uzmahwrites
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Breathe Before Thought: debut poetry collection out now. https://t.co/ihbMVsMa3V Poet, writer, ponderer and occasional crafter.
Cardiff/London
Joined April 2020
Very pleased to announce that one of my gaza poems has featured in The Morning Star. Ymlaen @heretic101 !!
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Paul is proud to support a special screening of 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' The film is a powerful and beyond important film that received a 25-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival: https://t.co/vACd9OhNvs 📍 Hackney Picturehouse, London 📅 25 February, 1800 (1/2)
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Sir Ian McKellen recites a pro immigration speech by William Shakespeare 400 years ago on Steven Colbert's show The speech itself -often called 'The Strangers’ Case' - comes from a section of Sir Thomas More that is widely believed to be written in Shakespeare’s own hand and
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This is a huge victory for the Palestine activists, whom I visited in prison, seeking to end the complicity of arms manufacturers in genocide. BREAKING: Six pro-Palestine activists linked to Palestine Action have been found NOT GUILTY for breaking into an Elbit Systems factory.
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E.P. Thompson was born on this day in 1924. One of the greatest historians of all time.
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46.years ago to this very day This monster hit no.1 The excitement and energy of this bands captured perfectly in 2 minutes
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Exactly 175 years ago Leo Tolstoy wrote the greatest diary entry of all time
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"Class shouldn't be treated as an awkward afterthought." Playwright James Graham and Chancellor of Manchester University Nazir Afzal discuss whether making social class a legally protected characteristic might help more people from working-class backgrounds get jobs in the arts?
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It's been a busy birthday weekend with one thing or another but a complete buzz of one ♥️
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BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
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An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
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Providing support to the children and families of Gaza
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This humanitarian campaign works to provide food and basic necessities to the people of Gaza whose homes have been completely or partially destroyed by the war, leaving them suddenly without shelter...
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It's that magical time of year when private jets descend on a Swiss mountain village to discuss climate change and poverty! Anyway, here's my annual reminder. I'll stop posting this when they stop avoiding the real issue: their own massive tax avoidance 💰
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“You are not too old and it is not too late to dive into your increasing depths where life calmly gives out its own secret.” - Rainer Maria Rilke
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'Hearts by night' is from @ShuttlePenelope's forthcoming collection History of the Child, out from @BloodaxeBooks in February, and distributed in the US by @ConsortiumBooks from 14 April. Thanks to @MayaCPopa for sharing.
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“I don’t trust anyone who’s nice to me but rude to the waiter. Because they would treat me the same way if I were in that position.” ― Muhammad Ali
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✨Have you booked your tickets yet for the poetry oscars? 📚Don't miss the @tseliotprize this Sunday 18th January at the Royal Festival Hall from 7pm. 👉Book your seats now via the Southbank Centre box office > https://t.co/GQPx1hS9I4
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