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Writer, campaigner, feminist. Author: Before the Light Fades; Living Dolls. Hon Prof @ccccjustice . Founder @4refugeewomen . Insta: @NatashaWalter_writer

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Before the Light Fades is out soon in paperback. In it I trace my mother's uncompromising way of life, from her arrest for civil disobedience aged 19. And through to her decision to die peacefully by her own hand at the age of 75. A legacy of courage - and love.
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Protesters handcuffed and put in vans. Make these pictures go out as widely as man in crown on chair. Show the world what Britain is today.
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I’m a Jew, I’ve written extensively about my family history so I won’t rehearse it here. I’ve always felt the legacy is ethnic but also moral, about trying to stand up for those who are denied rights and whose voices go unheard. I felt compelled to 1/3
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Suella Braverman here realising on camera that she has taken away the possibility of asylum, even from the most vulnerable. She doesn’t care. But we should.
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Recently I’ve seen people with huge followings here state that reasonable criticism of Israel is ‘Jew hatred’ and ‘blood libel’. It really, really isn’t antisemitic to object to Israel starving people and massacring children and murdering aid workers.
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But most people seemed to be calling for peace, the dominant emotion seemed to be grief. It was not a ‘hate march’. Why are so many writers and politicians determined to stoke more division in this too divided world?
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This 12 year sentence seems pointlessly punitive. She was 15 when pregnant. She was having unprotected sex 'because he did not like wearing condoms'. Her father 'could be cruel.' She was abused. She was vulnerable. This is so, so upsetting.
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Teenager Paris Mayo sentenced to at least 12 years for murder of newborn son

Mayo was 15 when she killed son she gave birth to at her home in Herefordshire to hide pregnancy from her family

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Single men can be refugees too. My grandfather was a single man when he made his way here in 1939. I guess he was also a criminal, having been convicted of high treason by the Nazis. He was still a refugee. I’ve spent much of my life working for refugee women but never 1/2
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I find what Jeremy Clarkson wrote about Meghan so horrifying that have been reluctant even to mention it. But we cannot just turn away, right? How can it be possible that this was ever published? Shocking, revolting racism and misogyny.
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join the march for a ceasefire in Gaza. I could not hate Hamas more, their crimes sicken and grieve me. Still I cannot support Israel’s brutal response. The march was mixed, there were slogans I couldn’t support and chants I couldn’t join in with. 2/3
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She cried. I’ve witnessed so many refugee women refused, detained, left destitute, homeless, threatened with deportation, while she was Home Sec/PM. I’ll remember their tears, not hers.
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It breaks my heart to see these brave young desperate people feeling they have to take this action. I wish they didn’t have to do it. I wish them success.
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In current debates comparing the Suffragettes and environmental protesters, most people really do not seem to be aware how militant the Suffragettes really were. In 7 months in 1914, 107 cases of arson. A bomb in Westminster Abbey. 3 castles destroyed in a single night...
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Yesterday, I was arrested along with many others for taking part in peaceful protest against fossil fuel interests. A thread about what I did and why:
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Juliet Stevenson today: ‘Nonviolent protesters are today facing the prospect of prison. But we all know who the real criminals are. I am glad to be here today in solidarity with those who are standing up for the environment with deeds and words.' ⁦ @XRebellionUK ⁩
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Why do people like @jessphillips ? I can't speak for anyone else, but in 2015 she visited Yarls Wood detention centre with Women4RefugeeWomen; she has been sticking up for women in detention ever since; she is reliable and fierce and we need more like her
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thought we would get to this place where it was seen as somehow implausible that a young man would be a refugee. All refugees welcome.
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Jonathan Glazer was so brave last night. We all witnessed how hard it was for him - we saw his hands tremble and his voice shake. It's just awful to see so many people twisting his words & pretending that he disowned his Jewishness. He just stood up for humanity.
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This is so moving. Thank you for speaking out and for bringing the lessons of the past into the present.
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Glad to be among those signing this letter in support of Jonathan Glazer. To honour the past we must resist dehumanisation in the present.
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455 Jewish creatives, including composer Alan Menken, “SNL” star Sarah Sherman, actor and documentarian Alex Winter and “Seinfeld” writer Larry Charles, have signed an open letter in support of Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars speech.
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I would love to march against antisemitism. When I eagerly click the link for this I find the organisers say I am complicit in antiSemitism, as a Jew who has marched for a ceasefire. I am horrified to see that this is their message.
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NATIONAL SOLIDARITY MARCH AGAINST ANTISEMITISM Sunday 26th November, 13:30, Central London As antisemitism surges, Britain stands together in solidarity with its Jewish community. March with us to show your support. Register for updates:
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Greta Thunberg arrested protesting in London. Solidarity with Greta and all those arrested for trying to protect our fragile world.
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🇬🇧 #BREAKING : Greta Thunberg has just been arrested protesting in London #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis
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I haven’t been to the marches for Palestine yet, like many Jews I was put off by the potential anti semitism. But it feels so important to join the calls for a ceasefire. I’ll go tomorrow. I think my placard will say: I stand with civilians.
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They were unloading their placards. They were peaceful and law abiding. There was no disruptive protest and no reason to arrest. Thank you @Raj_Chada for speaking up for the rule of law against overreach by the state.
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Afghan refugees have no legal routes to safety. Two years since the Taliban took power again, we have abandoned them. And now they die at our borders. The inhumanity is a choice. We could choose another way.
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‘We cannot save the world by playing by the rules,’ says @GretaThunberg after being fined for protest. So many across the world agree with her.
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The arrest of Greta Thunberg reminds us, if we need to be reminded, who the real criminals are.
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So tired of this rhetoric. At @4refugeewomen we deliver English classes to over 100 women every week. They are desperate to learn. There is no provision for them to learn. We rely on volunteers and donations to keep the classes running.
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Johnson pledges to make all immigrants learn English

Tory leadership contender says English is not first language in ‘too many parts of our country’

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I wrote for @ObserverUK about why fear of antisemitism should not be used as a pretext for banning protest. And why I would like to see more British Jews speaking out against Israel. I don’t want our sense of vulnerability used to dehumanise others.
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London a no-go zone for Jews? Such harmful rhetoric just doesn’t reflect my experience | Natasha...

Yes, there’s been a frightening rise in antisemitism in the UK, but that shouldn’t be used as a pretext for the authoritarian banning of marches

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Thank you Michele Roberts. As a feminist who published a book 13 years ago which criticised Russell Brand and the resurgence of sexism to which he contributed, I don't want to see our voices erased. We were there - bearing witness, being angry, being told we were ugly prudes...
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A serious moment for our democracy, says @GrahamSmith_ after being arrested for no reason, held for 14 hours and phone confiscated. He’s completely right. Time for all those who care about free speech and right to protest to speak up.
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Such an intelligent and brave interview. Well done @HadleyFreeman . There has to be more space for disagreement at the Guardian and on the left generally, groupthink only weakens us all.
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The journalist @HadleyFreeman has recently resigned from The Guardian. She’s on today's programme talking about her claims of being “censored” from writing about gender identity, trans issues and antisemitism. Listen from 10am 📻
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@AllisonPearson It isn’t immigration that causes these issues, Allison, it’s under-investment in public services by this government. Please stop scapegoating the vulnerable. Please start holding the powerful to account.
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Daily Mail taking the lead in victim blaming, as ever. No, her high achievements did not lead to tragedy. Yes, his violence did.
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I was one of 100s arrested yesterday for drawing attention to the destruction of our beautiful planet. I see on release today that a lot of people feel we are not protesting the right way. Come show us how to do it better today. Let’s do this together. #ExtinctionRebellion
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This is by my great great uncle, an eccentric who was extremely poor and happy and lived on cornflakes. I like thinking about how much he loved north London, as I do now 100 years on.
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'Eton Avenue from a Window' Belsize Park by William Ratcliffe (1870-1955) (Private collection)
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(Re that legacy, the stories of my parents & grandparents & greatgrandparents, some of whom were killed in camps or tortured in Nazi prisons, some of whom carried the spirit of resistance into other movements, are told in my book Before the Light Fades. )
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Before the Light Fades : A Family Story of Resistance - 'Fascinating' Sarah Waters

'A fascinating story of courage, doubt and defiance across three generations' SARAH WATERS'A fierce and beautiful book' EDMUND DE WAAL'Heartfelt and upfront...A grieving daughter ...

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Helen Pankhurst today: ‘It takes courage to risk prison for a cause and to speak truth to power. I’m here in support of the climate activists being sentenced today, and in memory of my great-grandmother who did likewise, over a century ago.’ ⁦ @XRebellionUK ⁩
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Here outside Downing Street to say Refugees Welcome. Anyone can be a refugee. Here in memory of my grandparents who came to this country to seek safety in 1939.
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Fossil fuels are threatening the future of humanity and the planet. But those who resist are the fanatics? No, the fanatics are those pushing us to the edge of the cliff. #freejan #freethemall @JustStop_Oil @XRebellionUK
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Who are the real criminals? 7 women found guilty of criminal damage for cracking windows at @barclays to protest the bank’s links to fossil fuels. They face long prison sentences. Climate criminals are free to continue their destruction. @XRebellionUK
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On International Women’s Day, I’m thinking about the women who are crossing borders for safety only to face detention and deportation. Solidarity has never felt more elusive. May we build more love, less hate, in the year ahead.
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Those who hold up placards explaining the law are threatened with arrest. Those who mention the climate emergency in their defence against the judge’s instructions are sent to prison. Those destroying the planet are free to continue. Make it make sense.
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I have been threatened with arrest for holding a placard. #defendourjuries
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This serves to underscore how brave Jonathan Glazer was. I hope he understands that many multiples of these 450 support what he said.
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More than 450 Jewish creatives, executives and Hollywood professionals have signed an open letter denouncing Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest” Oscar speech.
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Suella Braverman says Sudanese refugees will face detention and deportation if they try to seek asylum in the UK. This is the most unjust, inhumane, despicable policy. #RefugeesWelcome
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Braverman says Sudanese refugees who come to UK on small boats will face deportation

Home Secretary says ‘unprecedented levels of illegal migration are totally unacceptable to our country and to our values’

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Remembering today. My great grandparents killed in Treblinka. My grandfather tortured by the Gestapo. The challenge is to remember, but not to live in the past. The world we can change is here, is now.
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Very powerful to see @CarolineLucas ripping up this terrible bill. So good to see an MP with a conscience - she’s not the only one but sadly she is in a minority. This is such a dark moment for refugees and for all of us.
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Good to read Sally Rooney on Gaza. Her political understanding is often dismissed by those who would patronise her as a fiction writer and a young woman, but she is well informed and morally clear.
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Calling British Library readers of a certain age! The @britishlibrary has restarted book requests in St Pancras and it’s a wild trip back to the 1990s with paper request slips in triplicate. Heaven.
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They discussed the protest with police. They are peaceful and law abiding. Arrested anyway. This is King Charles’ Britain. All journalists covering the coronation should speak up against this. Don’t stand by. Don’t be silent. This is not okay.
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The protest was 'peaceful, civilised and nonviolent', the judge said. Conditions imposed by police were 'unlawful.' Thank you @GretaThunberg @fossilfreeLDN @GreenpeaceUK for standing up for our rights & the planet. Who are the real criminals?
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Greta Thunberg cleared after unlawful protest arrest

Greta Thunberg was arrested at a protest in October, with the judge ruling the law was unclear.

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I’ve written about brave protesters and their treatment by the increasingly authoritarian state in the @ObsNewReview today @XRebellionUK @JustStop_Oil
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‘They’ve taken away my freedom’: the truth about the UK state’s crackdown on ​protesters

Dozens of people have been imprisoned, as changes in the law are used to curb protest. Is it part of a turn towards a more authoritarian state?

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46 times! Even twice would be too many. Diane Abbott is a heroine. For years when I was working @4refugeewomen she was tireless voice for refugee women, as she has been for so many marginalised people. All respect & solidarity as she faces such shameful sexism and racism.
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Diane Abbott has criticised the Speaker after he failed to call on her during today's Prime Minister's Questions, despite standing up 46 times.
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‘The loss of nature, like climate change, is an existential problem. It needs urgent action.’ Such a dignified and necessary protest from @ScientistsX @XRebellionUK Thank you
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A calm and resolute rally of Jews and others in London today calling for ceasefire, grieving for the dead, hoping for peace. Thank you @NaamodUK for bringing us together
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Very moving image. (Not mine - posted by @deeinsidefilm )
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@BellaWallerstei Bella, Germany’s leaders have for years explicitly linked the Holocaust to why they must support Israel. This is nothing new.
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Merkel honours Holocaust victims, vows German commitment to Israel

Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel stood on Sunday in Jerusalem with her head bowed over the buried ashes of Jews killed in Nazi death camps, and pledged Germany would preserve a post-Holocaust...

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Marching with friends, with Jews and Muslims and others, today. We were calling for the release of hostages and a ceasefire now. Do I think our voices will be heard? No... but that’s no reason to stay silent.
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This is so moving. Thank you for speaking out and for bringing the lessons of the past into the present.
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Jonathan Glazer’s acceptance speech for Best International Film for ‘THE ZONE OF INTEREST’ at the #Oscars
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Very disheartening to hear that Dr Sarah Benn has been found guilty of 'professional misconduct'. She took part in peaceful protest according to her conscience. More doctors should follow her and stand up for the planet and the health of life on earth.
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BREAKING: Doctor Sarah Benn found guilty of professional misconduct after being imprisoned for upholding vital sign. Full Story Here:
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Jews who are standing up for a ceasefire are being made to feel unwelcome in our own communities. It is not antisemitic to call for a ceasefire! It is not antisemitic to be disgusted by the murder of thousands of civilians!
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On Sunday, a group of Jews from Na'amod and @JAFPmcr joined the March Against Antisemitism in Manchester. We were distressed to be blocked from the main march by @CST_UK and the @JewishMCR who would not let us attend with our banners.
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Wonderful. Not all refugees win Oscars. But all refugees deserve rights and freedoms and respect.
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People have questioned the use of nonviolent civil disobedience in a democracy; I see it as a vital part of democracy. At the moment fossil fuel industries are corrupting our democracy, delaying action on the climate emergency and pushing us towards destruction.
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What are they thinking? They know the public want action on climate, do they think they can just imprison protesters, open a coal mine, and hope the issue goes away? It is not going away. We are not going away.
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It is a bitter irony that the lethal heat in Brazil is being discussed because of Taylor Swift postponing a show after a fan died. Swift makes a high carbon lifestyle seem so glamorous and desirable. We need to change course - as individuals & the world.
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I recited poetry & poured (water based biodegradable) fake oil at the door of an organisation that receives money from, & lobbies on behalf of, fossil fuel companies. The poem we recited is by William Blake, who knew well both the beauty of nature and the dark side of capitalism
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I can't stop thinking about how Jews in Europe thought of Israel as a kind of other home for so long, how we have been encouraged to see Israel as a haven, how we have wanted to remember that our grandparents' generation found safety there. And now it is just this.
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I don't think Stephen Fry is wrong to call out anti-Semitism. I don't understand how he can call it 'the one acceptable form of racism', when Arab lives and voices count for so little with the British political establishment.
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This unspeakable government. Piling cruelty upon cruelty. Just think of the exploited and trafficked women who are going to be deported to Rwanda. And for what? To perform some cruel charade for a few far right voters who won't even save them from electoral wipe out.
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BREAKING: The House of Commons votes by 320 to 246 to overturn an amendment which would have stopped victims of modern slavery from being deported to Rwanda
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You may not agree with what she did, but listen to why she did it. And if you have better ideas for more effective action, this is the time to act. (Thanks to @michaelmezz for video)
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I protested because I've been moved by the sight of so many young people with their lives ahead of them taking great risks to stand up and warn us about what is coming and ask us to take action. They shouldn't need to do this!
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Natasha Walter
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Jews currently gathering in St Pancras station to pray for Palestine and call for a ceasefire.
@JewishSocialist
Jewish Socialist
@JewishSocialist
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Now (Thursday) St Pancras station a Jewish led protest for Palestine. @jewdas @BlackJewishA @JVoiceLabour @NaamodUK @JustJewsUK
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@Natasha_Walter
Natasha Walter
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If you care about free speech and the right to a fair trial, you should be very concerned about trials where defendants cannot discuss the reasons for their actions due to the threat of contempt charges.
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Insulate Britain face show trials meant to silence activists

OPINION: An activist is in jail for mentioning the climate crisis in court. Our judicial system is enabling the state

www.opendemocracy.net
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@Natasha_Walter
Natasha Walter
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@simon_schama Simon, why are you retweeting this totally obvious spoof?
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Natasha Walter
@Natasha_Walter
1 year
I protested in the wake of the failure of #COP27 which did not stand up to fossil fuel interests and failed to turn us away from the path which is leading to environmental degradation, climate instability, drought, flood and fire.
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Natasha Walter
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There are not very many of them. There are lots of us. 👏🏽👏🏽 @ClareTotty
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Natasha Walter
@Natasha_Walter
1 year
All the protests yesterday called out organisations that enable fossil fuel companies to continue their destruction of our beautiful planet. For more, see
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BREAKING: Extinction Rebellion takes action at the offices of fossil fuel enablers across London -...

At 11am on Monday November 21st, Extinction Rebellion and other aligned groups took nonviolent action at thirteen sites across central London, targeting the offices of companies and organisations...

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@Natasha_Walter
Natasha Walter
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So shocking - and also depressing to see so few women talking about this here. 10,000 women killed by Israel in Gaza, a war on women indeed.
@UN_Women
UN Women
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UN Women's latest Gender Alert on the war in #Gaza exposes the heartbreaking impact of the six-month conflict: 10,000 women, including 6,000 mothers killed, leaving 19,000 children orphaned. Our press release:
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Natasha Walter
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What a ridiculous ‘investigation’. We let in a few women fleeing oppression. Can the BBC not investigate why we did not evacuate more? Why we do not provide more safe and legal routes now? Rather than smearing a few who got out the only way possible.
@BBCNews
BBC News (UK)
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Evacuated Afghan women's team included "false" footballers, BBC investigation told
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Natasha Walter
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1 year
Juliet Stevenson declared solidarity w imprisoned activists because:'It is not those who are in prison for protesting who are behaving irresponsibly, but our government, which persistently refuses to take appropriate action.' @JustStop_Oil @XRebellionUK
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Romola Garai among 100 star names to show solidarity for jailed climate protesters

Historian Sir Simon Schama and actress Romola Garai are among the more than 100 names who have signed a letter showing solidarity for jailed climate protesters.

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@Natasha_Walter
Natasha Walter
@Natasha_Walter
1 year
I was glad to take action with Writers Rebel @XrRebel and @xrebellionuk A further statement on this action at the Institute of Economic Affairs is here: If you are a writer and would like to join us, get in touch.
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What is the Price of Experience?

Today Writers Rebel took action against the Institute of Economic Affairs. We made this statement about why we did so. We choose the Institute of Economic affairs because its work is encouraging...

writersrebel.com
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@Natasha_Walter
Natasha Walter
@Natasha_Walter
5 years
On a personal note I met Theresa May once when she was Home Sec, at a reception for the Women of the World festival. I started talking to her about Yarl’s Wood. She turned her back.
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Natasha Walter
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1 year
TL:DR, I am grateful that we tried.
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Natasha Walter
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Please watch this. This woman, a professor, asks the police what they are doing and they throw her to the ground and handcuff her. What more evidence do we need to see that the key problem at this protests is not the protesters but the police?
@RobertMackey
Robert Mackey
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It is worth watching this CNN video from the moment Emory Econ Professor @CarolineFohlin came across the violent arrest of a protester on campus and asked the police, with shock, "What are you doing?" That's all that prompted an officer to hurl her to the ground and handcuff her.
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Natasha Walter
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Extraordinary decision by @britishmuseum to get back into bed with polluter @bp_plc By the end of 10 year sponsorship deal, the effect of fossil fuels on the world's climate will be clearer than ever, and the museum will deeply regret its decision.
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Trustee quits British Museum over record £50m sponsorship deal with BP

Museum chiefs say deal is vital to renovate buildings and develop new galleries

www.thetimes.co.uk
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@Natasha_Walter
Natasha Walter
@Natasha_Walter
1 year
Activists with Last Generation have blocked Berlin airport with sit downs and bicycles.
@AufstandLastGen
Letzte Generation
@AufstandLastGen
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Aktuell blockieren Unterstützer:innen der Letzten Generation das Rollfeld des BER. Einige haben sich auf dem Asphalt festgeklebt, andere fahren mit Rad über den Rangierbereich und bringen so den Flugverkehr zum Erliegen. Vor dem Betreten des BER informierten sie die Polizei.
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Natasha Walter
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The most interesting thing about this video is the reaction from the surrounding bystanders. Applause, cries of 'yes, you are right, thank you.' Watch to the end.
@JustStop_Oil
Just Stop Oil
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🥀 BREAKING: JUST STOP OIL SUPPORTERS THROW PAINT OVER CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW GARDEN. 🍽️ What good is a garden if you can’t grow food? Millions are starving in the Global South whilst our government ignores the climate crisis, choosing to licence 100 new oil and gas projects.
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Natasha Walter
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Wow. Survivor of the Holocaust confronts Suella Braverman, telling her that the language she uses about refugees is reminiscent of that used to dehumanise Jews in the 30s. What does Braverman say? ‘I won’t apologise.’
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@Natasha_Walter
Natasha Walter
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Openly Jewish people marching in London.
@DoubleDownNews
Double Down News
@DoubleDownNews
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We spoke to Jews on the Palestine demo in London. Not all Jews support Genocide, to say otherwise is textbook antisemitism:
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Natasha Walter
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The cover of my new book, out in August. So strange to see it going there, my mother looking back at me. Thank you to all those who have supported the journey so far.
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Natasha Walter
@Natasha_Walter
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Leading experts in law and criminology stand in solidarity with climate protesters today in The Times. In the run up to the protests this weekend, great to see more voices raised in support of activists. By @d_whyte100 and a host of legal academics.
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