Emma McDowell
@emmamcdoofus.bsky.social
Lecturer at School of Performance & Cultural Industries (Leeds Uni); adhd; she/they; interested in how we make sense of/through our cultural experiences (esp theatre); preferred mode of communication - gifs; also dogs
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Emma McDowell
@emmamcdoofus.bsky.social
· Apr 30
STATEMENT: 'Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia'
Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29
Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29
Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia
We call on all trans-inclusive feminist academics and educators to sign this statement:
‘Not In Our Name’
We are non-trans feminist academics and educators. We write in support of trans rights, tran...
forms.gle
Calling all feminist academics & educators -please add your name and sign ❤️🏳️⚧️⚧️🏳️🌈👇🏼
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‘Being Black and British: Before During and After Drama School’ is released on September 22 but is available to pre-order from TODAY.
Pre-order now - directly from the publisher on the link, your favourite bookshop, or your institutional or local library.
Launch event(s) to be shared…
Pre-order now - directly from the publisher on the link, your favourite bookshop, or your institutional or local library.
Launch event(s) to be shared…
Being Black and British: Before, During and After Drama School
Being Black and British: Before, During and After Drama School is about being Black, being British and being an actor before, during and after training.
Written by Black writers working in and around ...
www.routledge.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:40 AM
‘Being Black and British: Before During and After Drama School’ is released on September 22 but is available to pre-order from TODAY.
Pre-order now - directly from the publisher on the link, your favourite bookshop, or your institutional or local library.
Launch event(s) to be shared…
Pre-order now - directly from the publisher on the link, your favourite bookshop, or your institutional or local library.
Launch event(s) to be shared…
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Sara Ahmed - No Is Not a Lonely Utterance - Manchester Book Launch www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sara-ahmed...
Sara Ahmed - No Is Not a Lonely Utterance - Manchester Book Launch
Join us for an evening with Sara Ahmed as she launches her new book, No Is Not a Lonely Utterance: The Art and Activism of Complaining.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
August 22, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Sara Ahmed - No Is Not a Lonely Utterance - Manchester Book Launch www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sara-ahmed...
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At least 100 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn, including 61 in Gaza City, as Al Jazeera reports intensified strikes in the north while Israel prepares to seize Gaza City aje.io/io4cij
Israel kills 61 people in Gaza City, at least 100 across enclave
The surge in Israel’s bombardment in the north of the Gaza Strip comes as it plans to seize Gaza City.
aje.io
August 14, 2025 at 12:26 AM
At least 100 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn, including 61 in Gaza City, as Al Jazeera reports intensified strikes in the north while Israel prepares to seize Gaza City aje.io/io4cij
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UN says one in 10 children screened at their clinics in Gaza are malnourished amid Israel’s siege.
Israel bombs Gaza, Syria as alarm grows over rise in starving children
UN says one in 10 children screened at their clinics in Gaza are malnourished amid Israel’s siege.
bit.ly
July 16, 2025 at 5:30 AM
UN says one in 10 children screened at their clinics in Gaza are malnourished amid Israel’s siege.
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Palestinians say they have no choice but to go to deadly US- and Israeli-backed aid sites amid growing starvation.
‘Going hungry’: More than 700 Palestinians killed seeking aid in Gaza
Palestinians say they have no choice but to go to deadly US- and Israeli-backed aid sites amid growing starvation.
bit.ly
July 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Palestinians say they have no choice but to go to deadly US- and Israeli-backed aid sites amid growing starvation.
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This 83-year-old priest has just been arrested for holding a sign which read:
“I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”
According to Starmer’s new law, this puts her in the same category as an ISIS or Al-Qaeda terrorist, with a prison sentence of up to 14 years.
“I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”
According to Starmer’s new law, this puts her in the same category as an ISIS or Al-Qaeda terrorist, with a prison sentence of up to 14 years.
July 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This 83-year-old priest has just been arrested for holding a sign which read:
“I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”
According to Starmer’s new law, this puts her in the same category as an ISIS or Al-Qaeda terrorist, with a prison sentence of up to 14 years.
“I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”
According to Starmer’s new law, this puts her in the same category as an ISIS or Al-Qaeda terrorist, with a prison sentence of up to 14 years.
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A group of lesbians disrupt a GC hate talk
This bit is just perfection 😘👌
www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture...
This bit is just perfection 😘👌
www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture...
June 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
A group of lesbians disrupt a GC hate talk
This bit is just perfection 😘👌
www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture...
This bit is just perfection 😘👌
www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture...
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Israeli officers and soldiers have revealed they’ve been ordered to deliberately shoot at unarmed Palestinians trying to get aid.
That’s in Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
Israel is deliberately massacring civilians it’s deliberately starving.
There are few crimes more depraved.
That’s in Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
Israel is deliberately massacring civilians it’s deliberately starving.
There are few crimes more depraved.
June 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Israeli officers and soldiers have revealed they’ve been ordered to deliberately shoot at unarmed Palestinians trying to get aid.
That’s in Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
Israel is deliberately massacring civilians it’s deliberately starving.
There are few crimes more depraved.
That’s in Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
Israel is deliberately massacring civilians it’s deliberately starving.
There are few crimes more depraved.
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Israeli tanks opened fire on thousands of civilians gathered at a distribution site in southern Gaza’s Rafah on Sunday morning, killing at least 31 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office aje.io/xx7980
Israel kills 32 Palestinians seeking food at ‘death trap’ Gaza aid sites
Troops gun down starving crowds, capping deadly first week of operations for controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
aje.io
June 2, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Israeli tanks opened fire on thousands of civilians gathered at a distribution site in southern Gaza’s Rafah on Sunday morning, killing at least 31 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office aje.io/xx7980
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Palestinians gunned down while trying to reach food aid site in Gaza, hospital says
Palestinians gunned down while trying to reach food aid site in Gaza, hospital says
Witnesses say Israeli forces opened fire on people near distribution point run by Israel-backed foundation
More than 20 people were killed on Sunday as they went to receive food at an aid distribution point set up by an Israeli-backed foundation in the Gaza Strip, according to a hospital run by the Red Cross that received the bodies.
Witnesses told the Associated Press that Israeli forces had opened fire on people as they headed toward the aid distribution site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). “There were many martyrs, including women,” the 40-year-old resident said. “We were about 300 metres away from the military.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 1, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Palestinians gunned down while trying to reach food aid site in Gaza, hospital says
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Fundraiser for legal action against the EHRC
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To get this case off the ground, we need to show the EHRC that we are ready to take it all the way
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Standing up to power is difficult and expensive
To get this case off the ground, we need to show the EHRC that we are ready to take it all the way
Please support our case by donating today: www.crowdjustice.com/case/legal-a...
We Are Taking Legal Action Against the EHRC
Liberty challenges injustice defends freedom and campaigns to make sure everyone in the UK is treated fairly.
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May 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Fundraiser for legal action against the EHRC
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BREAKING: An Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter has killed at least 25 Palestinians, mostly women and children, Gaza's Health Ministry said. The school was hit three times while people slept, setting their belongings ablaze, they added.
Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter in Gaza kills 25, medics say
An Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 25 people, mostly women and children, according to the territory’s Health Ministry.
bit.ly
May 26, 2025 at 5:22 AM
BREAKING: An Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter has killed at least 25 Palestinians, mostly women and children, Gaza's Health Ministry said. The school was hit three times while people slept, setting their belongings ablaze, they added.
Jewish creatives warn against false censorship of art critical of Israel www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/jewish-...
Jewish creatives warn against ‘false censorship’ of art critical of Israel - Arts Professional
Art must not be censored under the "false guise" of protecting against antisemitism, a group of Jewish creatives has warned. The group, calling itself Jewish Artists UK, says it wants to help arts org...
www.artsprofessional.co.uk
May 15, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Jewish creatives warn against false censorship of art critical of Israel www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/jewish-...
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May 14, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Starmer's anti-immigrant speech today wasn't just a moral and political embarrassment. It was also an intellectual embarrassment.
inews.co.uk/opinion/star...
inews.co.uk/opinion/star...
May 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Starmer's anti-immigrant speech today wasn't just a moral and political embarrassment. It was also an intellectual embarrassment.
inews.co.uk/opinion/star...
inews.co.uk/opinion/star...
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whooooo remembers "they'll shift to the left once they're in power, they have to say these things to win the election first you idiots"
May 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
whooooo remembers "they'll shift to the left once they're in power, they have to say these things to win the election first you idiots"
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Os ydych chi eisiau byw yn y Deyrnas Unedig, dylech chi siarad Cymraeg. Dyna synnwyr cyffredin.
Felly rydym yn codi gofynion iaith Gymraeg ar draws pob prif lwybr mewnfudo.
Felly rydym yn codi gofynion iaith Gymraeg ar draws pob prif lwybr mewnfudo.
May 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Os ydych chi eisiau byw yn y Deyrnas Unedig, dylech chi siarad Cymraeg. Dyna synnwyr cyffredin.
Felly rydym yn codi gofynion iaith Gymraeg ar draws pob prif lwybr mewnfudo.
Felly rydym yn codi gofynion iaith Gymraeg ar draws pob prif lwybr mewnfudo.
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This is what happens when the Treasury becomes the master rather than the servant. Accountants who know the price of everything, and the value of nothing www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Ministers admit failing to assess impact of thousands of NHS job cuts in England
Exclusive: Failure to assess impact of axing thousands of NHS managers described by critics as reckless
www.theguardian.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This is what happens when the Treasury becomes the master rather than the servant. Accountants who know the price of everything, and the value of nothing www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Happy #TransHistoryWeek! 🏳️⚧️
@transhistoryweek.com is a global week-long observance dedicated to celebrating the history of all gender diverse people – including trans, non-binary and Intersex people 🌟
@transhistoryweek.com is a global week-long observance dedicated to celebrating the history of all gender diverse people – including trans, non-binary and Intersex people 🌟
May 6, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Happy #TransHistoryWeek! 🏳️⚧️
@transhistoryweek.com is a global week-long observance dedicated to celebrating the history of all gender diverse people – including trans, non-binary and Intersex people 🌟
@transhistoryweek.com is a global week-long observance dedicated to celebrating the history of all gender diverse people – including trans, non-binary and Intersex people 🌟
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We believe the Supreme Court has placed the UK in breach of its obligations under the Human Rights Act.
Over 8,000 people have supported our case - will you join us?
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Over 8,000 people have supported our case - will you join us?
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May 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
We believe the Supreme Court has placed the UK in breach of its obligations under the Human Rights Act.
Over 8,000 people have supported our case - will you join us?
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
Over 8,000 people have supported our case - will you join us?
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
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On top of hundreds of biologists, hundreds of feminists, hundreds of businesses, hundreds of historians all writing letters saying the Supreme Court and corrupt EHRC are wrong due to evidence from their fields, even geographers are angry and are providing evidence!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Open letter to RGS on Supreme Court and EHRC events April 2025
1 May 2025 Dear Professor Dame Jane Francis and Professor Joe Smith, Re: The response of the Royal Geographical Society to the April 2025 Supreme Court ruling and EHRC interim update We are currently ...
docs.google.com
May 3, 2025 at 7:33 AM
On top of hundreds of biologists, hundreds of feminists, hundreds of businesses, hundreds of historians all writing letters saying the Supreme Court and corrupt EHRC are wrong due to evidence from their fields, even geographers are angry and are providing evidence!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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This statement 'Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia' has over 850 signatures and co-signatures. My bet is that we can get this to 1000 today!
STATEMENT: 'Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia'
Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29
Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29
Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia
We call on all trans-inclusive feminist academics and educators to sign this statement:
‘Not In Our Name’
We are non-trans feminist academics and educators. We write in support of trans rights, tran...
forms.gle
April 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This statement 'Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia' has over 850 signatures and co-signatures. My bet is that we can get this to 1000 today!
Calling all feminist academics & educators -please add your name and sign ❤️🏳️⚧️⚧️🏳️🌈👇🏼
STATEMENT: 'Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia'
Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29
Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29
Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia
We call on all trans-inclusive feminist academics and educators to sign this statement:
‘Not In Our Name’
We are non-trans feminist academics and educators. We write in support of trans rights, tran...
forms.gle
April 30, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Calling all feminist academics & educators -please add your name and sign ❤️🏳️⚧️⚧️🏳️🌈👇🏼