Nelly Bassily نيللي

@nellybassily

Intersectional feminism. Disability justice. Media maker. Wanting a better world for all.

~somewhere in the world~
Joined April 2008

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    28 Oct 2018

    As the fascist, racist, misogynistic far-right is gaining terrain worldwide, let’s love, hold & protect each other, especially and , , living with . I love you. I see you fam.

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  2. May 31

    I am honoured to be one of the few asked to come to Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation, to witness, to tell the story of all our relations. We grieve. We love and we demand justice. It’s time to bring our children home from the residential schools

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  3. Join DIS 2021: Deafies in Drag, opening keynote on JUNE 12th. We'll also be announcing all of our accepted presenters for this year!

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  4. May 29

    “What he really needs, she said, is effective, compassionate clinical care and support for his ADHD & oppositional defiant disorder & his diagnosis on the autism spectrum. Instead, his mother said, he’s been effectively jailed because of his disability.”

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  5. May 27

    "One thing I know for sure: there is a continued need for capacity-building within our movements around ableism and abolition"

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  6. May 27

    What does it mean to be a Nurse and work in a carceral institution and contribute to coerced 'care', permit abuse, then treat the person after the fact? Complicity must be examined. Silence is also complicit.

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  7. May 27

    “Care outside of relation is not care. There is no care if I am powerless and if I am coerced to be there—in prison, jail, LTC, congregate care—we need to guard the term care and how it’s appropriated in carceral settings” - El Jones (paraphrased)

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  9. May 20

    إن باع كل العالم قضيتكُم، نحنُ نشتري. 🇪🇬🇵🇸

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  10. May 20

    I am a Jewish physician and I cannot watch the destruction of health facilities and the death of my colleagues abroad and say nothing. I have signed in solidarity with Palestine with my colleagues. There is . Sign here:

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  11. May 20

    Repeat after me: does not need your pity, it needs your advocacy and understanding. It does not need a ceasefire, it needs a cease-siege and cease-occupation. Our people do not need food aid, they need their freedom.

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  12. It made me so angry. I published a remembrance centered on her words and work that very day. Share her wisdom and please do it with care. For more, here is a syllabus created by & me:

    Graphic with a black background with a photo on the left of Stacey Park Milbern, a mixed race Korean and white queer person, holding a paper sign that reads “Cherished.” On the right, white text that reads: "A lot of activism work is trying to shift people to think about interdependence rather than independence. I believe if you view the needs of the most marginalized people impacted by an issue, then ultimately the entire community benefits."
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  13. Stacey Park Milbern became an ancestor one year ago today. A friend alerted me to an IG post about her that was full of inaccuracies. It was painful & brought back memories of last year when people posted w/ little understanding of her politics & values A thread

    Graphic with a black background with a photo on the left of Stacey Park Milbern, mixed race Korean and white queer person smiles head on at the camera. She has big glasses and is wearing a crewneck. Her trach and wheelchair can be seen. On the right, white text that reads: “My life work is supporting disabled people of color community...Disability justice dreams got me here and I’ll continue banking on them…” - Stacey Park Milbern #StaceyTaughtUs
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  14. May 19

    People in Gaza have been reviving an old tradition in which some families exchange their kids, so that in case some get bombed, the others would live. My family is spread out over three houses in three different locations as if they're trying to avert a massacre.

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  15. May 19

    "Israel’s attacks are following the same pattern of war crimes and targeting of civilians as before, and it’s Gaza’s children who suffer most"

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  16. May 16

    Italian port workers refuse to load arms shipment destined for Israel Press TV's Max Civili reports from Rome

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  17. May 17

    Gender Studies Departments Stand In Solidarity With Palestinian Feminist Collective! Colleagues in gender studies, talk to your department, center, institute, or program& sign on! list of 10 cosigners in link say it LOUD:

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  18. The federal government cut 2SLGBTQ+ community funding by 66% in . We support 's call to reverse these cuts and invest $25M a year in 2SLGBTQ+ community, health and social services. Visit to learn more!

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  19. May 17

    Check it out

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  20. May 17

    “Until Palestine is free: we must fight Israel’s settler-colonial “disability-washing”” by Nelly Bassily

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  21. May 17

    Remember that is still raging in . bombed the only testing lab.

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