you in a more authoritarian environment in the future then this is your absolute cue that you absolutely must say or do something now.

Tories say people denied benefits in UK can return to home countries Mel Stride outlines plans to slash £47bn a year from public spending, including £23bn welfare cut

“Another part of the plan would limit benefits to people with UK citizenship, removing it even from those who have been in the country for years or even decades and have indefinite leave to remain”

If this is not xenophobia then I don’t know what is.
Sickening.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The far-right and health: an evolving political crisis Across Europe and North America, racism, xenophobia, and far-right nationalism have become normalised in public and political discourse, leading many people to feel anxiety and fear of violence, discr...

Lancet editorial asks ‘why do racism& discrimination matter to science &medicine?’ and gives reasons. But do we even need to justify? They matter because we’re humans. Needing to justify is kind of part of the problem of silence. Resisting them is everybody’s lane.
www.the-lancet.com/journals/lan...

Greta Thunberg for Nobel Prize

Noli illegitimi carborundum!

Absolutely!

Make no mistake. This race-to-the-bottom political circus of racism & xenophobia is not only about unicorn future policies of discrimination & oppression. It’s about scaring & sickening us and making us give up on making this country fair & equitable. Take a break if you must but don’t let them win.

In fact this *understates* the point here.

Tory policy is not (just) to remove benefits but to remove ILR and deport, exactly like the Farage plan the PM correctly described as racist.

Tories say people denied benefits in UK can return to home countries Mel Stride outlines plans to slash £47bn a year from public spending, including £23bn welfare cut

“Another part of the plan would limit benefits to people with UK citizenship, removing it even from those who have been in the country for years or even decades and have indefinite leave to remain”

If this is not xenophobia then I don’t know what is.
Sickening.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Is it uncomfortable to talk about the racism pandemic in professional circles? Well, let’s get over that discomfort! We need to show solidarity with eachother. Keep calm & carry on doesn’t work here. The overton window has shifted so much it’s our job to restore its centre to sensibility & fairness.

Is it uncomfortable to talk about the racism pandemic in professional circles? Well, let’s get over that discomfort! We need to show solidarity with eachother. Keep calm & carry on doesn’t work here. The overton window has shifted so much it’s our job to restore its centre to sensibility & fairness.

The far-right and health: an evolving political crisis Across Europe and North America, racism, xenophobia, and far-right nationalism have become normalised in public and political discourse, leading many people to feel anxiety and fear of violence, discr...

Lancet editorial asks ‘why do racism& discrimination matter to science &medicine?’ and gives reasons. But do we even need to justify? They matter because we’re humans. Needing to justify is kind of part of the problem of silence. Resisting them is everybody’s lane.
www.the-lancet.com/journals/lan...

Sorry I keep talking about this but I’m genuinely alarmed by the growing narrative that poverty is a cause of racism. First it’s super insulting of people on low incomes. Second it normalises & excuses racist takes. And third it deters real action on racism by shifting the whole focus to economics.

The Israeli government's planned hosting of Tommy Robinson is a reprehensible betrayal of Jewish values and history.

Robinson is a racist street thug. He is no friend of British Jews.

We must never permit the far-right to exploit antisemitism to attack Muslims.

Good to discuss on i24News.

“I was going to die, sooner or later, whether or not I had even spoken myself. My silences had not protected me. Your silences will not protect you.... What are the words you do not yet have?”

Audre Lorde

This is the time when these three truths need repeating over and over:

1. Racism is inexcusable.

2. Migrants are equal humans to non-migrants.

3. The right to protest is fundamental to democracy.