My ASA membership @asanews expired last year, but as a sociologist-adjacent scholar, I support the @Soc4pal Resolution for Justice in Palestine!

Harvard Law Review refused to publish this piece by legal scholar @RabeaEghbariah that powerfully argues why "Palestine is the most vivid manifestation of the colonial condition upheld in the 21st century": https://t.co/2WTDwDKpxn They didn't censor it because of "any

https://t.co/XDdoUvO4FF Scholars Warn of Potential Genocide in Gaza. "The undersigned urgently appeal to states to take concrete and meaningful steps to individually and collectively prevent genocidal acts, in line with their legal duty to prevent the crime of genocide."

Tribute to Nazik al-Mala'ika (2023-2007), great Iraqi poetess : I want you as a bottomless, flowing river of fire. اني اريدك نهر نار ما للجته قرار ـ نازك الملائكة Je te veux comme une rivière de feu sans fond et débordante #HassanMassoudy #arabiccalligraphy #calligraphy

Extreme, rising temperatures in the Gulf states are placing migrant workers across the region, including in COP28 host UAE, at acute risk of potentially fatal heat-related illnesses and injuries, a new report from the Vital Signs Partnership has found. https://t.co/AmRi8zUvZd

🧱 Based on her experience of shadowing workers on construction sites in Qatar, Natasha Iskander (@natashaiskander), Member in the School of Social Science, reveals how climate change and climate migration were exploited for profit at the #WorldCup2022:

From the clear-eyed and righteous @NcGeehan — advocating for workers is not racist.

Such a privilege to think about my book in relation to John Friedmann’s work and his attention to the importance of knowledge and learning to the emancipatory potential of urban planning. Deeply grateful for this recognition and to be part of the planning community.

this reminder was much needed: This free emotional, intellectual, and physical labor we perform causes what Audre Lorde described as a 'constant drain of energy ... better used in redefining ourselves/devising realistic scenarios for altering the present/constructing the future.'

It's publication day! ✊📘⚖️🏙️📐 I'm thrilled to announce Just Urban Design: The Struggle for a Public City, coedited with Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris & Vinit Mukhija, published by @mitpress. What does urban design have to do with a just & inclusive city? https://t.co/H8Y72F3o4V

This is basically what happened... (photo thread) S/O to @squires_david !!!

Incredible to see @iamjohnoliver on @LastWeekTonight discuss the labour abuse and exploitation that went into building the #FIFAWorldCup and highlight Anish's story. To hear the full story Anish told Equidem, click here: https://t.co/uboOtcGqKB

Inside the "kafala" migrant labor system https://t.co/Oy7nP0kJ2C Thank you to MarketPlace for the opportunity to talk about the workers who are the real champions of this #FIFAWorldCupQatar2022

The media & interest around @FIFAWorldCup & migrant workers has reached a fever pitch. Here's a 🧵 on where things stand for football fans, journalists, & others who are disgusted that @FIFAcom had profited off tournament w/out ensuring migrant workers are paid what they are owed

As the World Cup approaches, #NYUWagner's @natashaiskander speaks with @today_explained about the migrant workers who built Qatar's stadiums—and why reforms to the country's exploitative labor system might look better on paper than in practice. https://t.co/uA2qlLiZk1

"If we complain, we are fired" is up. Over the last two years we have carried out the most extensive independent investigation into labour conditions on all 8 stadium construction sites for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Please click the link below to read https://t.co/Pdz1oZ6V2j

“There is no poetry where there are no mistakes.” ― Joy Harjo

Thank you @KeshavarzianA and @meriponline for a great convo about the politics of work and the #FIFA #WorldCup2022

*Extreme heat, migrant workers and the Qatar World Cup* A discussion hosted by FairSquare, UN Global Compact Network UK, & the All Party Parliamentary Group on Sport, Modern Slavery & Human Rights. 1 November, 1400 GMT For more info & to register: https://t.co/pnoUS6H62q

📢Join us this Wednesday for: Arrival at the Margins - a virtual discussion of a new Migration Studies special issue on mobility, politics & theory from the margins. Speakers include: @CVar_Sil, @natashaiskander, @lorenlandau, @DianaThomaz_ 📝Register https://t.co/1LcnDABTLV