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irish woman. dr. sociologist. research consultant. academic. pure hallion. fierce cheeky.

research migration, poverty, women, rights, activism and social movements, and political/ cultural/ social/ civic participation.

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Marking #WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD25 #MentalHealth, Northorpe Hall releases the evaluation summary report for Me + My Normal: A Pioneering Approach to Supporting Neurodivergent Young People: www.northorpe.com/post/me-my-n...
Me + My Normal: A Pioneering Approach to Supporting Neurodivergent Young People
This World Mental Health Day, we're dedicated to highlighting the urgent need for better support for neurodivergent young people — by sharing how our pioneering new programme, Me + My Normal, is alrea...
www.northorpe.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
#HouseofGuinness ticks all the boxes huh?

Frustrated high-born woman falls for irresistible low-born rogue
Rebellious high-born woman falls for irresistible low-born rogue
Difficult low-born woman falls for tortured high-born soul

Tirty-tree!
Top o'the mornin' to ye!
Freedom!
Green!
Oirish!
October 5, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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The absence of lived experience voices, systems creating constant fear, a government intent on divide & conquer tactics - the issues we just raised with members of #CESCR2025 committee

Watch our 3 speeches here:

@atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social
@thriveteesside.bsky.social
@raparuk.bsky.social
February 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Passengers on @royalairmaroc.bsky.social flight AT801 Heathrow, 18.10, 22nd April: a woman whose life is in grave danger in her home country is being forcibly removed there tomorrow by the UK Home Office. Please help stop this unlawful deportation by refusing to let the flight leave.
April 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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We are asking everyone to contact Royal Air Maroc, urging them not to carry out this violence on behalf of the UK government.

Template message to Royal Air Maroc and their contact detetails are available at linktr.ee/FreeFatou

Stand with Fatou!
Free Fatou | Linktree
Our sister Fatou has been detained and we are demanding her release.
linktr.ee
April 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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PLEASE SHARE - THIS IS URGENT.

The UK government plans to deport our friend, Fatou Tamba, on Tuesday 22 April 2025, on a Royal Air Maroc flight.

We must act urgently to stop this.
April 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Passengers on @royalairmaroc.bsky.social flight AT801 Heathrow, 18.10, 22nd April: a woman whose life is in grave danger in her home country is being forcibly removed there tomorrow by the UK Home Office. Please help stop this unlawful deportation by refusing to let the flight leave.
April 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
10000 planned redundancies in UK universities (so far).

Ten. Thousand.
I’ve just totted these up. Circa 10000 planned redundancies in UK universities. That’s just the declared figures. What are you doing about it Jacqui Smith and Keir Starmer? Nothing isn’t good enough. qmucu.org/qmul-transfo...
UK HE shrinking
This is a live page of all the redundancies, restructures, reorganisations, and closures taking place across the sector at the moment. Solidarity to all. This sector is vital to the country’s…
qmucu.org
February 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM