Astrid Jamar Free 🇵🇸
@astridjamar.bsky.social
Senior researcher @ViDi UAntwerpen. Dreams, Fluid borders, Pluriverse, transitional (in)justice, coloniality of peace, #TWAIL, African Great Lakes
Radical Peace Studies - Decolonial Feminist
🇧🇪/🇲🇽 in BXL
She/Her
http://www.pluriversaldreams.org
Radical Peace Studies - Decolonial Feminist
🇧🇪/🇲🇽 in BXL
She/Her
http://www.pluriversaldreams.org
Pinned
New chapter out co-authored w/ François Makanga "Re-framing or De-centering the #whitegaze of Peace?"
Bringing in dialogue colonial durabilities and opacity reproduced through through UN pics and decentring work of Pongo and Viktor
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/picturing...
PM me if you want a copy!
Bringing in dialogue colonial durabilities and opacity reproduced through through UN pics and decentring work of Pongo and Viktor
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/picturing...
PM me if you want a copy!
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Mamdani: Whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job, a single mom still waiting for the cost of groceries to go down, or anyone else with their back against the wall—your struggle is ours too
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Mamdani: Whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job, a single mom still waiting for the cost of groceries to go down, or anyone else with their back against the wall—your struggle is ours too
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Leading global experts just confirmed what we’ve long known: Gaza is in famine. At least half a million Palestinians are facing starvation, acute malnutrition and death. And it’s likely to spread.
The U.S. government is not a bystander to this genocide. We can end it today.
The U.S. government is not a bystander to this genocide. We can end it today.
Gaza City officially in famine, says global hunger monitor
Gaza City and surrounding areas are officially suffering from famine, and it will likely spread, a global hunger monitor determined on Friday, an assessment that will escalate pressure on Israel to allow more aid into the Palestinian enclave.
www.reuters.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Leading global experts just confirmed what we’ve long known: Gaza is in famine. At least half a million Palestinians are facing starvation, acute malnutrition and death. And it’s likely to spread.
The U.S. government is not a bystander to this genocide. We can end it today.
The U.S. government is not a bystander to this genocide. We can end it today.
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I am updating my list of Palestine fundraisers, with direct links in case bluesky vindictively deletes their accounts. Feel free to reply with accounts you know of that I should add.
Just quoting this to pin it because I forgot to put the explanation in the first post of the thread.
Just quoting this to pin it because I forgot to put the explanation in the first post of the thread.
Please help Sakher get some food
gofund.me/f116bf44
I'm directly linking his fundraiser because Palestinian accounts are once again being mass deleted by bluesky.
gofund.me/f116bf44
I'm directly linking his fundraiser because Palestinian accounts are once again being mass deleted by bluesky.
August 17, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I am updating my list of Palestine fundraisers, with direct links in case bluesky vindictively deletes their accounts. Feel free to reply with accounts you know of that I should add.
Just quoting this to pin it because I forgot to put the explanation in the first post of the thread.
Just quoting this to pin it because I forgot to put the explanation in the first post of the thread.
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Thinking about how the people who call Israel “the last vestige of European colonialism” need to take a look at some of the many other vestiges of European colonialism. 🤷🏼♀️
August 17, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Thinking about how the people who call Israel “the last vestige of European colonialism” need to take a look at some of the many other vestiges of European colonialism. 🤷🏼♀️
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So Israel lied. Again. For like the billionth time.
That’s all they do. Lie. That’s the extent of their statecraft. Just lying.
Lying and murdering people either by dropping bombs on them, starving them, or shooting them when they try to get food.
That’s all they do. Lie. That’s the extent of their statecraft. Just lying.
Lying and murdering people either by dropping bombs on them, starving them, or shooting them when they try to get food.
Breaking News: Israeli military officials say they have no proof Hamas routinely steals UN aid, undercutting a claim Israel has used to limit food for Gaza.
No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say
Israel has long restricted or completely blocked aid to Gaza on the argument that Hamas steals it to use as a weapon of control over the population.
nyti.ms
July 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
So Israel lied. Again. For like the billionth time.
That’s all they do. Lie. That’s the extent of their statecraft. Just lying.
Lying and murdering people either by dropping bombs on them, starving them, or shooting them when they try to get food.
That’s all they do. Lie. That’s the extent of their statecraft. Just lying.
Lying and murdering people either by dropping bombs on them, starving them, or shooting them when they try to get food.
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This is getting close to 150K signatures now. It might not do anything, but it will serve as evidence for the future that the UK government were aware of the opposition of its own people to its complicity in the Israeli genocide on Gaza & the fact that it did nothing to stop it.
I shared the link yesterday, but (UK citizens only please) the Gaza petition to UK parliament is here if you're looking for it; just cracked 76k and the rate at which people are signing is creeping up; currently 4500/hour and only needs 347 signatures every hour for the next 3 days to hit 100k
Petition: Urgently fulfil humanitarian obligations to Gaza
Act to ensure deliverer of fuel, food, aid, life saving services etc. We think this shouldn't be dependant/on condition of Israeli facilitation as the Knesset voted against UNWRA access to Gaza. We th...
petition.parliament.uk
July 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This is getting close to 150K signatures now. It might not do anything, but it will serve as evidence for the future that the UK government were aware of the opposition of its own people to its complicity in the Israeli genocide on Gaza & the fact that it did nothing to stop it.
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‘Do the pilots who bomb children have children’
A list of questions from Palestinian children in Gaza, compiled by the staff of the Palestine Trauma Centre in Gaza:
July 17, 2025 at 6:32 AM
‘Do the pilots who bomb children have children’
Our OpEd denouncing the current push for military research in our universities in the Standaard today
University research in the service of the war economy: academics are gradually becoming intellectual mercenaries
www.standaard.be/opinies/univ...
University research in the service of the war economy: academics are gradually becoming intellectual mercenaries
www.standaard.be/opinies/univ...
July 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Our OpEd denouncing the current push for military research in our universities in the Standaard today
University research in the service of the war economy: academics are gradually becoming intellectual mercenaries
www.standaard.be/opinies/univ...
University research in the service of the war economy: academics are gradually becoming intellectual mercenaries
www.standaard.be/opinies/univ...
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Caster Semenya calls for athletes’ rights to be put first as court rules in her favour
Caster Semenya calls for athletes’ rights to be put first as court rules in her favour
ECHR rules South African runner did not have fair trial on need to lower testosterone levels to compete in women’s sport
The South African runner Caster Semenya has called for athletes’ rights to be better protected after Europe’s top human rights court ruled that she had not been given a fair trial when she contested a policy that required her to lower her testosterone levels in order to compete in women’s sport.
The decision, handed down on Thursday by the European court of human rights, was the latest twist in the two-time Olympic gold medallist’s extraordinary legal battle. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Caster Semenya calls for athletes’ rights to be put first as court rules in her favour
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"The signatories also include 111 BBC journalists...The statement alleges Gibb has a “conflict of interest” which “highlights a double standard for BBC content makers who have themselves experienced censorship in the name of ‘impartiality’.”
this seems important
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/j...
this seems important
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/j...
More than 400 media figures urge BBC board to remove Robbie Gibb over Gaza
Miriam Margolyes, Alexei Sayle and Mike Leigh among signatories to letter criticising Jewish Chronicle ties
www.theguardian.com
July 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"The signatories also include 111 BBC journalists...The statement alleges Gibb has a “conflict of interest” which “highlights a double standard for BBC content makers who have themselves experienced censorship in the name of ‘impartiality’.”
this seems important
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/j...
this seems important
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/j...
Join us UAnterwpen and TUFS colleagues tomorrow for insights on Israel's Settler Colonial project in Palestine and Iran.
Registration link:
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June 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Join us UAnterwpen and TUFS colleagues tomorrow for insights on Israel's Settler Colonial project in Palestine and Iran.
Registration link:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Registration link:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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« On ne libérera pas les femmes iraniennes en bombardant leur pays »
Alors que les États-Unis de Donald Trump pourraient bombarder l’Iran en soutien à Israël, trois femmes iraniennes, dont la réalisatrice Sepideh Farsi, sont sur le plateau d’« À l’air libre ».
@mediapart.fr
Alors que les États-Unis de Donald Trump pourraient bombarder l’Iran en soutien à Israël, trois femmes iraniennes, dont la réalisatrice Sepideh Farsi, sont sur le plateau d’« À l’air libre ».
@mediapart.fr
« On ne libérera pas les femmes iraniennes en bombardant leur pays »
Alors que les États-Unis de Donald Trump pourraient bombarder l’Iran en soutien à Israël, trois femmes iraniennes, dont la réalisatrice Sepideh Farsi, sont sur le plateau d’« À l’air libre ».
www.mediapart.fr
June 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
« On ne libérera pas les femmes iraniennes en bombardant leur pays »
Alors que les États-Unis de Donald Trump pourraient bombarder l’Iran en soutien à Israël, trois femmes iraniennes, dont la réalisatrice Sepideh Farsi, sont sur le plateau d’« À l’air libre ».
@mediapart.fr
Alors que les États-Unis de Donald Trump pourraient bombarder l’Iran en soutien à Israël, trois femmes iraniennes, dont la réalisatrice Sepideh Farsi, sont sur le plateau d’« À l’air libre ».
@mediapart.fr
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worth reading this in full. while it does offer examples of individuals excluding/being excluded from shelters which are horrific on their own, it also looks at the structural differences in access to shelter between the jewish and palestinian citizens of israel.
‘Not for you’: Israeli shelters exclude Palestinians as bombs rain down
Shelters are a lifeline in Israel from Iranian attacks, but Palestinian citizens of the country have been locked out.
www.aljazeera.com
June 18, 2025 at 9:40 AM
worth reading this in full. while it does offer examples of individuals excluding/being excluded from shelters which are horrific on their own, it also looks at the structural differences in access to shelter between the jewish and palestinian citizens of israel.
Belgian Court case finally starting tomorrow for the murder of Patrice Lumumba!
Prosecuting office is charging the Davignon for war crimes
www.rtbf.be/article/affa...
Prosecuting office is charging the Davignon for war crimes
www.rtbf.be/article/affa...
Assassinat de Lumumba : le parquet fédéral réclame le renvoi d’Étienne Davignon devant le tribunal correctionnel - RTBF Actus
Patrice Lumumba, principale figure de l’indépendance, a été assassiné le 17 janvier 1961, avec deux de ses plus...
www.rtbf.be
June 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Belgian Court case finally starting tomorrow for the murder of Patrice Lumumba!
Prosecuting office is charging the Davignon for war crimes
www.rtbf.be/article/affa...
Prosecuting office is charging the Davignon for war crimes
www.rtbf.be/article/affa...
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Self-Portrait on the Border Line between Mexico and the United States, 1932, Frida Kahlo #womensart
June 11, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Self-Portrait on the Border Line between Mexico and the United States, 1932, Frida Kahlo #womensart
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The activists aboard the Madleen aid ship couldn’t break the siege of Gaza. But Greta Thunberg and her colleagues have powerfully drawn attention to Israel’s blockade — and the West’s refusal to do anything about it.
Not Even the Sea Is Free From Israel’s Brutality
The activists aboard the Madleen aid ship couldn’t break the siege of Gaza. But Greta Thunberg and her colleagues have powerfully drawn attention to Israel’s blockade — and the West’s refusal to do an...
jacobin.com
June 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The activists aboard the Madleen aid ship couldn’t break the siege of Gaza. But Greta Thunberg and her colleagues have powerfully drawn attention to Israel’s blockade — and the West’s refusal to do anything about it.
#FreeRima #FreeGreeta #FreeGaza #BelgiumComplicit #EUComplicit
Brussels is standing with Gaza tonight, and until independence!! 🇵🇸🇵🇸✊️✊️
Brussels is standing with Gaza tonight, and until independence!! 🇵🇸🇵🇸✊️✊️
June 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
#FreeRima #FreeGreeta #FreeGaza #BelgiumComplicit #EUComplicit
Brussels is standing with Gaza tonight, and until independence!! 🇵🇸🇵🇸✊️✊️
Brussels is standing with Gaza tonight, and until independence!! 🇵🇸🇵🇸✊️✊️
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Aren’t you meant to be “journalists”, not mouthpieces for a genocidal state?
June 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Aren’t you meant to be “journalists”, not mouthpieces for a genocidal state?
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Why is there always money for war, but never for the poor?
I know which side I’m on.
I know which side I’m on.
June 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Why is there always money for war, but never for the poor?
I know which side I’m on.
I know which side I’m on.
Really looking forward to hosting you all in Antwerp for critically needed exchanges on colonial peace & connected activist responses later this week!
Registration deadline is today. Participation is extended to remote online participation now!
Updated programme & all info: tinyurl.com/dp8x4ssh
Registration deadline is today. Participation is extended to remote online participation now!
Updated programme & all info: tinyurl.com/dp8x4ssh
June 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Really looking forward to hosting you all in Antwerp for critically needed exchanges on colonial peace & connected activist responses later this week!
Registration deadline is today. Participation is extended to remote online participation now!
Updated programme & all info: tinyurl.com/dp8x4ssh
Registration deadline is today. Participation is extended to remote online participation now!
Updated programme & all info: tinyurl.com/dp8x4ssh
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Some more urgently needed discussions on the violence and coloniality of ‘peace’, also very relevant to what some of us have conceptualized and critiqued as oppressive pacifism, beyond the common empire appeasement. And it’s still possible to register to attend the hybrid discussions
Share, register and join us for a research activist workshop @ UAntwerpen!
Full programme here!
tinyurl.com/3xbmhpy3
#ColonialityofPeace #DecolonialPeace #ActivistResearch
Full programme here!
tinyurl.com/3xbmhpy3
#ColonialityofPeace #DecolonialPeace #ActivistResearch
May 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Some more urgently needed discussions on the violence and coloniality of ‘peace’, also very relevant to what some of us have conceptualized and critiqued as oppressive pacifism, beyond the common empire appeasement. And it’s still possible to register to attend the hybrid discussions
Tomorrow the Council will discuss the EU-Israel Association Agreement. The Agreement MUST be cancelled. No Association With Genocide! Suspend EU-Israel Association Agreement, main treaty regulation relations between the EU and Israel. Join the demonstration tomorrow at 10 am in Brussels at Schumann!
May 19, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Tomorrow the Council will discuss the EU-Israel Association Agreement. The Agreement MUST be cancelled. No Association With Genocide! Suspend EU-Israel Association Agreement, main treaty regulation relations between the EU and Israel. Join the demonstration tomorrow at 10 am in Brussels at Schumann!
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"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing."
Malcolm X was born #OnThisDay in 1925.
Malcolm X was born #OnThisDay in 1925.
May 19, 2025 at 5:01 AM
"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing."
Malcolm X was born #OnThisDay in 1925.
Malcolm X was born #OnThisDay in 1925.
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This looks brilliant! 👇
Share, register and join us for a research activist workshop @ UAntwerpen!
Full programme here!
tinyurl.com/3xbmhpy3
#ColonialityofPeace #DecolonialPeace #ActivistResearch
Full programme here!
tinyurl.com/3xbmhpy3
#ColonialityofPeace #DecolonialPeace #ActivistResearch
May 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
This looks brilliant! 👇