children & youth. peace & conflict. feminist. academic. baker. probably in that order. researcher @ Griffith Uni. she/her www.hmberents.com | https://theYPSobserver.substack.com/https://bsky.app/profile/hmberents.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmberents.bsky.social/post/3mdn7hzgtzs2qIt’s been two years since Hind Rajab was murdered. The car she was in hit over 300 times with bullets. This week the IOF recognised the Gazan Health Ministry’s official death toll. 70,000+. 70,000 Hinds. All of whom lived lives. All of whom should still be alive.30 Jan 2026 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:p3vxdf2bfwdvrtqxeq2ontpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdn7hzgtzs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmberents.bsky.social/post/3mdap4n2xgk2bWhen I wanted my interests in global politics and baking to intersect, I didn’t mean it to happen like this! Unfortunately can now imagine an article called something like: Add a pinch of capitalist imperialism and stir: performative baking and the re-emergence of global fascism [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jan 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:p3vxdf2bfwdvrtqxeq2ontpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdap4n2xgk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmberents.bsky.social/post/3mcvbi5m2vs2gWhat's Ahead for YPS in 2026: No Quick Fix Marking two years of writing the YPS Observer (and my 3rd annual year-ahead post) here is what I'll be watching on #youth4peace. https://open.substack.com/pub/theypsobserver/p/whats-ahead-for-yps-in-2026-no-quick?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web20 Jan 2026 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:p3vxdf2bfwdvrtqxeq2ontpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcvbi5m2vs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/hmberents.bsky.social/post/3mc7jv552dc2qAbsolutely wild. Australia already hugely uncompetitive globally for research funding environment. This just seems destined to dig the hole deeper [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jan 2026 07:38 +0000at://did:plc:p3vxdf2bfwdvrtqxeq2ontpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc7jv552dc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmberents.bsky.social/post/3mbiyf2d3gs2vCaracas is a densely populated capital city of millions of Caraqueños just trying to live their life. This is a horrific attack on a civilian centre with no warning and violating law. Remember when the geopolitics-crowd get going w their hot takes that once again it’s innocent ppl who bear the brunt03 Jan 2026 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:p3vxdf2bfwdvrtqxeq2ontpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbiyf2d3gs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmberents.bsky.social/post/3macrxly3ik22Thank goodness for journalists like @davemilbo.bsky.social who will actually critically think and offer us ways of making sense of the world, rather than most Aussie journos this week regurgitating right wing, Zionist talking points that make hay out of tragedy and do not help anyone understand. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Dec 2025 03:50 +0000at://did:plc:p3vxdf2bfwdvrtqxeq2ontpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3macrxly3ik22https://bsky.app/profile/hmberents.bsky.social/post/3maautjwxis2gThis is a chilling effort of silencing dissent and will have pernicious and damaging effects across schooling, higher ed, creative industries and more. To push this through by capitalising on a tragedy while families, friends, and broader society are grieving is ghoulish opportunism [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Dec 2025 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:p3vxdf2bfwdvrtqxeq2ontpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3maautjwxis2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/hmberents.bsky.social/post/3ma5vaguwbs2oAnnual call for feedback for the Academic Workload Tracker if you've been using it before @brkeogh.bsky.social updates it for 2026! He's also added a link you can fill in your details to be notified when it is updated. If you've never used it before, then here is my STRONG ENCOURAGEMENT to do so! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Dec 2025 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:p3vxdf2bfwdvrtqxeq2ontpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma5vaguwbs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/hmberents.bsky.social/post/3m7o3qcblhs2aYou don’t have to look hard in Australia to see how the politicisation of childhood as a time of life is wielded by power hungry politicians. Children—simultaneously too innocent to scroll instagram and always already potentially delinquent with ‘adult’ consequences required.10 Dec 2025 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:p3vxdf2bfwdvrtqxeq2ontpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7o3qcblhs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/hmberents.bsky.social/post/3m3nuobkxlc2lAre you going to #BISA2026? @drswhite.bsky.social, @jmarshallbeier.bsky.social Katie Hodgkinson and I have two CPFs for your consideration: Roundtable: "Integrating a youth lens across Intl Studies". Panel: "Shaping the intl through a lens of accountability to children & young ppl"20 Oct 2025 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:p3vxdf2bfwdvrtqxeq2ontpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3nuobkxlc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmberents.bsky.social/post/3lw4dsdtq4c22Read @yaguerika.bsky.social & I for @thediplomat.com on youth peace leadership in Southeast Asia & ASEAN’s complex role. If you love this short piece, dive into the open-access article it draws from in The Pacific Review here: https://doi.org/10.1080/09512748.2025.2507599 [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Aug 2025 08:09 +0000at://did:plc:p3vxdf2bfwdvrtqxeq2ontpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw4dsdtq4c22