The reason we can have an almost Green Bristol is because of Marvin Rees - who has over his two mayoral terms made way for more progressive gov, obliterating conservative Merchant Venturer monopoly on Bristol City Council, in place for decades. Greens have much to thank him for.

Lawrence Hill is Green. Thank you everyone who voted! 💚💚💚💚

Animals interrupting wildlife photographers - a thread 🧵

1. A curious fox by Dan Dinu

Some recommendations:

1) Join Dr Claire Stewart-Hall for a presentation on her doctoral work on 9 May 2024, 12:50pm 'Keeping them out': a study of whiteness in majoritised white senior leadership teams in Bristol schools lnkd.in/ehcWHFjp

Imagine being a Criminal Defence Solictor and whilst in the process of carrying out your work you’re almost choked unconscious…by security guards.

Shocking right? It happened. Read: lawgazette.co.uk/news/exclusive…

Spectacular! 34 COUNCILLORS

When in 2012 I said Bristol looked like a promising #Green place to me - we had two councillors then - I really couldn't have foreseen this #GetGreensElected #LE2024 result

Great work Bristol Green Party
theguardian.com/politics/artic…

Everyone who thinks George Galloway is a left-wing alternative needs to watch this video, and then vote for someone else.

A major new project, headed by led by Arathi Sriprakash, explores how to connect past, present and future in pursuit of repair and reparation in education. Fascinating and important work. #histed

Encampment underway in Newcastle. #MayDay4Palestine #StopArmingIsrael UCU

The university has become part of the industrial-military-complex (C W Mills).

This year's Azfar Lecture Balliol College will be given by the amazing Professor Arathi Sriprakash Arathi Sriprakash, on 'Reparative Futures of Education'. Tue, 7 May 17:00 - 18:30, LR23, Balliol College, drinks after - all welcome! alumniweb.ox.ac.uk/balliol/events…

Reposting (link issue)!

Looking for more participants for my doctoral research exploring private school experiences and outcomes of Black students and alums.

If you're interested or know someone who might be, please fill in and share the form below! forms.gle/uNzwRB1eK28BBr…

Join the international launch of this new educational research project, online, 4-5 26 June 2024. Find out more about the project at repair-ed.uk/launch/ If you haven’t yet heard Prof Arathi Sriprakash and Prof Jarvis Givens speak, come, you won’t be disappointed.

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'Those with depression & anxiety severe enough to claim a personal independence payment are catastrophically unwell. If numbers have surged over the past 14 years, which they have, it is because Conservative governments make you catastrophically unwell' theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Moses McKenzie: ‘I was thinking about the predicament of the black British diaspora’ theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

Join online: a talk about school leadership and white majority teams: Keeping Them Out: a study of whiteness in majoritised white senior leadership teams in Bristol schools - Oxford Talks shar.es/agshEp

This isn’t CHINA..🇨🇳 This is AMERICA..🇺🇸

Emory Professor, Caroline Fohlin is violently arrested by police at her workplace…

This is Fascism, this is in violation of her 1st Amendment

Unconcerned about wildlife, impact on the local ancient ecosystem or the nesting Skylarks Roots Allotments have this morning mobilised an army of soil carrying vehicles and dumped this low grade rubbish all over the Abbots Leigh meadow

#Bristol ians #researchers #RepairEd is a five year research project across ten wards and primary schools in #Bristol to understand what makes a just education, exploring race and class injustices over time. Check out our website: repair-ed.uk