Committed to defending free speech and academic expression. Membership open to all students in the UK and Ireland who want to fight for their rights.
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Student Academics For Academic Freedom retweeted
An account of @michaelpforan’s second lecture @KebleOxford from @Jessica12uk who was there. @postgradafaf @StudentAFAF @AFFSUK @lucaf_london @acadofideas @spikedonline @LivingFreedomUK @SpeechUnion @SexMattersOrg
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Student Academics For Academic Freedom retweeted
The print version of the letter in @thetimes today about the Proctors of @UniofOxford seeming to allow the heckler’s veto at @michaelpforan’s lectures @KebleOxford. You can still sign the open letter: tinyurl.com/yc2rh32u
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Student Academics For Academic Freedom retweeted
A link to the letter in support of Michael Foran is below. Academics and students who would like to add their names can do so (Orcid ID required). @postgradafaf @StudentAFAF
tinyurl.com/yc2rh32u
More than 100 academics have urged the University of Oxford to reinstate a lecture series that was cancelled after protests from trans activists.
In the letter, published in The Times on Thursday, they wrote: “It appears that the university proctors authorised and facilitated protests inside the lecture theatre and did nothing to remove miscreants."
thetimes.com/uk/education/ar…
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Student Academics For Academic Freedom retweeted
More than 100 academics have urged the University of Oxford to reinstate a lecture series that was cancelled after protests from trans activists.
In the letter, published in The Times on Thursday, they wrote: “It appears that the university proctors authorised and facilitated protests inside the lecture theatre and did nothing to remove miscreants."
thetimes.com/uk/education/ar…
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Student Academics For Academic Freedom retweeted
Not surprising that replies are turned off by @unisontheunion. They have an agenda and will stick to it, even when it's pointed out that the relevant legislation is actually the Workplace Regulations 1992.
But:
❌They seem to be concerned that employers are following the law, and not breaking it instead.
❌ What do they expect the EHRC to do? Produce guidance that ignores and breaches the law?
❌They appear not to be interested in any dissenting female members who welcome the fact that their rights are now (belatedly) being respected. These women are ignored or are unimportant to them.
Today, @AndreaEganGS has written to @EHRC Chair Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson challenging their statement, giving examples from our members where employers are withdrawing trans inclusive policies and using the code of practice guidance as the reason.
Read: unsn.uk/4opISUk
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Student Academics For Academic Freedom retweeted
A must watch by @hothingsgirlsay - @postgradafaf @studentafaf @samikshassotd @SexMattersOrg @WRN @Glinner @acadofideas @spikedonline
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Student Academics For Academic Freedom retweeted
Jun 10
Trans activist Darren Rigby threatened massacres at three all-girls schools across Merseyside. And he did so in the name of 'transwomen' and 'misgendering'. So why was his motivation expunged from media coverage?, asks Jo Bartosch
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Student Academics For Academic Freedom retweeted
Jun 10
Thanks to Claire and @SpeechUnion, South Wales Police have scrapped their "Anti-Muslim Hostility" guidance.
But it should never have been issued in the first place.
It's not for police officers to decide what people can and can't say about a particular religion.
🚨NEW: South Wales Police has just SCRAPPED their Islamic blasphemy law.
No religion should be protected from criticism in this country.
Now it's on the Government to repeal their Islamophobia definition and stop this happening again.
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Student Academics For Academic Freedom retweeted
When I was 4, my grandma visited me in the UK and gave me a piece of advice:
"When you are a guest, you must behave extra well.
As a guest in the UK, you should never take advantage of them, because even the greatest tolerance has its limits."
She was entirely right.
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Student Academics For Academic Freedom retweeted
The Equality Act 2010 already provides a precise, legally binding definition of discrimination and harassment, applying to all protected characteristics.
Adoption of these definitions carries grave risks for free speech, academic freedom, and equality.
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Student Academics For Academic Freedom retweeted
We believe that QMUL should not adopt the new government definition of anti-Muslim hostility, and that it should cease using the IHRA definition of antisemitism.
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Student Academics For Academic Freedom retweeted
Queen Mary is consulting on non-statutory definitions of
antisemitism and anti-Muslim hostility.
We have responded:
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Student Academics For Academic Freedom retweeted
It’s not the attempted beheading but your language that is the problem. That is the response of the elites to people’s real concerns. It’s gaslighting that longer works. @postgradafaf @StudentAFAF @samikshassotd @LibertarianEire @FreeSpeechIre @acadofideas @spikedonline
Jun 9
Jim Allister: "What will be done to stop the importation of an alien culture that thinks it's appropriate to try and behead someone?"
Hilary Benn: "I'm sorry the honourable gentleman used the term 'alien culture', because what exactly is he referring to?"
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Student Academics For Academic Freedom retweeted
No to ‘two tier’ free speech. If you believe in free speech you must defend the freedom of speech for views you detest. That doesn’t mean you must agree with the content of that speech. If you only defend free speech for views you agree with, you do not believe in free speech. @postgradafaf @StudentAFAF
Jun 7
Important points from @DanielJHannan - too often today, free speech rights are demanded in a tribal way. There's outrage if 'our side' are silenced, but outraged calls to sack/cancel/arrest those whose expressed opinions we deplore. Two-tier free speech not a good way to go.
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Student Academics For Academic Freedom retweeted
Oxford ‘allowed’ trans protest that cancelled lecture series thetimes.com/uk/education/ar…
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Jun 7
Leaving cert controversy. @IrishMailSunday
A State exam paper now erases women and uses a generic term “pregnant people!”
“Besides taking folic acid, describe two positive lifestyle changes a pregnant person should make to protect the unborn child.”
Since when did the word woman become so difficult to say or write? Is it regarded as some form of hate speech? Are women now reduced to meaningless terms and insults?
These words belong to us - Mother, Grandmother, Woman, Girl, Sister, Aunt.
Women will not be erased in language or in law!
The Govt has not learned the lesson from the failed referendum when they tried to erase women from the constitution.
The public responded with a resounding NO! So who is driving this ridiculous agenda? It’s not wanted by the public.
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Student Academics For Academic Freedom retweeted
Jun 8
Great piece by @patrickxwest: 'That’s the main reason for the ubiquitous presence of these [Progress Pride aka Trans] flags every summer: people, especially businesses, are terrified of not flying them. They are scared of the accusations which might ensue... ' @spikedonline @HeadWarriorTWM @SexMattersOrg @WomensRightsNet @acadofideas @postgradafaf @AFAF_freespeech @StudentAFAF @spectator
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Student Academics For Academic Freedom retweeted
@michaelpforan makes our list. This is his second appearance (see October 2024). @postgradafaf @StudentAFAF @SuellaBraverman @UniofOxford @AFFSUK @WilliamJHague @lucaf_london @spikedonline @acadofideas @LivingFreedomUK
afaf.org.uk/the-banned-list/
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Student Academics For Academic Freedom retweeted
Jun 7
We ran surveys and found that university graduates, older respondents, and those on the political right tend to be supportive of academic freedom, especially when research might cause offence.
doi.org/10.1111/polp.70115
TrustTracker.org
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Student Academics For Academic Freedom retweeted
This is unacceptable.
The University of Oxford has a duty to protect free speech from militant protestors.
Today I have written to the Chancellor of Oxford University @WilliamJHague urging him to investigate this matter and put in place the measures to enable these lectures to proceed peacefully.
Free speech is in crisis on campus.
We must do all we can to protect it.
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