Susan Shepler
@susanshepler.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof. at the School of International Service, American University, Washington DC. Sierra Leone. 🇸🇱
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If the figures we're getting out of Iran are in the right league, this weekend was, I think, one of the bloodiest state crackdowns of all time. People are talking 12,000-20,000 dead; for comparison Hungary in 1956 was about 2,500, Tiananmen - across country, in multiple cities - probably 1000+
January 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
If the figures we're getting out of Iran are in the right league, this weekend was, I think, one of the bloodiest state crackdowns of all time. People are talking 12,000-20,000 dead; for comparison Hungary in 1956 was about 2,500, Tiananmen - across country, in multiple cities - probably 1000+
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On January 20 at 1 PM, Free DC is calling on everyone to leave work and join us to rally together against this regime and in support of our communities. More details: freedcproject.org/event-list/w...
Walk Out on Fascism — Free DC
On January 20, 2026, the one year anniversary of this regime and our organizing, we're calling on everyone who is sick of this administration's attacks on DC to leave work and rally with us for a...
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January 13, 2026 at 2:51 AM
On January 20 at 1 PM, Free DC is calling on everyone to leave work and join us to rally together against this regime and in support of our communities. More details: freedcproject.org/event-list/w...
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Call for session proposals for an interesting looking conference on connections between land governance and peace and conflict studies. submissions due Jan. 12! landportal.org/news/2026/01...
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January 7, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Call for session proposals for an interesting looking conference on connections between land governance and peace and conflict studies. submissions due Jan. 12! landportal.org/news/2026/01...
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If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.
A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
January 5, 2026 at 8:57 PM
If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.
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kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
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Call for Papers: Childhood and Public Memory
Editor: J. Marshall Beier
Deadline for chapter proposals: 30 April 2026
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Call for Papers: Childhood and Public Memory
Editor: J. Marshall Beier
Deadline for chapter proposals: 30 April 2026
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January 2, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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Call for Papers: Childhood and Public Memory
Editor: J. Marshall Beier
Deadline for chapter proposals: 30 April 2026
marshallbeier.com/wp-content/u...
Call for Papers: Childhood and Public Memory
Editor: J. Marshall Beier
Deadline for chapter proposals: 30 April 2026
marshallbeier.com/wp-content/u...
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Are you a mid-career #policymaker, #activist, #researcher or #practitioner committed to addressing #inequality? Apply by 16 January 2026 for the fully-funded 2026-27 AFSEE fellowship directed by my colleague Armine Ishkanian at the LSE's III: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/apply
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Join the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity programme, a funded fellowship based at the LSE International Inequalities Institute.
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December 31, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Are you a mid-career #policymaker, #activist, #researcher or #practitioner committed to addressing #inequality? Apply by 16 January 2026 for the fully-funded 2026-27 AFSEE fellowship directed by my colleague Armine Ishkanian at the LSE's III: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/apply
Lots of grumbling in Freetown that it doesn't feel like Christmas at all. Everyone is hard up. "We thank God for life and health, and that's all."
December 20, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Lots of grumbling in Freetown that it doesn't feel like Christmas at all. Everyone is hard up. "We thank God for life and health, and that's all."
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The US Administration has banned Americans from *adopting babies* from much of the African continent.
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
On that last post: I genuinely cannot think of any good-faith reason to bar international adoptions from those 39 countries. Under this new ban, consulates will refuse adoption visas for any baby from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, Nigeria, or any of the 39 other countries.
December 17, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The US Administration has banned Americans from *adopting babies* from much of the African continent.
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
Proud of my host institution this year, the University of Makeni, for this kind of work. unimak.edu.sl/universities...
Universities in Action: Global perspectives on University-Community Partnerships. Sierra Leone Hosts the Enhance-GSL 2025 conference and Training - University of Makeni
Enhancing Capacities for Sustainable Community Engagement: Cases of Georgia and Sierra Leone Dates: 20–24 October 2025 Locations: University of Sierra […]
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December 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Proud of my host institution this year, the University of Makeni, for this kind of work. unimak.edu.sl/universities...
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In Sierra Leone, popular trust in the national electoral commission has dropped by nearly half since 2018, falling from 64% to 34%.
Head over to our website to read more: bit.ly/4oYtGMq
#SierraLeone #Trust #VoicesAfrica
Head over to our website to read more: bit.ly/4oYtGMq
#SierraLeone #Trust #VoicesAfrica
December 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
In Sierra Leone, popular trust in the national electoral commission has dropped by nearly half since 2018, falling from 64% to 34%.
Head over to our website to read more: bit.ly/4oYtGMq
#SierraLeone #Trust #VoicesAfrica
Head over to our website to read more: bit.ly/4oYtGMq
#SierraLeone #Trust #VoicesAfrica
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For Black Studies, Critical University Studies folks: Our AFAS Dept is looking for a postdoc (1 yr, maybe 2) as part of a seminar on “Black Studies, Academic Freedom, and the Future of the American University.” Due Feb 1, details here: apply.interfolio.com/177073
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December 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
For Black Studies, Critical University Studies folks: Our AFAS Dept is looking for a postdoc (1 yr, maybe 2) as part of a seminar on “Black Studies, Academic Freedom, and the Future of the American University.” Due Feb 1, details here: apply.interfolio.com/177073
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Calling all researchers in forced migration, apply now for the RSC Michaelmas Term (Oct – Dec) 2026 Visiting Fellowship programme & the new Sally Hogg Prize to support applicants from low-income countries or with lived experience of forced displacement.
More info: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/news/the-sal...
More info: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/news/the-sal...
Visiting Fellowship applications and the Sally Hogg Prize
www.rsc.ox.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Calling all researchers in forced migration, apply now for the RSC Michaelmas Term (Oct – Dec) 2026 Visiting Fellowship programme & the new Sally Hogg Prize to support applicants from low-income countries or with lived experience of forced displacement.
More info: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/news/the-sal...
More info: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/news/the-sal...
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Only a few places remain for Professor Dawn Chatty's event focused on education in Palestine.
Education under Occupation II
Speaker: Mohammed Natsheh, Director of the Hebron International Resource Network
Friday 21 November, 4-5pm
London and online
Register here: bit.ly/education-oc...
Education under Occupation II
Speaker: Mohammed Natsheh, Director of the Hebron International Resource Network
Friday 21 November, 4-5pm
London and online
Register here: bit.ly/education-oc...
November 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Only a few places remain for Professor Dawn Chatty's event focused on education in Palestine.
Education under Occupation II
Speaker: Mohammed Natsheh, Director of the Hebron International Resource Network
Friday 21 November, 4-5pm
London and online
Register here: bit.ly/education-oc...
Education under Occupation II
Speaker: Mohammed Natsheh, Director of the Hebron International Resource Network
Friday 21 November, 4-5pm
London and online
Register here: bit.ly/education-oc...
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Protect the University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program!
The PPFP is a critical faculty hiring incentive for the UC system & the Provost plans to end it WITHOUT Faculty Senate input.
This is a violation of shared governance & academic freedom!
Sign onto the letter👇
The PPFP is a critical faculty hiring incentive for the UC system & the Provost plans to end it WITHOUT Faculty Senate input.
This is a violation of shared governance & academic freedom!
Sign onto the letter👇
Toolkit_Protect the UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP)
Protect the UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP)! Sign-on Letter to protect PPFP Individual Sign-On Form Link | Organizational Sign-On Form Link UC System Provost Katherine Newman h...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Protect the University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program!
The PPFP is a critical faculty hiring incentive for the UC system & the Provost plans to end it WITHOUT Faculty Senate input.
This is a violation of shared governance & academic freedom!
Sign onto the letter👇
The PPFP is a critical faculty hiring incentive for the UC system & the Provost plans to end it WITHOUT Faculty Senate input.
This is a violation of shared governance & academic freedom!
Sign onto the letter👇
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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Customs seized 267 bags of cyanide disguised as rice...
Cyanide is widely used in artisanal gold mining in Burkina Faso.
There are often fresh water sites near mining areas.
Cyanide is widely used in artisanal gold mining in Burkina Faso.
There are often fresh water sites near mining areas.
Burkina : La Douane déjoue un trafic mortel en mettant la main sur 267 sacs de cyanure déguisé en riz à Cinkansé, région du Nakambé - leFaso.net
La Douane du Burkina Faso intercepte 267 sacs de cyanure dissimulé sous des sacs de riz à Cinkansé, dans la région du Nakambé. L'information a été (…)
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November 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Customs seized 267 bags of cyanide disguised as rice...
Cyanide is widely used in artisanal gold mining in Burkina Faso.
There are often fresh water sites near mining areas.
Cyanide is widely used in artisanal gold mining in Burkina Faso.
There are often fresh water sites near mining areas.
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Last night, the National Guard chased children who were out enjoying Halloween in Navy Yard.
There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
November 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Last night, the National Guard chased children who were out enjoying Halloween in Navy Yard.
There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
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"We are African. We are New York City. And we are voters."
October 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"We are African. We are New York City. And we are voters."
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The International Online School in Forced Migration brings together participants worldwide.
Bursaries are available for refugees & those with lived experience of displacement.
Learn more & apply: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/study/intern...
Bursaries are available for refugees & those with lived experience of displacement.
Learn more & apply: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/study/intern...
October 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The International Online School in Forced Migration brings together participants worldwide.
Bursaries are available for refugees & those with lived experience of displacement.
Learn more & apply: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/study/intern...
Bursaries are available for refugees & those with lived experience of displacement.
Learn more & apply: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/study/intern...