Giovanni Picker
@giopicker.bsky.social
Al Chet additions for 5786 (some, only):
Al Chet for the sin of stealing another’s land.
Al Chet for the sin of bringing death and devastation upon our neighbor.
Al Chet for the sin of starving people, especially innocent children.
Al Chet for the sin of indifference and blindness.
#yomkippur
Al Chet for the sin of stealing another’s land.
Al Chet for the sin of bringing death and devastation upon our neighbor.
Al Chet for the sin of starving people, especially innocent children.
Al Chet for the sin of indifference and blindness.
#yomkippur
'For the sins we have committed': Reimagining Yom Kippur liturgy in a post-Oct. 7 world
Hovering over this 5786 holiday season is a sense of moral and spiritual crisis that calls out for liturgical innovation.
forward.com
October 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Al Chet additions for 5786 (some, only):
Al Chet for the sin of stealing another’s land.
Al Chet for the sin of bringing death and devastation upon our neighbor.
Al Chet for the sin of starving people, especially innocent children.
Al Chet for the sin of indifference and blindness.
#yomkippur
Al Chet for the sin of stealing another’s land.
Al Chet for the sin of bringing death and devastation upon our neighbor.
Al Chet for the sin of starving people, especially innocent children.
Al Chet for the sin of indifference and blindness.
#yomkippur
"As Jews we beg you: do not let the Manchester attack be weaponised" - A forceful statement. archive.ph/BRTCY#select...
archive.ph
October 7, 2025 at 8:57 AM
"As Jews we beg you: do not let the Manchester attack be weaponised" - A forceful statement. archive.ph/BRTCY#select...
As authoritarian politics tighten their grip across the globe, we need to allow ourselves to press pause and collectively analyze the current conjuncture.
Come discuss with @rachelhumphris.bsky.social, in conversation with Engin Isin, on her Making Sancturay Cities (Stanford 2025). Details below
Come discuss with @rachelhumphris.bsky.social, in conversation with Engin Isin, on her Making Sancturay Cities (Stanford 2025). Details below
Join us to discuss making sanctuary cities in challenging times!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-san...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-san...
October 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
As authoritarian politics tighten their grip across the globe, we need to allow ourselves to press pause and collectively analyze the current conjuncture.
Come discuss with @rachelhumphris.bsky.social, in conversation with Engin Isin, on her Making Sancturay Cities (Stanford 2025). Details below
Come discuss with @rachelhumphris.bsky.social, in conversation with Engin Isin, on her Making Sancturay Cities (Stanford 2025). Details below
“In the face of ongoing authoritarian repression in the United States, the SSJ Open University initiative aims to build independent sites of study, collaborative engagement, and intellectual community.” See the various calls- www.scholarsforsocialjustice.com/ssj-open-uni...
Services 1 — Scholars For Social Justice
www.scholarsforsocialjustice.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:43 AM
“In the face of ongoing authoritarian repression in the United States, the SSJ Open University initiative aims to build independent sites of study, collaborative engagement, and intellectual community.” See the various calls- www.scholarsforsocialjustice.com/ssj-open-uni...
If you are an academic based in the UK, please consider signing and circulating this letter. It's important. cc @ophiragamliel.bsky.social @cairsti.bsky.social @erdemavsar.bsky.social @uofgsociology.bsky.social
Academic Sign-On Letter: Support for Gazan Students with UK University Offers
This form is to collect signatures from academics at UK universities in support of an urgent open letter addressed to the UK government. The letter highlights the critical and ongoing barriers faced b...
docs.google.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:11 AM
If you are an academic based in the UK, please consider signing and circulating this letter. It's important. cc @ophiragamliel.bsky.social @cairsti.bsky.social @erdemavsar.bsky.social @uofgsociology.bsky.social
Reposted by Giovanni Picker
"I trust that the UK Government will take the right decision. Please, don't let me choose between my family and my education, because it's impossible for me to be separated from them."
www.thenational.scot/news/2548316...
www.thenational.scot/news/2548316...
Gaza student hoping for Glasgow PhD in urgent plea as family blocked from entering UK
A student from Gaza hoping to study in Scotland has issued a plea to the UK Government urging them not to "make her choose" between her…
www.thenational.scot
September 23, 2025 at 6:57 AM
"I trust that the UK Government will take the right decision. Please, don't let me choose between my family and my education, because it's impossible for me to be separated from them."
www.thenational.scot/news/2548316...
www.thenational.scot/news/2548316...
"We’ve been a place where controversial public issues can be freely debated. We have different views on Israel-Palestine. We need to hear them even when they upset us. That is the spirit of the place that I have been championing and affirming for 30 years.” Prof Judith Butler
UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move – Aurdip
aurdip.org
September 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
"We’ve been a place where controversial public issues can be freely debated. We have different views on Israel-Palestine. We need to hear them even when they upset us. That is the spirit of the place that I have been championing and affirming for 30 years.” Prof Judith Butler
Reposted by Giovanni Picker
Just City by the Med Research Network connects researchers investigating social justice and inequality in cities and exploring pathways towards just urban futures, through the context of the Mediterranean. Check justcitymed.org for details 👇
Just City by the Med
Research network exploring social justice and inequality in Mediterranean urban contexts.
justcitymed.org
September 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Just City by the Med Research Network connects researchers investigating social justice and inequality in cities and exploring pathways towards just urban futures, through the context of the Mediterranean. Check justcitymed.org for details 👇
Reposted by Giovanni Picker
Help Sajida Umm Tulin and her family survive and rebuild in Gaza chuffed.org/project/1274...
Help Sajida Umm Tulin and her family survive and rebuild in Gaza
Hi, My name is Avigail, I'm a US citizen, organizing this fundraiser on behalf of my friend Sajida who is raising funds to support her family in Gaza. Here are her words:
chuffed.org
June 21, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Help Sajida Umm Tulin and her family survive and rebuild in Gaza chuffed.org/project/1274...
In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
June 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Beacon of hope.
Spain rejects Nato plan for member states to spend 5% of GDP on defence
PM Pedro Sánchez says he wants a ‘more flexible formula’ that would make target optional or allow Madrid to opt out
www.theguardian.com
June 22, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Beacon of hope.
If you are in Europe and care about Gazans, take a moment to read the thread below. @kajakallas, Gazans have been waiting too long. Europe has to stand against the Israeli government. Now.
Thread by @fadiquran on Thread Reader App
@fadiquran: 🚨 VERY URGENT — If you’re in Europe, and you care about human rights, humanity, or Gaza — the next 7 days are critical. 🧵 What you do now can shape whether Europe continues funding a...
threadreaderapp.com
June 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
If you are in Europe and care about Gazans, take a moment to read the thread below. @kajakallas, Gazans have been waiting too long. Europe has to stand against the Israeli government. Now.
Waking up to this.
Is Starmer sane? Who can seriously think that Russia would intend to attack NATO countries? 3% to military without strong evidence? This is certainly a way of ruining the already very precarious livelihoods of the working classes through cutbacks.
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
Is Starmer sane? Who can seriously think that Russia would intend to attack NATO countries? 3% to military without strong evidence? This is certainly a way of ruining the already very precarious livelihoods of the working classes through cutbacks.
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
Britain prepares for war (just don’t ask about the cost)
A stark official report says “state conflict has returned to Europe” — but a fight is raging over the cash-strapped Keir Starmer government response.
www.politico.eu
June 3, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Waking up to this.
Is Starmer sane? Who can seriously think that Russia would intend to attack NATO countries? 3% to military without strong evidence? This is certainly a way of ruining the already very precarious livelihoods of the working classes through cutbacks.
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
Is Starmer sane? Who can seriously think that Russia would intend to attack NATO countries? 3% to military without strong evidence? This is certainly a way of ruining the already very precarious livelihoods of the working classes through cutbacks.
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
“We face a choice: to step back in fear or rise together in solidarity.” 🎓🎓 April 3rd: Nationwide Emergency Faculty Town Hall to confront the escalating repression targeting college campuses across the US 🎓🎓 Europe: get lessons. #ssj
www.scholarsforsocialjustice.com/mahmoud-khalil
www.scholarsforsocialjustice.com/mahmoud-khalil
April 2, 2025 at 8:38 AM
“We face a choice: to step back in fear or rise together in solidarity.” 🎓🎓 April 3rd: Nationwide Emergency Faculty Town Hall to confront the escalating repression targeting college campuses across the US 🎓🎓 Europe: get lessons. #ssj
www.scholarsforsocialjustice.com/mahmoud-khalil
www.scholarsforsocialjustice.com/mahmoud-khalil
March 12, 1pm | Uni Glasgow Main Building | Public Talk
Decolonizing Peace: What Gaza Teaches us about the Coloniality of 'Universal Peace',
Speaker: Dr Mahdis Azarmandi (U of Canterbury, NZ)
Register @ rb.gy/mqncac
cc @glasgowunisrc.bsky.social @theglasgowguardian.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
Decolonizing Peace: What Gaza Teaches us about the Coloniality of 'Universal Peace',
Speaker: Dr Mahdis Azarmandi (U of Canterbury, NZ)
Register @ rb.gy/mqncac
cc @glasgowunisrc.bsky.social @theglasgowguardian.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
March 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
March 12, 1pm | Uni Glasgow Main Building | Public Talk
Decolonizing Peace: What Gaza Teaches us about the Coloniality of 'Universal Peace',
Speaker: Dr Mahdis Azarmandi (U of Canterbury, NZ)
Register @ rb.gy/mqncac
cc @glasgowunisrc.bsky.social @theglasgowguardian.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
Decolonizing Peace: What Gaza Teaches us about the Coloniality of 'Universal Peace',
Speaker: Dr Mahdis Azarmandi (U of Canterbury, NZ)
Register @ rb.gy/mqncac
cc @glasgowunisrc.bsky.social @theglasgowguardian.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk