It's been a really difficult few weeks after being targeted and doxxed by a far-right account with over 40,000 followers. But receiving messages like this reminds me why the work we do matters so much. To know that young Black women are recognising and celebrating the work of people in their own communities, and sharing those stories with the next generation, means more than I can put into words. A much-needed reminder that, even in the face of hate, our work is making a difference. 🙏🏾 Context if doxxing: instagram.com/reel/DeaBQulIA…

I hope they fire him, immediately.

Today’s vigil at Liverpool John Moores University, organised by LJMU UCU and Stand Up To Racism, was incredibly moving. I was asked, as LJMU UCU Black Members’ Rep, to host the space as our community came together to remember Professor Jason Arday. We observed a two-minute silence, shared reflections, and heard about the many ways Jason touched the lives of students, colleagues and people across the wider community. Local artist and activist Tayo Aluko sang movingly during the vigil, before we came together to lay flowers in Jason’s memory. Some of the most powerful moments for me came through conversations both before and afterwards. I spoke with former students and colleagues who had worked alongside Jason for years, including former students who have gone on to achieve incredible things in their own lives and careers. I also spoke with facilities colleagues who remembered the everyday moments - Jason stopping to speak with them each evening as they closed the building, taking the time to ask how they were and simply treating people with warmth and kindness. Outside ofnthe space, local teachers have reached out to share memories of bringing schoolchildren to the old IM Marsh campus and of the impact Jason had on them during those visits. Those stories say so much. It is incredibly clear just how highly Jason was regarded, and how deeply loved he was by so many within the LJMU community and beyond. It was an honour to hold space for those memories today, to listen to such moving tributes, and to stand together as a community in remembrance. Rest in power, Professor Jason Arday. 🖤

Re-reading Dr Arday’s resignation statement, reported across the major media outlets: - He wanted to be present for his family. - He wanted the relentless media scrutiny to end. - He thought his resignation would stop the media onslaught so he could heal. The media did not stop. They published 188 more articles until his death.

I wonder if The Times wrote this Jason Arday obituary while they, and much of the right-wing media, were piling on him relentlessly over the past three weeks. The speed with which public humiliation becomes respectful obituary is quite something.