Megan Denise Smith
@megandenisesmith.bsky.social
Humanitarian practitioner, researcher and independent consultant based in BCN (She/Her) | Exploring borders, migration, mobility, security, gender, violence, conflict and resistance | RTs≠endorsements | https://megandenisesmith.com/
Reposted by Megan Denise Smith
How Wages for Housework sparked an international solidarity movement
How Wages for Housework sparked an international solidarity movement
The 1970s movement paved the way for queer, Black, trans and sex working feminist organising across the world today
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
How Wages for Housework sparked an international solidarity movement
Reposted by Megan Denise Smith
BREAKING: The ICJ has begun ruling on Israel’s responsibilities toward aid agencies helping Palestinians in Gaza.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/3htm6o
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/3htm6o
October 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
BREAKING: The ICJ has begun ruling on Israel’s responsibilities toward aid agencies helping Palestinians in Gaza.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/3htm6o
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/3htm6o
New Working Paper: Shaping European Borders Beyond Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Two Spanish Borderscapes.' We explore the #Canary #Islands and the enclaves of #Ceuta and #Melilla. Read the full paper nccr-onthemove.ch/publications... #Migration #EU #Borders #Governance #Security #PolicyResearch
Shaping European Borders Beyond Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Two Spanish Borderscapes | nccr – on the move
Analysis of Spain’s African borderscapes shows how EU securitization shapes migration, its limits, and how local actors create alternative governance.
nccr-onthemove.ch
September 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
New Working Paper: Shaping European Borders Beyond Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Two Spanish Borderscapes.' We explore the #Canary #Islands and the enclaves of #Ceuta and #Melilla. Read the full paper nccr-onthemove.ch/publications... #Migration #EU #Borders #Governance #Security #PolicyResearch
Reposted by Megan Denise Smith
Struggling with your lit review on public admin + democracy?
We read 9,000+ studies so you don’t have to. The result: a framework of democratic anchors that makes sense of values like accountability, transparency & equity.
Open access in Public Administration Review: doi.org/10.1111/puar.70036
We read 9,000+ studies so you don’t have to. The result: a framework of democratic anchors that makes sense of values like accountability, transparency & equity.
Open access in Public Administration Review: doi.org/10.1111/puar.70036
<em>Public Administration Review</em> | ASPA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Values are ideals of what is desirable for the individual, profession, organization, or institution. Institutional values attach to organizations because of their place in a political order, capturin...
doi.org
September 9, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Struggling with your lit review on public admin + democracy?
We read 9,000+ studies so you don’t have to. The result: a framework of democratic anchors that makes sense of values like accountability, transparency & equity.
Open access in Public Administration Review: doi.org/10.1111/puar.70036
We read 9,000+ studies so you don’t have to. The result: a framework of democratic anchors that makes sense of values like accountability, transparency & equity.
Open access in Public Administration Review: doi.org/10.1111/puar.70036
The Future of #Humanitarian #Aid - a good article from the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative hhi.harvard.edu/news/2025/06...
The Future of Humanitarian Aid: Navigating a Politicized and Fragmented Landscape | Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
hhi.harvard.edu
September 5, 2025 at 6:32 AM
The Future of #Humanitarian #Aid - a good article from the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative hhi.harvard.edu/news/2025/06...
Reposted by Megan Denise Smith
My book, The Refugee Abyss, is out today! Each page holds lives interrupted & stories that haunt our conscience. I invite you, dear reader, to engage with the displaced voices with utmost care & curiosity.
@uofgeducation.bsky.social @uofgunescorila.bsky.social
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...
@uofgeducation.bsky.social @uofgunescorila.bsky.social
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...
The Refugee Abyss | Hyab Teklehaimanot Yohannes | Taylor & Francis eBo
In defiance of the refugee abyss, this book presents the flesh of pained bodies and the breath of displaced voices, contributing to the thread of traces yet to
www.taylorfrancis.com
August 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
My book, The Refugee Abyss, is out today! Each page holds lives interrupted & stories that haunt our conscience. I invite you, dear reader, to engage with the displaced voices with utmost care & curiosity.
@uofgeducation.bsky.social @uofgunescorila.bsky.social
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...
@uofgeducation.bsky.social @uofgunescorila.bsky.social
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...
Has the world forgotten about the plight of the #Rohingya? | Inside Story www.youtube.com/watch?v=30Np...
Has the world forgotten about the plight of the Rohingya? | Inside Story
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
www.youtube.com
September 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Has the world forgotten about the plight of the #Rohingya? | Inside Story www.youtube.com/watch?v=30Np...
Reposted by Megan Denise Smith
The alleged abuses at ICE facilities include “deaths in custody, physical and sexual abuse of detainees, mistreatment of pregnant women and children, inadequate medical care, overcrowding and unsanitary living conditions, inadequate food and water” & more:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Horrific’: report reveals abuse of pregnant women and children at US Ice facilities
Report from senator Jon Ossoff’s office found 510 credible reports of human rights abuses since Trump’s inauguration
www.theguardian.com
August 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The alleged abuses at ICE facilities include “deaths in custody, physical and sexual abuse of detainees, mistreatment of pregnant women and children, inadequate medical care, overcrowding and unsanitary living conditions, inadequate food and water” & more:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Megan Denise Smith
"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."
Spending $200 billion on ICE is a terrible idea
I've covered federal law enforcement for two decades. Here are the things that worry me most.
www.motherjones.com
August 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."
Reposted by Megan Denise Smith
The UN reports 1 million people in Gaza are facing emergency levels (IPC phase 4) of food insecurity and 470,000 people are facing catastrophic levels (IPC phase 5).
www.ochaopt.org/content/repo...
www.ochaopt.org/content/repo...
August 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The UN reports 1 million people in Gaza are facing emergency levels (IPC phase 4) of food insecurity and 470,000 people are facing catastrophic levels (IPC phase 5).
www.ochaopt.org/content/repo...
www.ochaopt.org/content/repo...
"Safeguarding cannot be transformative if the language we use erases the people it's meant to protect."
www.unitededge.net/post/vaginas... #JusticeBasedApproach #DecolonizeSafeguarding #Language #Power #communitiesofcare #PSEAH #safeguarding
www.unitededge.net/post/vaginas... #JusticeBasedApproach #DecolonizeSafeguarding #Language #Power #communitiesofcare #PSEAH #safeguarding
Vaginas, Penises, and the Colonial Roots of Safeguarding
Safeguarding is about ensuring the safety, dignity, and rights of individuals, especially children and vulnerable populations. However, I have not yet come across a language in my country and home, Ug...
www.unitededge.net
July 29, 2025 at 9:34 AM
"Safeguarding cannot be transformative if the language we use erases the people it's meant to protect."
www.unitededge.net/post/vaginas... #JusticeBasedApproach #DecolonizeSafeguarding #Language #Power #communitiesofcare #PSEAH #safeguarding
www.unitededge.net/post/vaginas... #JusticeBasedApproach #DecolonizeSafeguarding #Language #Power #communitiesofcare #PSEAH #safeguarding
The World Is Letting Gaza Starve www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/o...
Opinion | The World Is Letting Gaza Starve
www.nytimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The World Is Letting Gaza Starve www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/o...
Reposted by Megan Denise Smith
Up until his death, Ozzy Osbourne’s goal was to ascend a stage one last time and thrill his fans.
When the subject of retirement came up in a 2020 Rolling Stone interview, Osbourne huffed. “Retire from what?” he said. “It’s not a job...." 🖤
When the subject of retirement came up in a 2020 Rolling Stone interview, Osbourne huffed. “Retire from what?” he said. “It’s not a job...." 🖤
July 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Up until his death, Ozzy Osbourne’s goal was to ascend a stage one last time and thrill his fans.
When the subject of retirement came up in a 2020 Rolling Stone interview, Osbourne huffed. “Retire from what?” he said. “It’s not a job...." 🖤
When the subject of retirement came up in a 2020 Rolling Stone interview, Osbourne huffed. “Retire from what?” he said. “It’s not a job...." 🖤
Pakistan arrests 13 suspects as ‘honour killing’ video goes viral
aje.io/xoajvy
aje.io/xoajvy
Pakistan arrests 13 suspects as ‘honour killing’ video goes viral
Thirteen arrested in Balochistan province for alleged involvement in the killing of a couple ordered by a tribal leader.
aje.io
July 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Pakistan arrests 13 suspects as ‘honour killing’ video goes viral
aje.io/xoajvy
aje.io/xoajvy
Reposted by Megan Denise Smith
For over 14 years, people have speculated about why my father left South Park.
My dad did not quit South Park. Scientology did.
The narrative that he quit because he was offended by the satire is not true. My father never got to speak for himself because his health robbed him of that chance.
My dad did not quit South Park. Scientology did.
The narrative that he quit because he was offended by the satire is not true. My father never got to speak for himself because his health robbed him of that chance.
July 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
For over 14 years, people have speculated about why my father left South Park.
My dad did not quit South Park. Scientology did.
The narrative that he quit because he was offended by the satire is not true. My father never got to speak for himself because his health robbed him of that chance.
My dad did not quit South Park. Scientology did.
The narrative that he quit because he was offended by the satire is not true. My father never got to speak for himself because his health robbed him of that chance.
The State Department guts its office combating human trafficking www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The State Department guts its office combating human trafficking
The cuts come as Trump reels from MAGA anger over sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
www.motherjones.com
July 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The State Department guts its office combating human trafficking www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Megan Denise Smith
This is another nail in the coffin of free speech here. I hope that his contract will allow him to do another show somewhere else! #CancelParamount #BoycottCBS. apnews.com/article/step...
Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' canceled by CBS, ends May 2026
CBS is axing “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” in May 2026. The announcement on live air Thursday came two days after Colbert spoke out against Paramount Global settling with President Donald Trump...
apnews.com
July 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This is another nail in the coffin of free speech here. I hope that his contract will allow him to do another show somewhere else! #CancelParamount #BoycottCBS. apnews.com/article/step...
Reposted by Megan Denise Smith
Watch this scene from ‘Gaza: Doctors Under Attack’ where Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya walks towards Israeli tanks after having lost everything he loved.
Abu Safiya’s lawyer says he's lost over a third of his body weight due to starvation and torture.
Watch the full documentary: zeteo.com/p/watch-now-...
Abu Safiya’s lawyer says he's lost over a third of his body weight due to starvation and torture.
Watch the full documentary: zeteo.com/p/watch-now-...
July 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Watch this scene from ‘Gaza: Doctors Under Attack’ where Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya walks towards Israeli tanks after having lost everything he loved.
Abu Safiya’s lawyer says he's lost over a third of his body weight due to starvation and torture.
Watch the full documentary: zeteo.com/p/watch-now-...
Abu Safiya’s lawyer says he's lost over a third of his body weight due to starvation and torture.
Watch the full documentary: zeteo.com/p/watch-now-...
Save the Children suspends work with BCG over “utterly unacceptable” Gaza role: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/07... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
Save the Children suspends work with BCG over “utterly unacceptable” Gaza role
The US-based consultancy has been condemned for its work with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, and for drawing up plans to relocate Palestinians.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
July 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Save the Children suspends work with BCG over “utterly unacceptable” Gaza role: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/07... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
Reposted by Megan Denise Smith
My statement on Donald Trump's threat to deport me and his praise for Eric Adams, who the President "helped out" of legal accountability.
July 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
My statement on Donald Trump's threat to deport me and his praise for Eric Adams, who the President "helped out" of legal accountability.
Reposted by Megan Denise Smith
Reclaiming Windrush Square: Brixton community charts future of public space - report from Henry Staples who co-organised participatory workshops with local partners.
Full story at @sheffieldmrg.bsky.social here: www.sheffield.ac.uk/migration-re...
Full story at @sheffieldmrg.bsky.social here: www.sheffield.ac.uk/migration-re...
Reclaiming Windrush Square
Brixton community charts future of public space - report from organisers of participatory workshops
www.sheffield.ac.uk
June 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Reclaiming Windrush Square: Brixton community charts future of public space - report from Henry Staples who co-organised participatory workshops with local partners.
Full story at @sheffieldmrg.bsky.social here: www.sheffield.ac.uk/migration-re...
Full story at @sheffieldmrg.bsky.social here: www.sheffield.ac.uk/migration-re...
Reposted by Megan Denise Smith
There were 71,000 deportations in the first half of June alone, according to U.N. estimates. These Afghan refugees are returning to a country in the throes of a humanitarian crisis.
Hard to imagine a worse time to deport Afghan refugees, human rights advocates say
There were 71,000 deportations in the first half of June alone, according to U.N. estimates. These Afghan refugees are returning to a country in the throes of a humanitarian crisis.
n.pr
June 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
There were 71,000 deportations in the first half of June alone, according to U.N. estimates. These Afghan refugees are returning to a country in the throes of a humanitarian crisis.
Reposted by Megan Denise Smith
Read Nyuol Lueth Tong’s essay on the work of the recently deceased great Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who knew that language is the architecture of consciousness, and therefore of domination.
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Did Not Write to Be Agreed With. He Wrote to Awaken - Electric Literature
Reflecting on a giant of Kenyan literature in the wake of his passing
buff.ly
June 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Read Nyuol Lueth Tong’s essay on the work of the recently deceased great Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who knew that language is the architecture of consciousness, and therefore of domination.
Reposted by Megan Denise Smith
"She said that she asked to call her husband, whom she had not spoken to in 60 hours, ICE agents declined, she said, and told her that 'we don’t want legal counsel or teams involved [because] they’re going to start raising questions, and they’re going to know you’re being deported.'"
Terrible.
Terrible.
Ward Sakeik is married to an American, has a pending green card application, owns a home in Texas, and has never been to Israel-Palestine.
Why did ICE arrest her on her honeymoon and try deporting her to a country she's never seen?
My latest for FWST: www.star-telegram.com/opinion/brad...
Why did ICE arrest her on her honeymoon and try deporting her to a country she's never seen?
My latest for FWST: www.star-telegram.com/opinion/brad...
This Arlington resident has never been to Israel. Why is ICE deporting her there? | Opinion
A Palestinian refugee and UTA graduate is fighting for her release from ICE custody. | Opinion
www.star-telegram.com
June 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"She said that she asked to call her husband, whom she had not spoken to in 60 hours, ICE agents declined, she said, and told her that 'we don’t want legal counsel or teams involved [because] they’re going to start raising questions, and they’re going to know you’re being deported.'"
Terrible.
Terrible.