@mneesha-gellman.bsky.social
Political science professor at Emerson College and director of Emerson Prison Initiative. All postings my own, not institutional.
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December 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Hi folks, if you have resources to distribute in end of year giving, this amazing organization rooted in #ElSalvador provides socio-emotional support to people in human rights and peace-building circles and is a meaningful way to support well-being: www.paypal.com/donate/?host...
It was a pleasure to speak at the Community Church of Boston yesterday about the Venn diagram of my work across El Salvador, immigration, comparative democratization/authoritarianism and carceral studies. Here is the recording, and I start about 32 minutes in: www.youtube.com/live/h0Zz3DE...
Dr. Mneesha Gellman; Human Rights and Democratic Erosion in El Salvador and the USA Dec..7, 2025
YouTube video by Community Church of Boston
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December 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It was a pleasure to speak at the Community Church of Boston yesterday about the Venn diagram of my work across El Salvador, immigration, comparative democratization/authoritarianism and carceral studies. Here is the recording, and I start about 32 minutes in: www.youtube.com/live/h0Zz3DE...
I'll be speaking at the Community Church of Boston (and streaming) this Sunday at 11am, on El Salvador, authoritarianism, and carcerality. See announcement further down the page: www.communitychurchofboston.org/home/
The Community Church of Boston
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December 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I'll be speaking at the Community Church of Boston (and streaming) this Sunday at 11am, on El Salvador, authoritarianism, and carcerality. See announcement further down the page: www.communitychurchofboston.org/home/
Concerned Jewish Faculty and Staff has released a Shadow Report in response to the MA Commission on Combating Antisemitism: drive.google.com/file/d/1GqhR...
CJFS Commission Shadow Report.pdf
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December 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Concerned Jewish Faculty and Staff has released a Shadow Report in response to the MA Commission on Combating Antisemitism: drive.google.com/file/d/1GqhR...
New report on impact of immigration policies: www.usf.edu/arts-science...
Florida Immigration Enforcement Experiences Project
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December 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
New report on impact of immigration policies: www.usf.edu/arts-science...
Celebrating the Yurok Tribe's success in undamming the Klamath River and upholding Native lifeways: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAZC...
Kelly Clarkson Is Moved By Yurok Tribe's Fight To Save Klamath River
YouTube video by The Kelly Clarkson Show
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November 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Celebrating the Yurok Tribe's success in undamming the Klamath River and upholding Native lifeways: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAZC...
Much appreciation for Humboldt County Office of Education and all the colleagues who have contributed to the Native American Studies Curriculum: lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/nov/14/...
Humboldt County Office of Education, Tribal Partners Launch California's First State-Sponsored Native American Studies Curriculum
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November 18, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Much appreciation for Humboldt County Office of Education and all the colleagues who have contributed to the Native American Studies Curriculum: lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/nov/14/...
Important report on human rights in Salvadoran prisons: www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
“You Have Arrived in Hell”
The 81-page report, “‘You Have Arrived in Hell’: Torture and Other Abuses Against Venezuelans in El Salvador’s Mega Prison,” provides a comprehensive account of the treatment of these people in El Sal...
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November 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Important report on human rights in Salvadoran prisons: www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
EPI/@EmersonCollege alumnus '22 Charlie Rosario doing good in the world, now a Board member at the Prison Book Program! www.wcvb.com/article/5-fo...
Mass.-based volunteers send free books to people in prisons across U.S.
The Prison Book Program started as a grassroots collective in Cambridge in 1972.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
EPI/@EmersonCollege alumnus '22 Charlie Rosario doing good in the world, now a Board member at the Prison Book Program! www.wcvb.com/article/5-fo...
Congratulations to two @emersoncollege.bsky.social /Emerson Prison Initiative students/alumni who were honorable mentions for the PEN incarcerated writers award! Very impressive, Peter and Kyle! pen.org/prison-writi...
PEN America Prison Writing Award Winners: 2025
Announcing the honorees of the 2025 Prison Writing Awards. Winners are awarded publication in an annual anthology series.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Congratulations to two @emersoncollege.bsky.social /Emerson Prison Initiative students/alumni who were honorable mentions for the PEN incarcerated writers award! Very impressive, Peter and Kyle! pen.org/prison-writi...
Congratulations to Clark University, Emerson College, and all involved in Dr. Tenenbaum's LARC, the Emerson Prison Initiative, and more, for doing this important work! binj.news/2025/11/04/b...
Beyond Boston: Fighting Poverty And Prison With College In Worcester | BINJ
Inside Clark University’s program to leverage education's proven power to cut recidivism
binj.news
November 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Congratulations to Clark University, Emerson College, and all involved in Dr. Tenenbaum's LARC, the Emerson Prison Initiative, and more, for doing this important work! binj.news/2025/11/04/b...
It is an honor to be recognized at PAIR's awards ceremony tonight for my work as an expert witness in asylum hearings: www.pairproject.org/pair-gala
PAIR Gala – PAIR Project
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November 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
It is an honor to be recognized at PAIR's awards ceremony tonight for my work as an expert witness in asylum hearings: www.pairproject.org/pair-gala
Mi análisis del Informe de Derechos Humanos del Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. sobre El Salvador, en español: beta.elfaro.net/opinion/el-d...
El Departamento de Estado está mintiendo sobre El Salvador
Los reportes filtrados coinciden con el reciente esfuerzo de Rubio por "certificar" que El Salvador está implementando medidas para proteger el estado de derecho, una maniobra egoísta que también cont...
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October 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Mi análisis del Informe de Derechos Humanos del Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. sobre El Salvador, en español: beta.elfaro.net/opinion/el-d...
Interesting analysis from Northwestern University's Dr. Elizabeth Shakman Hurd: newlinesmag.com/argument/ame...
American Support for Israel Is a Political Religion
US policies reflect the entangled destinies of the two countries — as if they were merged into one
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October 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Interesting analysis from Northwestern University's Dr. Elizabeth Shakman Hurd: newlinesmag.com/argument/ame...
Thanks to the @iwbcollab.bsky.social Immigrant Well-Being Scholar Collaborative for this interview, spanning my interests in rights, education, and well-being around the world!
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¡Hablemos! With Dr. Mneesha Gellman - Im/migrant Well-Being Scholar Collaborative
By Sophia Benavente Dr. Mneesha Gellman is an Associate Professor at Emerson College and is the Founder and Director of the Emerson Prison Initiative. She is an expert on comparative democratization, ...
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October 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Thanks to the @iwbcollab.bsky.social Immigrant Well-Being Scholar Collaborative for this interview, spanning my interests in rights, education, and well-being around the world!
iwbcollab.org/hablemos-wit...
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Powerful testimonial about #elsalvador journalists in exile because of #Authoritarianism by @NelsonRaudaZablah: www.csmonitor.com/World/Americ...
He reported on the rise of an autocrat. Then he had to flee his country.
Our reporter fled El Salvador after uncovering corruption. He’s one of many escaping authoritarian regimes.
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September 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Powerful testimonial about #elsalvador journalists in exile because of #Authoritarianism by @NelsonRaudaZablah: www.csmonitor.com/World/Americ...
As people are navigating deportation, these guides are resources: educationjustice.net/reentry-guid...
Reentry Guides – Education Justice Project
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September 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
As people are navigating deportation, these guides are resources: educationjustice.net/reentry-guid...
Excellent analysis of Ecuador's politics by @eduardopages.bsky.social: www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...
Why Democracy by Referendum Seldom Works | Journal of Democracy
Ecuador’s presidents have a history of asking the public to back their initiatives rather than building political coalitions to accomplish their goals. The country’s current president is no different…
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September 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Excellent analysis of Ecuador's politics by @eduardopages.bsky.social: www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...