Christelle Rigual, PhD
@christelle-rigual.bsky.social
Political scientist and feminist exploring conflict, gender-based violence, harassment, and discrimination
Conseillère communale PS, Ville de Lausanne
Conseillère communale PS, Ville de Lausanne
Le silence et l’inaction tuent : rester passif n’est pas une option ! www.msf.ch/appel-gaza#S...
Face au génocide à Gaza, la Suisse ne peut pas se cacher derrière sa neutralité !
Le silence et l’inaction tuent : rester passif n’est pas une option !
www.msf.ch
August 16, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Le silence et l’inaction tuent : rester passif n’est pas une option ! www.msf.ch/appel-gaza#S...
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Joëlle Schwarz traque les #biais – de genre, de classe, ethniques – dans la prise en charge des #patient·es et cherche à comprendre comment ils se mettent en place. Cela implique aussi d’apprendre aux futur·es #médecins à mener une réflexion critique sur leur pratique.
👉 www.unil.ch/news/1750665...
👉 www.unil.ch/news/1750665...
Les biais implicites, dangereuses œillères pour les médecins
Coresponsable de l’Unité santé & genre d’Unisanté, Joëlle Schwarz traque les biais – de genre, de classe, ethniques – dans la prise en charge des patient·es et cherche à comprendre comment ils se mett...
www.unil.ch
June 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Joëlle Schwarz traque les #biais – de genre, de classe, ethniques – dans la prise en charge des #patient·es et cherche à comprendre comment ils se mettent en place. Cela implique aussi d’apprendre aux futur·es #médecins à mener une réflexion critique sur leur pratique.
👉 www.unil.ch/news/1750665...
👉 www.unil.ch/news/1750665...
Donald Trump menace de recourir à la force militaire contre d’autres pays et contre sa propre population. Malgré cela, le Conseil fédéral veut acheter des avions de combat F-35. Le Conseil des États se prononcera dans 24h : faites pression et signez la pétition !
stop-jets-de-trump.ch/petition-f35
stop-jets-de-trump.ch/petition-f35
Stop aux F-35 – non aux jets de Trump !
Les F-35 sont extrêmement chers, techniquement vulnérables et il nous rendent dépendant-es des États-Unis. Signez maintenant pour stopper l’achat des jets de Trump !
stop-jets-de-trump.ch
June 16, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Donald Trump menace de recourir à la force militaire contre d’autres pays et contre sa propre population. Malgré cela, le Conseil fédéral veut acheter des avions de combat F-35. Le Conseil des États se prononcera dans 24h : faites pression et signez la pétition !
stop-jets-de-trump.ch/petition-f35
stop-jets-de-trump.ch/petition-f35
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By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference.
But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
June 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference.
But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
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This is an insane, wildly counterproductive policy change that will do nothing but harm the national interest. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This is an insane, wildly counterproductive policy change that will do nothing but harm the national interest. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
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A win! A federal judge today blocked Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Department of Education and ordered the reinstatement of thousands of fired employees, a major setback for his plans. Thank you, Judge Myong J. Joun of the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts.
May 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A win! A federal judge today blocked Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Department of Education and ordered the reinstatement of thousands of fired employees, a major setback for his plans. Thank you, Judge Myong J. Joun of the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts.
Le gouvernement israélien a considérablement intensifié ses attaques dans la bande de Gaza. Le Conseil fédéral doit agir dès maintenant pour protéger la population civile. Signez la lettre ouverte adressée au ministre des Affaires étrangères Ignazio Cassis appel-pour-gaza.ch
Appel pour Gaza
Signez la lettre ouverte dès maintenant !
appel-pour-gaza.ch
May 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Le gouvernement israélien a considérablement intensifié ses attaques dans la bande de Gaza. Le Conseil fédéral doit agir dès maintenant pour protéger la population civile. Signez la lettre ouverte adressée au ministre des Affaires étrangères Ignazio Cassis appel-pour-gaza.ch
«Escalating atrocities in Gaza present an urgent moral crossroads and States must act now to end the violence or bear witness to the annihilation of the Palestinian population in Gaza – an outcome with irreversible consequences for our shared humanity and multilateral order, UN experts warn today»
End unfolding genocide or watch it end life in Gaza: UN experts say States face defining choice
GENEVA – Escalating atrocities in Gaza present an urgent moral crossroads and States must act now to end the violence or bear witness to the annihilation of the Palestinian population in Gaza – an out...
www.ohchr.org
May 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
«Escalating atrocities in Gaza present an urgent moral crossroads and States must act now to end the violence or bear witness to the annihilation of the Palestinian population in Gaza – an outcome with irreversible consequences for our shared humanity and multilateral order, UN experts warn today»
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Elon Musk to blame for world’s poorest kids dying, says Bill Gates.
Elon Musk to blame for world’s poorest kids dying, says Bill Gates
Billionaire philanthropist lashes the world’s richest man over DOGE cuts.
www.politico.eu
May 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Elon Musk to blame for world’s poorest kids dying, says Bill Gates.
Yes. Much needed statement.
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
Research Funding
The University will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government...
www.harvard.edu
April 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Yes. Much needed statement.
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
“Donald Trump veut que le monde se plie à sa folie du pouvoir. Le Conseil fédéral doit enfin montrer qu'il a les reins solides et se rallier aux contre-mesures douanières de l'UE. C'est pourquoi je viens de signer cet appel. Signez-le vous aussi!” appel-trump.ch/6
Face à Trump : soyons fermes !
Ensemble, nous faisons comprendre au Conseil fédéral que la Suisse ne peut plus con-tinuer à se monter complaisante avec Donald Trump.
appel-trump.ch
April 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“Donald Trump veut que le monde se plie à sa folie du pouvoir. Le Conseil fédéral doit enfin montrer qu'il a les reins solides et se rallier aux contre-mesures douanières de l'UE. C'est pourquoi je viens de signer cet appel. Signez-le vous aussi!” appel-trump.ch/6
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Fletcher School faculty urge Tufts to commence legal action "to enjoin the government and its agents from arresting, detaining, or deporting students, staff, or faculty based upon their engagement in constitutionally protected expression." @dandrezner.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...
open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...
A Fletcher School Faculty Resolution
So I signed something....
open.substack.com
March 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Fletcher School faculty urge Tufts to commence legal action "to enjoin the government and its agents from arresting, detaining, or deporting students, staff, or faculty based upon their engagement in constitutionally protected expression." @dandrezner.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...
open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...
One out of the many signs indicating that the US is concocting its very own Middle Ages. Sickening.
www.linkedin.com/posts/center...
www.linkedin.com/posts/center...
Trump administration expected to drop case that sought to allow emergency… | Center for Reproductive Rights
HORRIFYING: The Department of Justice has signaled it will reverse course in a case brought by the Biden Administration challenging Idaho’s abortion ban—one of…
www.linkedin.com
March 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
One out of the many signs indicating that the US is concocting its very own Middle Ages. Sickening.
www.linkedin.com/posts/center...
www.linkedin.com/posts/center...
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NEW: Trump lashes out, acting as an authoritarian in attacks on perceived opponents.
The Trump administration is testing out whether Trump can get away with taking a clearly more authoritarian path forward. We must respond accordingly.
Tonight, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-test...
The Trump administration is testing out whether Trump can get away with taking a clearly more authoritarian path forward. We must respond accordingly.
Tonight, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-test...
Trump lashes out, acting as an authoritarian in attacks on perceived opponents
The Trump administration is testing out whether Trump can get away with taking a clearly more authoritarian path forward. We must respond accordingly.
www.lawdork.com
March 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
NEW: Trump lashes out, acting as an authoritarian in attacks on perceived opponents.
The Trump administration is testing out whether Trump can get away with taking a clearly more authoritarian path forward. We must respond accordingly.
Tonight, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-test...
The Trump administration is testing out whether Trump can get away with taking a clearly more authoritarian path forward. We must respond accordingly.
Tonight, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-test...
Yes.
“There is now genuine fear in US civil society that to speak out will bring cruel retribution or even personal harm: this from the apostles of “free speech”. The US has gone mute. Its Enlightenment-based constitution and its values once held to be universal are being torched in near silence.”
“There is now genuine fear in US civil society that to speak out will bring cruel retribution or even personal harm: this from the apostles of “free speech”. The US has gone mute. Its Enlightenment-based constitution and its values once held to be universal are being torched in near silence.”
The founding fathers baked reason, truth and free speech into the US. That’s all gone now | Will Hutton
The founding fathers baked reason, truth and free speech into the US. That’s all gone now | Will Hutton
Donald Trump’s actions go against the Enlightenment values that gave rise to the constitution. His might-is-right politics have nothing to offer Britain
www.theguardian.com
March 9, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Yes.
“There is now genuine fear in US civil society that to speak out will bring cruel retribution or even personal harm: this from the apostles of “free speech”. The US has gone mute. Its Enlightenment-based constitution and its values once held to be universal are being torched in near silence.”
“There is now genuine fear in US civil society that to speak out will bring cruel retribution or even personal harm: this from the apostles of “free speech”. The US has gone mute. Its Enlightenment-based constitution and its values once held to be universal are being torched in near silence.”
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This is how you defend your educational mission.
With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:
March 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This is how you defend your educational mission.
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If you're wondering what happens when a democracy slides into authoritarianism, here it is!
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
March 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
If you're wondering what happens when a democracy slides into authoritarianism, here it is!
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
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Le Dicastère Égalité, diversité & carrières de l'@unil.bsky.social, ainsi que le Bureau de l’égalité, vous invitent le jeudi 6 mars à une soirée thématique sur le #cybersexisme et les multiples formes de #violences en ligne.
➡️ Plus d'infos: www.unil.ch/news/1737109...
#cyberviolence #EGTN
➡️ Plus d'infos: www.unil.ch/news/1737109...
#cyberviolence #EGTN
February 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Le Dicastère Égalité, diversité & carrières de l'@unil.bsky.social, ainsi que le Bureau de l’égalité, vous invitent le jeudi 6 mars à une soirée thématique sur le #cybersexisme et les multiples formes de #violences en ligne.
➡️ Plus d'infos: www.unil.ch/news/1737109...
#cyberviolence #EGTN
➡️ Plus d'infos: www.unil.ch/news/1737109...
#cyberviolence #EGTN
An excellent analysis by @rbreich.bsky.social of one of the core ideological pillars of the current White House administration and their fellow authoritarians worldwide. Racism is also totally constitutive of these extreme and violent patriarchal viewpoints robertreich.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
The Trump-Vance-Musk-Putin manosphere
Friends,
robertreich.substack.com
March 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM
An excellent analysis by @rbreich.bsky.social of one of the core ideological pillars of the current White House administration and their fellow authoritarians worldwide. Racism is also totally constitutive of these extreme and violent patriarchal viewpoints robertreich.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
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Universities that advertised their commitment to diversity in glossy brochures & fundraising campaigns now face a reckoning: was it real or just marketing? The admin bets they’ll stay silent to keep their funding. But the cost of inaction will be far greater.
greencarelab.ucdavis.edu/how-universi...
greencarelab.ucdavis.edu/how-universi...
This Is Not a Drill: How Universities Can Save DEI
A roadmap for university faculty, staff, and administrators to support DEI through legal challenges, collective resistance, and institutional protections for faculty.
greencarelab.ucdavis.edu
February 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Universities that advertised their commitment to diversity in glossy brochures & fundraising campaigns now face a reckoning: was it real or just marketing? The admin bets they’ll stay silent to keep their funding. But the cost of inaction will be far greater.
greencarelab.ucdavis.edu/how-universi...
greencarelab.ucdavis.edu/how-universi...
Indeed.
“Much of the chaos, lawlessness, and destruction of the past few weeks can be understood as part of the administration’s central ideological project: restoring America’s traditional hierarchies of race and gender. Call it the “Great Resegregation.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
“Much of the chaos, lawlessness, and destruction of the past few weeks can be understood as part of the administration’s central ideological project: restoring America’s traditional hierarchies of race and gender. Call it the “Great Resegregation.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Great Resegregation
The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.
www.theatlantic.com
February 23, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Indeed.
“Much of the chaos, lawlessness, and destruction of the past few weeks can be understood as part of the administration’s central ideological project: restoring America’s traditional hierarchies of race and gender. Call it the “Great Resegregation.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
“Much of the chaos, lawlessness, and destruction of the past few weeks can be understood as part of the administration’s central ideological project: restoring America’s traditional hierarchies of race and gender. Call it the “Great Resegregation.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
“ALLEA called on its members, partners, and like-minded organisations, and urged national governments and international institutions in the U.S., Europe and beyond to remain vigilant and strengthen ongoing efforts to safeguard academic freedom and institutional autonomy.”
European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities ALLEA Statement Responding to Recent U.S. Restrictions on Academic Freedom: allea.org/allea-publis...
ALLEA Publishes Statement Responding to Recent U.S. Restrictions on Academic Freedom
On 19 February, ALLEA published a new Statement expressing grave concern over recent developments in the U.S. affecting the autonomy of scientific research, including funding freezes and blatant censo
allea.org
February 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
“ALLEA called on its members, partners, and like-minded organisations, and urged national governments and international institutions in the U.S., Europe and beyond to remain vigilant and strengthen ongoing efforts to safeguard academic freedom and institutional autonomy.”
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If you've ever used the Polity data, read this from Monty Marshall.
tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.
tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.
February 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
If you've ever used the Polity data, read this from Monty Marshall.
tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.
tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.
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President Trump has caused a constitutional crisis as he tests the boundaries of executive power, scholars say. “There have been so many unconstitutional and illegal actions in the first 18 days of the Trump presidency,” one expert said. “We never have seen anything like this.” nyti.ms/4aWSijk
February 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
President Trump has caused a constitutional crisis as he tests the boundaries of executive power, scholars say. “There have been so many unconstitutional and illegal actions in the first 18 days of the Trump presidency,” one expert said. “We never have seen anything like this.” nyti.ms/4aWSijk
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Yes! This is what scientific societies must do! 👏 @sse-evolution.bsky.social @asn-amnat.bsky.social @systbiol.bsky.social
3500 scientists, biologists and experts in human sexual development write to the US government saying that sex isn't binary
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Letter to the US President and Congress on the Scientific Understanding of Sex and Gender
President Donald J Trump Washington, DC Members of the US Congress Washington, DC February 5, 2025 RE: Scientific Understanding of Sex and Gender Dear President Trump and Members of the US Congr...
www.evolutionsociety.org
February 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Yes! This is what scientific societies must do! 👏 @sse-evolution.bsky.social @asn-amnat.bsky.social @systbiol.bsky.social