Monisha Bajaj
Professor & scholar of peace, human rights, migration & education
University of San Francisco
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Debut picture book A YEAR OF KITES out in 2026 with Bloomsbury
www.monishabajaj.net
Pronouns: she/her/वह
- Reposted by Monisha BajajPop singer Lorde will donate the $204,000 she made on merchandise sales from her sold-out Minneapolis shows last fall to two Minnesota immigrant rights groups.
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- Reposted by Monisha BajajKudos to Mayor Mamdani. This is what economic justice looks like. And it's a reminder of how we can fight corporate greed at the state and local level. motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/ma…
- Thank you @scbwisfneb.bsky.social for the Member Spotlight! www.scbwi.org/regions/sfno...
- Reposted by Monisha BajajJust experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
- Reposted by Monisha BajajThe City of Philadelphia has introduced legislation to limited ICE in the city. The Federal Agents can not be masked, must have ID visible, must have arrested warrants signed by federal judges. They can't attack people. If they can't do this, they will be arrested. youtu.be/i5Yvg_HHfbE?...
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- Reposted by Monisha BajajICE has kidnapped another Indigenous person in Minneapolis. This is the fifth member of the Očhéthi Šakówinnto be taken this month. Statement from Standing Rock:
- Reposted by Monisha BajajAAUP President Todd Wolfson on the killing of Alex Pretti: "This moment demands a unified, bold, and powerful response from the labor movement. We are uniting across sectors to organize, mobilize, and wield our full collective power to confront ICE." Full statement:
- Reposted by Monisha BajajThe National Basketball Players Association releases a statement following the Trump regime’s murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, saying that NBA players “can no longer remain silent.” The NBPA is standing up for free speech, civil liberties, and the people of Minnesota demanding justice.
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- Reposted by Monisha BajajIn October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi. He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael. At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk. Wael died on Friday at age 30. ICE caused his death. They didn’t get to say goodbye.
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- Reposted by Monisha BajajICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release: www.startribune.com/agents-detai...
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- Join us for this event on February 21 to launch A YEAR OF KITES in conversation with @robliutrujillo.bsky.social RSVP at: www.eventbrite.com/e/monisha-ba...
- Reposted by Monisha BajajThis is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars. ictnews.org/news/north-c...
- Reposted by Monisha BajajInstead of ending the constitution and murdering people, we could have high speed trains and universal health care.
- Reposted by Monisha BajajThe Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred. It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
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- Reposted by Monisha BajajRest in power to Keith Porter who was murdered by an ICE agent in Los Angeles. It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
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- Reposted by Monisha BajajMasked government agents are killing people in the streets, abducting people from their homes in the middle of the night, and arresting those who speak out. If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
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- Reposted by Monisha BajajPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say.
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- Reposted by Monisha BajajICE agents have shot at least nine other people just since September, killing one. Under Trump, this violence is rewarded with fat bonuses and student loan forgiveness — while nurses, teachers, and everyone else struggles to get by. We must never become numb to his cruelty.
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- Reposted by Monisha BajajI am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy. She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
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- Reposted by Monisha BajajNEWS: In a heartbreaking video, after ICE shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, a woman who was in the same SUV cries out: “They killed my wife. I don’t know what to do." “We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,” the distraught woman sobs. www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
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- Reposted by Monisha BajajBig Oil spent nearly $100M to get Trump elected in 2024. Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and sending their stocks skyrocketing by promising them control of the country's oil reserves. This is what oligarchy looks like.
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- Reposted by Monisha BajajStrange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
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- Thanks @joco513.bsky.social for this great convo about education for peace and the strategies of social movements advancing human rights. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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- Reposted by Monisha BajajSpotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream. Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads. Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
- Powerful and inspiring event with @manorajupd.bsky.social & SF Public Defender’s office on storytelling for justice, moderated by @bootsriley.bsky.social Check it out here: www.wearedefender.com
- Come check out this beautiful event on 12/6 featuring the best of the Bay Area Kidlit community!
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- Reposted by Monisha BajajI will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered. He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here : www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
- Check out the bookstop page with @scbwi.bsky.social for A YEAR OF KITES @amberren.bsky.social www.scbwi.org/bookstop/boo...
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