This time last year I was at Feira de São Joaquim market in Salvador where rice sits alongside spices, fabrics, and ritual objects, an echo of survival and memory, but also inequality rooted in slavery and exploitation.

Read my full Substack piece here: lnkd.in/d5g4jqRx

'Some'?? If there were safe and legal routes all deaths at sea would be completely avoidable

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I co-edited a book, the internet downloaded it 422k times and counting.

Open access = global readership.

Proof that collective Global South scholarship travels far when it’s not bound by Global North profit. Grateful to everyone who’s read, taught, and shared.

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I spent 35 years of my life, including 2 years at the UK Home Office, trying to understand the causes of forced migration and why people end up where they do. The fact that these simplistic narratives still dominate British politics drives me crazy 🤯

You can read the findings here bit.ly/4aeI0ey

Hello BlueSky 👋🏼

I’m new to this platform and need my feed to be full of smart, thoughtful, kind people who can cut through the tedious Twitter-style nonsense the algorithm has decided to send my way.

Hit me up if you are interested in #migration #power #food or any combination of the three!

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Received a message from @hebagowayed.bsky.social which reminded me not to completely let go of 35 years working in the migration space, even as I try to find new ways to critically engage with how we got here

If you are interested in my back catalogue you can find it here:

www.heavencrawley.com

I’ve stepped away from Twitter in search of my people.

After 35 years working on migration, I’m currently writing The Taste of Power — a book about food, power and how five everyday foods have shaped the world we live in.

I will be sharing reflections from research, travel, and work in progress.