Joel White
@joeljoel.bsky.social
Friends In Common out now, come say hi on the tour : https://linktr.ee/friendsincommon @friendsincommon.bsky.social 🏳️🌈🍉 GLARC tapes / Communal Leisure Writing about solidarity, Islamophobia, antiracist & Queer history, No Borders, music.
Panel with @jakehallwrites.bsky.social, Plan C & @joeljoel.bsky.social explores the political power of solidarity, drawing from activist histories to celebrate the potential of intimate connections. In-person AND online! lighthousebookshop.com/events/every...
How might we reassess friendship as a transformative, even revolutionary, political resource? Laura Forster (@lauracforster.bsky.social) and Joel White (@joeljoel.bsky.social) join Marybeth Hamilton (@marybethhamilton13.bsky.social) to discuss the radical potential of friendship 🎙️🗃️
Friends in Common
How might we reassess friendship as a transformative, even revolutionary, political resource?
historyworkshop.org.uk
"When we do affinity politics, when we work non-hierarchically, it’s all about friendship" @lauracforster.bsky.social and @joeljoel.bsky.social discuss their book Friends in Common – out now on @plutopress.bsky.social
Laura C. Forster and Joel White on new book Friends in Common: The Skinny
We chat with Laura C. Forster and Joel White about their book Friends in Common, the intersection between friendship and organising, and why our intimate lives are political.
theskinny.co.uk
⚡️TOMORROW⚡️ Join @lauracforster.bsky.social and @joeljoel.bsky.social, authors of Friend in Common, for an evening of discussion, workshops and food with @leftbookclub.bsky.social 🗓️ Thurs, July 31 ⏰ 6 pm 📍The New Bridge Project thenewbridgeproject.com/events/frien...
📚BOOK EVENT📚 Join @lauracforster.bsky.social and @joeljoel.bsky.social for the Leeds launch of their new book Friends in Common: Radical Friendship and Everyday Solidarities 🗓️Thurs, June 26 ⏰7 pm 📍The Bookish Type thebookishtype.co.uk/collections/...
New Friends in Common post is up! I'm in conversation with my friend Evelina Gambino - talking about friendship, solidarity, and the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway. Have a look! We've also finalised all the dates & details for our upcoming book tour 🤘
Friends In Common@friendsincommon.bsky.social · last yr.New blog post is up! Laura talks to the brilliant Evelina Gambino about Georgia, trains, and 'infrastructures of friendship' 🚂✊ friendsincommon.substack.com/p/infrastruc...
And finally, @peterhopkins.bsky.social & @joeljoel.bsky.social reflect on Trump's Muslim-targeting travel bans and the Islamophobic politics at play in this administration. 'The "Islamophobia President" re-elected' doi.org/10.1111/geoj... 14/14
I wrote a piece about bassline concerts and community archives in Bradford this weekend, and Starmer's latest descent into far-right discourse.
Friends In Common@friendsincommon.bsky.social · last yr.New blog post! On Strangers: Bradford, archives, & Starmer's Powellist turn.
The UK Supreme Court’s transphobic ruling on the definition of woman last week is a defeat for all women—even, ultimately, the self-described feminists celebrating it, and the women who will gain in the short term from their alliance with the carceral state. my latest for @thenation.com
The UK's Anti-Trans Ruling Is a Defeat for All Women
Even the self-described feminists celebrating the Supreme Court's attempt to banish trans people from womanhood will pay a heavy price.
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"It's not just about doing political work with people that we're not friends with, it's also about doing political work for or in solidarity with people that we're not actually that keen on." The brilliant @graciemaybe.bsky.social interviewed in our latest blog post: substack.com/home/post/p-...
Angels, fellow travellers, & friendship on the move
An interview with Gracie Mae Bradley
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🏳️⚧️KEY ADVICE FOR TRANS SOLIDARITY PROTESTS Our 5 key messages are the same, but it can be extra important for trans folks whose name and gender might not match ID documents and who might face transphobic abuse and misgendering to know their rights when facing police.
If you want to do a practical thing for trans people, please support and share this fundraiser. We're organising blood tests for trans people excluded by healthcare. This is the work I wrote about yesterday! Thank you so much for you kind words and help. www.gofundme.com/f/blood-test...
Donate to Blood tests for trans people in Edinburgh, organized by Josie Giles
We're raising money for a pilot scheme to provide free blood tests to trans peop… Josie Giles needs your support for Blood tests for trans people in Edinburgh
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In case you missed it, our inaugral Friends in Common Blog friendsincommon.substack.com/p/welcome-fr... included a call out for questions & testomines about 'The Friendlord': Have you rented off a friend? Perhaps even one you lived with too? How did it affect your relationship?
Welcome, friends! Come learn about our book and sign up for some exerpts, interviews and fun extras in the run up to its release: friendsincommon.substack.com/p/welcome-fr...
Welcome, friends!
An introduction to our new friends in common blog.
friendsincommon.substack.com
#HandsOffDisabilityBenefits need you to email MP using this template letter docs.google.com/document/d/1... Discuss concerns about benefit cuts & how they impact Invite MP to Parliament Meeting on 17th March 2025 4-6pm Thatcher Room Portcullis House London www.parliament.uk/get-involved...
Draft Letter to MP
[Your full address] [And postcode] [Date] Dear [MP’s Name], My name is [your name] and I am writing to you today as a disabled resident/disabled ally in your constituency. I am writing to you about ...
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We're delighted to unveil the full detailed day-by-day programme for Counterflows Festival 2025, taking place across various venues in Glasgow on the 3-6 of April. Tickets for individual events and Friday/Saturday Day Passes are now on sale 🚀 www.counterflows.com
New report - Young Muslims in Scotland: politics, racism and the media @robinfinlay.bsky.social @joeljoel.bsky.social Press release @newcastleuni.bsky.social www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...
Young Muslims disillusioned by politics but politicised in other ways
Young Muslims are less interested in national politics in Scotland and instead are increasingly involved with local and global issues, research led by Newcastle University shows.
ncl.ac.uk
