On behalf of the Sheku Bayoh Justice Campaign #BlackLivesMatter Campaign & Bayoh family - writers, artists & musicians are showing their support by signing a statement of solidarity. If you haven’t already received an invitation please DM me. Thank you. #JusticeForShekuBayoh ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

9 yrs ago today, Sheku Bayoh met his death after being violently restrained by up to 6 police officers on the streets of Kirkcaldy - his family continue the fight for truth & justice - Final evidence on Race will be heard at Public Inquiry in June- vigil 6th June STUC

On this day in 2015, Sheku Bayoh died after being restrained by 6 police officers who batoned him to the ground and cuffed his hands and ankles in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. The 31yo lost consciousness & sustained facial injuries, a fractured rib & bruises. No officers were charged.

Melissa Sigodo A MASS vigil takes place for Sheku Bayoh in Festival Square Edinburgh on June 6th to mark closing phase of 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Public Inquiry. This phase will look at RACE & part it played in his death. Please join what is described by Aamer Anwar as “most important anti racist battle 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 has…

Nothing is more political than silence.
Or double standards
Or picking which human rights matter…

At a loss for words…

Been to the Society of Authors EGM and I’m disgusted, angry, disillusioned … the resolution wasn’t even demanding anything radical; just a statement of solidarity with Palestinian writers and literary institutions/orgs. What’s the point in a Trade Union that is so conservative?

Videos like this will be studied by future generations, who will wonder why and how this was allowed to happen.

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So lovely to see this mural celebrating 100 Edinburgh women in Edinburgh Museums. What an inspiring collection of women past & present 💪🏽 .

I didn’t realise it was back but it’s in Edinburgh Museum just now for #WomensHistoryMonth .

The wee one was excited to spot her mama.

The light in Edinburgh today makes me want to live here in my birth city. The times I come to Edinburgh and think that’s it! Countless!

🔥 Love The Sinner, 2024 Tour Dates Announced! 🔥

The electrifying and pulsating Love The Sinner will tour 10 venues across Scotland this year after sell out runs and critical acclaim in 2023.

Dates below. Find out more here - vanishing-point.org/love-the-sinner

📸 Mihaela Bodlovic

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'I'm working in a system that isn't designed for me to be worked in... How do we fund and produce this work so it can be allowed to fail, to stretch, to morph, to evolve'

- brilliant and empowering opening keynote speech from Nancy Medina of Bristol Old Vic

#FutureOfTheatre

A disgraceful FLAWED investigation. Evidence 👇🏽 of Police Investigations & Review Commissioner ( “INDEPENDENT” investigator for 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿deaths in custody) TIP OFFS to Senior Police officers. Shameful betrayals for family of #ShekuBayoh . “It is NOT appropriate for PIRC to be sharing with Police Scotland..is NOT part of…

I am getting lovely messages from people - Night Train to Odesa pre-orders began arriving in the post today!
Just 9 days till publication 😊
Polygon Books

I am really delighted to confirm that I will be delivering a walking tour of the Cardiff 1919 race riots to coincide with the 105th anniversary of the riots.

This tour will also bring in wider radical black and minority ethnic history of butetown 1/

45 years ago today, Blair Peach, a schoolteacher and anti-racist campaigner, died as a result of being hit over the head by police. He, along with thousands of others, was demonstrating against the National Front in Southall. Rest in power.

🚨🚨🚨This Thursday, 25th April, is the launch of The Review, an editorially independent bi-annual insert in The Bookseller, produced by and featuring writers of the global majority.

Brought to you by Jhalak Prize and writersmosaic

On the 03/05, join us for a free reading of the winners of Edinburgh University’s Writing Prizes alongside the sublime guest authors: Andrés N. Ordorica & Hannah Lavery. I’ll be chairing & cheering. Kicks off 17:30 at LLCatEdinburgh.

Last few 🎫 here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-wri…

Calling speculative writers and readers! We're partnering with Cymera Festival to offer 7 SBWN members some digital passes to folks who would otherwise be unable to attend. Apply by 21 April: forms.gle/oH7FvGRQCtG5Cz…

Congrats to UofG honorary graduate Jackie Kay as the launch of her new collection 'May Day' approaches.

Delighted that 'Flag Up Scotland Jamaica' is included in the book. This was written to mark the start of our historic partnership with University of the West Indies.

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This starts next week…

Last tickets here:

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