Jessie Sullivan

@jessiesullivan.bsky.social

doctoral student at UCL interested in forced migration, urban space, bordering, and arts based methods

This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.

Open Letter to UCL: Demilitarise Research Now This form is for UCL students, student societies/groups, staff, and Sabbatical Officers who wish to sign an open letter urging UCL to end ties immediately with arms companies BAE Systems and Airbus. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Open Letter to UCL: Demilitarise Research Now

This form is for UCL students, student societies/groups, staff, and Sabbatical Officers who wish to sign an open letter urging UCL to end ties immediately with arms companies BAE Systems and Airbus. T...

docs.google.com

I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.

Amazing to see these aid workers free of the bogus legal cases plaguing them for 7 years! This is an important example of how states punish people working against their interests, in solidarity with migrants, even when they act within the limits of the law. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Rights groups hail acquittal after seven years of aid workers prosecuted during Greece refugee crisis

Lesbos court clears aid workers of people smuggling, a move Human Rights Watch called a vindication of their lifesaving activities at sea

theguardian.com

NYC-DSA stands against Trump’s illegal war against Venezuela. Extractive wars have defined our lifetimes and we will not silently watch another begin. We know what follows from here - the enabling of a puppet government in the interest of big oil and the spread of US imperialism.

We have had enough illegal wars on foreign soil over foreign oil
More U.S. imperialism is not justice
Stop the violence. No puppet governments.
No capitalist takeovers. No murderous sanctions.
Respect sovereignty & self determination.

8 Pro-Palestine protestors who have been in prison without remand for over a year are experiencing serious health complications since they have been on hunger strike for over a month. These people deserve a quick and fair trial immediately!!! www.newarab.com/news/uk-pro-...

UK pro-Palestine prisoners rushed to hospital amid hunger strike

A UK pro-Palestine activist was hospitalised again as eight detainees continue a major hunger strike demanding bail and basic rights.

newarab.com

How can art and storytelling help us make sense of migration, displacement & belonging? Join panellists @ismaileinashe.bsky.social, Manal Massalha, Christie Swallow & Jessie Sullivan on 11 Nov, 4.30pm, for Visualising Migration: Art, Resistance & Wellbeing. bit.ly/479Qe6d #Migration #Art #Wellbeing

Visualising Migration: Art, Resistance & Wellbeing

An interdisciplinary panel event with voices from journalism, arts, and research exploring migration, resistance and wellbeing.

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