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‘He should say is that this is a country that for too long has allowed the most small-minded, parochial, cynical and mendacious parties to dictate who we are allowed to be.’

Over the last week we’ve seen four of our experts giving interviews to media on: The anniversary of the independence referendum, climate change and immigration. Get involved and join the women of colour experts directory here: passthemicscotland.org/join-the-exper…

Great to hear one of our directory experts on BBC Radio Scotland this morning talking about foreign film production and audience interest. Well done Victoria Thomas (Filmmaker and lecturer)

Nathalia was a brilliant campaigner and journalist. I had the pleasure of working with her on Pass The Mic Scotland - her expertise, kindness and passion are such a loss to us all. Rest in power.

‘In Lebanon, a Gaza in microcosm is quickly unfolding – thousands fleeing for safety, traumatised children, high casualties, and an escalation where there is no limit on the civilian lives that can be sacrificed to achieve Israel’s goals.’ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

✍️ 'There is a wealth of active resources which we can access to protest and resist the ongoing violence' Esa Aldegheri asks what we can do about the ongoing 'Situation' in Lebanon thenational.scot/politics/24617…

🗣️ 'In truth, maternity pay in the UK isn’t excessive, it is actually a joke. What families need today isn’t a return to the past' ✍️ Assa Samake-Roman Assa Samaké-Roman @assasr.bsky.social writes that Kemi Badenoch is wrong about maternity pay

We loved seeing 𝙳𝚛 𝙿𝚞𝚗𝚊𝚖 𝙺𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚗 sharing the quote “you can’t be what you can’t see” when discussing her music choice on strictly. We had the privilege of hearing from her as one of our speakers in our first national gathering. Good luck in the rest of the competition Punam!

Latest article from our writers group. Samar Jamal discusses why politicians need to better understand anti-racism and their role in fuelling divisions: scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…

Happy to announce something exciting that we’ve been working on for a while. The Long Wave, a weekly newsletter on Black life and culture around the world, is launching on 30 Oct. Written by me and edited by the mega talented @jaseokundaye. Sign up here! theguardian.com/global/2024/oc…

He burned alive, in a hospital, whilst on an IV drip. His name was Sha’ban Al-Dalou. The images compelled me to again say what we have been saying for a year: - this is a genocide - stop arms sales to Israel - protect civilian life More from me here: scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…

Exclusive from Anna Bawden: 10-year study finds menopausal women of Chinese and black African backgrounds about 80% less likely to get HRT theguardian.com/society/2024/o…

Who shapes news in Scotland? How often do you see women of colour sharing their expertise and influencing commentary and policy? Pass The Mic was set up to tackle the gross underrepresentation as well as misrepresentation of women of colour. Get involved: passthemicscotland.org/join-the-exper…

'The general election was a microcosm of how Muslims in general are spoken of as if they are not in the room, not part of the country, and not seriously impacted by how they are constantly othered and their behaviour pathologised.'

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Final article of 2024: “Across Christmas and New Year, Gaza’s skies will continue to be alight with bombs, not fireworks.” scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…