Sally Rooney, Rachel Kushner and Arundhati Roy call for boycott of Israeli cultural institutions theguardian.com/books/2024/oct…

Third day ill at home so I'm trying out Bluesky. If anyone's over there I'm Shirin Hirsch I think? bsky.app/profile/shirin…

I'd like to write something, maybe short, on the 1926 General Strike, the British Empire and race. This is a new topic for me! Any reading recommendations?

Thank you Jasleen. Boycott Divest & Sanction Israel! Tate, Cut Your Ties to Israeli Apartheid & Genocide!

We’re off…

Thanks to Matt Perry for giving a wonderful talk to People's History Museum staff on Ellen Wilkinson and the 1926 General Strike yesterday - in preparation for our centenary plans here

Londoners, tomorrow and Friday are appeal hearing for Manchester 10 - 9am onwards at Royal Courts of Justice. Please come by if you can. Families need support. #FreeTheMcr10

Last day of museum work today, researching 1926 general strike, before the break. Feeling thankful for great colleagues who have made my return from maternity leave so much easier. Thinking of Palestine and my Palestinian friends today and always, but particularly this Christmas

These Labour government figures are so arrogant and out of touch. Starmer did not ‘let’ Diane stand he was forced to back down. An incredibly nasty government who think they can just shut people up who dare to speak out against their viscous cuts to working class people

"A general strike is a strike of workers in all or most industries" - is that the best definition of a general strike?

I will be backing Rhiannon Lockley (Rhiannon Lockley (she/her) is on ASOS) for UCU Vice-President and the wider UCU Left slate. It is crucial that the union leadership we elect will fight to defend post-16 education, respect democratic mandates, and seek to build a combative, member-led union.

A wonderful candidate. We are very lucky in UCU to have Rhiannon as a grassroot activist who seems to be involved in every key struggle as well as leading her branch - she truly supports democracy and action from below. Please vote for her in the UCU election ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

What a book! A gripping road trip through Black Britain, a rich study of culture and resistance outside of the trodden London stories. Out in April, this is one to read by Lanre Bakare

If anyone is about 18th March I'll be giving a public seminar for the Manchester Uni history department. The talk will be exploring photographs of industrial struggle, race and resistance and 'Bolton's Grunwick', a mill strike in 1978. All welcome! events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:f1…

My introduction to the 1926 General Strike for People’s History Museum #GeneralStrike100 phm.org.uk/blogposts/1926…

This is a brilliant new book by Geoff Brown a rich history from below remembering a organisation and movement that redefined the contours of racism and anti racism in modern Britain and was that rare thing - a success, defeating the National Front. Order your copy now!