• IDAHOT 2023: Speaking at Montecitorio

    IDAHOT 2023: Speaking at Montecitorio

    I put on a crisp white shirt that got creased within minutes of walking in a Rome that isn’t sure whether the weather is hot or cold. Slightly out of comfort zone, entering the lower house of the parliament of Italy. As much for the shirt, as for the the co-panelists at a seminar organised…

  • Non Binary Language: Maltese

    Non Binary Language: Maltese

    Yesterday I spoke on a panel about Maltese language and it’s binary and non-binary modes. This would be just another event in the life of an activist, weren’t it for the fact that I barely spoke a word of Maltese the first 18 years of my life. To think that now I’m able to not…

  • IDAHOBIT 2023

    Today I spoke about non-binary language in Maltese, as part of a panel at the launch of Malta’s 3rd LGBTIQ Equality Strategy. You can catch the livestream recording here: https://fb.watch/kAu072s_KR/

  • On the elections in Turkey

    On the elections in Turkey

    15th May The level of grief my Turkish colleagues and comrades, progressive, green politicians, youth, the Kurdish community, the LGBTQI community, need to sustain & be resilient to is inhumane. Do not allow attempts of isolation & dehumanisation to work. The European community is with you. When I leave Turkey, I leave part of my…

  • #ObservingTurkey – I recognise your grief, courge, resilience

    #ObservingTurkey – I recognise your grief, courge, resilience

    First reactions to the 2023 first-round elections in Turkey by Mina Jack Tolu, committee member of the European Greens and Interntional Secretary of ADPD.

  • A Democratic Turkey is Possible

    European Green Party: Statement 12 May 2023 A Democratic Turkey is Possible Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has ruled Turkey for the last 20 years. During the last decade, his government has become increasingly authoritarian both inside Turkey and abroad. His attacks on the Kurdish community in Turkey and in neighbouring countries continue to this day. His…

  • Participation at SMART-Y Final Conference

    Brussels, 20th April 2023. My answers to some of the questions asked at the SMART-Y closing panel, “Making Rural Europe Smarter!”, moderated by Maria Kola from Cyprus Youth Council. MK: How can the creation of more green spaces in the cities, be promoted across Europe? And how that can benefit a more sustainable mobility? MJT:…

  • Malta as a beacon of hope

    Malta must lead a coalition of EU member states that oppose Meloni’s neo-fascism. Malta needs to be resolute in standing for human rights, democratic & European values. Any other path is a legitimisation of far-right policy. Read my opinion piece in the Times of Malta: https://timesofmalta.com/article/malta-beacon-hope-mina-jack-tolu.1025861

  • Malta, must become the anti-racist port of safety in the central mediterranean

    Malta, must become the anti-racist port of safety in the central mediterranean

    Under Meloni, a state of emergency becomes an anti-democratic, racist, and far-right weapon against some of the most vulnerable in society. It will subject migrants to increased arbitrary detention and the stripping of their rights. Malta needs to offer a port of safety, any other path is a legitimisation of far-right policy.

  • Meeting Carla Denyer

    Meeting Carla Denyer

    A pleasure to meet Carla Denyer in Bristol to talk about green politics, international affairs, and trans rights.