Real lives. Real pain. Real stories. If lived experience counts for anything, then all of it deserves space and respect. Read about Loyalist women growing up in NI here herloyalvoice.com/interviews/u...
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"Carnage incomparable and human squander"
Mental Cases - W Owen
We remember to redouble our efforts not to let it happen again
BBC News - How the spirit of commemorating has changed since the last WW1 veterans died
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Jaysley Beck signed up to serve her country, instead she was let down by the Army and it's chain of command
BBC News - Ex-sergeant major admits sexually assaulting soldier who took her own life
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Thanks to Luke for featuring HLV in this article
We need to keep the focus on anti-racism + male violence against women & girls, and push for the cultural change that will achieve this such as comprehensive, age appropriate Relationship & Sex Education
www.bbc.com/news/article...
They burned the name of a child who died fleeing from the PSNI. This was purely sectarian hate
Sign on Belfast Central Library saying "read with pride".
Saw this wonderful sign at #Pride2025. Important to remember that reading can be a revolutionary act.
Find out more about the working class power of libraries herloyalvoice.com/opinion/the-...
Wishing a Powerful Pride to everyone walking in Belfast today. 🏳️🌈 We won't allow a roll back of LGBTQ+ rights #NoGoingBack
A reminder that Equal Citizenship is the 3rd Principle of Loyalism.
Interested in working with asylum seekers and refugees to campaign for change?
Then we have ✨TWO✨ exciting jobs that might be of interest to you!
Organising the Anaka Education Project 👉 www.communityni.org/job/educatio...
Or the Kind Economy campaign 👉 www.communityni.org/job/part-tim...
This was clearly racism. Alphonsine Leuga requested an ambulance, gave her symptoms and her address but because she didn't answer if she needed an interpreter the call handler recorded it as an abandoned call.
Mum and daughter found dead at home months after 999 plea
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Oxford Handbook of American and British Women Philosophers in the Nineteenth Century cover
Weighing in at 827 pages and 2 1/4 inches, our Oxford Handbook of American and British Women Philosophers in the 19th Century is HERE! Huge thanks to @oupphilosophy.bsky.social and our 50+ authors. Restoring women to the philosophical canon is a matter of justice, but it is also better scholarship!
Image of a banner depicting the martyrdom of Margaret Wilson.
Stay safe in the heat and have a great day!
A reminder that the 2nd Principle of Loyalism is Civil and Religious Freedom. People have a right to migrate for safety and opportunity #NoToHate
BBC News - Parties condemn bonfire effigy of refugees in small boat
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“Ignoring customary restrictions and displaying a special kind of strength and boldness, they stepped out of the private sphere into the public arena”
Find out more about the role women played in the Glorious Revolution buff.ly/omtw5RB
Happy birthday to our NHS 🥳
For 77 years its staff have looked after us all 👏
@playboardni.bsky.social is offering an information Session on Financial Support Available to Parents, 14th Aug.
Find out about support available through:
Universal Credit
Tax Credits
Childcare Vouchers
Tax-Free Childcare
NI Childcare Subsidy Scheme (NICSS).
www.playboard.org/event/inform...
“They came from the very same streets we came from. They walked the very same lanes. They went to the very same churches and pubs. They sang the same songs and refrains. So, when I walk these roads to remember these folk. (For, my Granda was one of these men). I’ll remember the shout Faugh A Ballagh. And I’ll cheer on the Oul 36th.”
We will remember them #TheSomme
Fantastic photo thread of a great day 🏳️🌈🥳
Shout out to everyone coming to Ballymena Pride today! Well done to the organisers 🥳
Follow this upcoming pod if you want to find out how democracy can address populism, navigate the post-truth era, and tackle generational issues like climate change
I know and understand that some of you reading this will think the harm drugs inflict on our community is so severe that only a punitive approach is appropriate. However, I think there is no evidence that this approach is helping the Loyalist community. I lay out the case for decriminalising illegal substances using the Principles of Loyalism as my guiding framework
📢Decriminalising Drugs in Northern Ireland: A Loyalist Feminist Perspective
In this opinion piece Caroline reflects on personal experiences & uses the Principles of Loyalism as a framework to make the case for decriminalisation
#WorldDrugDay2025
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With the news of an extra £200m for the PSNI here are some abolitionist arguments against the police, guides for what to do instead of calling the police, and imagining abolitionist infrastructure for real public safety. abolitionistfutures.com/resources
Coercion by @kylietcheung.bsky.social unpacks the deliberate acts of state-perpetrated violence inflicted on women and pregnant people by abortion bans.
Sign up for our newsletter at plutobooks.com to get an early excerpt from Coercion. Plus, 50% off of your first order! Link in bio 🔗
World refugee day. principle of loyalism 2: civil and religious freedom.
As Loyalists many of us are descended from people who fled oppression, poverty and religious intolerance. It is a Loyalist action to support those in the same situation today. Find out how you can help refugees and people seeking asylum here buff.ly/Y8iyviV
The intersectionality of discrimination faced by loyalist women combined with the anonymity available to online perpetrators has resulted in sustained abuse aimed at intimidating, degrading, belittling, and silencing our voices. #NoToHate
International Day for Countering Hate Speech.
100% of Loyalist women surveyed by Her Loyal Voice had experienced some form of abuse, harassment, or discrimination for identifying as loyalist. This included sexist, misogynist, and sectarian comments. buff.ly/Z0sDLJU 🧵 1/2
Sexual violence, racism, scapegoats and Loyalism.
Male violence against women and girls is a misogyny problem, not an issue caused by immigration. Why then has the sexual assault in #Ballymena resulted in a pogrom?
herloyalvoice.com/opinion/the-...
Some fantastic interviews on the Pillars for Peacebuilding website
Check out Catherine Cooke's interview here buff.ly/FZpLceH
Catherine talks about the need for gender quotas to increase the pool of women available for selection by political parties.
Violence against women and girls is caused by Misogyny. We need compulsory and comprehensive relationship and sex education with a focus on consent and deradicalising boys who have been exposed to violent misogyny. Check in with your teenager’s school today and find out how they are going to deal with violent misogyny and issues of consent. We need compulsory, consent focused RSE.
We need comprehensive, compulsory RSE to tackle VAWG #EndVAWG #NoToRacism