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Let Chagossians go home, decide their future - The Mail & Guardian - goo.gl/alerts/ajT77X #GoogleAlerts

My daughter spent the last 2 months dealing with an incessant mean-girl barrage. Tonight she summoned the courage to attend her prom as The Great Gatsby knowing it was going to be hell. She didn't want the bastards to win.

I'm so proud.

Any words of support would really help!

Our #WeeklyPoem is 'The Chronicles of Narnia' by Clare Shaw and comes from the lovely Candlestick Press pamphlet Christmas Movies, out now! You can read more about the pamphlet on our website (bit.ly/weeklypoem) & buy a copy on the Candlestick site: candlestickpress.co.uk/pamphlet/chris…

A seasonal offering from me - The Chronicles of Narnia - from the beautiful Candlestick Press pamphlet “Christmas Movies: a double bill of festive poems” Candlestick Press

How to be a Reliable Witness: my response to the Bluestar 2022 report which reflects the Crown Prosecution Service’s approach to young survivors of sexual abuse and assault.

The British Council in Mauritius are offering free English courses and examinations for Chagossians.
More information on the British Council website
britishcouncil.mu/chagossians
If you have questions: [email protected]

We're excited to announce the short-list of the inaugural Evaristo Prize for African Poetry (formerly the Brunel Prize)!

Visit APBF's website to learn the poets' names & read more about the prize: bit.ly/441JAfU

Kwame Dawes Bernardine Evaristo

Pensioners protesting outside Margaret Thatcher's home, London, 1980 by photographer Jane Bown #WomensArt

I hated you, I loved you, too.

Philippe Sands Chagossians were not Consulted again, our voices matter! Do we exist? Rishi Sunak James Cleverly🇬🇧 Liz Truss

Philippe Sands Chagossians need to be involved in all consultation.

Philippe Sands Chagossians must decide the future of their islands. Self-determination for Chagossians!

UK agrees to negotiate with #Mauritius over handover of #Chagos Islands theguardian.com/world/2022/nov…

UK announces bursaries for Chagossians to study at Middlesex University Mauritius gov.uk/government/new…

All parents will emotionally hurt their children, will fail to meet all of their needs, and will project their pain. Parents are human beings— not machines. Adulthood is about taking responsibility for your life & giving yourself what a parent couldn’t.

Trauma is stored in the body and revealed in relationships.

HERE’S WHAT THAT MEANS 🧵:

Wow. US is paying Filipino contract workers on Diego Garcia less than the minimum wage.

They had to bring in Filipinos after evicting the entire native Chagosian population.

#Mauritius #Chagos

manilatimes.net/2022/10/05/opi…

“Diego Garcia, several thousand miles from the Philippines, is a household name in many Philippine towns” manilatimes.net/2022/10/05/opi…