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If you have the chance or ability to donate to this, it would be great. Only 5 days to meet the target for #COP30 chuffed.org/project/amazon…

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. It sounds inconceivable. But it’s the truth. Israel is taking deliberate, coordinated action to destroy the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Explicit statements by Israeli officials, combined with a consistent policy of destructive attacks and other practices of annihilation, prove beyond a doubt that Israel’s target is the entire population of Gaza. Entire cities razed to the ground; medical, educational, religious and cultural infrastructure systematically destroyed; 2 million Palestinians forcibly displaced with the aim of expelling them from Gaza; and, of course, mass starvation and killing - all this amounts to an explicit attempt to destroy the population of Gaza and impose living conditions so catastrophic that Palestinian society cannot continue to exist there. That is the exact definition of genocide. The report we are releasing today is a warning: The ideology driving the Israeli regime is not confined to Gaza. The same regime, the same army, the same leaders and the same commanders are implementing extremely violent practices against Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and within Israel. We are already witnessing the spillover of practices Israel is using in Gaza to other areas - on a different scale, but guided by the same logic. In the West Bank, this is taking the form of airstrikes, demolition of refugee camps, mass evictions, and the deliberate destruction of Palestinian economy and society. No Palestinian who lives under the genocidal Israeli regime is safe. There is no justification for genocide – not “self-defense”, not “security”, and not the heinous acts committed by Hamas on October 7, 2023, which triggered profound existential fear among Israelis. The international community has not only failed in its duty to stop the atrocities, but the leaders of the Western world, particularly the United States and Europe, also share responsibility by providing support that enables Israel’s acts of destruction. It is the duty of the international community to stop the genocide Israel is carrying out in Gaza. On social media, we are seeing footage of people buried under bombed-out buildings, displaced persons’ camps on fire, children starving, people desperate for water, and hospitals left unable to treat the injured and the sick. As a human rights organization it is our duty and responsibility to say the truth: Genocide is happening, right here and right now. This is our genocide, and we need to stop it. Read the full report, “Our Genocide” >> btselem.org/publications/2…

As a member of the Jury, I warmly congratulate ASOC, the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition on winning the #GulbenkianPrize, for their remarkable efforts in protecting one of Earth’s most vital ecosystems. Alongside Jury President Angela Merkel, the President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Mayor of Lisbon Carlos Moedas, ministers, and the Gulbenkian Foundation, we honoured their work at this year’s ceremony. ASOC reminds us that to protect the Antarctic is to protect the future of all life. #SDG13 #SDG14 #SDG15 #SDG17 #SDG16 #ASOC #GulbenkianPrize2025 #ClimateAction #OceanConservation #AntarcticaProtection #ClimateLeadership #EnvironmentalJustice #Biodiversity #PlanetaryHealth @FCGulbenkian @CGF_UK

CALL OUT FOR SUBMISSIONS! Just a few days left to get your poems in! ***Deadline is Sat 5th April, 2025*** Editors @IsabelleBaafi @timtimtmi & @Sohini_Basak can't wait to receive your submissions for Magma 93: The Liberation Issue. magmapoetry.com/call-for-submi…

Yet again, the Arts Council has turned down our grant application. Although this won't deter our determination or slow our commitment to dismantling barriers in accessing the arts, it does mean we lack the financial security many other arts orgs enjoy. brokensleepbooks.com

today is publication day for 'this too is a glistening' @bittermelonpoem by me, @nala_e_bulbul, @jessicajlee, & Nina Mingya Powles! thanks @Jay_Gao_ for an amazing blurb 💚 last copies of our first print run are avail below or at edi & london bookstores bittermelon.weebly.com/store/p13/this…

a.k.a. "What I think about when I think about Han Kang". These days, most of all, I think about her readers, esp those who write academic papers and blogs and tweets about what it personally, messily, subjectively means to them. kln.or.kr/features/cover…

SUBMISSIONS CALL: We are open for submissions of poetry pamphlets (up to 40 pages). Email: Include a short biography, brief synopsis, & poetic influences. Subject Line: Poetry pamphlet Submission - [Name], [Title] Full details & guidelines: brokensleepbooks.com/submissions

Still time to apply to join our friendly and talented team! Our students are friendly and talented too! jobs.ac.uk/job/DJT402/lec…

Eek! There's only one week left to send your submissions of fiction, poetry, and essays to us! Deadline 4th of October, Midnight. guttermag.co.uk/submit

Your moment of autumn music 🐺

Congratulations to the #SaltireBookAwards longlisted authors 2024 in the Poetry category! This year our Poetry longlist features 12 books. See the link for more information: saltiresociety.org.uk/the-saltire-so…

Come and work with our friendly team and talented students at beautiful @UofGlasgow jobs.ac.uk/job/DJT402/lec… @UofGArtsHums @UofGCritStudies

Revolutionary forces and civil society organizations urged the interim government of Bangladesh to cooperate with the NUG and other resistance groups. They are hopeful that Yunus will support democracy and human rights in Myanmar. @bloodmoney22222 english.dvb.no/an-appeal-to-m…

Oooh look at this beautiful @UofGWriting #CreativeConversations line-up @UofGArtsHums @UofGlasgow @UofGCritStudies Every Monday during semester, All Welcome! You can even bring your baby 👶 📚❤️

Selection isn't easy when you have so many submissions, and sometimes it's just the fine margins that separate, so good to never give up and keep trying. Congrats to the four Selected this year 🥂🍾

Good to see the Rohingya community is also helping and donating what they can afford to the flood victims of Bangladesh.

Sending love to all those I know @CreativeScots - who are writers and artists themselves - who have worked so long and so hard under the constant stress of funding uncertainty and will no doubt be fielding calls and emails of fear and anger in the coming days and weeks