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Sofia Lampropoulou

@sofialampro.bsky.social

University of Liverpool. Storytelling and identity; story-critical; migration; language, power and social inequalities.

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Runnymede Trust@runnymedetrust.bsky.social · 7d ago

Tackling racism will benefit us all, from fairer institutions, to more equitable wealth distribution, creating healthy communities where everyone has the ability to prosper. Read the full open letter on our website 🔗

Open letter calling on the Prime Minister to implement a national antiracism strategy

Over 100 organisations are urging the Prime Minister to commit to developing and implementing a cross-governmental anti-racism strategy.

runnymedetrust.org

Sofia Lampropoulou@sofialampro.bsky.social · 2w ago

'Sign your card to Andy Burnham' to urge the govt to create safe routes to asylum claims and reject the divisive rhetoric around migration&asylum seeking

Refugee Action@refugeeaction.bsky.social · 2w ago

"As people who have rebuilt our lives here after fleeing conflict and persecution, we ask you to show the compassionate leadership we know you are capable of. " - Please sign our housewarming card to the new Prime Minister! @rasvoice.bsky.social act.refugee-action.org.uk/page/195459/...

George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 2w ago

I strongly believe in giving the man a chance. But keeping Shabana Mahmood as Home Secretary suggests the vicious attacks on immigrants and refugees, and self-defeating attempts to outrun the far right, are likely to continue. Which is pretty damn depressing. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Read these words from 100 years ago about immigrants in Britain – and see how history is chillingly repeating itself | George Monbiot

Shabana Mahmood’s new rights clampdown looks outlandish until we remember that this kind of hardline action is part of our country’s fabric, says George Monbiot

theguardian.com

Women for Refugee Women@4refugeewomen.bsky.social · 3w ago

We were pleased to see many MPs speak out about the divisive, harmful and racist language often used to talk about people seeking safety in the UK. This is vital as language holds power and gives way to real life consequences, including the violence and disorder we have seen on our streets. 4/🧵

Refugee Action@refugeeaction.bsky.social · last mo.

Governments come and go. But blaming refugees has never fixed the UK's broken asylum system. The next Prime Minister must choose a different path: safe routes, the right to work, decent housing, and an end to the dehumanising rhetoric that fuels division. People seeking safety deserve better.

Text on a black background reads: "Prime Minister resigns. The need for a humane asylum system remains." Text is white, with "A humane asylum system" highlighted in orange.
British Library@britishlibrary.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This Refugee Week, explore the history of migration from prehistory to the present day. Our collections and research shed light on the movement of people across time, helping us better understand the journeys, experiences and courage that shape our world. Read more: link.bl.uk/z77 #RefugeeWeek

Researching migration: from prehistory to the present

As Refugee Week begins we provide an insight into interdisciplinary research on Migration Studies in our collections.

link.bl.uk

Runnymede Trust@runnymedetrust.bsky.social · 2mo ago

‘This should ring alarm bells for everyone’ In March, nearly 200 titles were pulled from one Greater Manchester school library, including books by Black authors such as Nova Reid’s The Good Ally. This rising censorship is a serious concern, writes journalist Kitty Melrose in our latest blog ✍️

'Erasing histories and voices'

Once seen as a culture war confined to the USA, book censorship is gaining ground in the UK. Authors, librarians and teachers warn of mounting pressure to remove titles from school libraries, particul...

runnymedetrust.org

Migrants' Rights Network@migrantsrights.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Join Dr Aaron Winter with us on 13/14th June for our Migrant Justice and the Far-Right Summit Tickeets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migrant-ju...

Migrant Justice and the Far Right Summit 2026

A two‑day gathering for everyone building power against the far-right

eventbrite.co.uk

Aaron Winter@aaronwinter.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Yesterday, I was interviewed by CBC about the Henry Nowak case and far-right response: TV: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w89... Radio (at 12:45): podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n... Written: www.cbc.ca/news/world/b...

Sofia Lampropoulou@sofialampro.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New and very interesting special issue edited by Anna Piata on how emotions are circulated and amplified in digital spaces #affect in #internetpragmatics

John Benjamins Publishing Company@johnbenjamins.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📘 The latest special issue of 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, entitled 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝘿𝙮𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚, aims to advance a comprehensive framework for analyzing #affect in #internetpragmatics. ✒️ Guest edited by Anna Piata. 🔓 partly #openaccess: www.benjamins.com/catalog/ip.9.1

Natacha@natacha.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Just under 5 years ago, The Guardian censored these words of non-binary academic Judith Butler arguing that transphobia is fascism. Butler has quite obviously been proved right. A good day to share this widely.

It is very appalling and sometimes quite frightening to see how trans-exclusionary feminists have allied with rightwing attacks on gender. The anti-gender ideology movement is not opposing a specific account of gender but seeking to eradicate "gender" as a concept or discourse, a field of study, an approach to social power. Sometimes they claim that "sex" alone has scientific standing, but other times they appeal to divine mandates for masculine domination and difference. They don't seem to mind contradicting themselves. The Terfs (trans exclusionary radical feminists) and the so-called gender critical writers have also rejected the important work in feminist philosophy of science showing how culture and nature interact (such as Karen Barad, Donna Haraway, EM Hammonds or Anne Fausto-Sterling) in favor of a regressive and spurious form of biological essentialism. So they will not be part of the coalition that seeks to fight the anti-gender movement. The anti-gender ideology is one of the dominant strains of fascism in our times. So the Terfs will not be part of the contemporary struggle against fascism, one that requires a coalition guided by struggles against racism, nationalism, xenophobia and carceral violence, one that is mindful of the high rates of femicide throughout the world, which include high rates of attacks on trans and genderqueer people. The anti-gender movement circulates a spectre of "gender" as a force of destruction, but they never actually read any works in gender studies. Quick and fearful conclusions take the place of considered judgments. Yes, some work on gender is difficult and not everyone can read it, so we have to do better in reaching a broader public. As important as it is, however, to make complex concepts available to a popular audience, it is equally important to encourage intellectual inquiry as part of public life. Unfortunately, we are living in anti-intellectual times, and neo-fascism is becoming more normalized.
Natalie Sedacca@nataliesedacca.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If it wasn’t bad enough that the govt barred entrants on the health and care worker visa from bringing dependents since March 2024, they have also sent letters to children of parents who arrived legally under the previous rules telling them to leave the country www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Home Office sends letters to children as young as five saying they must leave UK

Children of those on care worker visas – who came legally before rule change – told to leave even if parents can stay

theguardian.com

Sofia Lampropoulou@sofialampro.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A Syriza rebranding with a very interesting party title - with revolutionary intertextual connotations, among others. Definitely worth researching for a discourse analyst to say the least

POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · 2mo ago

Greece’s left-wing former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras launched a new political party today that he hopes will unite the country’s splintered opposition amid nationwide frustration over the political establishment and its corruption.