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Fred Robarts

@FredRobarts

I have moved to Bluesky & am also on Threads. (Humanitarian protection/access, IHL, displacement, music.)

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Finally moving to a less polluted environment: bsky.app/profile/fredro… + therealfredr on Threads


Fred Robarts reposted

Tonight’s Great Jazz Album is “A New Perspective” by Donald Byrd, released by Blue Note Records in February of 1964 (recorded on 1/12/1963).

GreatJazzAlbums's tweet image. Tonight’s Great Jazz Album is “A New Perspective” by Donald Byrd, released by Blue Note Records in February of 1964 (recorded on 1/12/1963).

Fred Robarts reposted

Please share with qualified individuals in your network. This could be a dream job for many: an opportunity to work on the increasingly critical issue of civilians in conflict alongside some of the brightest minds and finest professionals. Learn more: oxfordhr.com/jobs/executive…


Fred Robarts reposted

...In essence my advice would be take a pause, remember and assert your values, project calm resolution and resilience, identify the perpetrators, and act with precision within the law...


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Ahead of elections in #DRC, @ebuteli has crisscrossed country speaking w citizens. We established a list of policy priorities they want addressed. We are engaging with pres candidates to see where they stand. Soon @KebaRDC can help voters decide who their candidate is.

jasonkstearns's tweet image. Ahead of elections in #DRC, @ebuteli has crisscrossed  country speaking w citizens. We established a list of policy priorities they want addressed. We are engaging with pres candidates  to see where they stand. Soon @KebaRDC can help voters decide who their candidate is.

Fred Robarts reposted

A moment we will cherish forever. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this journey. We are so grateful. Ezra Collective „Where I‘m Meant To Be“ Winner of the 2023 @MercuryPrize EZ to the World 🌍


Dear Twitter advertisers, I am not, unfortunately, in the market for gold just now.


Fred Robarts reposted

Applications open - Conflict & International Law: A Field-Based Training Course @EssexHRC presents an in person practical development course for professionals, taught by a leading practitioner in the field of Human Rights and Humanitarian aid. okt.to/y28dPN

Uni_of_Essex's tweet image. Applications open - Conflict & International Law: A Field-Based Training Course

@EssexHRC presents an in person practical development course for professionals, taught by a leading practitioner in the field of Human Rights and Humanitarian aid.

okt.to/y28dPN

Fred Robarts reposted

Using two telescopes and over 280,000 individual photos, I captured my most detailed image of our moon. The full size is over a gigapixel. Trust me, you’ll want to zoom in on this one.

AJamesMcCarthy's tweet image. Using two telescopes and over 280,000 individual photos, I captured my most detailed image of our moon. The full size is over a gigapixel. Trust me, you’ll want to zoom in on this one.

"One o'clock in the morning. Hotfoot, all three of us. Stepping where we had no business." So begins Fire Rush by @Luidas. I haven't been this eager to embark on a new novel in ages. (Hat tip to @reviewbookshop.)

FredRobarts's tweet image. "One o'clock in the morning. Hotfoot, all three of us. Stepping where we had no business." 

So begins Fire Rush by @Luidas. I haven't been this eager to embark on a new novel in ages. 

(Hat tip to @reviewbookshop.)

I'm bringing a mixed bag of funky stuff from here and there to BMC Radio, where I'm on from midday til 2pm (UK-time) today. To listen, it's mixcloud.com/bmcradio & the green 'Live Now' button.

FredRobarts's tweet image. I'm bringing a mixed bag of funky stuff from here and there to BMC Radio, where I'm on from midday til 2pm (UK-time) today. 

To listen, it's mixcloud.com/bmcradio & the green 'Live Now' button.

Fred Robarts reposted

At the #Türkiye-#Syria border today. We have so far failed the people in north-west Syria. They rightly feel abandoned. Looking for international help that hasn’t arrived. My duty and our obligation is to correct this failure as fast as we can. That’s my focus now.


Further evidence to bolster arguments for human rights & IHL compliance. I found plenty of examples of this when interviewing current and former combatants in South Kivu, eastern DR Congo, taking one armed group as a case study (for my MSc research): theguardian.com/world/2023/feb…


Fred Robarts reposted

The latest insights from @ICRC on armed groups: 5⃣2⃣4⃣ groups are of humanitarian concern 1⃣7⃣5⃣ million people live in areas controlled by armed groups 3⃣9⃣4⃣ armed groups provided some type of public services and/or levy taxes Read more by @mattbam1 blogs.icrc.org/law-and-policy…


Can't argue with Astral Weeks on a rainy day. Over 50 years old yet still fresh.

FredRobarts's tweet image. Can't argue with Astral Weeks on a rainy day. Over 50 years old yet still fresh.

My last show on BMC (for the time being) was a 2-hour Brazil special: mixcloud.com/bmcradio/fred-…


Fred Robarts reposted

Join Fred on a trip to Brazil from midday til 3pm UK time: BMC Radio on Mixcloud live. @FredRobarts

FergusLThomas's tweet image. Join Fred on a trip to Brazil from midday til 3pm UK time: BMC Radio on Mixcloud live. @FredRobarts

Fred Robarts reposted

Priory Farm Music Camp - mailchi.mp/4f3e44208a7d/p… Calling all young musicians! *Applications for our 2023 camps PFMC and PFMC+ are now live*


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