Elaine McIlwraith
@elainemcilwraith.bsky.social
Sociocultural Anthro | dis/connections of memory/history - heritage - citizenship - borders & boundaries - fascism | she/her | Reskeets ≠ Endorsement | views = my own
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We still have to cover our living expenses, and $350 is still needed before the start of next week.
Without it, my children’s sense of safety and stability will be at risk.💔
Your kindness can close this gap and bring us one step closer to peace of mind and security.🧡
Please donate or boost 🔃
Without it, my children’s sense of safety and stability will be at risk.💔
Your kindness can close this gap and bring us one step closer to peace of mind and security.🧡
Please donate or boost 🔃
August 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
We still have to cover our living expenses, and $350 is still needed before the start of next week.
Without it, my children’s sense of safety and stability will be at risk.💔
Your kindness can close this gap and bring us one step closer to peace of mind and security.🧡
Please donate or boost 🔃
Without it, my children’s sense of safety and stability will be at risk.💔
Your kindness can close this gap and bring us one step closer to peace of mind and security.🧡
Please donate or boost 🔃
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An aid worker in northern Gaza tells NPR that people are starving, water is scarce and basic supplies are out of reach. He warns thousands could die in the coming days if nothing changes.
Roles reversed: A veteran Gaza aid worker pleads for survival
An aid worker in northern Gaza tells NPR that people are starving, water is scarce and basic supplies are out of reach. He warns thousands could die in the coming days if nothing changes.
n.pr
August 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
An aid worker in northern Gaza tells NPR that people are starving, water is scarce and basic supplies are out of reach. He warns thousands could die in the coming days if nothing changes.
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Amplifying this! This campaign for a Palestinian student from Gaza has reached half its goal!
My friend @khaledalhajahmed.bsky.social a Palestinian from Gaza I got to know last year, has moved his fundraiser for a Palestinian friend to a better venue. That friend needs to raise school funds to meet UK visa requirements and stay in safety. Please donate if you can
chuffed.org/project/1323...
chuffed.org/project/1323...
Help a Palestinian Student with their University Fees
I'm raising funds to help a close friend from Palestine who is studying at a university in the UK. He’s an exceptionally dedicated and resilient student who has already secured a partial scholarship—a...
chuffed.org
August 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Amplifying this! This campaign for a Palestinian student from Gaza has reached half its goal!
Stage 5… please help Hasan if you can. So many of our hearts are shattered these days. If you can’t help financially, write your politicians. Nothing is in vain, even if it feels like it
My supporters ❤️🩹❤️🩹
Each day that passes, I feel the weight of responsibility breaking my back.
My children are hungry, and I am helpless.🥹
I lost everything in this genocide, and all I have left is your kind hearts.
Any amount, no matter how,makes a difference.
Please help me, if you can't, share.😥
Each day that passes, I feel the weight of responsibility breaking my back.
My children are hungry, and I am helpless.🥹
I lost everything in this genocide, and all I have left is your kind hearts.
Any amount, no matter how,makes a difference.
Please help me, if you can't, share.😥
Donate to Help Hasan & Duaa Rebuild Their Lives., organized by Natalie taffal
Deep within the alleys of Gaza, a life story full of pain and challenges unfolde… Natalie taffal needs your support for Help Hasan & Duaa Rebuild Their Lives.
www.gofundme.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Stage 5… please help Hasan if you can. So many of our hearts are shattered these days. If you can’t help financially, write your politicians. Nothing is in vain, even if it feels like it
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Our first book!
I'm really happy to announce our new edited volume, Anthropology in Sporting Worlds: Knowledge, Collaboration, and Representation in the Digital Age!
You can order the book here: vernonpress.com/book/2290.
Educators, please consider adding it to your reading lists and ordering to your libraries.
You can order the book here: vernonpress.com/book/2290.
Educators, please consider adding it to your reading lists and ordering to your libraries.
July 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Our first book!
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Euskadi. Eskerrik asko.
Our first gig in the Basque Country ❤️
Made even better by having SOL BAND from Gaza join us on stage 🇵🇸
Our first gig in the Basque Country ❤️
Made even better by having SOL BAND from Gaza join us on stage 🇵🇸
July 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Euskadi. Eskerrik asko.
Our first gig in the Basque Country ❤️
Made even better by having SOL BAND from Gaza join us on stage 🇵🇸
Our first gig in the Basque Country ❤️
Made even better by having SOL BAND from Gaza join us on stage 🇵🇸
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A Cal State faculty member was arrested for protesting ICE.
The Faculty Association is still trying to figure out where he is:
The Faculty Association is still trying to figure out where he is:
July 12, 2025 at 5:23 AM
A Cal State faculty member was arrested for protesting ICE.
The Faculty Association is still trying to figure out where he is:
The Faculty Association is still trying to figure out where he is:
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Christian Zionist groups, like the Israel Allies Foundation, are weaponising theology to justify Israeli policies of apartheid and the erasure of Palestinians ⬇️
The Christian Zionists shaping support for Israeli apartheid
Christian Zionist groups, like the Israel Allies Foundation, are weaponising theology to justify Israeli policies of apartheid and the erasure of Palestinians
www.newarab.com
July 10, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Christian Zionist groups, like the Israel Allies Foundation, are weaponising theology to justify Israeli policies of apartheid and the erasure of Palestinians ⬇️
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The EASA networks of @naohh-easa.bsky.social and FAN (Future Anthropologies Network) are holding a two-day workshop in collaboration with the Global Heritage Lab at the
@unibonn.bsky.social & online.
📅 23-24 July 2025
Moe info: globalheritagelab.org/project/past...
@unibonn.bsky.social & online.
📅 23-24 July 2025
Moe info: globalheritagelab.org/project/past...
July 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The EASA networks of @naohh-easa.bsky.social and FAN (Future Anthropologies Network) are holding a two-day workshop in collaboration with the Global Heritage Lab at the
@unibonn.bsky.social & online.
📅 23-24 July 2025
Moe info: globalheritagelab.org/project/past...
@unibonn.bsky.social & online.
📅 23-24 July 2025
Moe info: globalheritagelab.org/project/past...
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One week after its opening, Palestine Museum Scotland founder Faisal Saleh discusses how the space amplifies Palestinian narratives that have long been silenced 👇
New door opens for Palestinian art at Palestine Museum Scotland
One week after its opening, Palestine Museum Scotland founder Faisal Saleh discusses how the space amplifies Palestinian narratives that have long been silenced
www.newarab.com
May 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
One week after its opening, Palestine Museum Scotland founder Faisal Saleh discusses how the space amplifies Palestinian narratives that have long been silenced 👇
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Quakers refuse to exclude trans people from their facilities: ‘This is what Love requires of us’
Quakers refuse to exclude trans people: 'This is what Love requires of us'
Quakers in Britain are steadfastly refusing to exclude trans people from their facilities, committing instead to a policy of inclusion.
www.thepinknews.com
May 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Quakers refuse to exclude trans people from their facilities: ‘This is what Love requires of us’
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Mohsen was just released by the federal judge in VT!!
April 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Mohsen was just released by the federal judge in VT!!
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For those in and around Barcelona, Spain: International Seminar "The Cultures of Tourism: From origins to global phenomenon", 20-21 May, Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB), Free with pre-booking: www.cccb.org/en/activitie... #tourismification #culture #anthropology #city
The Cultures of Tourism | Activities | CCCB
This international seminar goes back to the origins of tourism to understand how we have come to constitute a tourist society and what imaginaries we have creat
www.cccb.org
April 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
For those in and around Barcelona, Spain: International Seminar "The Cultures of Tourism: From origins to global phenomenon", 20-21 May, Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB), Free with pre-booking: www.cccb.org/en/activitie... #tourismification #culture #anthropology #city
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Hey there! I wanted to share an important cause that can really make a difference for Mahdi, a young nursing student in Gaza who has faced unimaginable hardships. Every donation helps him cover essential living expenses and continue his education. Please RT. gofund.me/3c50c01d
Donate to Help Mahdi Rebuild His Life and Achieve His Dream, organized by Terrill Tail Feathers
Greetings, my name is Terrill and I created this campaign for … Terrill Tail Feathers needs your support for Help Mahdi Rebuild His Life and Achieve His Dream
gofund.me
April 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Hey there! I wanted to share an important cause that can really make a difference for Mahdi, a young nursing student in Gaza who has faced unimaginable hardships. Every donation helps him cover essential living expenses and continue his education. Please RT. gofund.me/3c50c01d
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And the world remains silent, almost 2 years into this horror
BREAKING: The World Food Program says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel’s nearly 8-week-old blockade, ending a main source of sustenance for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the territory.
UN food agency says its foods stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel's blockade
The World Food Program says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel’s nearly 8-week-old blockade, ending a main source of sustenance for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the territory.
bit.ly
April 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
And the world remains silent, almost 2 years into this horror
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FIVE ALARM FIRE
JUST IN:
A Milwaukee judge has been arrested this morning allegedly because she “tried to help an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest after he appeared in her courtroom last week.”
There’s not a lot of info on this yet so stay tuned for more as it is released.
www.jsonline.com/story/news/b...
A Milwaukee judge has been arrested this morning allegedly because she “tried to help an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest after he appeared in her courtroom last week.”
There’s not a lot of info on this yet so stay tuned for more as it is released.
www.jsonline.com/story/news/b...
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan arrested by federal authorities at Courthouse
Brady McCarron, spokesman for U.S. Marshals Service in Washington, D.C., confirmed Dugan was arrested at about 8 a.m. at the Milwaukee County Courthouse and is in federal custody.
www.jsonline.com
April 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
FIVE ALARM FIRE
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Yeah guys going after judges is like no longer 101 authoritarianism. It's 300 level at least.
April 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Yeah guys going after judges is like no longer 101 authoritarianism. It's 300 level at least.
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US citizen detained and interrogated for three hours at the border mondoweiss.net/2025/04/my-e...
‘My experience confirms that US ‘citizens’, especially Black and Muslim ones, are also targets’ - Musa Springer on his unlawful detention
Mondoweiss writer D. Musa Springer was detained, interrogated, and had electronic devices confiscated by DHS agents upon returning from international travel. Here he details his experience and warns i...
mondoweiss.net
April 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
US citizen detained and interrogated for three hours at the border mondoweiss.net/2025/04/my-e...
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On Thursday 15 May 2025, answer the call of Palestinian trade unionists by taking action in your workplace.
palestinecampaign.org/events/nakba...
palestinecampaign.org/events/nakba...
Nakba Day Workplace Day of Action for Palestine - Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Workplace Day of Action for Palestine Nakba Day – Thursday 15 May 2025 In your workplace around the country #workplaces4palestine After a brief respite Israel has resumed its genocidal onslaught...
palestinecampaign.org
April 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
On Thursday 15 May 2025, answer the call of Palestinian trade unionists by taking action in your workplace.
palestinecampaign.org/events/nakba...
palestinecampaign.org/events/nakba...
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"The two tipping points for when we officially become a dictatorship could occur this week" (by "we" he means the US : a very chilling read... by Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social on #substack) :
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
The two tipping points for when we officially become a dictatorship could occur this week
Friends,
open.substack.com
April 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
"The two tipping points for when we officially become a dictatorship could occur this week" (by "we" he means the US : a very chilling read... by Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social on #substack) :
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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#Election2025 is under way and it’s time to speak out for Post-Secondary Education (PSE). Drastic cuts and threats to academia and research have shown that PSE is facing a crisis. Our institutions are the key to Canada’s future. Join us: education2025.ca
Unlock Education
Everyone deserves the freedom associated with post-secondary education
education2025.ca
April 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
#Election2025 is under way and it’s time to speak out for Post-Secondary Education (PSE). Drastic cuts and threats to academia and research have shown that PSE is facing a crisis. Our institutions are the key to Canada’s future. Join us: education2025.ca
How I wrote my dissertation, except without being able to afford noise cancelling headphones
noise canceling headphones not working great against the noise of a jackhammer
April 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
How I wrote my dissertation, except without being able to afford noise cancelling headphones
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🚨 Israel is building a highway to connect a massive illegal settlement to Jerusalem—using Palestinian money to pay for it. The road will cut the occupied West Bank in half.
It’s de facto annexation.
Read this @mondoweiss deep dive
buff.ly/RAYMSU7
It’s de facto annexation.
Read this @mondoweiss deep dive
buff.ly/RAYMSU7
April 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🚨 Israel is building a highway to connect a massive illegal settlement to Jerusalem—using Palestinian money to pay for it. The road will cut the occupied West Bank in half.
It’s de facto annexation.
Read this @mondoweiss deep dive
buff.ly/RAYMSU7
It’s de facto annexation.
Read this @mondoweiss deep dive
buff.ly/RAYMSU7
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TODAY! In #Goderich, Ontario.
Thursday April 17 in #Goderich at the Huron County Museum, the #Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land"
Screenings 2 pm & 7pm. Tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/no-other-l...
Screenings 2 pm & 7pm. Tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/no-other-l...
April 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
TODAY! In #Goderich, Ontario.
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THREAD: Israel bombed a church-run hospital on Palm Sunday.
Israel has bombed al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, forcing its final evacuation and complete shutdown.
This hospital was one of the last functioning in the north.
Israel has bombed al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, forcing its final evacuation and complete shutdown.
This hospital was one of the last functioning in the north.
April 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
THREAD: Israel bombed a church-run hospital on Palm Sunday.
Israel has bombed al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, forcing its final evacuation and complete shutdown.
This hospital was one of the last functioning in the north.
Israel has bombed al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, forcing its final evacuation and complete shutdown.
This hospital was one of the last functioning in the north.