Lucy Rebecca Cannon
@queerarchivist.bsky.social
Marxist feminist, ESRC PhD on women, social reproduction and the aids crisis at Warwick university. Fan of my 3 cats, Austen & pistachio
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Honoured to have won the runner up for the early career prize awarded by BISA & their colonial, postcolonial and decolonial ( CPD) working group. My paper examines the importance of social reproduction for Palestinian women. Looking forward to being at BISA’s conference in Belfast
Recently joined the Green Party so I could vote for @zackpolanski.bsky.social I’m already so impressed with what he’s done as leader in a few weeks. 💚🇵🇸
October 6, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Recently joined the Green Party so I could vote for @zackpolanski.bsky.social I’m already so impressed with what he’s done as leader in a few weeks. 💚🇵🇸
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Greta Thunberg, deported to Greece, says the targeting of the Sumud Flotilla is "not the story" @teenvogue.com — instead, she says:
"Israel once again violated international humanitarian law by preventing aid from getting into Gaza while people are being starved.”
"Israel once again violated international humanitarian law by preventing aid from getting into Gaza while people are being starved.”
Greta Thunberg On Her Detention: I'm "Not The Story" — It's Israel Violating International Humanitarian Law
“I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story.”
www.teenvogue.com
October 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Greta Thunberg, deported to Greece, says the targeting of the Sumud Flotilla is "not the story" @teenvogue.com — instead, she says:
"Israel once again violated international humanitarian law by preventing aid from getting into Gaza while people are being starved.”
"Israel once again violated international humanitarian law by preventing aid from getting into Gaza while people are being starved.”
Today was the first archive trip of my PhD research! At Sheffield city archives!
September 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Today was the first archive trip of my PhD research! At Sheffield city archives!
Spent the last week in Naples with my bestie. Eaten a lot of pasta, swam in the sea and enjoyed some time off!
September 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Spent the last week in Naples with my bestie. Eaten a lot of pasta, swam in the sea and enjoyed some time off!
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The documentary that the BBC refused to air showing the targeting, detainment and torture of medics in Gaza by Israeli authorities was broadcast by Channel 4 last night.
Amnesty International researcher, Budour Hassan, explains the use of secret sites by the Israeli authorities.
Amnesty International researcher, Budour Hassan, explains the use of secret sites by the Israeli authorities.
July 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The documentary that the BBC refused to air showing the targeting, detainment and torture of medics in Gaza by Israeli authorities was broadcast by Channel 4 last night.
Amnesty International researcher, Budour Hassan, explains the use of secret sites by the Israeli authorities.
Amnesty International researcher, Budour Hassan, explains the use of secret sites by the Israeli authorities.
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Today, after 14 years, I’m resigning from the Labour Party.
Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country.
Join us. The time is now.
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Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country.
Join us. The time is now.
Sign up here to stay updated: actionnetwork.org/forms/join-t...
July 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Today, after 14 years, I’m resigning from the Labour Party.
Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country.
Join us. The time is now.
Sign up here to stay updated: actionnetwork.org/forms/join-t...
Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country.
Join us. The time is now.
Sign up here to stay updated: actionnetwork.org/forms/join-t...
Honoured to have won the runner up for the early career prize awarded by BISA & their colonial, postcolonial and decolonial ( CPD) working group. My paper examines the importance of social reproduction for Palestinian women. Looking forward to being at BISA’s conference in Belfast
May 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Honoured to have won the runner up for the early career prize awarded by BISA & their colonial, postcolonial and decolonial ( CPD) working group. My paper examines the importance of social reproduction for Palestinian women. Looking forward to being at BISA’s conference in Belfast
How I used to go and sit on my best friend and roommates bed when we lived together during uni to gossip and strategise
April 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
How I used to go and sit on my best friend and roommates bed when we lived together during uni to gossip and strategise
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fighting tears
April 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
fighting tears
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My first and last word on her or her stupid fucking wizard shit
April 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
My first and last word on her or her stupid fucking wizard shit
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Cannes Selects Film on Gaza Photographer Fatma Hassona; A Day Later, She's Killed in Israeli Strike
Gaza Photographer Fatma Hassona Killed in Israeli Strike. Was She Targeted?
Fatma Hassona, the 25-year-old Palestinian photojournalist and subject of the upcoming documentary film Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, was killed with her family Wednesday by an Israeli missile...
www.democracynow.org
April 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Cannes Selects Film on Gaza Photographer Fatma Hassona; A Day Later, She's Killed in Israeli Strike
I grew up queer in a small rural village in North Yorkshire. My past research has always tried to navigate the complexities of growing up surrounded by homophobia, without out queer & trans ppl or community. But also not wanting to homogenise the idea of what our communities must inherently be like
April 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I grew up queer in a small rural village in North Yorkshire. My past research has always tried to navigate the complexities of growing up surrounded by homophobia, without out queer & trans ppl or community. But also not wanting to homogenise the idea of what our communities must inherently be like
Tapering off antidepressants after nearly 10 years on them (so many different kinds) I am really excited/nervous/ scared but looking forward to it. First, I have to deal with SSRI withdrawal symptoms, though!!!
April 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Tapering off antidepressants after nearly 10 years on them (so many different kinds) I am really excited/nervous/ scared but looking forward to it. First, I have to deal with SSRI withdrawal symptoms, though!!!
Things I’m find keeping me going through doing a PhD ( cats of course!) working to good music ( esp on vinyl) & fresh flowers
April 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Things I’m find keeping me going through doing a PhD ( cats of course!) working to good music ( esp on vinyl) & fresh flowers
I’m currently working my way the through the ACT UP oral history transcripts focusing on women’s role in activism for my PhD! Such an amazing resource! Thank you to @sarahschulman.bsky.social for the amazing work
April 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I’m currently working my way the through the ACT UP oral history transcripts focusing on women’s role in activism for my PhD! Such an amazing resource! Thank you to @sarahschulman.bsky.social for the amazing work
Happy belated Mother’s Day
March 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Happy belated Mother’s Day
Had to run for a train that I very nearly missed because I was too busy watching persuasion (2007)
March 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Had to run for a train that I very nearly missed because I was too busy watching persuasion (2007)
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Better a pig than a gen A.I. user!
March 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Better a pig than a gen A.I. user!
New fav cap!
March 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
New fav cap!
Recently watched crip camp, a documentary looking at the role of a summer camp for disabled youth in shaping disability activism and legislation in the US. Does anyone have any good recommendations on crip work/ disabled ppl caring for each other?
March 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Recently watched crip camp, a documentary looking at the role of a summer camp for disabled youth in shaping disability activism and legislation in the US. Does anyone have any good recommendations on crip work/ disabled ppl caring for each other?
When is Francis Lee's supposed horror film about queerness and class coming out!!!! :(
March 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
When is Francis Lee's supposed horror film about queerness and class coming out!!!! :(
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For the @theguardian.com I wrote about the abduction of Mahmoud Khalil & Trump's exploitation of anti-Palestinian racism to descend the nation into authoritarianism, with the full collaboration of academia.
No one is free until Palestine is free.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
No one is free until Palestine is free.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump is using Mahmoud Khalil to test his mass deportation plan | Heba Gowayed
The Palestinian student’s arrest at Columbia University is a harbinger of what’s to come on college campuses
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
For the @theguardian.com I wrote about the abduction of Mahmoud Khalil & Trump's exploitation of anti-Palestinian racism to descend the nation into authoritarianism, with the full collaboration of academia.
No one is free until Palestine is free.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
No one is free until Palestine is free.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...