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UNESCO Chair for Refugee Integration through Education, Languages & Arts at University of Glasgow

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Alison Phipps OBE FRSE FRSA FAcSS a University of Glasgow professor of Languages and Intercultural Studies and holds the first UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts. She has been awarded the Minerva Medal of the Royal Philosophical Society and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. .. more

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 4h
In the company of great writers and thinkers tomorrow including @foreigncorr1.bsky.social @bellacaledonia.bsky.social in @scotnational.bsky.social

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 8h
We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.

There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.

This is my favorite guide.
CANVAS Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle | ICNC
You may also be interested in: A Guide to Nonviolent Activism (Ekta Parishad)Ekta Parishad is a mass-based peoples’ movement for land rights with an active membership of 250,000 landless poor and is r...
www.nonviolent-conflict.org

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 10h
“Unless you first bind the strong man” @alastairmci.bsky.social

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BREAKING: Furious Trump Forced Into Retreat on Greenland While Mark Carney Delivers a Davos Knockout
YouTube video by Axis & Allies
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 11h
CW: Shooting, murder.

This is an execution in the street by ICE.

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 12h
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.

The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.

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a-niloingsigh.bsky.social @a-niloingsigh.bsky.social · 17h
History teaches the warning signs and also how to respond, again and again. wagingnonviolence.org/2026/01/10-r...

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Bill in San Francisco @texas2sfo.bsky.social · 20h
Probably the most important Rachel Maddow I have seen.

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BREAKING: Furious Trump Forced Into Retreat on Greenland While Mark Carney Delivers a Davos Knockout
YouTube video by Axis & Allies
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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 21h
When the people of Glasgow worked together to Stop Dawn Raids many of these were the tactics in Kingsway and Kenmure Street

“These are our Neighbours. Let them Stay”

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Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now

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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 1d
That's why the response teams are hyperlocal. One single block might have a signal loop with every person on the street on it.

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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 1d
Essentially, what stops abductions is when crowds outnumber the masked kidnappers. When people aggressively follow ICE with whistles and horns, crowds are ready to show up. If they show up fast enough, ICE leaves and a family is not broken. (People here understand the stakes).

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 1d
More excellent news

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 1d
Oh Alasdair heartfelt congratulations. I’m so thrilled for you and so many others yoir work serves

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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament @cnduk.bsky.social · 1d
CND is calling on the US and Russia to immediately begin discussions on a temporary extension to New START and to allow UN weapons inspections at their nuclear facilities.

Lobby the Foregin Secretary today, urging the British government to support this: cnd.eaction.org.uk/RenewNewStar...
ASK THE FOREIGN SECRETARY TO ACT ON AN EXTENSION TO THIS CRUCIAL TREATY

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d
Scotland sends baby box to New York after mayor Mamdani cites policy
Scotland sends baby box to New York after mayor Mamdani cites policy
Scottish social justice secretary says pledge for the city shows shared ‘commitment to tackling child poverty’ New York’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has received a baby box from the Scottish government after modelling part of his election campaign on Edinburgh’s example of providing each expectant mother with a set of essentials. Scotland’s social justice secretary, Shirley-Anne Somerville, said it would help the city’s leader develop his own plans for a “baby basket”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com

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Alison Harvey @aliromah.bsky.social · 1d
Professor James Hathaway author of "The Rights of Refugees" and, with Michelle Foster, "The Law of Refugee Status" is made an honorary KC
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New King’s Counsel and Honorary King’s Counsel welcomed by Lord Chancellor
His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of 96 new King’s Counsel and the award of 8 new Honorary King’s Counsel.
www.gov.uk

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 1d
Eugenics is back fully - red in tooth and claw and with eye watering unpaid bills

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US withdraws from the World Health Organization
The United States officially left the World Health Organization on Thursday after a year of warnings that doing so would hurt public health in the U.S. and globally, saying its decision reflected fail...
www.reuters.com

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 1d
Invitation list
To the Carving Board of Piece
And real estate crimes
mondoweiss.net Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 2d
On Thursday, Donald Trump formally announced his so-called “Board of Peace” during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The body has been widely criticized as an attempt by Trump to undermine the UN and 'takeover the world order.'

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#Palestine #Israel
Trump unveils so-called “Board of Peace”
On Thursday, Donald Trump formally announced his so-called “Board of Peace” during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The body has been widely criticized as an attempt by Trump to undermine...
mondoweiss.net

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d
Israeli strategy for Gaza caught between settlements and security zones, as it continues to kill Palestinians.
Feet dragging, division and obstruction: What Israel really wants for Gaza
Israeli strategy for Gaza caught between settlements and security zones, as it continues to kill Palestinians.
www.aljazeera.com

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 1d
“He’s inviting countries to join the board for a three-year term, but they can extend their tenure by paying $1 billion.”
mondoweiss.net Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 2d
On Thursday, Donald Trump formally announced his so-called “Board of Peace” during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The body has been widely criticized as an attempt by Trump to undermine the UN and 'takeover the world order.'

mondoweiss.net/2026/01/trum...

#Palestine #Israel
Trump unveils so-called “Board of Peace”
On Thursday, Donald Trump formally announced his so-called “Board of Peace” during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The body has been widely criticized as an attempt by Trump to undermine...
mondoweiss.net

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Erik Halvorsen @erikhalvorsen.bsky.social · 1d
“Sweden’s largest private pension fund has divested $8.8 billion in US Treasuries, the most significant withdrawal yet from American government bonds since Trump’s Greenland crisis erupted, citing “increased risk and unpredictability in US politics,”

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Sweden's Largest Pension Fund Dumps $8.8B in US Bonds | the deep dive
Sweden’s largest private pension fund has divested up to $8.8 billion in US Treasuries, marking the most significant withdrawal yet from American government bonds since President Donald Trump’s Greenl...
thedeepdive.ca

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 2d
US president says 'big force going towards Iran' but he would 'rather not see anything happen' amid tension with Tehran.
Trump says US still ‘watching Iran‘ as ‘massive' fleet heads to Gulf region
US president says 'big force going towards Iran' but he would 'rather not see anything happen' amid tension with Tehran.
www.aljazeera.com

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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 2d
On Thursday, Donald Trump formally announced his so-called “Board of Peace” during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The body has been widely criticized as an attempt by Trump to undermine the UN and 'takeover the world order.'

mondoweiss.net/2026/01/trum...

#Palestine #Israel
Trump unveils so-called “Board of Peace”
On Thursday, Donald Trump formally announced his so-called “Board of Peace” during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The body has been widely criticized as an attempt by Trump to undermine...
mondoweiss.net

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 2d
The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.

This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
United States Completes WHO Withdrawal WASHINGTON —  January 22, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of State today announced the United States’ completion of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) due to the organization's mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic that arose out of Wuhan, China, its failure to adopt urgently needed reforms, and its inability to demonstrate independence from the inappropriate political influence of WHO member states.

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 2d
Palestinian NGO files criminal complaint against Israeli minister visiting Davos - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestinian-ngo-files-criminal-complaint-against-israeli-minister-davos
Palestinian NGO files criminal complaint against Israeli minister visiting Davos
Nir Barkat previously greenlit demolitions of Palestinian homes as Jerusalem mayor, complaint says
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 2d
Help us make hope normal again.

Join the Green Party now.

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 2d
Am just finishing an article for National on this

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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 2d
Israeli forces are massacring Palestinian journalists - committing war crimes on a scale that would normally make headline news - and yet Western media are still calling this a "ceasefire". Pure propaganda.

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Free Movement @freemovement.bsky.social · 2d
From last week: Limited further details on new asylum and immigration appeal system emerge | Colin Yeo
Limited further details on new asylum and immigration appeal system emerge - Free Movement
The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has disclosed some further details on the new immigration and asylum appeal body. The plans are contained in a letter to
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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 2d
Destituting the systems of violence of their constituent power and restoring life in its messy yet glorious fullness is now the task of protest, solidarity and resistance.

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 2d
The English electorate under first past the post and Government in Westminster are clamouring for the same for themselves - for children to be detained and deported; for security firms to make even further off-shorable profits from camps and (in)security apparatus; for rights to be erased.