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Saima Nasar @saimanasar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Please join us in celebrating the Centre for Black Humanities’ tenth anniversary. CBH is holding a two-day symposium titled ‘Collectivity, Community, Collaboration’. Our keynote will be Professor Christina Sharpe. Cfp below. Please spread the word!

CALL FOR PAPERS
Centre For Black Humanities 10th Anniversary Symposium:
‘Black Humanities: Collectivity, Community, Collaboration’
Keynote Speaker: Professor Christina Sharpe
8-9
th April 2027
University of Bristol

The Centre for Black Humanities is an interdisciplinary research collective dedicated to
advancing scholarship on the artistic and intellectual contributions of people of African
descent. It is inspired by and expands legacies of scholarship, art, and activism relating
to Black lives across time and space. Building on our international and multilingual
networks, and our home in the port city of Bristol, our research often engages with
communities beyond traditional academic settings and addresses inequality and social
justice through innovative collaborations. By centring an ethics of care and generosity,
despite the chronic conditions of life in and beyond the academy, we support earlycareer scholars and visiting scholars/practitioners. In turn, we seek to interrogate and
repurpose institutions of knowledge production such as universities, museums and
publishing houses, within entangled contexts of reparative justice, decolonization, and
the climate crisis. We imagine collectivity, community and collaboration as methods for
Black Humanities research going forwards.

To celebrate the Centre’s 10-year anniversary, we will be holding a two-day symposium
entitled: ‘Black Humanities: Collectivity, Community, Collaboration’. The keynote
will be Professor Christina Sharpe, Research Chair in Black Studies in the Humanities at
York University (Canada), and author of In the Wake: On Blackness and Being (2016) and
Ordinary Notes (2024). We invite scholars and practitioners (at all levels, independent
and affiliated) to submit abstracts for presentations of 15 minutes. The event will be
held in person at the University of Bristol. We invite presentations that speak to Black
Humanities in its multi/anti/undisciplinary forms. We are particularly interested in work
that speaks to the following themes:
- Collectivity, Collaboration and/or Community in Black Humanities
- Black Humanities/Studies in times of polycrisis
- Black Health
- Environmental Justice
- Radical Imaginaries (how creative works make sense of Black pasts/present and
help to shape Black futures)
- Methods for solidarity and/or incompleteness
- Folklore and storytelling as method
- Translation and multilingual solidarities
- Beyond critique
Please submit your abstract of no more than 250 words, along with a short bio of no
more than 100 words, to cbh-publicity@bristol.ac.uk. Abstracts should be submitted
no later than Friday 30th October 2026. A publication and podcast series are planned to
follow on after this event.
You may reach us at cbh-publicity@bristol.ac.uk in case of any questions or
observations.

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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

literally thousands of jobs in higher education were cut *last year alone* and there's been almost no media coverage and no government action

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Dr Beckie Rutherford (she/her) @beckierutherford.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

it was a pleasure to work with Hillary on this really interesting article which highlights her brilliant work curating the @makeupmuseum.org!

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Home - The Makeup Museum

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Dr Beckie Rutherford (she/her) @beckierutherford.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"Including disabled people in the story of Britain, which is what the book grandly tries to do, is about showing that disabled people are always there and that disability isn’t some kind of modern trend." Extremely timely reflections from @profdavidturner.bsky.social's new book project ...

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David Turner: “Disabled people have always been part of history"

The historian on his landmark new book ‘Disability: A History of Resistance’

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Dr Beckie Rutherford (she/her) @beckierutherford.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"Every response will help build the evidence needed to ensure Disabled people are not overlooked in future climate and heatwave planning." Very important survey from @disrightsuk.bsky.social gathering disabled expertise on the impact of the climate crisis.

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DR UK launches survey on heatwaves and Disabled people

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 11/09/2026

Applications now invited for the Society's next round of research funding: for Postgraduates, studying for a PhD, and Early Career Historians, within 5 years of completing a doctorate: bit.ly/4ywZi0S Grants of £500-£1000 to pursue research. Closing date 4 December 2026 #Skystorians 1/2

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Calls for research funding from the Royal Historical Society: December 2026 deadlines - RHS

The Society invites applications for the following three schemes — open to historians at a range of career stages — with closing dates from 4 December 2026. Postgraduate Research Support Grants, 2026-...

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 10/09/2026

"Designed to provide access to public toilets for disabled people, the Radar Key reflects more than a material tool: it showcases wider debates around access, design, and spatial politics in modern Britain." Kirstie Stage on the radical nature of the Radar Key.

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Radical Object: The Radar Key

The Radar Key is a small but crucial part of the history of disabled people demanding rights and independence in modern Britain. Kirstie Stage explores the little-known history of this radical object.

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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Exciting Update! Our website now includes pages on each of the eight projects we are currently working on 👀 👉 Disabled motherhood 👉 Genetic screening 👉 Grandmothers 👉 Maternal and child welfare associations (1/3)

A magazine article from 1986 called ‘Women, Disability and Reproductive Rights’ which features a photograph of a smiling white woman cuddling her baby. Image courtesy of Beckie Rutherford.

The green front cover of a 1989 report published by the Royal College of Physicians entitled ‘Prenatal Diagnosis and Genetic Screening: Community and Service Implications’. Image courtesy of the Wellcome Collection.

A 21st century photograph of an older Black woman holding a Black baby dressed in a white christening gown. They are stood in front of a vibrant, multi-coloured stained glass window. Image courtesy of Ayodele Adeniyi via UnSplash.

A black and white portrait photograph of a smiling nurse handing a newborn baby to its mother. They are stood outside the doorway to a building and are both dressed in 1960s-era clothing. Image courtesy of the George Marshall Medical Museum.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 10/09/2026

The Radar Key grants access to public toilets and is a small but crucial part of the history of disabled people demanding rights and independence in modern Britain. Kirstie Stage explores the little-known history of this radical object.

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Radical Object: The Radar Key

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Tionne Alliyah Parris @tionneaparris.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Hi folks, Putting out a message here to ask if there are any UK orgs *you* represent, or may know of, that would be interested in hosting a talk about my new book in 2027. I am keen to share the incredible history of Black women radicals with basically anyone who will listen!

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Dr Beckie Rutherford (she/her) @beckierutherford.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I still think about this most days, especially as I and many others prepare to return to our universities for the start of a new academic year.

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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Two of our team are very much looking forward to attending @caring-communities.bsky.social 'Rethinking Histories of Care, Class, and Kinship, 1800-present' conference in Newcastle later this week. We'll be taking part in this excellent panel, and are also excited to hear others' brilliant research!

Screenshot of details for the panel 'Radical movements, grassroots activism and supporting mothers' at the Caring Communities conference

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Dr Beckie Rutherford (she/her) @beckierutherford.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

My time at History Workshop is sadly coming to an end but it's been a huge joy to publish two final additions to Reimagining Disability (the series I launched in 2024 which now has 11 articles/podcasts in total) Firstly @hspandler.bsky.social's brilliant piece on the politics of madzines...

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From the Personal to the Political and Back Again?

Hel Spandler explores the evolution of madzines and considers why they should be recognised as a form of activism.

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Dr Beckie Rutherford (she/her) @beckierutherford.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

"The aim is to help us understand the challenges that may lie ahead, the roads once travelled or missed, and the ones we might carve out and take, in trying to overcome the many obstacles we face." Very excited to see this new series launched by my brilliant colleague @marralsham.bsky.social 💫

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Disability Arts Online @disabilityarts.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

🎟️ Wanting to make your events more accessible? Our Resources page has links to guides and toolkits covering theatre, music, literature and hybrid events. disabilityarts.online/resources/gu...

Four people sit with microphones in front of them at a panel event

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Dr Beckie Rutherford (she/her) @beckierutherford.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I've spent almost 3 years with this wonderful team and am happy to answer any questions about how it all works - if you're thinking of applying for this role please feel free to email or message me!

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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

We had a brilliant time presenting our research at the 50th Social History Society conference last week! Thank you to everyone who attended our panel and thanks for having us @socialhistsoc.bsky.social 😊 #SHS2026

A colour photograph of a small conference room with a white woman in her thirties presenting to an audience. She is standing next to a large screen and is facing several rows of seated people who are all looking in her direction.

A colour photograph of a small conference room with a white woman in her twenties presenting to an audience. She is standing next to a large screen and is facing several rows of seated people who are all looking in her direction.

A close-up colour photograph of a large screen which reads 'Voices of Disabled Motherhood in Modern Britain'. To the right of the screen stands a white woman in her thirties reading from a sheet of paper.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 01/07/2026

We are dismayed to learn about further proposed HE cuts, this time at the University of Hertfordshire and the University of Exeter. In solidarity, please join us by signing and sharing the two urgent petitions below. 🚨🖊️ 1/3

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Dr Beckie Rutherford (she/her) @beckierutherford.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I've spent almost 3 years with this wonderful team and am happy to answer any questions about how it all works - if you're thinking of applying for this role please feel free to email or message me!

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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

We're very excited to be sharing our research at this conference next week! Our panel is on Friday afternoon, chaired by @girlinthewrongera.bsky.social and we'll be presenting on three different strands of our project. First up is Anna Muggeridge whose paper is titled…

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UK Disability History and Heritage Hub @ukdishisthub.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

CFP alert: We are thrilled to announce the Call for Presenters for a hybrid event in collaboration with @britishlibrary.bsky.social! This will be taking place on 27th November 2026, with presentations happening both in-person and online. Deadline to submit your ideas is: 31st July 2026! #DisHist

Poster for the Call for Presenters for "Collections Uncovered: Disability at the British Library." All text is black typed on cream, yellow and light blue backgrounds (descending down the page in that order). The text reads:
Collections Uncovered: Disability at the British Library
27th November 2026, 10am-4:30pm, hybrid

Call for Presenters

Join the UK Disability History and Heritage Hub to explore disability stories in the collections of the British Library. The day will begin with academic, artistic, or community presentations on all things disability
history. Presentations will be online and in-person.

The afternoon will be a hands-on, in-person workshop with
selected material from the British Library collections.

Topic ideas:
. cataloguing disability
. activist publications
. access
. disability histories in the British Library collections

Presentations may be 5 or 15 minutes.
These can be standard papers or something more
creative, like an interview or performance!
Please submit by text or video:
. Summary (max 200 words)
· Personal or organisation bio (max 100 words)
. Videos may be up to 3 minutes
Email ukdishistheritagehub@gmail.com by 31st July 2026

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Dr Beckie Rutherford (she/her) @beckierutherford.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

This is a thoughtful and incredibly useful synthesis of the growing historiography on motherhood - a brilliant addition to any reading list on modern British history!

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Rebecca Jane Morgan @rebeccajanemorgan.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Deviants and Trailblazers is now out! 🎉 If you're looking for a long-form, joined-up history of trans activism and trans rights in the UK going all the way back to the 1940s, this is it! D&T covers many events, groups, and people never before chronicled. www.plutobooks.com/product/devi...

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 26/05/2026

OTD in 2020, Black Lives Matter protests erupted across the world following the murder of George Floyd. To mark this date we have chosen some pieces from our archive which explore and celebrate Black history. First up is Emma-Lee Amponsah's reflection on Black Cultural Memory.

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On Black Cultural Memory

In the years since the beginning of the Black Lives Matter Movement, Emma-Lee Amponsah reflects on the shared global experience of Black Cultural Memory.

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Daniel Blackie @danielblackie.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

A smashing opportunity if you're looking for funding to do a doctorate and into #DisHist! 👇👇

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 19/05/2026

The Society is pleased to publish today the Shortlist of its 2026 Early Career Article Prize: bit.ly/4wEuVoW This year's list includes eight articles published in 2025 and follows an open call for submissions. Our two winners for this prize will be announced in July #Skystorians 1/2

Image of papers with text: Royal Historical Society Early Career Article Prize, 2026. Shortlisted Titles.

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Dr Beckie Rutherford (she/her) @beckierutherford.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Back in January I wasn’t able to attend the launch party for Issue 100, but behind the scenes I was busy preparing a new series of digital articles and podcasts to celebrate this HWJ milestone 🎉 It turns out doing what you love can pull you through dark times and help you navigate grief...

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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Please share and comment any reading recommendations below! We're especially keen to highlight the work of early career researchers alongside more established scholars of activist histories.

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Daniel Blackie @danielblackie.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Nice to learn about @elisaheinrich.bsky.social's research @eui-history.bsky.social in this: www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=... Will surely be of interest to @beckierutherford.bsky.social + other #DisHist folks working on activism.

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Sewing resistance: women

In this EUIResearch interview, Max Weber Fellow Elisa Heinrich explores how feminist and disability rights activists in Germanspeaking Europe built networks,

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Young Historians Project @younghistorians.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Hi everyone! As some of you may know, our organisation, YHP, is focused on the promotion of the scholarship of Black British History. We have some amazing projects which we can't wait to share with you next year. But the research, editing etc. for these projects are done on a volunteer basis.

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Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) @sshmedicine.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

SSHM invites submissions to its 2025/6 Roy Porter Essay Prize for the best original and unpublished essay in #histmed 🏆£500 first prize Open to all students (registered at the deadline for entries or were awarded their degree in 2025). For the entry form and rules and eligibility see👇 #histmed

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Roy Porter Prize 2025-2026

Deadline for entries is 1 February 2026. Rules and Entry Form The Society for the Social History of Medicine invites submissions to its 2025/6 Roy Porter Student Essay Prize Competition. Downl…

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Dr Beckie Rutherford (she/her) @beckierutherford.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

I've been developing this series since I joined the @historyworkshop.org.uk team two years ago and I'm thrilled to finally kick it off with this fantastic piece by Barbara Taylor! Keep an eye out for lots more articles and podcasts after Christmas 👀

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 16/12/2025

"Being an editor was intensely sociable as well as stimulating ... I loved being a History Workshop editor and the intellectual excitement that came with it." Barbara Taylor on the social and political fervour of History Workshop Journal in the 1980s.

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An Editors' Picnic

Barbara Taylor introduces a new series with memories of a picnic she shared with other History Workshop Journal editors in 1984.

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Dr Beckie Rutherford (she/her) @beckierutherford.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

it was a pleasure to draw up this programme with Anna, Eve and @ruthdav.bsky.social - please share widely and we hope to see you in February!

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 11/12/2025

What insights can feminists gain from revisiting the 1975 World Congress for International Women's Year? Natali Moreira explores this overlooked event using the Women of the Whole World journal archived at @fotwl.bsky.social 🗃️✊

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A People's Congress

What insights can feminists gain from revisiting the 1975 World Congress for International Women’s Year in East Berlin?

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Dr Beckie Rutherford (she/her) @beckierutherford.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

HWJ is 50 years old next year and we're about to launch a fab new series of articles and podcasts all in celebration of the 100th issue! Come along in January and wish us a Happy Birthday 🥳

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Dr Beckie Rutherford (she/her) @beckierutherford.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

I feel conflicted about UK Disability History Month - I love that it exists but each year I grow more disillusioned by how much it gets overlooked and ignored. 1/8 🧵

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Lucie Matthews-Jones @luciejones83.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

As a disabled historian I am so pleased that History UK (co-funded with @royalhistsoc.org) have published their report on disabled student & staff experiences of #highereducation & history. It makes for a difficult reading at times, but none of it is surprising. www.history-uk.ac.uk/projects/his...

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History UK Disability and History Project

The History UK Disability and History Project was launched in November 2023 in response to the History UK EDI report which identified disability as an important aspect of EDI work worthy of further…

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UK Disability History and Heritage Hub @ukdishisthub.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

We are starting to plan our monthly events schedule for next year and we would love your input! Would you like to lead one of our sessions? Or do you have any ideas for speakers/themes that you would like to see explored? Please do get in touch! #DisHist

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 03/12/2025

Contact us if you have been affected by the policy changes of Girl Guiding or the Women's Institute. This could be as an individual, or because you lead a local Brownie group who don't want this policy change. We want to help protect trans inclusion. goodlawproject.org/about/contact/

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Contact | Good Law Project

Use the form and let us know the nature of your enquiry, so we can pass it to the relevant team as quickly as possible.

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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Another update from us to round off the week! We were absolutely delighted by the overwhelming response to our conference, and have now been in contact with all of our speakers. We are aiming to share our official programme in the first week of December so watch this space!

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Dr Beckie Rutherford (she/her) @beckierutherford.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

I've been thinking about this quote all day "Every university in Gaza has been destroyed. The mass killing of Palestinians has also extinguished the knowledge, memories, experiences and indeed the histories that they carry as individuals. Genocide targets a people’s past as much as their present."

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Writing History in a Time of Genocide

Anne Irfan asks, what does it mean to write the history of a place as it is being destroyed before our very eyes?

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Dr Beckie Rutherford (she/her) @beckierutherford.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

It was a pleasure to work with Gordon on such a thought-provoking, timely article. Big thanks also to my erstwhile HW colleague Vivien @inoutofpractice.bsky.social for arranging another ✨amazing✨ collaboration with one of their illustration students!

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Social History Society @socialhistsoc.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

📅 Save the Date! 🎉 To mark 50 years of the Social History Society, we’re hosting a Social History Festival with @ihr.bsky.social! 🗓️ Fri 24 April 2026 📍 Senate House, University of London Panels, a keynote + hands-on activities! 💡 Want to contribute? 👉socialhistsoc@gmail.com More info coming soon!

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Sinead Carter @sineadcarter.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

I'm still looking for participants to interview about Reclaim the Night, squatting/housing co-ops and feminist architecture! Please share 💗

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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Exciting news! 🎉👀 We are running a series of events in and around the city of Worcester as part of the 2025 Being Human Festival @beinghumanfest.bsky.social The theme is "Marginalised Motherhoods" and our aim is to capture critical and creative responses to motherhood and its absence. (1/4)

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Marginalised Motherhoods

Led by the University of Worcester

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 30/10/2025

What if friendship were understood not just on an individual, personal level, but as something political – a radical practice capable of upending hierarchies and producing revolutionary social change? Laura C. Forster and Joel White reflect on radical friendship and everyday solidarities.

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Friends in Common

How might we reassess friendship as a transformative, even revolutionary, political resource?

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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

📢 final update from us 📢 1 November is a soft deadline and we will happily accept any abstracts that arrive a few days later! If you would like to put something together but don’t have anything ‘formal’ yet, just let us know and we’ll bear this in mind. Our email is: voicesofmotherhood@worc.ac.uk

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