'As any black and brown activist knows, activism takes its toll on you: On your body, mind, relationships, health, work — the list goes on and on.
..Because the causes we fight for aren’t ephemeral; they are most often about the worst miscarriages of justice, the most unimaginable crimes against humanity.
'Yasmine Ahmed, UK director of Human Rights Watch, told i that one of the most concerning trends the world is seeing is the rise of oppressive regimes and right-wing populism. She pointed to the Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, sabotaging public health measures in his country
.. aimed at curbing the spread of Covid, as well as the brutal military junta in Myanmar, which has arbitrarily arrested and detained several thousand people who protested after the February coup.'
We asked you to sign a petition. Over 300k of you did. We asked you to make some noise at Downing Street. 1000s of you did. We asked you to write to your MP & Lords. We're seeing the responses. Now we NEED you to turn up.
1pm Weds 5th Jan @ Parliament #NationalityAndBordersBill
The Nationality and Borders Bill evokes a chilling history for the UK’s East And South-East Asian Communities mediadiversified.org/2021/12/15/the…
"Indeed, it’s tempting to imagine how different Britain’s Chinese community might look now had an actual community of politically vocal ethnically Chinese been allowed to develop and grow"- @DanielYorkLoh
'the perpetrators and defenders of this frankly terrifying piece of legislation will argue long and loudly that the Bill’s powers will only apply to the most dangerous of criminals and the law-abiding majority need have nothing to fear.