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· Nov 28
The Students Can Beat Apartheid Again
The movement to defend 7 LSE students suspended for pro-Palestine activism can take inspiration from the 1960s, when a wave of protests and occupations defeated the university’s attempt to crush oppos...
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7 LSE students have been suspended since July for Palestine protest. I wrote this piece on the history and legacy of LSE's 1960s student activists who fought against white supremacy and apartheid in southern Africa - several of whom are supporting the LSE 7 campaign! tribunemag.co.uk/2024/11/the-...
This is such a wonderful piece by Sara Kazmi. I loved working on it with her.
In our latest History Workshop article, Sara Kazmi presents a curation of two protest poems in translation from the Punjabi anticolonial tradition.
Rebel Verses
Sara Kazmi curates two protest poems in translation from the Punjabi anticolonial tradition.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:51 AM
This is such a wonderful piece by Sara Kazmi. I loved working on it with her.
Join our wonderful team! Two paid editorial fellowships available for 3rd year PhDs and beyond (/in non-permanent posts). My DMs are open if you want to apply and have any questions.
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Two part-time, paid Editorial Fellowships at History Workshop.
Our fellowships support early career historians to develop expertise in public, radical and digital history & to gain experience of working in an editorial team.
Please share widely!
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Call for Applications: Editorial Fellowships at History Workshop, 2025
History Workshop is advertising two part-time, paid Editorial Fellowships in 2025, open to early career historians.
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July 21, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Join our wonderful team! Two paid editorial fellowships available for 3rd year PhDs and beyond (/in non-permanent posts). My DMs are open if you want to apply and have any questions.
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Netpol's statement on today's court decision is available here netpol.org/2025/07/04/p...
July 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Netpol's statement on today's court decision is available here netpol.org/2025/07/04/p...
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"The Netpol lawyers’ group letter, shared exclusively with the Guardian, was signed by 266 solicitors, barristers and legal academics, including 11 KCs and 11 law professors" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Pressure grows on Yvette Cooper to abandon plans to ban Palestine Action
UN experts and hundreds of lawyers warn that proscribing group would conflate protest and terrorism
www.theguardian.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"The Netpol lawyers’ group letter, shared exclusively with the Guardian, was signed by 266 solicitors, barristers and legal academics, including 11 KCs and 11 law professors" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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What an astonishing thing for the President of the European Commission to say in the present context in a long readout of her call with Netanyahu published on socials.
June 17, 2025 at 5:52 AM
What an astonishing thing for the President of the European Commission to say in the present context in a long readout of her call with Netanyahu published on socials.
NO WAR WITH IRAN - please urgently write to your MP, email template link
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UK LETTER TO MP - NO WAR WITH IRAN
TEMPLATE - UK LETTER TO MP - NO WAR WITH IRAN STEPS Find your MP and their email address by entering your postcode here: https://members.parliament.uk/members/commons (you may need to copy and paste ...
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June 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
NO WAR WITH IRAN - please urgently write to your MP, email template link
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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BREAKING: Trump took to Truth Social to stoke panic with a reckless threat, telling Iranians: “Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran.”
It’s 2 a.m. in the Iranian capital. Some 16.8 million Iranians call the Tehran metro area home.
It’s 2 a.m. in the Iranian capital. Some 16.8 million Iranians call the Tehran metro area home.
June 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
BREAKING: Trump took to Truth Social to stoke panic with a reckless threat, telling Iranians: “Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran.”
It’s 2 a.m. in the Iranian capital. Some 16.8 million Iranians call the Tehran metro area home.
It’s 2 a.m. in the Iranian capital. Some 16.8 million Iranians call the Tehran metro area home.
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"It's so painful what we see in Gaza. It hurts me all over my body. And let me be clear, it's not about ideology. It's not about I'm right or I'm wrong. Come on. It's just about the love of life, the care of your neighbour"
- Pep Guardiola
- Pep Guardiola
June 10, 2025 at 3:51 AM
"It's so painful what we see in Gaza. It hurts me all over my body. And let me be clear, it's not about ideology. It's not about I'm right or I'm wrong. Come on. It's just about the love of life, the care of your neighbour"
- Pep Guardiola
- Pep Guardiola
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The Gaza Aid Flotilla 12:
Greta Thunberg; Sweden
Rima Hassan; French-Palestinian EU Parliament member
France:
Baptiste Andre
Pascal Maurieras
Yanis Mhamdi
Reva Viard
Omar Faiad; Reporter
Thiago Avila; Brazil
Suayb Ordu; Turkey
Sergio Toribio; Spain
Marco van Rennes; Netherlands
Yasemin Acar; Germany
Greta Thunberg; Sweden
Rima Hassan; French-Palestinian EU Parliament member
France:
Baptiste Andre
Pascal Maurieras
Yanis Mhamdi
Reva Viard
Omar Faiad; Reporter
Thiago Avila; Brazil
Suayb Ordu; Turkey
Sergio Toribio; Spain
Marco van Rennes; Netherlands
Yasemin Acar; Germany
BREAKING: Israeli Forces Board Gaza Aid Flotilla and Detain 12 Crew Members
Zeteo contributor Greta Thunberg was on board the ship.
zeteo.com
June 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The Gaza Aid Flotilla 12:
Greta Thunberg; Sweden
Rima Hassan; French-Palestinian EU Parliament member
France:
Baptiste Andre
Pascal Maurieras
Yanis Mhamdi
Reva Viard
Omar Faiad; Reporter
Thiago Avila; Brazil
Suayb Ordu; Turkey
Sergio Toribio; Spain
Marco van Rennes; Netherlands
Yasemin Acar; Germany
Greta Thunberg; Sweden
Rima Hassan; French-Palestinian EU Parliament member
France:
Baptiste Andre
Pascal Maurieras
Yanis Mhamdi
Reva Viard
Omar Faiad; Reporter
Thiago Avila; Brazil
Suayb Ordu; Turkey
Sergio Toribio; Spain
Marco van Rennes; Netherlands
Yasemin Acar; Germany
Fascinating to learn about what Bristol city council did right! So happy to publish Eleanor’s important research on the 5th anniversary of the statue’s toppling.
On 5 June 2020, anti-racism protestors toppled the statue of slave trader Edward Colston. Where is it now?
Eleanor Callaghan examines how local authorities and museum curators in Bristol turned the controversial monument into an opportunity for inclusive public history.
www.historyworkshop....
Eleanor Callaghan examines how local authorities and museum curators in Bristol turned the controversial monument into an opportunity for inclusive public history.
www.historyworkshop....
Colston’s Toppling Five Years On
Eleanor Callaghan examines how Bristol's local authorities and museum curators turned a controversial monument into an opportunity for inclusive public history.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
June 5, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Fascinating to learn about what Bristol city council did right! So happy to publish Eleanor’s important research on the 5th anniversary of the statue’s toppling.
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Have you ever used any History Workshop Journal articles in your teaching practice?
We’d love to hear from you for the 100th issue of HWJ!
Please let us know by sending an email or feel free to DM.
Have you ever used any History Workshop Journal articles in your teaching practice?
We’d love to hear from you for the 100th issue of HWJ!
Please let us know by sending an email or feel free to DM.
May 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
📣 Call for participants 📣
Have you ever used any History Workshop Journal articles in your teaching practice?
We’d love to hear from you for the 100th issue of HWJ!
Please let us know by sending an email or feel free to DM.
Have you ever used any History Workshop Journal articles in your teaching practice?
We’d love to hear from you for the 100th issue of HWJ!
Please let us know by sending an email or feel free to DM.
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On 5 June 2020, anti-racism protestors toppled the statue of slave trader Edward Colston. Where is it now?
Eleanor Callaghan examines how local authorities and museum curators in Bristol turned the controversial monument into an opportunity for inclusive public history.
www.historyworkshop....
Eleanor Callaghan examines how local authorities and museum curators in Bristol turned the controversial monument into an opportunity for inclusive public history.
www.historyworkshop....
Colston’s Toppling Five Years On
Eleanor Callaghan examines how Bristol's local authorities and museum curators turned a controversial monument into an opportunity for inclusive public history.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
June 5, 2025 at 6:14 AM
On 5 June 2020, anti-racism protestors toppled the statue of slave trader Edward Colston. Where is it now?
Eleanor Callaghan examines how local authorities and museum curators in Bristol turned the controversial monument into an opportunity for inclusive public history.
www.historyworkshop....
Eleanor Callaghan examines how local authorities and museum curators in Bristol turned the controversial monument into an opportunity for inclusive public history.
www.historyworkshop....
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How did South African women use culture to build an international anti-apartheid movement?
Kebotlhale Motseathata on life in exile with the Amandla Cultural Ensemble.
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Kebotlhale Motseathata on life in exile with the Amandla Cultural Ensemble.
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The ‘Daisies’ of the Amandla Cultural Ensemble
How did South African women use culture to build an international anti-apartheid movement? Kebotlhale Motseathata on life in exile with the Amandla Cultural Ensemble
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
June 3, 2025 at 6:30 AM
How did South African women use culture to build an international anti-apartheid movement?
Kebotlhale Motseathata on life in exile with the Amandla Cultural Ensemble.
www.historyworkshop....
Kebotlhale Motseathata on life in exile with the Amandla Cultural Ensemble.
www.historyworkshop....
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Keir Starmer’s “island of strangers” speech follows a well-trodden path for Labour leaders.
In our latest Historians' Watch piece, Kieran Connell (@kieranconnell.bsky.social) examines how far-right rhetoric on immigration has been mainstreamed in British politics.
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In our latest Historians' Watch piece, Kieran Connell (@kieranconnell.bsky.social) examines how far-right rhetoric on immigration has been mainstreamed in British politics.
www.historyworkshop....
May 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Keir Starmer’s “island of strangers” speech follows a well-trodden path for Labour leaders.
In our latest Historians' Watch piece, Kieran Connell (@kieranconnell.bsky.social) examines how far-right rhetoric on immigration has been mainstreamed in British politics.
www.historyworkshop....
In our latest Historians' Watch piece, Kieran Connell (@kieranconnell.bsky.social) examines how far-right rhetoric on immigration has been mainstreamed in British politics.
www.historyworkshop....
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How can we better approach the histories of Indigenous peoples?
Mary Katherine Newman introduces a new History Workshop series which will introduce a range of scholars, educators, and activists and the ways in which they examine Indigenous histories.
www.historyworkshop....
Mary Katherine Newman introduces a new History Workshop series which will introduce a range of scholars, educators, and activists and the ways in which they examine Indigenous histories.
www.historyworkshop....
Indigenous Historical Practices
Delve into Indigenous history with our History Workshop series, highlighting complex systems of historical knowledge and their significance.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
May 20, 2025 at 6:19 AM
How can we better approach the histories of Indigenous peoples?
Mary Katherine Newman introduces a new History Workshop series which will introduce a range of scholars, educators, and activists and the ways in which they examine Indigenous histories.
www.historyworkshop....
Mary Katherine Newman introduces a new History Workshop series which will introduce a range of scholars, educators, and activists and the ways in which they examine Indigenous histories.
www.historyworkshop....
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OPEN LETTER: HISTORIANS FOR TRANS RIGHTS
Are you a historian in the UK or working on UK history fed up at seeing the history of LGBTQIA+ discrimination repeat itself? Sign this open letter to MPs demanding they stand up for trans rights now!
Letter: tinyurl.com/879vuver
Sign: tinyurl.com/4p7wktrn
Are you a historian in the UK or working on UK history fed up at seeing the history of LGBTQIA+ discrimination repeat itself? Sign this open letter to MPs demanding they stand up for trans rights now!
Letter: tinyurl.com/879vuver
Sign: tinyurl.com/4p7wktrn
Historians for Trans Rights - Open Letter to MPs
In light of the recent and incessant attacks on the trans community in the UK by the UK government and legal system, a group of UK-based historians have drafted the letter linked below. Our aim is to ...
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May 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
OPEN LETTER: HISTORIANS FOR TRANS RIGHTS
Are you a historian in the UK or working on UK history fed up at seeing the history of LGBTQIA+ discrimination repeat itself? Sign this open letter to MPs demanding they stand up for trans rights now!
Letter: tinyurl.com/879vuver
Sign: tinyurl.com/4p7wktrn
Are you a historian in the UK or working on UK history fed up at seeing the history of LGBTQIA+ discrimination repeat itself? Sign this open letter to MPs demanding they stand up for trans rights now!
Letter: tinyurl.com/879vuver
Sign: tinyurl.com/4p7wktrn
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Today marks 46 years since the death of Blair Peach, an anti-fascist activist who mobilised alongside Southall’s migrant community in 1979.
Saffron East (@saffroneast.bsky.social) on the British Asian women in Southall who subsequently organised against racism and sexism.
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Saffron East (@saffroneast.bsky.social) on the British Asian women in Southall who subsequently organised against racism and sexism.
www.historyworkshop....
South Asian Political Blackness in 1970s Britain
In April 1979, activists and locals stood up to British fascists targeting Southall’s South Asian community. Saffron East explores the politics of the Southall Black Sisters, a feminist collective that arose in its aftermath.
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April 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Today marks 46 years since the death of Blair Peach, an anti-fascist activist who mobilised alongside Southall’s migrant community in 1979.
Saffron East (@saffroneast.bsky.social) on the British Asian women in Southall who subsequently organised against racism and sexism.
www.historyworkshop....
Saffron East (@saffroneast.bsky.social) on the British Asian women in Southall who subsequently organised against racism and sexism.
www.historyworkshop....
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New for @historywo.bsky.social - a piece on South African exiles in socialist Tanzania, the 1976 Soweto student movement, and the lasting resonance of self-reliance
How did Tanzanian socialist ideas shape the anti-apartheid struggle in the 1970s?
Yasmina Martin connects two traditions of African liberation through the ANC's projects of 'self-reliance' in exile.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk/empire-decol...
Yasmina Martin connects two traditions of African liberation through the ANC's projects of 'self-reliance' in exile.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk/empire-decol...
The Soweto Uprising and South African Exile in Socialist Tanzania
How did Tanzanian socialist ideas shape the anti-apartheid struggle in the 1970s? Yasmina Martin connects two traditions of African liberation through the ANC's projects of 'self-reliance' in exile.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
April 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
New for @historywo.bsky.social - a piece on South African exiles in socialist Tanzania, the 1976 Soweto student movement, and the lasting resonance of self-reliance
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How did Tanzanian socialist ideas shape the anti-apartheid struggle in the 1970s?
Yasmina Martin connects two traditions of African liberation through the ANC's projects of 'self-reliance' in exile.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk/empire-decol...
Yasmina Martin connects two traditions of African liberation through the ANC's projects of 'self-reliance' in exile.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk/empire-decol...
The Soweto Uprising and South African Exile in Socialist Tanzania
How did Tanzanian socialist ideas shape the anti-apartheid struggle in the 1970s? Yasmina Martin connects two traditions of African liberation through the ANC's projects of 'self-reliance' in exile.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
April 8, 2025 at 6:17 AM
How did Tanzanian socialist ideas shape the anti-apartheid struggle in the 1970s?
Yasmina Martin connects two traditions of African liberation through the ANC's projects of 'self-reliance' in exile.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk/empire-decol...
Yasmina Martin connects two traditions of African liberation through the ANC's projects of 'self-reliance' in exile.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk/empire-decol...
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Read what Hossam, a 24-year-old Palestinian journalist, wrote just hours before he was killed today.
There are no words to describe the inhumanity of the times you and I are sharing.
There are no words to describe the inhumanity of the times you and I are sharing.
March 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Read what Hossam, a 24-year-old Palestinian journalist, wrote just hours before he was killed today.
There are no words to describe the inhumanity of the times you and I are sharing.
There are no words to describe the inhumanity of the times you and I are sharing.
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Interview with Avi Shlaim on his new book “Genocide in Gaza: Israel’s Long War on Palestine”.
“I was radicalised in the archives. I was indoctrinated at school in Israel, and even more so, when I served in the IDF in the mid 1960s.”
“I believe…Zionism is in the process of destroying itself.”
“I was radicalised in the archives. I was indoctrinated at school in Israel, and even more so, when I served in the IDF in the mid 1960s.”
“I believe…Zionism is in the process of destroying itself.”
‘We’re Witnessing the Last Gasp of Israeli Violence’: In Conversation With Avi Shlaim | Novara Media
Professor Avi Shlaim speaks to Sebastian Shehadi about his latest book, western complicity in the genocide in Gaza and how Israel’s own archives turned him into an anti-Zionist.
novaramedia.com
March 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Interview with Avi Shlaim on his new book “Genocide in Gaza: Israel’s Long War on Palestine”.
“I was radicalised in the archives. I was indoctrinated at school in Israel, and even more so, when I served in the IDF in the mid 1960s.”
“I believe…Zionism is in the process of destroying itself.”
“I was radicalised in the archives. I was indoctrinated at school in Israel, and even more so, when I served in the IDF in the mid 1960s.”
“I believe…Zionism is in the process of destroying itself.”
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“I ask you now: do not stop speaking about Gaza. Do not let the world look away. Keep fighting, keep telling our stories—until Palestine is free.”
Hossam Shabat’s final message to the world, shared by his team after Israel assassinated him this morning in northern Gaza.
Hossam Shabat’s final message to the world, shared by his team after Israel assassinated him this morning in northern Gaza.
March 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
“I ask you now: do not stop speaking about Gaza. Do not let the world look away. Keep fighting, keep telling our stories—until Palestine is free.”
Hossam Shabat’s final message to the world, shared by his team after Israel assassinated him this morning in northern Gaza.
Hossam Shabat’s final message to the world, shared by his team after Israel assassinated him this morning in northern Gaza.
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We’re sharing below clips of journalist Hossam Shabat, whom Israel assassinated in northern Gaza earlier today.
He was a role model to Gaza’s children, especially those aspiring to become reporters.
Video from @ GazaMartyrs
He was a role model to Gaza’s children, especially those aspiring to become reporters.
Video from @ GazaMartyrs
March 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
We’re sharing below clips of journalist Hossam Shabat, whom Israel assassinated in northern Gaza earlier today.
He was a role model to Gaza’s children, especially those aspiring to become reporters.
Video from @ GazaMartyrs
He was a role model to Gaza’s children, especially those aspiring to become reporters.
Video from @ GazaMartyrs
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Mahmoud's wife recounts ICE following them into their building as they returned from an Iftar dinner.
She refused to leave Mahmoud. Officers threatened to arrest her too.
The officers barricaded Mahmoud from her. They didn't show a warrant. They hung up the phone on their lawyer.
She refused to leave Mahmoud. Officers threatened to arrest her too.
The officers barricaded Mahmoud from her. They didn't show a warrant. They hung up the phone on their lawyer.
NEW—Mahmoud Khalil's wife:
"I was born & raised in the Midwest. My parents came here from Syria…They believed living in the US would bring a sense of safety & stability. But here I am…weeks before I’m due to give birth to our first child…I feel more unsafe & unstable than I have in my entire life."
"I was born & raised in the Midwest. My parents came here from Syria…They believed living in the US would bring a sense of safety & stability. But here I am…weeks before I’m due to give birth to our first child…I feel more unsafe & unstable than I have in my entire life."
March 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Mahmoud's wife recounts ICE following them into their building as they returned from an Iftar dinner.
She refused to leave Mahmoud. Officers threatened to arrest her too.
The officers barricaded Mahmoud from her. They didn't show a warrant. They hung up the phone on their lawyer.
She refused to leave Mahmoud. Officers threatened to arrest her too.
The officers barricaded Mahmoud from her. They didn't show a warrant. They hung up the phone on their lawyer.