Absolutely hilarious that the literary establishment, elite, etc want to make out like a bunch of writers in a full diverse portfolio of ethnicity, class, gender and sex and Literary Form campaigning for divestment from arms and fossil fuels is a powerfully nefarious lobby group.

Everything Noreen says in this thread. Material conditions, folks.

I personally think genocides and existential environmental threats are a “contraction of the human experience”… but what do I know!

Continuing to see so many people airing public opinions about FFB and what we've done or haven't done which are misinformed at best. Many of you know us as colleagues and part of your communities. I've said this since last year: if you're wondering, why not ask.

.The City of Edinburgh Council are banning advertising of #fossilfuels, SUVs and airlines, and have given their backing to the #FossilFuelTreaty (a global exit plan from coal, oil and gas) 🥳 Would be great to see more councils across #Scotland and the UK do the same forbes.com/sites/davidrve…

I *despair* of this discourse, a framing set by festivals themselves. People Fossil Free Books depend on a thriving literary sector to survive artistically & financially- our colleagues/friends/writers. We ALL want book festivals to thrive, to grow in dynamic & nourishing ways.🧵

Huge, groundbreaking court decision in the UK. Oil and gas projects can no longer get away with counting only a fraction of their real emissions. theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Our Baillie Gifford boycotts aren’t about tearing down the arts – they’re about building them up. Sustainable, ethical sources of funding are not an outlandish ask – and possibilities are already emerging. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Got plans for July 4th? How about voting out the Tories, then joining us for a hybrid celebration of epic eco-fiction with the brilliant Katie Hale - novelist & poet 🌈 & Jessica Gaitán Johannesson! Make it a day to champion people & planet, in community-we’ll bring the books & wine! lighthousebookshop.com/posts/climate-…

The ALT Book Fringe is back and we’re launching the program with a party!! Hosted by Argonaut Books - @argonautbooks.bsky.social Typewronger Books & Lighthouse #ALTBookFringe runs 9 - 27 Aug. Come celebrate July 25th at Leith Arches, fundraising for Fossil Free Books YOU are invited!🥳 shorturl.at/uvp3K

Pre-order the new issue of Wasafiri for a brilliant interview with Alexis Wright by Jessica Gaitán Johannesson – plus new fiction from Preti Taneja, poetry by Gboyega Odubanjo, and much, much more 💫

Tomorrow we do this!!! Come join us for performances, film, friendship and DANCE to launch the #BookFringe in support of Fossil Free Books 💚

It was such an honour to be on this panel at Palestine Festival of Literature last night discussing Fossil Free Books, the divestment movement and Palestinian liberation. So much love and respect for my fellow organisers yara rodrigues fowler and Jessica Gaitán Johannesson - and our amazing host lola olufemi

Congratulations Alexis Wright!

VOICES OF RESILIENCE Edinburgh International Book Festival 🗓️18 August 📍EFI Spigeltent 🎟️edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/w… W/ readings from 'Don't Look Left' from actor Firas Ibrahim + poetry and music from Palestinian artists and performers 🎙️ Join us in solidarity with the people & spirit of Palestine 🇵🇸

“The description of us [as anonymous activists] was deliberate; designed to delegitimise our stake in the industry – and our right to seek to change it.” 🔥Stunning🔥 piece on Fossil Free Books by Jessica Gaitán Johannesson redpepper.org.uk/uncategorised/…

On Fossil Free Books , authors as workers and the self-image of the publishing industry in this country - for Red Pepper

The fact that a senior civil servant who specialised in assessing arms exports to Israel has ended his 18-year career because he thinks the Foreign Office "may be complicit in war crimes", and not a single national outlet has reported it, is frightening. We have a captive media.

"Authors, booksellers, publishing staff, illustrators and translators are workers" Jessica Gaitán Johannesson on Fossil Free Books campaigning and how workers can transform the publishing industry for the better in the midst of Edinburgh International Book Festival #divest redpepper.org.uk/culture-media/…

The persistent framing of solidarity with Palestinians as a marker of "radicalisation" requiring more surveillance predates Oct 2023 but was immediately ramped up by the previous government, as our report "In Our Millions" published in May highlights netpol.org/in-our-million…