USA exports its meaningless commercialised version of Hallowe'en; China exports the plastic crap to 'celebrate' it, and this partnership seems to have conquered the world now!

🧵 The asylum system in the UK is in chaos - and the impact on the people stuck within it because of Government failure is increasingly worrying. This week has show the true scale of the crisis. 1/

Jobs alert! We are looking for a postdoc, a phd student and a research assistant to join me in UKSW in Warsaw researching Mesopotamian religion and sacred spaces. Application deadline 6 Nov for the postdoc and RA, 18 Nov for the phd scholarship.

Brilliant doc on Steve McCurry on Dogwoof for those interested in photography & his work
watch.dogwoof.com/film/mccurry-t…

Sorry to repeat myself, but you *really* need to know this.
Under the government's Public Order Bill, anyone who has protested in the previous 5 years can be forced to 'submit to ... being fitted with, or the installation of, any necessary apparatus' to monitor your movements.

Climate Change Heightens Threats Against Women and Girls, U.N. Report Says al-fanarmedia.org/2022/10/climat…

How many of you know what Cruella Braverman's Public Order Bill contains?
It's frankly unbelievable: legislation you might expect in Russia, Iran or Egypt. Here's a summary from my column today:

📣 We are pleased to announce our next fully funded MA/MSc + PhD studentship UCL in the department of UCL History The Bartlett UCL Institute of Archaeology for Iraqi nationals!
The scheme is open for applications until 20 November!
🔗 For more info:
ucl.ac.uk/nahrein/apply/…

There is still time to sign up for the online seminar 'Cultural Heritage & Contemporary Conflict' with @ICS & Cara Syria.

Papers will be given in Arabic/English. Speakers include Adnan ALMOHAMAD, Hüseyin Esved حسين أسود & Jen Baird

🗓️28 October 4-6pm
Register: prod.ics.sas.ac.uk/events/cultura…

Hello Ellie Reeves we all want to feel like we belong but many are denied any security by a system that demands stressful, costly visa applications for decades. Will you go the Praxis Stop The Waiting event tomorrow-1.30 Room C 1 Parliament Street

A historic failure

🔔Registration for AcademIQ's Academic Research Course is now open!
It offers 15 different units in academic writing+publishing, designed for Iraqi Masters/PhD level researchers in arts, humanities & social sciences.
⏰ Deadline: 30th November
More info⬇️
bit.ly/3eCMym2

We're delighted to be working with
The Leverhulme Trust and The British Academy
on this valuable new initiative to help threatened academics and researchers. So much talent needing urgent help, so much help being offered! But as they say, 'the struggle continues'... So much more to do!

Please follow and RT if you think the NHS needs better support from the Government and help us campaign for better for patients and staff.

Great opportunity to work with the team National Trust for Scotland - fantastic properties! #PreventiveConservation #CollectionsCare Closing date 28 October

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'Iraqi film Our River…Our Sky, directed by veteran documentary filmmaker Maysoon Pachachi, will have its UK premiere at the 30th edition of the Raindance Film Festival.'

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Last chance!

FREE training this Friday (14th) on improving the environmental sustainability of historic buildings.

Covering:

-types of sustainability interventions
-benefits and challenges
-conservation considerations
-planning/LBC context

Book via: londonhistoricbuildings.org.uk/index.php/get-…