January is White Dutch History Month
From mid October till well into December I blogged extensively about the character of Zwarte Piet/ Black Piet and his place within Dutch history and …
A note about these Storifies
I have started to compile some of these public conversations because so much of what I do and write is ephemeral. Today I attended a …
More musings on consent within feminism
Last week I had a long conversation on Twitter about the issue of consent. I posted a Storify with the highlights here. Today comes part …
The language of solidarity
Lately I have noticed something I hadn’t seen before: on social media people using the expression “show solidarity” with a cause/group/individual, etc. Much has been …
OK, we can close 2013
Nothing is new in regards to Roseanne Barr’s nonsense. She is known for her transphobia, white supremacist ideas and other assorted awfulness. But today… ah, …
#24h4hope, undocumented migrants’ vigil in Dublin, Ireland
Ryan aged 3.5 years has the last word at the vigil #24h4hope #justice4undocumented @MigrantRightsIR pic.twitter.com/p70RQnCLiX — Edel (@edelmcginley) December 12, 2013 The 24 hours vigil …
Q. Why should Ireland introduce a regularisation scheme for undocumented migrants?
Q. Why should Ireland introduce a regularisation scheme for undocumented migrants? migrantrightscentre: A. Because it’s the smart thing to do, and it’s the right thing …
#24h4hope: undocumented migrants hold a vigil in Dublin, Ireland
For those who might be interested, I created a Storify with a compilation of tweets/commentary from those attending the vigil and people offering support and …