Melanie Richter-Montpetit
@mellimo.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof at Uni Sussex working on libidinal & political economies of (liberal) war and violence in the 'colonial present'; Feminist, queer & anticolonial thought & struggles.
London | Aqueerius, middle-aged | she/her
Personal account
London | Aqueerius, middle-aged | she/her
Personal account
Excellent primer on the war in the Sudan: its origins, the role and connections between various international and external actors, popular resistance and resources on social media accounts to follow to stay informed and act in solidarity
www.weavingourworlds.ca/beyond-sloga...
www.weavingourworlds.ca/beyond-sloga...
October 29, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Excellent primer on the war in the Sudan: its origins, the role and connections between various international and external actors, popular resistance and resources on social media accounts to follow to stay informed and act in solidarity
www.weavingourworlds.ca/beyond-sloga...
www.weavingourworlds.ca/beyond-sloga...
Emergency demo for Sudan tomorrow, Wednesday, 6pm-8pm outside Downing Street
UN just reviewed evidence this week that demonstrates that UK weapons are used by tUAE-backed RSF militia. Yet UK gov't continues to sell weapons & other military gear to UAE
#AllEyesOnSudan
UN just reviewed evidence this week that demonstrates that UK weapons are used by tUAE-backed RSF militia. Yet UK gov't continues to sell weapons & other military gear to UAE
#AllEyesOnSudan
October 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Emergency demo for Sudan tomorrow, Wednesday, 6pm-8pm outside Downing Street
UN just reviewed evidence this week that demonstrates that UK weapons are used by tUAE-backed RSF militia. Yet UK gov't continues to sell weapons & other military gear to UAE
#AllEyesOnSudan
UN just reviewed evidence this week that demonstrates that UK weapons are used by tUAE-backed RSF militia. Yet UK gov't continues to sell weapons & other military gear to UAE
#AllEyesOnSudan
Large protests and growing labour strikes across the globe in response to the illegal seizure of the Global Sumud Flotilla last night.
Protests tonight starting 5:30pm across London's major train stations.
Solidarity with the people of Gaza! Break the siege!
Protests tonight starting 5:30pm across London's major train stations.
Solidarity with the people of Gaza! Break the siege!
October 2, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Large protests and growing labour strikes across the globe in response to the illegal seizure of the Global Sumud Flotilla last night.
Protests tonight starting 5:30pm across London's major train stations.
Solidarity with the people of Gaza! Break the siege!
Protests tonight starting 5:30pm across London's major train stations.
Solidarity with the people of Gaza! Break the siege!
Palestine film festival in South London - all screenings are free but you need to get a ticket. Panel discussions following each screening. First film a documentary on anti-Apartheid struggle in South Africa and how some Londoners joined in solidarity
September 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Palestine film festival in South London - all screenings are free but you need to get a ticket. Panel discussions following each screening. First film a documentary on anti-Apartheid struggle in South Africa and how some Londoners joined in solidarity
Italy's 24-hour general strike for Palestine, called by the Unione Sindacale di Base (USB), has shut down schools, railways and retail stores across the country.
September 22, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Italy's 24-hour general strike for Palestine, called by the Unione Sindacale di Base (USB), has shut down schools, railways and retail stores across the country.
Academia.edu is changing its Terms and Conditions, and they're so outrageous (AI training; signing over ownership to them etc) I closed my account today.
A thread with some practical tips if you want to delete your account (5 steps):
A thread with some practical tips if you want to delete your account (5 steps):
September 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Academia.edu is changing its Terms and Conditions, and they're so outrageous (AI training; signing over ownership to them etc) I closed my account today.
A thread with some practical tips if you want to delete your account (5 steps):
A thread with some practical tips if you want to delete your account (5 steps):
At Berlin launch of Edna Bonhomme's fantastic book 'The History of the World in Six Plagues' which traces long history of viral outbreaks under conditions of social confinement— plantation system, colonial camps, imprisonment, quarantine, factory—revealing how these spaces fueled epidemics
August 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
At Berlin launch of Edna Bonhomme's fantastic book 'The History of the World in Six Plagues' which traces long history of viral outbreaks under conditions of social confinement— plantation system, colonial camps, imprisonment, quarantine, factory—revealing how these spaces fueled epidemics
Vanessa Redgrave attended our local protest last night in #Brixton banging a pot in protest of Israel's genocide, and calling on #Lambeth council to divest from companies complicit in Israel’s colonial crimes. If you live, work or study in Lambeth, sign our petition to council (link in comment)
August 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"A person who has entered an advanced stage of starvation cannot be saved by food and water alone. Without specialized medical care, death awaits nearby even if they’re suddenly offered lavish meals." #GazaGenocide
July 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"A person who has entered an advanced stage of starvation cannot be saved by food and water alone. Without specialized medical care, death awaits nearby even if they’re suddenly offered lavish meals." #GazaGenocide
#JuneTeenth
Precious photo of great great great grandparents taken around 35 years after their official freedom. At emancipation, they received a small plot of land North of New Orleans, on Choctaw land, which is still owned by the family
Precious photo of great great great grandparents taken around 35 years after their official freedom. At emancipation, they received a small plot of land North of New Orleans, on Choctaw land, which is still owned by the family
June 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
#JuneTeenth
Precious photo of great great great grandparents taken around 35 years after their official freedom. At emancipation, they received a small plot of land North of New Orleans, on Choctaw land, which is still owned by the family
Precious photo of great great great grandparents taken around 35 years after their official freedom. At emancipation, they received a small plot of land North of New Orleans, on Choctaw land, which is still owned by the family
Mouin Rabbani on last night's deadly bombings of Iranian civilians and military targets by Israel
June 13, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Mouin Rabbani on last night's deadly bombings of Iranian civilians and military targets by Israel
Watched 'The Encampments' - powerful & inspiring docu on student encampments for 🍉 w/ focus on organising at Columbia, incl. M Khalil now threatened by deportation
It's the kind of documentary that can move people into action. If you can, organise screening in your community, local cinemas, campus
It's the kind of documentary that can move people into action. If you can, organise screening in your community, local cinemas, campus
June 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Watched 'The Encampments' - powerful & inspiring docu on student encampments for 🍉 w/ focus on organising at Columbia, incl. M Khalil now threatened by deportation
It's the kind of documentary that can move people into action. If you can, organise screening in your community, local cinemas, campus
It's the kind of documentary that can move people into action. If you can, organise screening in your community, local cinemas, campus
London - join the 'Red Line for Palestine' demanding an arms embargo and sanctions now.
When & where: 4 June, from 11:30am onwards in front of parliament
When & where: 4 June, from 11:30am onwards in front of parliament
May 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM
London - join the 'Red Line for Palestine' demanding an arms embargo and sanctions now.
When & where: 4 June, from 11:30am onwards in front of parliament
When & where: 4 June, from 11:30am onwards in front of parliament
LONDON. Anyone looking for a sublet/short-term let in London this month for friends or family, hit me up. Spacious, fully renovated and furnished one-bedroom in Camberwell area. Excellent transport connections. Minimum rental period is one week. Available up until 23 May.
April 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
LONDON. Anyone looking for a sublet/short-term let in London this month for friends or family, hit me up. Spacious, fully renovated and furnished one-bedroom in Camberwell area. Excellent transport connections. Minimum rental period is one week. Available up until 23 May.
LONDON action for Palestine today!
Gather at camp opposite the U.S. embassy at 3.30 PM
👣 Funeral procession: 4PM
🕊️ Moment of Silence: 4.30PM
🗣️ Bring banners, placards, flags, flowers, candles
🗣️ RALLY: 6PM
🎥 Film at Community Camp: THE WAR YOU DONT SEE by J.Pilger, 8PM
🖤 Dress code: All black
Gather at camp opposite the U.S. embassy at 3.30 PM
👣 Funeral procession: 4PM
🕊️ Moment of Silence: 4.30PM
🗣️ Bring banners, placards, flags, flowers, candles
🗣️ RALLY: 6PM
🎥 Film at Community Camp: THE WAR YOU DONT SEE by J.Pilger, 8PM
🖤 Dress code: All black
April 25, 2025 at 6:10 AM
LONDON action for Palestine today!
Gather at camp opposite the U.S. embassy at 3.30 PM
👣 Funeral procession: 4PM
🕊️ Moment of Silence: 4.30PM
🗣️ Bring banners, placards, flags, flowers, candles
🗣️ RALLY: 6PM
🎥 Film at Community Camp: THE WAR YOU DONT SEE by J.Pilger, 8PM
🖤 Dress code: All black
Gather at camp opposite the U.S. embassy at 3.30 PM
👣 Funeral procession: 4PM
🕊️ Moment of Silence: 4.30PM
🗣️ Bring banners, placards, flags, flowers, candles
🗣️ RALLY: 6PM
🎥 Film at Community Camp: THE WAR YOU DONT SEE by J.Pilger, 8PM
🖤 Dress code: All black
Thousands(!) on the streets of London today demanding trans liberation. On the way to the protest, strangers gave thumbs up to our signs - we're the many, they're the few.
April 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Thousands(!) on the streets of London today demanding trans liberation. On the way to the protest, strangers gave thumbs up to our signs - we're the many, they're the few.
LONDON today at 1pm. Rally in support of trans liberation
April 19, 2025 at 8:13 AM
LONDON today at 1pm. Rally in support of trans liberation
London taking it to the streets again today #FreePalestine #StopArmingIsrael
March 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
London taking it to the streets again today #FreePalestine #StopArmingIsrael
LONDON- Dr Qassem Massri will be in town for a discussion group and 🍉🔥 keynote lecture. Qassem is a Berlin-based Palestinian medical doctor specialising in intensive care & paediatric cardiology. He did several rotations in North Gaza this past year #HCW4Palestine #ActUp #QueersForPalestine
January 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
LONDON- Dr Qassem Massri will be in town for a discussion group and 🍉🔥 keynote lecture. Qassem is a Berlin-based Palestinian medical doctor specialising in intensive care & paediatric cardiology. He did several rotations in North Gaza this past year #HCW4Palestine #ActUp #QueersForPalestine
"🇩🇪 is yet to fully atone for the genocide it committed on Namibian soil. [I]n light of 🇩🇪’s inability to draw lessons from its horrific history" Namibia "expresses deep concern w/ the shocking decision to reject "the morally upright indictment brought forward by SA" #NeverAgain
January 14, 2024 at 12:02 PM
"🇩🇪 is yet to fully atone for the genocide it committed on Namibian soil. [I]n light of 🇩🇪’s inability to draw lessons from its horrific history" Namibia "expresses deep concern w/ the shocking decision to reject "the morally upright indictment brought forward by SA" #NeverAgain
