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English Footballers asked about the traumatic impact of racial abuse, their answers were sobering... 🧵
It was a disappointing outcome for the England team at the Euro 2024 but we knew the consequences that the Black & Brown players in the team would suffer... 1/
...if the team lost and this was manifested again in the form of racial abuse online which was a repeat when Marcus, Jason & Bukayo missed their penalties in the 2020 Euros and is still fresh in people's minds. 2/ theconversation.com/we-asked-engli…
Despite football players receiving support from their fans, the harsh reality is that racism in football still exists, examples include newspapers recently using images of Bukayo Saka's face following England's defeat against Iceland & when an England fan was convicted...
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NEW MUMS REPORT RACISM IN HOSPITAL, SAYS MATERNITY LEAD
Nottingham Uni. Hospital's maternity services accused of "countless" examples of racist and discriminatory behaviour perpetuated by staff against new mums.
1,813 stillbirths, deaths of mothers or babies, or instances of harm are being scrutinised, with a further 70 referred.
These numbers contribute to the woeful statistics for racial disparities in maternal and child health in the UK 2/ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Shocking incidents in the report include a newly bereaved mother whose accent was mocked by hospital staff, and a new mum who had bedding thrown at her after she asked for soiled bedding to be changed.
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BLACK WOMAN ABUSED BY DRUNK RACIST ON TRAIN
Passengers filmed as the racist screamed slurs at the woman, and tried to physically attack her. 1/
Amidst abusing other passengers, Janice Wilding, 49, of Lilford Road, Lambeth, launched a horrific racist attack on a Black passenger, who (amongst others) was filming her. The attack only stopped when Wilding's companion pulled her off the train. 2/ mylondon.news/news/south-lon…
Later asked if she wanted to report the incident to the police, the Black woman replied 'What's the point? Nothing will be done.'
Anyusha Rose, who was one of the witnesses filming the incident, had the video published through My London, where it was noticed:
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US REPUBLICAN HOUSE REWROTE LAW TO DEFINE ANTI-ZIONISM AS ANTISEMITISM
A personal perspective by @ThatAsianDude_
This move has been highly criticised by pro-Palestinian activists for its specific suppressive impact on commentary on the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. 1/
Voted in as law this week, it also represents the final nail in the coffin of the West dictating their version of antisemitism and defining what is/isn't racism for the world.
The US has declared it, the UK will follow, and so will the rest of Europe. 2/ tinyurl.com/5exhr2ve
The problem is the West has once again (wrongly) determined what constitutes racism without reference to the people most affected by it. Unfortunately without unity, the global South hasn't been able to combat this, in terms of defining the parameters of racism for ourselves.
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FORMER RWANDAN REFUGEE SPEAKS OF HER SHOCK AT THE TREATMENT MODERN REFUGEE WOMEN FACE
Alphonsine Kabagabo grew up in Rwanda during the 70s and 80s. She remembers clearly the day her life changed forever. The president of Rwanda had died and she knew being a Tutsi,… 1/
…things were about to get really bad for her community. It was the 7th April 1994. Over the next 10 days, 800,000 Tutsis were brutally murdered in a genocide by the Hutus. Alphonsine came close to losing her own life on a couple of occasions but… 2/ tinyurl.com/5jfdwmes
…managed to escape to Belgium. It was there she began to rebuild her life, once she had gotten past the initial trauma of having escaped a genocide and being displaced. She was proactive and sought opportunities that would build on her prior experience.
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CHILD ASYLUM SEEKERS ARE BEING PLACED WITH ADULT STRANGERS
There is something incredibly sinister about Suella Braverman, whose cult leader was accused of sex abuse and whose party is mired in decades of cover ups of child sex abuse by politicians, claiming that adults... 1/
...refugees are posing as children, when the fact is that border officials are putting their ages down as 5-10 yrs older than they actually are. This has meant that children are being forced to share bedrooms with strangers who are much older than them. 2/ tinyurl.com/4yhj6bpn
These hotel rooms used to be single occupancy but they are now to be shared by two people per room. Just recently we reported on the first wave of Afghan refugees arriving in the UK from Pakistan. The government changed its pledge to provide 'suitable accommodation' and...
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