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Today, I was invited to present my research with my Global Threads colleagues at the Science Museum Group conference!
I shared my case study research on Elk Mill, Oldham, & its global significance.
So grateful for this opportunity ☺️❤ #TextilesConf22 @AzizFndn
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"When people talk about the need for Black Excellence I counter with an insistence on Black mediocrity: the right for black people to be as average, flawed, compromised & mistaken as any other group of people. The right, ultimately, to be human." R.I.P. Jason Arday
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"Books only have two smells. The smell of a new book, which is good, and the smell of an old book, which is even better."
Ray Bradbury
Good night
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Idk who needs to hear this but nourish your mind. Read books, write poetry, dive into art. Happiness will never reach any of us if we’re all caught up trying to satisfy what the world wants from us. Our spirit is craving knowledge, creativity, and inspiration. Our souls need art.
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“Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions” ~ Jane Austen
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A huge factor in the collapse of our collective mental health is the decline in reading for pleasure. Reading lessens loneliness, builds community, sharpens the intellect. It brings joy. You will be shocked at how much better you feel if you begin to read regularly.
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The police killed one of the two victims and shot one of the three currently receiving treatment. That's 50% of deaths and 33% of injuries.
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It's really worth being very very clear that a genocide started and people obviously started protesting that and the British government responded by creating a new category of terrorist to enable the genocide to continue. This should be a radicalising event for everyone
Palestine Action has now been proscribed by the UK Government and expressing support for them is a criminal offence.
This includes chanting, wearing clothing or displaying articles such as flags, signs or logos.
news.met.police.uk/news/upda…
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Palestinians aren’t stateless because they failed to negotiate. They’re stateless because colonialism doesn’t negotiate with the people it plans to erase.
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BBC in the year 2225: Inquiry finds Israel committed genocide on Indigenous Palestinians.
Thank you for your incredible journalism.
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Today, after 14 years, I’m resigning from the Labour Party.
Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country.
Join us. The time is now.
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