Laura (she/her) 🍉
@midwifehippie.bsky.social
Neurodivergent mum, midwife, and health equity advocate. Passionate about improving communication and access in maternal/perinatal care. Seeking laughter, truth, and people unafraid to stand up (even (especially!) to me). Lover of travel and 90’s music.
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Wishing a joyous Vaisakhi to all my Sikh colleagues and friends! May your celebrations be filled with happiness and inspiration.
April 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Wishing a joyous Vaisakhi to all my Sikh colleagues and friends! May your celebrations be filled with happiness and inspiration.
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It is unacceptable that two British MPs have been denied entry to the West Bank.
For Palestinians, this kind of authoritarian treatment is a daily reality.
That reality is called apartheid — and our government is enabling it.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
For Palestinians, this kind of authoritarian treatment is a daily reality.
That reality is called apartheid — and our government is enabling it.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
April 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It is unacceptable that two British MPs have been denied entry to the West Bank.
For Palestinians, this kind of authoritarian treatment is a daily reality.
That reality is called apartheid — and our government is enabling it.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
For Palestinians, this kind of authoritarian treatment is a daily reality.
That reality is called apartheid — and our government is enabling it.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
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Sign of the day…
April 6, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Sign of the day…
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Video shows activists unveiling a massive banner with the names of Palestinians killed in Israel’s war on Gaza since October 2023, during a protest in Washington DC.
April 6, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Video shows activists unveiling a massive banner with the names of Palestinians killed in Israel’s war on Gaza since October 2023, during a protest in Washington DC.
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Israel “must be held accountable for its crimes, the likes of which have no parallel in modern history”, a spokesperson of the Civil Defence told Al Jazeera, referring to the killing of 15 medics by Israeli forces in Gaza.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/5brryu
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/5brryu
April 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Israel “must be held accountable for its crimes, the likes of which have no parallel in modern history”, a spokesperson of the Civil Defence told Al Jazeera, referring to the killing of 15 medics by Israeli forces in Gaza.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/5brryu
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/5brryu
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Since Israel resumed its bombing of the Gaza Strip last month, more than 142,000 people have been forcibly displaced, says the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/9drhnc
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April 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Since Israel resumed its bombing of the Gaza Strip last month, more than 142,000 people have been forcibly displaced, says the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/9drhnc
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/9drhnc
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Israel — on trial for genocide at the ICJ, with leaders under ICC arrest warrants — bans journalists from Gaza to hide its genocide with lies & hasbara.
The evidence of war crimes is overwhelming — yet the UK government still refuses to implement a full arms embargo & sanctions.
The evidence of war crimes is overwhelming — yet the UK government still refuses to implement a full arms embargo & sanctions.
April 5, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Israel — on trial for genocide at the ICJ, with leaders under ICC arrest warrants — bans journalists from Gaza to hide its genocide with lies & hasbara.
The evidence of war crimes is overwhelming — yet the UK government still refuses to implement a full arms embargo & sanctions.
The evidence of war crimes is overwhelming — yet the UK government still refuses to implement a full arms embargo & sanctions.
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“There is no such thing as an ‘illegal immigrant’”
My myth-busting piece for The Guardian today arguing that it is factually inaccurate & totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ & are automatically ‘criminals’.
I bring receipts:
My myth-busting piece for The Guardian today arguing that it is factually inaccurate & totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ & are automatically ‘criminals’.
I bring receipts:
There is no such thing as an ‘illegal immigrant’ | Mehdi Hasan
It is a factually inaccurate and totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ and are ‘criminals’
www.theguardian.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:22 PM
“There is no such thing as an ‘illegal immigrant’”
My myth-busting piece for The Guardian today arguing that it is factually inaccurate & totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ & are automatically ‘criminals’.
I bring receipts:
My myth-busting piece for The Guardian today arguing that it is factually inaccurate & totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ & are automatically ‘criminals’.
I bring receipts:
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Medical sources tell Al Jazeera that 64 Palestinians have been killed since dawn on Sunday in Israeli raids across the Gaza Strip.
🔴 LIVE updates:
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14 bodies of missing Gaza health workers, attacked by Israeli troops, found
The Red Crescent says dead include eight of its personnel, five from the Palestinian Civil Defence and one UN employee.
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March 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Medical sources tell Al Jazeera that 64 Palestinians have been killed since dawn on Sunday in Israeli raids across the Gaza Strip.
🔴 LIVE updates:
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If you see this, post a bridge
Old Elvet Bridge, Durham, UK.
Old Elvet Bridge, Durham, UK.
March 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
If you see this, post a bridge
Old Elvet Bridge, Durham, UK.
Old Elvet Bridge, Durham, UK.
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If Hamas had killed 7 Israelis inside of Israel this week, it would be one of the biggest stories in the world, & all over the US media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
March 21, 2025 at 4:11 AM
If Hamas had killed 7 Israelis inside of Israel this week, it would be one of the biggest stories in the world, & all over the US media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
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The UK is supplying weapons to a country whose leader is wanted for war crimes.
How much simpler can we put it?
How much simpler can we put it?
March 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The UK is supplying weapons to a country whose leader is wanted for war crimes.
How much simpler can we put it?
How much simpler can we put it?
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Powerful TEDx talk by @samir0s-h.bsky.social on
Confronting Medical Colonialism in Canada
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dwn...
Confronting Medical Colonialism in Canada
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dwn...
Confronting Medical Colonialism in Canada | Samir Shaheen-Hussain | TEDxChamplainCollegeStLambert
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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March 14, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Powerful TEDx talk by @samir0s-h.bsky.social on
Confronting Medical Colonialism in Canada
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dwn...
Confronting Medical Colonialism in Canada
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dwn...
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BREAKING: Israeli army vehicles are targeting the Bedouin village of Umm al-Nasr in northern Gaza with heavy gunfire, report our colleagues on the ground.
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March 11, 2025 at 6:30 AM
BREAKING: Israeli army vehicles are targeting the Bedouin village of Umm al-Nasr in northern Gaza with heavy gunfire, report our colleagues on the ground.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/56wv7q
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/56wv7q
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Israel's siege on Gaza, the blocking of essential aid and the cutting off of electricity are textbook acts of genocide, designed to systematically starve 2 million people.
It's shameful the Labour government continues to refuse to recognise this for what it truly is: genocide.
It's shameful the Labour government continues to refuse to recognise this for what it truly is: genocide.
March 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Israel's siege on Gaza, the blocking of essential aid and the cutting off of electricity are textbook acts of genocide, designed to systematically starve 2 million people.
It's shameful the Labour government continues to refuse to recognise this for what it truly is: genocide.
It's shameful the Labour government continues to refuse to recognise this for what it truly is: genocide.
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I am proud to have worked alongside Five X More on this incredible project. Your voices made a difference before, and they can again. Let’s continue to highlight the urgent changes needed in maternity care. Take the survey today qnbgyctb5ay.typeform.com/blackmesurve...
#BlackMESurvey #FiveXMore
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February 5, 2025 at 7:56 AM
I am proud to have worked alongside Five X More on this incredible project. Your voices made a difference before, and they can again. Let’s continue to highlight the urgent changes needed in maternity care. Take the survey today qnbgyctb5ay.typeform.com/blackmesurve...
#BlackMESurvey #FiveXMore
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🚨 Tickets are selling fast! 🚨
If you're passionate about maternal mental health, don’t miss this chance to connect, learn, and make a difference.
Secure your spot now before it's too late!
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#MaternalMentalHealth
If you're passionate about maternal mental health, don’t miss this chance to connect, learn, and make a difference.
Secure your spot now before it's too late!
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#MaternalMentalHealth
March 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
🚨 Tickets are selling fast! 🚨
If you're passionate about maternal mental health, don’t miss this chance to connect, learn, and make a difference.
Secure your spot now before it's too late!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/every-pare...
#MaternalMentalHealth
If you're passionate about maternal mental health, don’t miss this chance to connect, learn, and make a difference.
Secure your spot now before it's too late!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/every-pare...
#MaternalMentalHealth
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Baby loss art exhibition aims to 'break barriers'
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Gravesend baby loss art exhibition aims to 'break down barriers'
The We Remember exhibition in Gravesend features artwork made in partnership with bereaved families.
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March 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Baby loss art exhibition aims to 'break barriers'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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@amneetgraham.bsky.social
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The M23 is advancing in eastern Congo faster than previous insurgencies during the First and Second Congo Wars. Tensions have already started surfacing in Kisangani (in north central DRC) and Lubumbashi (in the south).
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March 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The M23 is advancing in eastern Congo faster than previous insurgencies during the First and Second Congo Wars. Tensions have already started surfacing in Kisangani (in north central DRC) and Lubumbashi (in the south).
africacenter.org/spo...
africacenter.org/spo...
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UN chief Antonio Guterres says all efforts must be made to prevent a return to hostilities in Gaza, which would be catastrophic and urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint and find a way forward on the next phase.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/bkb81b
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/bkb81b
March 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
UN chief Antonio Guterres says all efforts must be made to prevent a return to hostilities in Gaza, which would be catastrophic and urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint and find a way forward on the next phase.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/bkb81b
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/bkb81b
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The deputy speaker of Israel’s parliament and a leading member of Netanyahu’s party calling for the bombing of food stocks in Gaza just a few hours ago.
You won’t see this mentioned by any European or American leaders, or by most western media.
You won’t see this mentioned by any European or American leaders, or by most western media.
March 2, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The deputy speaker of Israel’s parliament and a leading member of Netanyahu’s party calling for the bombing of food stocks in Gaza just a few hours ago.
You won’t see this mentioned by any European or American leaders, or by most western media.
You won’t see this mentioned by any European or American leaders, or by most western media.
Injustice anywhere. Is a threat to justice everywhere #MartinLutherKing #FREEPALESTINE #FREECONGO #FREESUDAN #FREEHAITI
March 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Injustice anywhere. Is a threat to justice everywhere #MartinLutherKing #FREEPALESTINE #FREECONGO #FREESUDAN #FREEHAITI
Seeing endless posts supporting Ukraine while Palestine endures a U.S./UK-funded genocide in silence. The double standards are loud. Occupation is occupation. Resistance is resistance. Justice isn't selective. #FreePalestine
March 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Seeing endless posts supporting Ukraine while Palestine endures a U.S./UK-funded genocide in silence. The double standards are loud. Occupation is occupation. Resistance is resistance. Justice isn't selective. #FreePalestine
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The Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary say there is no genocide in Gaza.
It is now clear this contradicts the government's own "long-standing policy" outlined below. When will they retract their denial of genocide?
It is now clear this contradicts the government's own "long-standing policy" outlined below. When will they retract their denial of genocide?
February 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary say there is no genocide in Gaza.
It is now clear this contradicts the government's own "long-standing policy" outlined below. When will they retract their denial of genocide?
It is now clear this contradicts the government's own "long-standing policy" outlined below. When will they retract their denial of genocide?