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Past Glasgow @pastglasgow.co.uk · 30/09/2026

In February 1972, 20 students from Glasgow School of Art greeted Gordon Campbell, the Scottish Secretary of State, as he opened the Charing Cross section of the M8. They waved banners that are as relevant now as they were then as Campbell passed beneath in the Lord Provost's car. 📷 Newqsquest

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The Workers' Observatory @workersobservatory.org · 29/09/2026

"Building Groups on Tricky Ground" can help organisers establish a group among workers in a precarious position (such as dispersed or seasonal migrant workers), as a first step towards building collective power. workersobservatory.org/resources/gu...

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Building Groups on Tricky Ground

Guidebook on helping people in precarious circumstances act together, where traditional organising methods fall short.

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

These are really practical and useful resources, brilliant work! All available as PDFs at the end of the thread ⬇️

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UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Day 2 of the UCU workers' strike at the University of Edinburgh. The 1,800 jobs UCU estimates will be cut is unprecedented in Scottish higher education. It is happening in the wealthiest Scottish university, and the third richest in the UK, currently sitting with over £3billion reserves.

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Black history month programme this year is absolutely phenomenal, make sure and have a look! www.blackhistorymonthscotland.org/whats-on

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What's On — BLACK HISTORY MONTH SCOTLAND

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Karie Bookish @kariebookish.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I can only second this. If you are in Glasgow, visit Category Is. It's much more than a bookshop. It's a community hub, a place of active resistance, and a big fucking hug.

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Very damp shift for those of us in the Glasgow walking tour business today! Worth it as the tour raised over £500 for beloved local bookshop Category Is. Also fun to get a shot of the photobooth in Trongate 103 with my co-guide and one of the tour attendees

Black and white photobooth strip of three people squashed into the frame, all with wet hair plastered to their heads, assorted goofy expressions on display

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Picture This Scotland @74frankfurt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Demonstration in support of the Plessey Occupation, March 1982. The Plessey Occupation was a landmark, predominantly female factory sit-in at the Plessey Capacitors plant in Bathgate to resist closure and mass redundancies.

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.

A crowded broadsheet with way too many fonts. It says:
Forget ChatGPT Flyers
Say it with
Broadsheets
Unlimited fonts
Stretch them
Or cram a really long sentence into one line for no good reason
No whitespace
Mix capital and lowercase
Pointing hands
(They're called manicules!)
Don't be left behind
Broadsheets are the future

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Ewan Gibbs @ewangibbs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

'What Gibbs describes as the unmaking of the working class happened as a result of concerted political will. Rebuilding will require similar effort. Books like his are a start.' Thanks to @tajmccoy.bsky.social for incisively reviewing my new book, An Injury to All. hyphenonline.com/2026/09/24/u...

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We need to rebuild an empowered and inclusive working class - Hyphen

It took decades of deliberate strategy to erode our sense of pride and solidarity. We’ll have to work equally hard to get it back

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Really enjoyed hearing @tajali1.bsky.social speak about his new book at the Glasgow launch last night, hosted by Glasgow Trades Council. Important discussions about working-class history, antiracism and community organising. Looking forwards to reading the book!

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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For postgraduate researchers working on place, memory, heritage, anthropology & difficult histories Methodologies for Place and Memory Loss 📍 University of Stirling 📅 11 November ⏰ Apply now tockify.com/sgsah/detail... @uoe-sps.bsky.social @uofgges.bsky.social @standrewssgsd.bsky.social

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Methodologies for Place and Memory Loss: Advanced Postgraduate Training

This one-day intensive training offers advanced methodological support for postgraduate researchers (PhD and MA) working at institutions in Scotland at the inte

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today's charity shop find. Like to imagine it came from a long-disappeared tropical fish shop

My hand holding a plaster plaque of a stern-looking angelfish on a golden background. It's quite big and does have shop display sign vibes imo. had the original price on the back - 15 shillings!

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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Read this over the weekend - what a sharp, funny, dark wee book. I've never really read anything like it. Loved it and can't wait to read more of Agnes Owens' work.

Cover of new edition of A Working Mother by Agnes Owens, with an illustration from a Joan Eardley painting.

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Get Glasgow Moving @getglasgowmoving.org · 20/09/2026

Don't miss our special 10th Anniversary Exhibition - on at the New Glasgow Society until Weds 23 Sept, 5pm Come and find out more about the history of our grassroots public transport campaign over the last decade 🚍🚇🚆 🗓️ Open every day until Weds 23 Sept, 12noon-5pm 📍 1307 Argyle St, Glasgow, G3 8TL

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The Agnes Owens Archive @aowensarchive.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

We’re delighted to be working with Byres Road Book Festival to celebrate Agnes Owens’ centenary with a special series of events. 📚✨ Join us 24 & 27 Sept at Òran Mór and Hillhead Library. Free!

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Frenchbloke @darkoutside.co.uk · 19/09/2026

For the Dark Outside radio broadcast in 2017, I asked Keith to curate an hour which was a mix of things Optimo Music related which hadn't been released at that time. I deleted the copy he sent but it turned out he didn't do the same. here it is drive.google.com/file/d/1d-Wq...

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DARK OUTSIDE 2017 JD TWITCH OPTIMO MUSIC MIX.mp3

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Marielle Hellraiser 💀 @mags.colvett.online · 18/09/2026

“I ASKED FOR EXPERIENCES AND I GOT THEM” is going to be psychically load-bearing for the rest of my life I fear

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I ASKED FOR EXPERIENCES AND I GOT THEM!!!! LIFE IS NEITHER INDIFFERENT NOR CARING!!!! SHE IS ONLY MOTION!!!! BROTHER GET IN THE BOAT!!!!! OR SINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Dr Carole McCartney 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @ctmccartney.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Absolutely. If you work in HE these days, a meeting with managers and/or HR should NEVER be considered "informal". Always take union support!

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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Useful thread on the cuts at Edinburgh. The tl;dr seems to be that they are (a) less apocalyptic than some commentary suggests; (b) still very bad; (c) even stupider than they look at first sight, since they napalm staff morale and public reputation without actually saving money.

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We've been waiting to bring you the amazing Emma Warren in conversation with @rosiehampton.bsky.social for Up the Youth Club and it's finally time. The book is a searching look at the rise and fall of the youth club, highlighting the seismic impact they have had on UK culture. 23 Sept at 7pm!

Mairi holds three copies of Up the Youth Club and peeks out from round the side of them.

An orange banner which reads "A bookshop evening with Emma Warren" followed by the copy of Up the Youth Club and various images from the book cover. At the bottom, there is an image of Emma and text which reads "7pm, Wednesday 23rd September."

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J.A.Tallon @tallon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Peter Falk in the Wim Wenders film "Wings of Desire" - BOTD

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Benjamin Thomas White @btwhite.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Our first post of the autumn semester on Refugee History is from the UNHCR Records & Archives Section, where they're making the best of a bad situation: refugeehistory.org/blog/2026/9/...

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UNHCR Archives: A History of Access - is Access Now History? — Refugee History.

UNHCR Archives has temporarily closed its reading room to external researchers. Here is what that means for access, research, and the future of digital delivery.

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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Another Wrensday Wednesday shot - this time from the farm near Quorn. Sometimes I like to include a lot of background. In this case, it highlights how tiny the white-winged fairywren truly is. Just a blue pop of colour 🙂 #wrensday

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A tiled threshold ghost sign on Albion Street in Glasgow featuring the Strathclyde Region logo. It also has the year 1990 on it, linking it to Glasgow's reign as the European City of Culture. The Strathclyde region ceased to exist in 1996. #glasgow #tiles #ghostsign #glasgowhistory #architecture

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 15/09/2026

What does the archive of a former activist reveal about solidarity practices in the 1970s? James_AL_Downs explores the networks and activities of the Solidarity Committees supporting liberation movements in the Gulf.

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An Archive of Solidarity

What does the archive of a former activist reveal about solidarity practices in the 1970s? James Downs explores the networks and activities of the Solidarity Committees supporting liberation movements in the Gulf.

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This will be amazing - I love Jackie Kay's writing and she is also a phenomenally good and funny speaker. She's talking about responding creatively to the challenges we face, a very important topic that she'll have tremendous insight on

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Daniel C. Blight @danielcblight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

***URGENT PLEASE SHARE*** University of Brighton management have announced today that they ‘give notice of termination of all collective agreements’. This is a fundamental erasure of workers' rights. Management have announced the termination of all contractual documents, which includes:

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pasttensehistories.bsky.social @pasttensehistories.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

New in print from Past Tense: SQUATTING IS PART OF THE HOUSING MOVEMENT! Practical Squatting Histories 1969-2019 Some ideas, histories & possibilities from experiences & involvement in squatting/housing struggles from the mid-80's on & from research. pasttensehistories.bigcartel.com/product/squa...

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The Workers' Observatory @workersobservatory.org · 11/09/2026

📷 If you are looking for a weekend plan in Edinburgh, go check out the exhibition "Sandra George: Start from the Level" to see a portrait of real community power. edinburghartfestival.com/event/sandra...

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Sandra George: Start from the Level - Edinburgh Art Festival

Photographer Sandra George devoted her life to working with communities, documenting and developing vital social-action projects in Edinburgh for over thirty years. The legacy she has left is a first-...

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Dave Steele @drdavesteele.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

… even the Glasgow rain couldn’t dampen the tour conducted by the excellent @kamack.bsky.social Katherine Mackinnon of Glasgow Radical History Tours @historylabplus.bsky.social

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Taj Ali @tajali1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

My new book charts over 400 years of the South Asian presence in Britain and campaigns against racism, colonialism & exploitation. Far from being passive victims, we have a powerful tradition of resisting injustice. It’s a tradition we should cherish, learn from & carry forward.

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Sam Rutherford (he/him) @echomikeromeo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The window of my local queer bookshop was smashed last week. They're fundraising to install shutters so they can keep themselves and their community safe. Support this one-of-a-kind place, its one-of-a-kind proprietors, and the whole Glasgow queer & trans community: www.gofundme.com/f/categoryis...

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Donate to Help Category Is Books Get Shutters!, organized by Category Is Books

For the past eight years, Category Is Books has been able to comfortably oper… Category Is Books needs your support for Help Category Is Books Get Shutters!

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Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation @mandelasmf.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The Nelson Mandela statue in Glasgow's Mandela Place will be unveiled on Friday, 9th Oct. at 4pm.This is a public event and all friends are welcome. Marah Louw will sing, just as at Mandela's Glasgow visit on 9th Oct. 1993 (pictured) bit.ly/glasmandstory bit.ly/Mandelaschools bit.ly/NMSMFdon

Marah Louw sings and dances on stage with Nelson Mandela when he visited Glasgow in 1993 to accept the Freedom of the City and of eight other UK local authorities.

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Ryan Vance @ryanvance.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The radical print tour reawakened the city for me - there’s so much thrilling history all around us, masquerading normal buildings, but they’re all! hiding!! secrets!!! Anyway sign up, have a wee walk, and help Category Is fundraiser for shutters so nobody can pan their windows in again.

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Beloved local bookshop Category Is had their window smashed at the weekend; we are running a fundraiser with all ££ going to help them get shutters. One off mashup of two popular tours, Queer Glasgow and Radical Print Cultures. Tickets £20-£25-£30 if you fancy it! www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-glas...

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Queer Glasgow x Radical Print

Fundraiser for our pals at Category Is Books

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Austin Kelmore @austinkelmore.com · 08/09/2026

It's been almost a year since 31 workers in the IWGB Game Workers Union at Rockstar were fired in what I believe is a clear union busting attempt by Rockstar execs. If you're near Glasgow on Thursday, come support the workers as their tribunal case is getting started. I'll be there!

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Rockstar on trial: Justice for Fired Workers

Glasgow Tribunals Centre, 20 York St, G2 8GT

8.30AM on Thursday 10 Sept

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 08/09/2026

I live for the ferocity of human connection, not content for the content god. You should try it sometime.

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Dr Chiara Bullen @chiarab.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Can't wait for Fantasycon next month in Glasgow! I'll be speaking on panels about dark academia, the emergence and expectations of the cozy fantasy genre, and fantasy world building ✨

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Hi friends, if you would like a lovely Strathclyde Always Antifascist t-shirt or jumper, today there is free UK shipping. All profits go to printing and distributing free antifascist stickers, zines and other resources. Please share! radical-glasgow-tours.teemill.com

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