@sophia-arnold.bsky.social
phd at the uni of kent with Incomindios UK. environmental and climate justice in Turtle Island | Indigenous art | protest aesthetics
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Hey world, remember when you thought this was awesome? (Which, by the way, it was). Yeah well she's been suspended for a week now because of it; it's coloniser rules and forms of expression allowed only, indigenous people must only be angry in white ways.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Cambridge coming together to mourn the 1.5 degree climate target yesterday. So empowering to see so many people in solidarity for climate justice, anti-colonialism, and anti-capitalism!
11.05.2025 10:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Wasafiri are currently accepting submissions for the 2025 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize!
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This statement about the transphobic Supreme Court ruling by the UK's Crab Museum (yes a museum about crabs) is better than 99% of the statements I've seen on the topic
www.crabmuseum.org/visit
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The reason why protest is essential to political change is that only when people *see* the scale of discontent do they realise they are not alone, and that the tide can turn.
20.04.2025 07:05 β π 2592 π 690 π¬ 39 π 25it is never if a pipeline will leak it is always WHEN will it leak and just how much damage is it going to cause
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βI felt they were going to kill me, not just to punish me. β¦ I felt I would die."
Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Balla recounts being attacked by Israeli settlers and soldiers outside his home in Susiya, in the occupied West Bank
Our CHASE intern Sophia Arnold (@sophia-arnold.bsky.social) reflects on her relationship with rivers & water bodies, weaving in her reading of 2024 anthology BY THE RIVER: ESSAY'S FROM THE WATER'S EDGE, inciting important conversations on how we can better care for our climate.
26.03.2025 11:34 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Hereβs what happens when thereβs 6 dead birds at an oil and gas site #investigation #BritishColumbia #oilandgas
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π¨ Emergency Protest - Stop Bombing Gaza
β° 18 March, 6PM
π Downing Street, London
Israel has resumed its genocidal assault on Gaza, killing at least 330 Palestinians overnight. Join us today to demand our government immediately #StopArmingIsrael and push them to #CeasefireNOW
Instead of slashing welfare and disability benefits β forcing more disabled people and children into poverty β the government could introduce a 2% tax on assets over Β£10 million.
It would raise Β£24 billion β five times the savings from these cuts.
This is austerity 2.0
Introducing sub(VERSE)ive β a brand new & exclusive limited interview series from Wasafiri! Hosted by Prerana Kumar, these conversations will showcase various established and emerging poets discussing their 2025 book releases. Stay tuned π
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The UK's anti-protest laws pre-legitimise far right authoritarianism. Labour must repeal them now.
My column today.
www.theguardian.com/global/comme...
The world is watchingβThis article from the @theguardian.com is a must-read!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
