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Laura J. Shepherd

@drljshepherd

Researcher/educator/terrible dancer, tweeting about gender, politics, security, pop culture. Views mine. RT may be endorsement, it's contextual. She/her.

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Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS)(@GAPS_Network) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'Extreme food shortages are leaving many women so malnourished that they are unable to breastfeed their newborn babies, while some expectant mothers have experienced miscarriages very late in their pregnancies as a result of malnutrition'

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Sumi Madhok(@sumi_madhok) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My book is now in paperback!

Hopefully, it’s more affordable now.

To mark the paperback publication, I spoke with ⁦LSE Review of Books⁩ on some of its key interventions.

blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofboo…

LSE Gender⁩ ⁦Anwesha Rana⁷⁩ ⁦Qudsiya Ahmed

My book is now in paperback! Hopefully, it’s more affordable now. To mark the paperback publication, I spoke with ⁦@LSEReviewBooks⁩ on some of its key interventions. blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofboo… ⁦@LSEGenderTweet⁩ ⁦@RanaAnwesha⁩ ⁦@qudsiya_Ah⁩
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UN Special Procedures(@UN_SPExperts) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'Systematic and widespread destruction of housing & civilian infrastructure represents a crime against humanity' : UN experts condemn ’s purported use of Artificial Intelligence in ' ' and urge reparative rebuilding

ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

'Systematic and widespread destruction of housing & civilian infrastructure represents a crime against humanity' : UN experts condemn #Israel’s purported use of Artificial Intelligence #AI in #Gaza '#domicide' and urge reparative rebuilding ohchr.org/en/press-relea…
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Jana Bacevic (unsocialtheory@bsky.social)(@jana_bacevic) 's Twitter Profile Photo

❗️This: 'this 'burnout' that secure scholars are feeling is phantom pain where their colleagues should be. To use a term that every other normal worker in the US uses to describe their workplace: you are suffering from intentional systemic understaffing.' contingentmagazine.org/2023/01/07/a-p…

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Olivia U. Rutazibwa(@o_rutazibwa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

my brilliant ✨ sisters- comrade Dr Rabea M. Khan and Jasmine K Gani wrote an indispensable article on positionality statements. if you feel seen/ singled out: re-read it as a labour of anti-colonial revolutionary feminist love. i learned so much. 🙏🏾✨academic.oup.com/isq/article/68…

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You Might Be Autistic(@mightbeautistic) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We don’t talk enough about what meltdowns can look like in adults. Sometimes it’s as simple as letting out everything we have been holding in by masking. Sadly, that can feel hurtful and surprising to others.

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Gaza Families Reunited(@GazaFamReunited) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 An urgent message from Palestinians from Gaza who live in the UK

Support their call for a Gaza Family Scheme that would reunite them with their loved ones & offer sanctuary until it’s safe to return. ✍️ Sign the urgent petition (closes 18 April): petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6485…

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UN Humanitarian(@UNOCHA) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“Shifa has literally become a graveyard.”

After repeated denials by Israeli forces, a World Health Organization (WHO) and OCHA convoy reached Al Shifa hospital in .

What they found was a horrific scene of Gaza’s biggest hospital destroyed and deserted.

Hear Jonathan Whittall’s first-hand account.

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Helen Berents(@hmberents) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The inclusion of last night's plenary in the program, to hear from the program chairs on ideas behind the conf theme & how it came together is brilliant.

Thanks to the generosity & genuine commitment of program chairs Caitlin Biddolph SHWETA SINGH & pres Laura J. Shepherd!

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SHWETA SINGH(@shwets_singh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This was indeed super special, the . Thank you Laura J. Shepherd Caitlin Biddolph, Sara Motta. Special gratitude to Shery Lightfoot, David McDonald and Mark Boyer. Spoke about and an alternative feminist genaology of

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Laura J. Shepherd(@drljshepherd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This was a really special event. Huge appreciation to all who made it possible, with particular gratitude to Sheryl Lightfoot, SHWETA SINGH and Caitlin Biddolph, chair David McDonald and ISA ED Mark Boyer for hosting

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ISA(@isanet) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thanks to all who attended the Welcome and Plenary. A special thanks to the plenary chair and discussants.

Thanks to all who attended the #ISA2024 Welcome and Plenary. A special thanks to the plenary chair and discussants.
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United Nations(@UN) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Wars have rules that must be respected by all sides.

Humanitarians must be able to safely deliver aid.

They are .

They must be protected.

Everywhere.

At all times.

Wars have rules that must be respected by all sides. Humanitarians must be able to safely deliver aid. They are #NotATarget. They must be protected. Everywhere. At all times.
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António Guterres(@antonioguterres) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The devastating Israeli airstrikes that killed World Central Kitchen personnel yesterday bring the number of aid workers killed in this conflict to 196 – including more than 175 members of our own United Nations staff.

This is unconscionable.

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Devon Cantwell-Chavez(@devon_cantwell) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Early Career Scholars heading to , did you know there is an Early Career Scholars Lounge? It opens tomorrow and is located at the Parc 55 in the Market Street room. They will have some light pastries, coffee, places to sit and socialize for the whole conference.

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Dr Patrick Vernon(@paddyjvernon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Join me, Dr Andrew Delatolla and Dr. Jamie J. Hagen 🍉 for a chat about my queer and decolonial book ‘The Coloniality of Humanitarian Intervention’.

16th May, 5:30-7:30pm at KCL War Studies. Also featuring an intro from Prof Vivienne Jabri. Free reg open now!

kcl.ac.uk/events/the-col…

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