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 www.bbc.com/news/article...

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

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...

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!

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 www.bbc.com/news/article...

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...

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

📢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 buff.ly/eoHtYWm

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 🔗

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

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

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.

We need comprehensive, compulsory RSE to tackle VAWG #EndVAWG #NoToRacism

We aim to provide a safe environment where loyalist women can speak out, be heard, and share their lived experiences of growing up and living in NI. We are privileged to have a library of interviews with fantastic loyalist women which you can read here buff.ly/ZNEPpYq

Fantastic new resource available! Pillars for Peacebuilding - a toolkit on women's activism in Northern Ireland Congrats to Women's Support Network @wrda-team.bsky.social @womensplatformni.bsky.social and @nirwn.bsky.social for their hard work 🥳

Happy #VolunteersWeek Thank you to all the women who have volunteered their time and talents to make Her Loyal Voice happen ❤️ 🤍 💙

Happy Pride Month everyone! We are particularly excited for a new Pride Parade happening this year as Ballymena will have its first ever Pride on 28 June! Congratulations to the organisers @meapride.bsky.social

“Clear-eyed and cutting … calls into question the very notion that America is an advanced society, let alone a just one.” Coercion by @kylietcheung.bsky.social reviewed in ‪@publisherswkly.bsky.social‬:

John Hume exists in myth as as a stick to beat nationalists with. A stick used by people who still have contempt for his politics. (David Ervine gets the same treatment. The mythical good loyalist. Loved by people who would have called him a corner boy).

NEW - Gendered Expectations: Do Voters Reward Women for Supporting Women’s Interests? - cup.org/3YTHTQJ - Nichole M. Bauer, @annagunderson.bsky.social, @jeonghyunkim.bsky.social, @elizabethlane.bsky.social, Belinda Davis & @kesearles.bsky.social #OpenAccess

Proud to be at the rallies in Belfast today ♥️🤍💙 #ourbodiesourlives #SayItLoudSayItClearRefugeesAreWelcomeHere A great double bill for human rights activism. Well done to all the organisers!

Claire Sugden speaks to Allison Morris about serving as Stormont’s sole independent MLA, her frustration with local politics, and a possible Westminster bid

here's a new blog about mental health and human rights

As we mark VE Day and the defeat of fascism in Europe we remember all those who didn't live to see it, and commit to redoubling our efforts to ensure fascism continues to be defeated #notonourwatch

🩺 Today we launch our new ‘right to health toolkit’ — a practical guide to help individuals and organisations campaign for health justice across the UK. Explore how rights can support your work justfair.org.uk/the-...

We have begun to commission abortion services in Northern Ireland, BUT we still don’t have all the services in the regulations. For more information on abortion in Northern Ireland visit our website👇 buff.ly/XwevUJY

Fantastic initiative from The Bee 🙌 can't wait to read the first edition. So important to open publishing up to working class talent. We've previously written about the working class power of libraries here buff.ly/3Xf7Idg

Interesting launch of this important report into mapping far right activity online in NI. We urgently need resources to build non-paramilitary organising capacity in the Loyalist community and we need to redouble our efforts at promoting anti-racist Loyalism.

"and what is home if not the choice - over and over again - to stay?"

Cuts to social security are undermining women’s human rights. Since 2010, benefits have been cut in real terms and access has become more restrictive. Women—especially Disabled women, low-income women and women from minority-ethnic backgrounds—have borne the brunt.

If you’re a private renter, we’d like to hear from you. Or if you work with private renters, please share our survey with them. Complete the survey - www.surveymonkey.com/r/HB9MXYH Let's make renting better together.

Did you know that Pluto publishes radical walking guides? 40% off until the end of April! www.plutobooks.com/radical-walk...

🌟 We're hiring 🌟 Are you a qualified solicitor with over 5 years of experience? Do you want to use the law for good? Then we're looking for you 👇

🌸 Happy Mother’s Day! 🌸 Let’s celebrate not just with flowers, but with fairness. 🌸 Decent wages and rights at work 🌸 Investment in childcare 🌸 Better maternity pay 🌸 Scrapping the two-child limit To transform life chances for children, end child poverty, and support people at work.

To mark the Global Day of Action to Destigmatize Abortion, @all4choice.bsky.social in collaboration with the @openuniversity.bsky.social have launched a new education and learning hub, The Body Politic. Access it here thebodypolitic.ie

Reminder that the Principles of Loyalism include Civil and Religious Freedom and Equal Citizenship within the UK #saynotoracism