Roxana Pessoa Cavalcanti
@roxana-pessoa.bsky.social
Social scientist at the University of Bristol, migrant, feminist, mother, always on the side of the oppressed. Researching violence, policing, criminalisation, social movements, feminism, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3885-8603
Dockworkers just did this 5 continents 22 countries 110 ports One message: No harbour for genocide. Dockworkers do not work for war. Pass it on.
With 'Largest Coordinated Port Action Ever,' Dockworkers in 22 Countries Strike Against Gaza Genocide | Common Dreams
"We, the workers in the ports, know very well that without us nothing moves. Without our hands, containers remain still, ships are not loaded, the war machines are blocked."
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Flavio #Bolsonaro run away. Curious to see how the #Trump administration will justify its persecution of migrants, alongside a U-turn that only applies to their allies who collude in far-right politics, involved in money laundering and participate in “boys club” www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Flavio Bolsonaro and family to receive US visas after leaving Brazil, State Department says
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has left the country for the United States after losing Sunday's presidential election, three sources said, with the US State Department due to grant him and his fam...
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The planet doesn't need more data centres. It needs more forests, clean air and a future.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3w ago‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre
Shrinking plans and projects continue at the #University of #Brighton… clearly only leading to more shrinking and worry… as well as threatening basic workers’ rights: www.theargus.co.uk/news/2655207...
University campus 'could close by 2030' as staff take to the streets in protest
The University of Brighton is considering plans that could see its Falmer campus close by 2030 as part of a major overhaul of its estate
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As the U.S. expands criminalization, the situation is particularly dire for folks who struggle with mental illness. One study shows that forced hospitalizations double the risk of being charged with a crime and risk of death by suicide/overdose in the 3 months after discharge:
Advance article (open access): The tentacular violence of migration policies: The case of Latin American women living in the UK by Roxana Pessoa Cavalcanti journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
@josiahmortimer.bsky.social it has led to some street art (enjoyed by locals & tourists) as far as Brighton
Introducing the concept of tentacular violence to explain how immigration policies shape the lives of migrant women & families. I thank the participants who shared their experiences, and hope the paper contributes to document and resist injustices doi.org/10.1177/0261... @csp-journal.bsky.social
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Survivors of the Windrush scandal have been given memorials and apologies, but they're still being denied fair compensation and actual justice. Call for justice now - add your name! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ho...
Honour Promises Made to Windrush Generations
Hey! 👋 Survivors of the Windrush scandal have been given apologies and memorials, but the reality is that many are still being denied fair compensation. 😔 On Windrush Day (22nd June) we're taking the ...
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The alarm has been ringing for a long time! ‘As the Earth continues to warm, extreme heat events historically confined to high summer will become more frequent, more intense and last longer… happening earlier and later in the year’ Act now
We must organise to reject racism, vigilantism and violence. Sign this statement by Migrant Rights Network docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... and say no to this violence: theconversation.com/belfast-viol...
Belfast violence: an uncomfortable reminder of the innocent people ‘burnt out’ during the Troubles
Families fled burning homes as violence flared in the city.
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Absolutely outrageous criminalisation of solidarity. Note also one officer covering his face, a practice I’ve been seeing in Brazil where police are responsible for mass atrocities and high levels of killings of racialised and marginalised people. www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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🚨BREAKING -- The Court of Appeal has ruled that Mr Justice Johnson had no jurisdiction to refer Palestine Action barrister Rajiv Menon KC for contempt of court proceedings. These proceedings were brought against Menon after he reminded a jury earlier this year of its absolute right to acquit.
Sobering stuff about the secretive & unaccountable surveillance activities happening in Yorkshire… www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTsi...
Bradford City of Climate Culture - Accountability for Menwith Hill US Spy Base
YouTube video by Bradford 2025 City of Climate Culture
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Honoured to be taking part in this webinar, a rare opportunity for UK campaigners to hear direct from the Western Shoshone about the toxic ongoing legacy of British nuclear tests in Nevada, with new updates on contamination & the connection to AI #nukesky from-bombs-to-data-centres.eventbrite.co.uk
@csp-journal.bsky.social Absolutely excellent webinar today by the Critical Social #Policy collective, modelling deep democracy, solidarity and #decolonisation through action, writing, collaborative research practices and funding for amazing initiatives around the world. Thank you!
Building Knowledges of Solidarity for Critical Social Policy - website launch invitation
Building Knowledges of Solidarity for Critical Social PolicyFriday 8th May 202611am-1pm GMTOnline via ZoomRegister via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-knowledges-of-solidarity-for-...
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Extremist is the death and destruction that Benjamin Netanyahu government brings on a daily basis. Extremist is them introducing the death penalty for Palestinians. Extremist is this apartheid, genocidal Israeli Government that our Government shamefully supports.
New report shows worsening of racial bias in police practices - deeply concerning that Black children in England and Wales almost eight times more likely to be strip-searched than white peers – and over five times more likely than Asian children. www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/resource/pol...
Police powers and children – strip searching and use of force | Children's Commissioner for England
Few issues have defined my tenure as Children’s Commissioner so sharply as the strip searching of children by police. As a former teacher and headteacher
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We were never consulted on Palantir gaining access to our health data. But we've since made our views known. And in just 4️⃣ DAYS, MPs will debate activating the break clause in Palantir's NHS contract. Tell you MP to do the right thing 👇 www.amnesty.org.uk/get-involved...
Email your MP to demand no Palantir in our NHS
Palantir faces scrutiny for human rights abuses as MPs debate its £330m NHS data contract on 16 April. Urge your MP: no Palantir in our NHS. Act now.
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Excellent Drilled @drilledmedia.bsky.social interview with 'Empire of AI' author Karen Hao @karenhao.bsky.social – Especially insightful for Ireland, where abject political & media capitulation to misleading big tech & AI promises continues to be the norm. drilled.media/news/drillin...
Big AI Is Gambling with the Planet’s Chips
In their pursuit of scale and dominance, environmental destruction is a price today’s tech giants are willing to pay, Karen Hao warns in ‘Empire of AI.’
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AOC: Companies like Palantir are mining endlessly the data and privacy of the American people—keeping track of everything that they say and do. And sending it to a militarized government.
I’m excited to deliver this talk next week! Book to join us and think together about #Feminist #Cities for all.
Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research@thesccjr.bsky.social · 8mo ago👋Our next Justice Futures seminar is on Tues 24th at 12 noon (UK time). Online. The talk examines the lived experiences of feminist, Black, and LGBTQIA+ human rights defenders in Brazil as they navigate routine violence and shrinking democratic space. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sccjr-just...
👋Our next Justice Futures seminar is on Tues 24th at 12 noon (UK time). Online. The talk examines the lived experiences of feminist, Black, and LGBTQIA+ human rights defenders in Brazil as they navigate routine violence and shrinking democratic space. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sccjr-just...
