PPR
@ppr-org.bsky.social
We put human rights at the service of disadvantaged groups to campaign for change. Founded by Inez McCormack.
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@ppr-org.bsky.social
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PPR are an organisation that puts human rights at the service of disadvantaged groups; giving them the tools, information, and support to campaign for change in their communities.
“We need a greater supply of social homes so that we can begin to meet existing housing need. Spending time and resources tinkering, [does] not get us any closer to achieving this.”
Read PPR’s recent blog series, looking at the DfC’s Fundamental Review of Allocations 👇
www.nlb.ie/blog/254/a-f...
Read PPR’s recent blog series, looking at the DfC’s Fundamental Review of Allocations 👇
www.nlb.ie/blog/254/a-f...
Analysis | A Fundamental Review of Allocations or Gatekeeping Finite Resources? An Introduction | PPR
Latest news: A Fundamental Review of Allocations or Gatekeeping Finite Resources? An Introduction
www.nlb.ie
December 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“We need a greater supply of social homes so that we can begin to meet existing housing need. Spending time and resources tinkering, [does] not get us any closer to achieving this.”
Read PPR’s recent blog series, looking at the DfC’s Fundamental Review of Allocations 👇
www.nlb.ie/blog/254/a-f...
Read PPR’s recent blog series, looking at the DfC’s Fundamental Review of Allocations 👇
www.nlb.ie/blog/254/a-f...
"Data paints a picture of what's happening in society and Northern Ireland doesn't have that picture."
Thanks to @mlchealth.bsky.social & BBC NI for speaking to us and covering this important story, watch BBC Newsline at 6:30 this evening to find out more!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thanks to @mlchealth.bsky.social & BBC NI for speaking to us and covering this important story, watch BBC Newsline at 6:30 this evening to find out more!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mental health: Psychosis patients failed by lack of official data
Margaret Gibney, who cares for a loved one with psychosis, says they are struggling to access help.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"Data paints a picture of what's happening in society and Northern Ireland doesn't have that picture."
Thanks to @mlchealth.bsky.social & BBC NI for speaking to us and covering this important story, watch BBC Newsline at 6:30 this evening to find out more!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thanks to @mlchealth.bsky.social & BBC NI for speaking to us and covering this important story, watch BBC Newsline at 6:30 this evening to find out more!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“I feel that we were abandoned as a family... Mental health services at the moment are completely failing.”
Huge thanks to @viewdigital.bsky.social for covering Mary & Conall’s story, and to Mary for her tireless campaigning for truth & accountability 💙
viewdigital.org/a-mothers-fi...
Huge thanks to @viewdigital.bsky.social for covering Mary & Conall’s story, and to Mary for her tireless campaigning for truth & accountability 💙
viewdigital.org/a-mothers-fi...
A mother’s fight: Calling time on Northern Ireland’s failing mental health system - VIEWdigital
A mother, whose son died after he struggled with mental health issues, has called for a radically different approach to be adopted. Conall passed away in 2017 at the age of 21. Midwife Mary Gould, fr...
viewdigital.org
December 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
“I feel that we were abandoned as a family... Mental health services at the moment are completely failing.”
Huge thanks to @viewdigital.bsky.social for covering Mary & Conall’s story, and to Mary for her tireless campaigning for truth & accountability 💙
viewdigital.org/a-mothers-fi...
Huge thanks to @viewdigital.bsky.social for covering Mary & Conall’s story, and to Mary for her tireless campaigning for truth & accountability 💙
viewdigital.org/a-mothers-fi...
No one should be without a home in Belfast in 2025.
On Thursday night, Kind Economy and Take Back the City activists joined the People’s Kitchen Outreach Team, witnessing the sharp end of the housing crisis on the streets of Belfast.
On Thursday night, Kind Economy and Take Back the City activists joined the People’s Kitchen Outreach Team, witnessing the sharp end of the housing crisis on the streets of Belfast.
December 9, 2025 at 11:29 AM
No one should be without a home in Belfast in 2025.
On Thursday night, Kind Economy and Take Back the City activists joined the People’s Kitchen Outreach Team, witnessing the sharp end of the housing crisis on the streets of Belfast.
On Thursday night, Kind Economy and Take Back the City activists joined the People’s Kitchen Outreach Team, witnessing the sharp end of the housing crisis on the streets of Belfast.
No More Ticking Boxes – Families have a right to truth & accountability!
Great to connect with Mo Mansfield from @inquest-org.bsky.social 🙏
Very useful updates on their campaign for a National Oversight Mechanism & on the Hillsborough Law 💙
Check out their work here 👉 www.inquest.org.uk
Great to connect with Mo Mansfield from @inquest-org.bsky.social 🙏
Very useful updates on their campaign for a National Oversight Mechanism & on the Hillsborough Law 💙
Check out their work here 👉 www.inquest.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
No More Ticking Boxes – Families have a right to truth & accountability!
Great to connect with Mo Mansfield from @inquest-org.bsky.social 🙏
Very useful updates on their campaign for a National Oversight Mechanism & on the Hillsborough Law 💙
Check out their work here 👉 www.inquest.org.uk
Great to connect with Mo Mansfield from @inquest-org.bsky.social 🙏
Very useful updates on their campaign for a National Oversight Mechanism & on the Hillsborough Law 💙
Check out their work here 👉 www.inquest.org.uk
Did you join us last Thursday in Redeemer for our solidarity event for Sudan? 🇸🇩
If not — our friends and activists from Sudan have written about the night on our website, looking at why and how we held this urgent and powerful event ❤️
Read them at nlb.ie/blog
If not — our friends and activists from Sudan have written about the night on our website, looking at why and how we held this urgent and powerful event ❤️
Read them at nlb.ie/blog
December 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Did you join us last Thursday in Redeemer for our solidarity event for Sudan? 🇸🇩
If not — our friends and activists from Sudan have written about the night on our website, looking at why and how we held this urgent and powerful event ❤️
Read them at nlb.ie/blog
If not — our friends and activists from Sudan have written about the night on our website, looking at why and how we held this urgent and powerful event ❤️
Read them at nlb.ie/blog
The Department for Communities has finally started implementing some of the ‘Fundamental Review of Allocations’, which changes the way social housing in NI is allocated.
But what does this mean for real people, almost 50,000 of whom are currently on the social housing waiting list?
But what does this mean for real people, almost 50,000 of whom are currently on the social housing waiting list?
December 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The Department for Communities has finally started implementing some of the ‘Fundamental Review of Allocations’, which changes the way social housing in NI is allocated.
But what does this mean for real people, almost 50,000 of whom are currently on the social housing waiting list?
But what does this mean for real people, almost 50,000 of whom are currently on the social housing waiting list?
Tomorrow night! ❤️
Anaka & PPR are hosting a Solidarity Gathering for Sudan 🇸🇩 with Fundraising.
Join us to hear updates on mass displacement, genocide, and ongoing wars, and the impact on Sudanese families in Sudan and abroad.
Anaka & PPR are hosting a Solidarity Gathering for Sudan 🇸🇩 with Fundraising.
Join us to hear updates on mass displacement, genocide, and ongoing wars, and the impact on Sudanese families in Sudan and abroad.
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Tomorrow night! ❤️
Anaka & PPR are hosting a Solidarity Gathering for Sudan 🇸🇩 with Fundraising.
Join us to hear updates on mass displacement, genocide, and ongoing wars, and the impact on Sudanese families in Sudan and abroad.
Anaka & PPR are hosting a Solidarity Gathering for Sudan 🇸🇩 with Fundraising.
Join us to hear updates on mass displacement, genocide, and ongoing wars, and the impact on Sudanese families in Sudan and abroad.
#KindEconomy activists were busy this weekend!!
On Saturday, they were in Ballymena for a workshop with Collaboration for Change 💛
And on Sunday, they took part in the Women of Colour Belfast Pop-Up Market at the Bullitt hotel in town! 💛
A great weekend full of kindness and solidarity!
On Saturday, they were in Ballymena for a workshop with Collaboration for Change 💛
And on Sunday, they took part in the Women of Colour Belfast Pop-Up Market at the Bullitt hotel in town! 💛
A great weekend full of kindness and solidarity!
November 25, 2025 at 10:51 AM
#KindEconomy activists were busy this weekend!!
On Saturday, they were in Ballymena for a workshop with Collaboration for Change 💛
And on Sunday, they took part in the Women of Colour Belfast Pop-Up Market at the Bullitt hotel in town! 💛
A great weekend full of kindness and solidarity!
On Saturday, they were in Ballymena for a workshop with Collaboration for Change 💛
And on Sunday, they took part in the Women of Colour Belfast Pop-Up Market at the Bullitt hotel in town! 💛
A great weekend full of kindness and solidarity!
New Script activists attended the Critical Voices Network Ireland conference in Cork earlier this month, to discuss the need to create brave spaces for collective healing.
Read our blog to find out more about the key messages of our presentation👇
www.nlb.ie/blog/252/mov...
Read our blog to find out more about the key messages of our presentation👇
www.nlb.ie/blog/252/mov...
November 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
New Script activists attended the Critical Voices Network Ireland conference in Cork earlier this month, to discuss the need to create brave spaces for collective healing.
Read our blog to find out more about the key messages of our presentation👇
www.nlb.ie/blog/252/mov...
Read our blog to find out more about the key messages of our presentation👇
www.nlb.ie/blog/252/mov...
On Tuesday, at the UNESCO Learning City Conversations in the MAC, writers from our Rest of the Story anthology shared readings from their work and offered profound reflections on healing, voice, agency, and leadership.
You can find your copy of the book here 👉 bit.ly/3LFDVrf
You can find your copy of the book here 👉 bit.ly/3LFDVrf
November 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM
On Tuesday, at the UNESCO Learning City Conversations in the MAC, writers from our Rest of the Story anthology shared readings from their work and offered profound reflections on healing, voice, agency, and leadership.
You can find your copy of the book here 👉 bit.ly/3LFDVrf
You can find your copy of the book here 👉 bit.ly/3LFDVrf
The Rest of the Story anthology is a ‘radical act of reclamation’, according to Jo Watson, founder of A Disorder 4 Everyone and editor of the ‘Drop the Disorder’ book series 💙
November 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The Rest of the Story anthology is a ‘radical act of reclamation’, according to Jo Watson, founder of A Disorder 4 Everyone and editor of the ‘Drop the Disorder’ book series 💙
Have you heard about the plans to build houses on this wee piece of land??
Read all about Mackie’s Phase 2 and have your say at takebackthecity.ie
Read all about Mackie’s Phase 2 and have your say at takebackthecity.ie
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Have you heard about the plans to build houses on this wee piece of land??
Read all about Mackie’s Phase 2 and have your say at takebackthecity.ie
Read all about Mackie’s Phase 2 and have your say at takebackthecity.ie
“Writing my story helped me to heal.”
At the launch of The Rest of the Story, we were honoured to be able to hear from so many of the amazing writers from the anthology, who transformed their trauma into voice and agency.
Well done to all who leant their creativity to the project 💙
At the launch of The Rest of the Story, we were honoured to be able to hear from so many of the amazing writers from the anthology, who transformed their trauma into voice and agency.
Well done to all who leant their creativity to the project 💙
November 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“Writing my story helped me to heal.”
At the launch of The Rest of the Story, we were honoured to be able to hear from so many of the amazing writers from the anthology, who transformed their trauma into voice and agency.
Well done to all who leant their creativity to the project 💙
At the launch of The Rest of the Story, we were honoured to be able to hear from so many of the amazing writers from the anthology, who transformed their trauma into voice and agency.
Well done to all who leant their creativity to the project 💙
The final blog in our serious from 2022 looking at the human rights failings in asylum accommodation, looks at the right to housing.
In this part of the series, families report overcrowding, lack of communal space, and lack of access to hygiene, all made worse by the length of their stays
In this part of the series, families report overcrowding, lack of communal space, and lack of access to hygiene, all made worse by the length of their stays
November 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The final blog in our serious from 2022 looking at the human rights failings in asylum accommodation, looks at the right to housing.
In this part of the series, families report overcrowding, lack of communal space, and lack of access to hygiene, all made worse by the length of their stays
In this part of the series, families report overcrowding, lack of communal space, and lack of access to hygiene, all made worse by the length of their stays
Reposted by PPR
Led by @libertyhq.bsky.social, almost 300 organisations across the UK have come together to defend the vital importance of the European Convention on Human Rights in protecting every person in the UK.
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www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Leaving the ECHR won’t stop the boats, 300 organisations warn in rallying cry
Prime minister Keir Starmer urged to make positive case for ECHR after Kemi Badenoch pledged a Tory government would leave the treaty
www.independent.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Led by @libertyhq.bsky.social, almost 300 organisations across the UK have come together to defend the vital importance of the European Convention on Human Rights in protecting every person in the UK.
1/3
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
1/3
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Huge thanks to everyone who joined us on Wednesday evening @themacbelfast.bsky.social for the launch of The Rest of the Story!
A beautiful evening with our readers, their family and friends, and all the allies of our New Script community, celebrating their creativity and connection 💙
A beautiful evening with our readers, their family and friends, and all the allies of our New Script community, celebrating their creativity and connection 💙
November 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Huge thanks to everyone who joined us on Wednesday evening @themacbelfast.bsky.social for the launch of The Rest of the Story!
A beautiful evening with our readers, their family and friends, and all the allies of our New Script community, celebrating their creativity and connection 💙
A beautiful evening with our readers, their family and friends, and all the allies of our New Script community, celebrating their creativity and connection 💙
Launch day is here! 📖
Super excited for the launch of The Rest of the Story anthology this evening, its going to be a full house and we’re looking forward to seeing everyone 💙
Many thanks to @themacbelfast.bsky.social as always for hosting us!
Super excited for the launch of The Rest of the Story anthology this evening, its going to be a full house and we’re looking forward to seeing everyone 💙
Many thanks to @themacbelfast.bsky.social as always for hosting us!
October 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Launch day is here! 📖
Super excited for the launch of The Rest of the Story anthology this evening, its going to be a full house and we’re looking forward to seeing everyone 💙
Many thanks to @themacbelfast.bsky.social as always for hosting us!
Super excited for the launch of The Rest of the Story anthology this evening, its going to be a full house and we’re looking forward to seeing everyone 💙
Many thanks to @themacbelfast.bsky.social as always for hosting us!
Have you seen the new Mackie’s plans? 👀
At the end of the summer, #TakeBacktheCity launched Phase 2 of the Mackie’s masterplan, focusing on a small section of the site that we think is the perfect place to start building homes NOW!
View the plans here👇
www.takebackthecity.ie/take-action/...
At the end of the summer, #TakeBacktheCity launched Phase 2 of the Mackie’s masterplan, focusing on a small section of the site that we think is the perfect place to start building homes NOW!
View the plans here👇
www.takebackthecity.ie/take-action/...
October 28, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Have you seen the new Mackie’s plans? 👀
At the end of the summer, #TakeBacktheCity launched Phase 2 of the Mackie’s masterplan, focusing on a small section of the site that we think is the perfect place to start building homes NOW!
View the plans here👇
www.takebackthecity.ie/take-action/...
At the end of the summer, #TakeBacktheCity launched Phase 2 of the Mackie’s masterplan, focusing on a small section of the site that we think is the perfect place to start building homes NOW!
View the plans here👇
www.takebackthecity.ie/take-action/...
Reposted by PPR
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
October 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
📢 Launching this week! 📢
The Rest of the Story anthology is a “deeply moving read” and a powerful example of the healing power of creativity 📖
Join us for the launch this Wednesday 29th October at @themacbelfast.bsky.social 💙
Register here 👉 pprproject.wufoo.com/forms/rby917...
The Rest of the Story anthology is a “deeply moving read” and a powerful example of the healing power of creativity 📖
Join us for the launch this Wednesday 29th October at @themacbelfast.bsky.social 💙
Register here 👉 pprproject.wufoo.com/forms/rby917...
October 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
📢 Launching this week! 📢
The Rest of the Story anthology is a “deeply moving read” and a powerful example of the healing power of creativity 📖
Join us for the launch this Wednesday 29th October at @themacbelfast.bsky.social 💙
Register here 👉 pprproject.wufoo.com/forms/rby917...
The Rest of the Story anthology is a “deeply moving read” and a powerful example of the healing power of creativity 📖
Join us for the launch this Wednesday 29th October at @themacbelfast.bsky.social 💙
Register here 👉 pprproject.wufoo.com/forms/rby917...
🚨Don’t miss the launch of ‘The Rest of the Story’!🚨
Join #NewScript for the launch of our new anthology, with a special evening of storytelling, poetry, art, connection, and community!
📅 Wed 29th October
⏰ 7-9pm
📍 @themacbelfast.bsky.social
Register here 👇
pprproject.wufoo.com/forms/rby917...
Join #NewScript for the launch of our new anthology, with a special evening of storytelling, poetry, art, connection, and community!
📅 Wed 29th October
⏰ 7-9pm
📍 @themacbelfast.bsky.social
Register here 👇
pprproject.wufoo.com/forms/rby917...
October 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🚨Don’t miss the launch of ‘The Rest of the Story’!🚨
Join #NewScript for the launch of our new anthology, with a special evening of storytelling, poetry, art, connection, and community!
📅 Wed 29th October
⏰ 7-9pm
📍 @themacbelfast.bsky.social
Register here 👇
pprproject.wufoo.com/forms/rby917...
Join #NewScript for the launch of our new anthology, with a special evening of storytelling, poetry, art, connection, and community!
📅 Wed 29th October
⏰ 7-9pm
📍 @themacbelfast.bsky.social
Register here 👇
pprproject.wufoo.com/forms/rby917...
Be part of a night that honours the healing power of creativity, and the transformation of trauma into voice, agency, and leadership, as we launch our new anthology.
An evening not to be missed 💙
Register here 👇
pprproject.wufoo.com/forms/rby917...
An evening not to be missed 💙
Register here 👇
pprproject.wufoo.com/forms/rby917...
October 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Be part of a night that honours the healing power of creativity, and the transformation of trauma into voice, agency, and leadership, as we launch our new anthology.
An evening not to be missed 💙
Register here 👇
pprproject.wufoo.com/forms/rby917...
An evening not to be missed 💙
Register here 👇
pprproject.wufoo.com/forms/rby917...
In October 2022, members of the #KindEconomy living in asylum hotel accommodation compiled evidence of human rights failings they experienced.
The sixth part in a blog series looking at this evidence, focuses on the ways in which living in these hotels impacted on their dignity.
The sixth part in a blog series looking at this evidence, focuses on the ways in which living in these hotels impacted on their dignity.
October 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM
In October 2022, members of the #KindEconomy living in asylum hotel accommodation compiled evidence of human rights failings they experienced.
The sixth part in a blog series looking at this evidence, focuses on the ways in which living in these hotels impacted on their dignity.
The sixth part in a blog series looking at this evidence, focuses on the ways in which living in these hotels impacted on their dignity.
#NewScript activists are in Norwich today for the @bpsofficial.bsky.social Community Psychology Festival ‘Untold Stories - Tales of Community Strength’!
Christiana, Magz and Anne will be there to tell the stories of the amazing work being done in our community.
www.bps.org.uk/event/9th-co...
Christiana, Magz and Anne will be there to tell the stories of the amazing work being done in our community.
www.bps.org.uk/event/9th-co...
9th Community Psychology Festival | BPS
Join us for the 9th Community Psychology Festival with our theme, Untold Stories: Tales of Community Strength.
www.bps.org.uk
October 17, 2025 at 9:43 AM
#NewScript activists are in Norwich today for the @bpsofficial.bsky.social Community Psychology Festival ‘Untold Stories - Tales of Community Strength’!
Christiana, Magz and Anne will be there to tell the stories of the amazing work being done in our community.
www.bps.org.uk/event/9th-co...
Christiana, Magz and Anne will be there to tell the stories of the amazing work being done in our community.
www.bps.org.uk/event/9th-co...