Anupama Ranawana
@msamrc.bsky.social
She/her. Feminism, anti-colonialism, critical international development. Liberation theology. Postdoc at Durham. Mother to a grumpy cat
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Why is Sudan—rich in land, livestock, and gold—facing mass hunger?
Join @nisrinelamin.bsky.social at LSE to unpack the extractive politics behind famine.
🗓️ 3 Dec | 6.30pm
📍Hong Kong Theatre & Online
#LSEEvents #Sudan
Join @nisrinelamin.bsky.social at LSE to unpack the extractive politics behind famine.
🗓️ 3 Dec | 6.30pm
📍Hong Kong Theatre & Online
#LSEEvents #Sudan
The politics of hunger in Sudan | Nisrin Elamin
6.30pm Weds 3 Dec | Nisrin Elamin | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE
lse.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Why is Sudan—rich in land, livestock, and gold—facing mass hunger?
Join @nisrinelamin.bsky.social at LSE to unpack the extractive politics behind famine.
🗓️ 3 Dec | 6.30pm
📍Hong Kong Theatre & Online
#LSEEvents #Sudan
Join @nisrinelamin.bsky.social at LSE to unpack the extractive politics behind famine.
🗓️ 3 Dec | 6.30pm
📍Hong Kong Theatre & Online
#LSEEvents #Sudan
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Worth remembering as this unfolds that it was disabled people and people from ethnic minority backgrounds who disproportionately died. Tens of thousands needlessly lost their lives, many who died alone or with just an iPad. Thousands more were left with life changing Long Covid. A true scandal.
BREAKING: The UK’s response to Covid was “too little, too late”, a damning official report on the handling of the pandemic has concluded, saying the introduction of a lockdown even a week earlier than happened could have saved more than 20,000 lives.
November 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Worth remembering as this unfolds that it was disabled people and people from ethnic minority backgrounds who disproportionately died. Tens of thousands needlessly lost their lives, many who died alone or with just an iPad. Thousands more were left with life changing Long Covid. A true scandal.
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Wish I were with some of my old DC colleagues and friends, or my new ones at @the519to.bsky.social, on this somber day. I’ll be lighting a candle tonight.
For those so called, you can find ritual/liturgy inspiration here: trans-rite.tumblr.com
For those so called, you can find ritual/liturgy inspiration here: trans-rite.tumblr.com
Transgender Rite of Ancestor Elevation
We are radical trans activists and spirit workers holding an annual international ritual to honor...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Wish I were with some of my old DC colleagues and friends, or my new ones at @the519to.bsky.social, on this somber day. I’ll be lighting a candle tonight.
For those so called, you can find ritual/liturgy inspiration here: trans-rite.tumblr.com
For those so called, you can find ritual/liturgy inspiration here: trans-rite.tumblr.com
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On TDOR, we share the names of just a number of the 281 trans people murdered in the past year. Most were Black and Brown trans women. Activists are being targeted too. We come together in grief and care, and keep pushing for a world where trans lives are safe and full of joy. @tgeuorg.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 10:38 AM
On TDOR, we share the names of just a number of the 281 trans people murdered in the past year. Most were Black and Brown trans women. Activists are being targeted too. We come together in grief and care, and keep pushing for a world where trans lives are safe and full of joy. @tgeuorg.bsky.social
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Book launch for The Politics of Feeling with @ajsecor.bsky.social and @jemgilbert.bsky.social @will-davies.bsky.social on 25.11 at 15.00 in London. Details here, last time I checked there were a couple of tickets left
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-politi...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-politi...
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Book launch for The Politics of Feeling with @ajsecor.bsky.social and @jemgilbert.bsky.social @will-davies.bsky.social on 25.11 at 15.00 in London. Details here, last time I checked there were a couple of tickets left
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-politi...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-politi...
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We know how (more) bleak things have been since the EHRC interim guidance (now taken down). One uni building even went so far to write a statement assuring colleagues they could continue to use the toilets matching their gender identity. They were told they couldn't publish it.
November 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM
We know how (more) bleak things have been since the EHRC interim guidance (now taken down). One uni building even went so far to write a statement assuring colleagues they could continue to use the toilets matching their gender identity. They were told they couldn't publish it.
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Trans Day of Remembrance feels like a good day to post this picture, taken by St Aiden's college last week. There are so many of us in Durham who stand in solidarity with the trans, non-binary, and intersex communities, even if we don't always feel able to say so.
November 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Trans Day of Remembrance feels like a good day to post this picture, taken by St Aiden's college last week. There are so many of us in Durham who stand in solidarity with the trans, non-binary, and intersex communities, even if we don't always feel able to say so.
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Today is Trans Day of Remembrance. Since 31st October 2024, at least 340 trans people have lost their lives to anti-trans violence, or suicide. Transphobia kills. Please be an ally every day. tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports?from...
Remembering Our Dead - Reports
1 Nov 2024 to 20 Nov 2025
tdor.translivesmatter.info
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Today is Trans Day of Remembrance. Since 31st October 2024, at least 340 trans people have lost their lives to anti-trans violence, or suicide. Transphobia kills. Please be an ally every day. tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports?from...
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Today is Trans Day of Remembrance.
Sending love and solidarity to all trans+ people and those who have lost a trans+ loved one through violence or state oppression and neglect.
And a special thought for those who will have taken their lives without ever disclosing their trans identity.
Sending love and solidarity to all trans+ people and those who have lost a trans+ loved one through violence or state oppression and neglect.
And a special thought for those who will have taken their lives without ever disclosing their trans identity.
November 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Today is Trans Day of Remembrance.
Sending love and solidarity to all trans+ people and those who have lost a trans+ loved one through violence or state oppression and neglect.
And a special thought for those who will have taken their lives without ever disclosing their trans identity.
Sending love and solidarity to all trans+ people and those who have lost a trans+ loved one through violence or state oppression and neglect.
And a special thought for those who will have taken their lives without ever disclosing their trans identity.
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Applications are now invited for the Society's 2026-27 Centenary PhD Fellowships for early career historians completing a doctorate bit.ly/48pWB72
Fellowships provide support of £8500 per award for 6 months and are held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
Fellowships provide support of £8500 per award for 6 months and are held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
Applications invited for the Society's Centenary PhD Fellowships, 2026-27 - RHS
Applications are now invited for the Royal Historical Society’s Centenary PhD Fellowships to support postgraduate historians to complete a doctorate. Two Fellowships, of six months each, are offered f...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Applications are now invited for the Society's 2026-27 Centenary PhD Fellowships for early career historians completing a doctorate bit.ly/48pWB72
Fellowships provide support of £8500 per award for 6 months and are held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
Fellowships provide support of £8500 per award for 6 months and are held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
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Call for papers!
We invite proposals for a special issue addressing historical animal geographies, co-edited by Karen M. Morin & Alice J. Hovorka.
Abstract deadline 15 Jan
Accepted submission deadline 15 Jun
Details here: sciencedirect.com/special-issue/327592/historical-animal-geographies
We invite proposals for a special issue addressing historical animal geographies, co-edited by Karen M. Morin & Alice J. Hovorka.
Abstract deadline 15 Jan
Accepted submission deadline 15 Jun
Details here: sciencedirect.com/special-issue/327592/historical-animal-geographies
November 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Call for papers!
We invite proposals for a special issue addressing historical animal geographies, co-edited by Karen M. Morin & Alice J. Hovorka.
Abstract deadline 15 Jan
Accepted submission deadline 15 Jun
Details here: sciencedirect.com/special-issue/327592/historical-animal-geographies
We invite proposals for a special issue addressing historical animal geographies, co-edited by Karen M. Morin & Alice J. Hovorka.
Abstract deadline 15 Jan
Accepted submission deadline 15 Jun
Details here: sciencedirect.com/special-issue/327592/historical-animal-geographies
We should be horrified.. and yet the urgency to do anything has been lost...while armies of fossil fuel lobbyists continue to have a hegemonic presence at COPs
@readfearn.bsky.social:"The loss of corals at Ningaloo was part of the 4th & worst global mass bleaching event on record that exposed >80% of reefs in >80 countries to temperatures high enough to cause bleaching."
2024 was 1st calendar year w mean 🌏 temp exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial level
2024 was 1st calendar year w mean 🌏 temp exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial level
November 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
We should be horrified.. and yet the urgency to do anything has been lost...while armies of fossil fuel lobbyists continue to have a hegemonic presence at COPs
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@readfearn.bsky.social:"The loss of corals at Ningaloo was part of the 4th & worst global mass bleaching event on record that exposed >80% of reefs in >80 countries to temperatures high enough to cause bleaching."
2024 was 1st calendar year w mean 🌏 temp exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial level
2024 was 1st calendar year w mean 🌏 temp exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial level
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
@readfearn.bsky.social:"The loss of corals at Ningaloo was part of the 4th & worst global mass bleaching event on record that exposed >80% of reefs in >80 countries to temperatures high enough to cause bleaching."
2024 was 1st calendar year w mean 🌏 temp exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial level
2024 was 1st calendar year w mean 🌏 temp exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial level
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‘So limited was the coverage that even parliament was oblivious. Around six months after the cyber incident I talked to the then chair of the science select committee, who was not aware of this incident that was having such a profound impact on the research community.’
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
‘So limited was the coverage that even parliament was oblivious. Around six months after the cyber incident I talked to the then chair of the science select committee, who was not aware of this incident that was having such a profound impact on the research community.’
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I'm glad to have signed this statement in support of queer and trans staff at the National Library of Scotland, who by the sounds of it are going through an awful time at the moment: docs.google.com/document/d/e...
November 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I'm glad to have signed this statement in support of queer and trans staff at the National Library of Scotland, who by the sounds of it are going through an awful time at the moment: docs.google.com/document/d/e...
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As we saw with nurses trying to find some respite from the relentless horror they were subjected by to during the pandemic by dancing on tiktok, the right wing press love to try and get people absolutely furious at the idea of people enjoying themselves. Especially when times are hard.
There is so much messed up about this front page Express story today.
There's no suggestion or evidence ANY alcohol or drugs was consumed. This is literally just people dancing.
And buried in the piece: "The footage is believed to have been filmed just before Labour took power in July last year."
There's no suggestion or evidence ANY alcohol or drugs was consumed. This is literally just people dancing.
And buried in the piece: "The footage is believed to have been filmed just before Labour took power in July last year."
November 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
As we saw with nurses trying to find some respite from the relentless horror they were subjected by to during the pandemic by dancing on tiktok, the right wing press love to try and get people absolutely furious at the idea of people enjoying themselves. Especially when times are hard.
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The provision of Christian religious education in Northern Ireland schools does not comply with human rights standards and is unlawful, the UK Supreme Court has ruled.
Religious education in NI breaches human rights - court
The provision of Christian religious education in Northern Ireland schools does not comply with human rights standards and is unlawful, the UK Supreme Court has ruled.
www.rte.ie
November 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The provision of Christian religious education in Northern Ireland schools does not comply with human rights standards and is unlawful, the UK Supreme Court has ruled.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Do you want to support our mission, using theatre as a tool for gender justice?
Join Quines Collective today from £3/month to become a regular donor to Stellar Quines and be the first to hear about new projects, get invites to special events & receive a limited edition pin badge!
🔗 buff.ly/WYEa5TH
Join Quines Collective today from £3/month to become a regular donor to Stellar Quines and be the first to hear about new projects, get invites to special events & receive a limited edition pin badge!
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UK Labour want everyone to know that their new asylum policies, inc stealing the valuables of asylum seekers, were inspired by the Danish Social Democrats.
In Denmark's local elections yesterday the Soc Dems took a hammering, losing Copenhagen for the first time in 122 years. The new mayor? Green.
In Denmark's local elections yesterday the Soc Dems took a hammering, losing Copenhagen for the first time in 122 years. The new mayor? Green.
👏 Congratulations to @sissemariewe.bsky.social who was just elected as the new mayor of Copenhagen.
💚Congratulations to all of the SF members re-elected or newly elected and for the incredible 17.9% of votes across the country.
🌻Denmark’s people and nature will have a Greener future.
💚Congratulations to all of the SF members re-elected or newly elected and for the incredible 17.9% of votes across the country.
🌻Denmark’s people and nature will have a Greener future.
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
UK Labour want everyone to know that their new asylum policies, inc stealing the valuables of asylum seekers, were inspired by the Danish Social Democrats.
In Denmark's local elections yesterday the Soc Dems took a hammering, losing Copenhagen for the first time in 122 years. The new mayor? Green.
In Denmark's local elections yesterday the Soc Dems took a hammering, losing Copenhagen for the first time in 122 years. The new mayor? Green.
Working from home today in double socks, jumper, and my dressing gown over my clothes. Does this make me properly British now?
November 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Working from home today in double socks, jumper, and my dressing gown over my clothes. Does this make me properly British now?
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I love this thread - including photos of lesbians organizing at Beijing in 1995!
In my book I look at this lesbian advocacy as it relates to the movement for women's peacebuilding globally.
Check it out here, and message me if you have any trouble accessing it. academic.oup.com/book/61612/c...
In my book I look at this lesbian advocacy as it relates to the movement for women's peacebuilding globally.
Check it out here, and message me if you have any trouble accessing it. academic.oup.com/book/61612/c...
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
I love this thread - including photos of lesbians organizing at Beijing in 1995!
In my book I look at this lesbian advocacy as it relates to the movement for women's peacebuilding globally.
Check it out here, and message me if you have any trouble accessing it. academic.oup.com/book/61612/c...
In my book I look at this lesbian advocacy as it relates to the movement for women's peacebuilding globally.
Check it out here, and message me if you have any trouble accessing it. academic.oup.com/book/61612/c...
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Today is International Men’s Day. So here’s to refugee men fleeing abuse, trans men denied healthcare, queer men bullied for being different, Black men racially profiled, disabled men excluded from work, and all the other men who fail at being “real men.” May we continue to cultivate our humanity.
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Today is International Men’s Day. So here’s to refugee men fleeing abuse, trans men denied healthcare, queer men bullied for being different, Black men racially profiled, disabled men excluded from work, and all the other men who fail at being “real men.” May we continue to cultivate our humanity.
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…If these various "AI" things are sticking around, we need New systems which are inherently integrated w/ non-extractive models of energy production & resource use, as well as being founded on different principles of consent & understandings of bias & harm in the sourcing & framing of training data…
November 14, 2025 at 7:34 AM
…If these various "AI" things are sticking around, we need New systems which are inherently integrated w/ non-extractive models of energy production & resource use, as well as being founded on different principles of consent & understandings of bias & harm in the sourcing & framing of training data…
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A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Environmental impact and net-zero pathways for sustainable artificial intelligence servers in the USA - Nature Sustainability
The rapid expansion of AI server installations in the United States poses sustainability challenges in terms of water usage and carbon emissions. A study now quantifies these potential impacts and out...
www.nature.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
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The current trajectory of "AI" energy and water use also mean tech co.'s won't meet stated carbon-neutral & water-positive goals. And that's w/o considering the resource use in building data centers in the 1st place (the authors say this is outside their scope); with that data, the picture is Worse.
Environmental impact and net-zero pathways for sustainable artificial intelligence servers in the USA - Nature Sustainability
The rapid expansion of AI server installations in the United States poses sustainability challenges in terms of water usage and carbon emissions. A study now quantifies these potential impacts and out...
www.nature.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:34 AM
The current trajectory of "AI" energy and water use also mean tech co.'s won't meet stated carbon-neutral & water-positive goals. And that's w/o considering the resource use in building data centers in the 1st place (the authors say this is outside their scope); with that data, the picture is Worse.