Environmental Journalist/Academic, Founder/CEO Sheffield Environmental Movement
Joined January 2019
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Please join me to celebrate all my years of hard work today where I was conferred with my doctorate degree at the University of Nottingham. God is great!
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Dr Maxwell Apaladaga Ayamba (PhD) BEM retweeted
Mar 20
Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years bbc.in/4sp6tWr
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On Saturday I had the privilege to attend the Colonial Countryside event in Birmingham listening to historians such as Corinne Fowler, Malachi McIntosh, Casey Bailey and Miranda Kaufmann who also announced her groundbreaking new #Heiresses UK 2025 Book Tour.
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Dr Maxwell Apaladaga Ayamba (PhD) BEM retweeted
9 Sep 2025
I do a lot of events but I'm particularly happy about this forthcoming @BhamLitFest event featuring our #ColonialCountryside project book published by @peepaltreepress 11 October
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RT @drhannahrobbins: Such a blessing to celebrate Dr @maxwell_ayamba receiving his Black Studies PhD from the Chancellor and to see so many…
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Just arrived into Chester to attend a conference and took this picture with the statue of Thomas Brassey (1805- 1870) known as the World’s foremost Engineer of building railways born in Alford, Chester. What a great man, who made it easy to travel around.
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I enjoyed a wonderful weekend at Malham Youth Hostel with the Sheffield & District African-Caribbean Community Association Women’s Health Group some with mobility problems, highlighting intersectionality between ‘race ‘ and disability in relation to access and national parks.
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Delighted to join enthusiastic anti-race campaigners/activists from the Global Majority at the 2025 RACE Summit, Kings College, London. The Summit showcased career journeys of people such as myself in the environment/conservation sectors to encourage others.
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Dr Maxwell Apaladaga Ayamba (PhD) BEM retweeted
27 Jun 2025
My final commute yesterday after 15 yrs @uniofleicester I've taken voluntary redundancy to write more books & changemake.
Meanwhile Higher Ed. is in crisis, my colleagues' jobs are at risk. Has the nation noticed this silent decimation of our most prestigious uk sector?
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Dr Maxwell Apaladaga Ayamba (PhD) BEM retweeted
18 Jun 2025
My review of *The Truth About Empire* edited by @aljhlester with contributions from @Sathnam and historians in the field bellacaledonia.org.uk/2024/1…
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It was great to meet and speak with David Renwick, Regional Director North, Natural England at the launch of Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s Wilder2030 strategy and refreshed brand today at Chatsworth House.
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Great to join fellow climate activists at the parliamentary launch of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Race and Community report, “A Vision for Climate Justice: Tackling the climate and nature emergency and global systemic racism” by Runnymead at Houses of Parliament.
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On the panel of the new strategy for Investment in Nature Recovery for the North of England aimed at driving greater investment and leadership for nature’s recovery across the North of England @DefraGovUK @NaturalEngland @HeritageFundUK
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Just arrived at the Houses of Parliament upon invitation by Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP and Baroness Jenny Jones to attend the parliamentary event titled, “Toxic Air and Social Justice: The Unequal Burden of Air Pollution” on minoritised communities.
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Dr Maxwell Apaladaga Ayamba (PhD) BEM retweeted
3 Jan 2025
The US version of my book ('The Countryside') has been named as a best book of 2024 chronicle.com/article/the-be…
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‘You’re made to feel you don’t belong’: the black hikers challenging UK rural stereotypes | Walking | The Guardian theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…
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With Kate Ashbrook Patron of SEM and Ross Maloney CEO of the Ramblers Association at the Ramblers reception, House of Lords.
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Great meeting Defra Minister Baroness Hayan at the Ramblers' reception today House of Lords. It was to mark 75 years since Royal Assent of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act was passed. We await to see if the Labour Government would honour its pledge.
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Myself and Debbie North, Cabinet Office appointed Disability and Access Ambassador for the Countryside. Writer, Consultant and Keynote Speaker Member of the British Guild of Travel, writer, travel journalist, and passionate activist dedicated to promoting access for all.
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