Women in Gaza 'Above all, they carry the invisible but crushing emotional labour of holding families together through grief, terror, uncertainty and unrelenting loss amid unprecedented destruction.' www.aljazeera.com/features/202...

'Prove It' is a vital and human story of one woman's experience as she is interviewed for asylum in the UK. Warning, contains emotional content and descriptions of persecution and abuse. youtu.be/tIXX2UfiVa0?...

Happy New Year! This year our theme for International Women's Day, and our work, is Strength in Solidarity!

Rest in Power: The Women, Feminists and Movement Builders We Lost in 2025 including Tierra Walker. Cecile Richards. Patty Berne. Melissa Hortman. Jane Goodall. msmagazine.com/2025/12/15/w...

Design our International Women’s Day 2026 poster! Our theme for 2026 is ‘Strength in Solidarity’ Open to ages 12-25, deadline 31 January 2026. There are two age categories 12 -17yrs and 18-25. Read the guidelines and enter here- www.reclaimtheagenda.com/iwd-poster-c...

Wicked women? 500 years of witches 'Grab your broom and join the V&A’s resident witch-experts Ruth and Lydia for a spellbinding flight through the history of witches and witchcraft in art and design.' youtu.be/LQnKSaNwGdI?...

A Window Into A World Without Speech | Whose Voice Is It Anyway by Kate Caryer Language some viewers may find offensive. 'A darkly funny mockumentary about two identically ‘disabled’ forty-year-old women: Lottie and Charlie, who have athetoid cerebral palsy.' youtu.be/MooE4eUDbsg?...

Kimberlé Crenshaw: Intersectionality and Gender Equality 'a keynote session on the unique struggles faced daily by women and girls of colour, the ongoing need for gender equality, racial justice, and well-being in our modern world.' youtu.be/-DW4HLgYPlA?...

'Self-compassion doesn’t mean letting yourself off the hook. It means staying connected to yourself in a way that supports real, healthy change.' theconversation.com/three-ways-y...

Self care Reminder You can't pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself first — your mind, body, and soul deserve it You don’t have to earn rest — you deserve it. Let today be the day you choose you.

Season's Greetings! Here's to taking some time to rest and recharge.

Christmas Wish List To have access to good, affordable and flexible childcare A life free from poverty, discrimination, domestic and sexual violence and abuse To have healthcare services that meet our particular needs To live in a world where women are equally represented as decision makers

'In every country of the world, women are oppressed by male violence, patriarchal religions, and ideas of the family. But women are resisting, as Rahila Gupta explains, in a fascinating analysis that takes us from Riyadh and Russia to Rojava.' www.opendemocracy.net/en/podcasts/...

Mary Langan talks with Professor Ruth Lister, Professor Fiona Williams, Helen Meekosha and Dr Madeleine Arnot about the notion of social citizenship in relation to the rights and obligations within society, with particular reference to women and disabled people. www.open.edu/openlearn/so...

Happy Holigays! 6 lesbian and sapphic festive films to watch 'The nights are getting colder, and the festive jingle of Christmas songs can be heard every time you leave the house. Chances are, when looking for a seasonal film to cosy up to' diva-magazine.com/2025/12/08/h...

Design our International Women’s Day 2026 poster! Our theme for 2026 is ‘Strength in Solidarity’ Open to ages 12-25, deadline 31 January 2026. There are two age categories 12 -17yrs and 18-25. Read the guidelines and enter here- www.reclaimtheagenda.com/iwd-poster-c...

Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale has become ‘more and more plausible’ “I’ve always been somebody who has never believed it can’t happen here. It can happen anywhere, given the circumstances.” www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...

We will be closed from 19th December and will return on the 5th January 2026. While we are away we'll be sharing some scheduled posts of feminist podcasts, videos and articles. See you next year when we'll be embodying 'Strength in Solidarity'.

International Women’s Day Volunteer Meeting Wednesday 7th January 7:00pm online Would you like to get involved with helping at an IWD 2026 event or the Rally? Come to our online volunteer and planning meeting to find out more. Email Helen for the link to join [email protected]

Today is the International Day to End Violence against Sex Workers. National Ugly Mugs maintain a memorial map that allows you to read about sex workers who have been killed around the UK and Ireland. #Dec17 nationaluglymugs.org/about-num/me...

Ending Violence Against Women and Girls: Experiences and attitudes of adults in Northern Ireland in 2024 'Psychological violence was the most prevalent form of gender-based violence with 15% of respondents experiencing it in the last 5 years.' www.executiveoffice-ni.gov.uk/news/ending-...

'16 ways that you can help stop violence against women and girls Gender-based violence is not inevitable.; www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/16-d...

'Sikh women in the West Midlands, who are living on high alert, only venturing out in pairs or groups, completely altering their daily routines, while others are taking self-defence classes or carrying rape alarms.' www.vogue.co.uk/article/raci...

BIHR's new ECHR Zine is full of real stories, creative reflections, and powerful messages about what human rights mean in everyday life. It’s a hopeful, positive look at how the ECHR and HRA continue to make a difference today. .

'Gender-based and sexual violence are widespread, pervasive, and urgently need to be addressed. It seems increasingly critical that we do. Yet the criminal legal system routinely fails to keep us safe from harm.' abolitionistfutures.com/latest-news/...

'With so much stacked up against them and their families, Gaza’s women “need the cease-fire to hold, they need food, they need cash assistance and they need winterization supplies, health services and vital psychosocial support,” the UN Women official said.' news.un.org/en/story/202...

In moments of uncertainty, human rights provide a shared foundation of fairness, dignity and accountability. That’s why we’re with 180+ groups across the UK have come together this Human Rights Day to challenge recent negative rhetoric on rights. #HumanRightsDay www.bihr.org.uk/our-work/our...

Human Rights, Our Everyday Essentials 'the theme of Human Rights Day is to reaffirm the values of human rights and show that they remain a winning proposition for humanity.' www.un.org/en/observanc...

This isn’t a sci-fi dystopia, this is our current reality: AI exacerbates violence against women and girls Evie Gilbert www.reclaimtheagenda.com/16-blogs-for-16-days-2025/ai

The Role of Firearms in Violence Against Women and Girls in Northern Ireland 'By comparison with the other jurisdictions on these islands, Northern Ireland is a heavily armed society.' #16DaysNI #16Days www.reclaimtheagenda.com/16-blogs-for...

Design our International Women’s Day 2026 poster! Our theme for 2026 is ‘Strength in Solidarity’ Open to ages 12-25, deadline 31 January 2026. There are two age categories 12 -17yrs and 18-25. Read the guidelines and enter here- www.reclaimtheagenda.com/iwd-poster-c...

'the report calls on the government to dismantle the women’s prison estate & halt all prison expansion, and to invest urgently in housing, mental health and domestic abuse services that would prevent women coming into contact with the criminal justice system' www.reclaimtheagenda.com/16-blogs-for...

Honoring the Transnational Activists and Activism Behind the First 16 Days Campaign. Jamie J. Hagen 'The accessible form of advocacy continues to allow people to collaborate globally, and across issue areas' #16DaysNI #16Days www.reclaimtheagenda.com/16-blogs-for...

Art Exhibition 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence Call in for an exhibition of placards and banners from actions against Gender Based Violence. 7-13 December 2025 During University Opening Hours ‘The Glass Box’ Ground Floor Ulster University Belfast Birley Building

5 Books That Could Save Your Life: Changing the All-island Conversation on Coercive Control. Sarah Harte, Haven Horizons 'coercive control, often hidden, is a daily reality for many women.' www.reclaimtheagenda.com/16-blogs-for... #16DaysNI #16Days

EVAWG – Challenging online and offline abuse Dervilia Kernaghan Women's Platform 'Millions of women and girls are affected by digital abuse each year. Reports suggest that between 16 and 58 percent of women have experienced this type of violence. www.reclaimtheagenda.com/16-blogs-for...

Nowhere to run: Immobility of Migrant domestic violence survivors Dr Arpita Chakraborty ‘What happens when technology makes the physical distance redundant? When moving away does not matter?’ #16Days #16DaysNI www.reclaimtheagenda.com/16-blogs-for...

Late Night Art 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence Call in for an exhibition of placards and banners from actions against Gender Based Violence. 4 December 2025 6pm - 9pm ‘The Glass Box’ Ground Floor Ulster University Belfast Birley Building #16DaysNI #16Days

'The inclusion of persons with disabilities as both agents and beneficiaries of social development is indispensable. Disability inclusion in all aspects of social, economic, cultural and political life is therefore an imperative.' #IDDP #IDPD www.un.org/en/observanc...

Left Behind Again: Disabled Women, the Re-established Executive, and Ongoing Rights Violations in Northern Ireland Nuala Toman Disability Action www.reclaimtheagenda.com/16-blogs-for... #IDDP #IDPD #16Days #16DaysNI

Late Night Art Call in for an exhibition of placards and banners from actions against Gender Based Violence. Featuring Work by Wee Nulz, Array Collective, Una Lee and Deirdre Mc Kenna alongside placards by activists. 4 December 2025 6-9pm Ground Floor Ulster University Belfast

🙏🙏 I was invited by @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social to present our collective research on the gendered racist violence of immigration detention (with Francesca Esposito and Aminata Kalokoh) and the animation #Removed to different cohorts of people ♀️♀️ @aviddetention.bsky.social @bordercrim.bsky.social

Not Just a Statistic: Thousands of Women Across Northern Ireland Are Experiencing Domestic Abuse Women’s Aid Federation NI ‘These are not just statistics, they are women, children, families who have been affected by abuse within their home’ www.reclaimtheagenda.com/16-blogs-for...

Reclaim the Night Belfast took place on 29 November as part of the 16 days of Activism to End Gender Based Violence. Check out pictures by Nuala Kerrigan here. #RTNBelfast #16DaysNI #16Days www.reclaimtheagenda.com/gallery-recl...

As resources wear thin and rhetoric seeks to divide, LGBTQIA+ communities face a challenge of safety. Sophie Nelson, Senior Policy Development Officer at HERe NI. www.reclaimtheagenda.com/16-blogs-for... #16DaysNI #16Days

'After decades of progress, the HIV response stands at a crossroads. Life-saving services are being disrupted, and many communities face heightened risks and vulnerabilities. Yet amid these challenges, hope endures in the determination, resilience, and innovation' www.who.int/campaigns/wo...

Site updated now with photos from *looks at clock* yesterday's events. brendanjharkin.myportfolio.com

Larne House Immigration Detention Centre: A State System of Carceral Gender-Based Violence. End Deportations Belfast ‘There is no form of immigration detention that doesn’t cause harm.’ www.reclaimtheagenda.com/16-blogs-for... #16DaysNI #16Days

Reclaim the Night Belfast is tonight! Check out our speakers, route, accessibility info and a bit of background below! See you at Writers Square from 5pm. Wrap up warm and bring your chanting voice. www.reclaimtheagenda.com/reclaim-the-... #RTNBelfast #16DaysNI #16Days

It's looking chilly but dry for Reclaim Night tonight! So wrap up warm, grab your placard and meet us in Writers Square from 5pm. We'll hear from our speakers then march off to reclaim public space! #RTNBelfast #16DaysNI #16Days