Social Change Initiative
@sci-belfast.bsky.social
We collaborate with activists, policy makers and funders to deliver lasting social change.
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The stories we tell shape how we understand the world - what feels possible, fair and worth fighting for.
At SCI, we support narrative change that centres lived experience, amplifies marginalised voices and connects storytelling to strategy.
At SCI, we support narrative change that centres lived experience, amplifies marginalised voices and connects storytelling to strategy.
January 22, 2026 at 12:35 PM
The stories we tell shape how we understand the world - what feels possible, fair and worth fighting for.
At SCI, we support narrative change that centres lived experience, amplifies marginalised voices and connects storytelling to strategy.
At SCI, we support narrative change that centres lived experience, amplifies marginalised voices and connects storytelling to strategy.
In this short video, our Director @mobrienbelfast.bsky.social reflects on his journey through activism, human rights and philanthropy, and how this experience shaped the work of the SCI.
▶️ Watch the video to learn more about our approach and values.
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▶️ Watch the video to learn more about our approach and values.
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January 19, 2026 at 1:23 PM
In this short video, our Director @mobrienbelfast.bsky.social reflects on his journey through activism, human rights and philanthropy, and how this experience shaped the work of the SCI.
▶️ Watch the video to learn more about our approach and values.
🔗 socialchangeinitiative.com
▶️ Watch the video to learn more about our approach and values.
🔗 socialchangeinitiative.com
Last Saturday, we hosted the first 2026 convening of members of our Black Leadership Programme.
January 12, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Last Saturday, we hosted the first 2026 convening of members of our Black Leadership Programme.
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Northern Ireland is changing, and diverse voices must be at the forefront of social change.
SCI's Black Activist Leadership Initiative supports people of African origin and descent to connect, share strategies, build leadership and strengthen their collective impact.
🔗 buff.ly/fMQdynH
Northern Ireland is changing, and diverse voices must be at the forefront of social change.
SCI's Black Activist Leadership Initiative supports people of African origin and descent to connect, share strategies, build leadership and strengthen their collective impact.
🔗 buff.ly/fMQdynH
January 8, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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Northern Ireland is changing, and diverse voices must be at the forefront of social change.
SCI's Black Activist Leadership Initiative supports people of African origin and descent to connect, share strategies, build leadership and strengthen their collective impact.
🔗 buff.ly/fMQdynH
Northern Ireland is changing, and diverse voices must be at the forefront of social change.
SCI's Black Activist Leadership Initiative supports people of African origin and descent to connect, share strategies, build leadership and strengthen their collective impact.
🔗 buff.ly/fMQdynH
Our report examines how the UK government has attempted to walk back commitments made to ensure Brexit wouldn't diminish Good Friday Agreement rights and equality protections.
🔗 Read the full report: buff.ly/iFDYjaT
🔗 Read the full report: buff.ly/iFDYjaT
January 5, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Our report examines how the UK government has attempted to walk back commitments made to ensure Brexit wouldn't diminish Good Friday Agreement rights and equality protections.
🔗 Read the full report: buff.ly/iFDYjaT
🔗 Read the full report: buff.ly/iFDYjaT
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Excellent piece by Professor Cathryn Costello @profccostello.bsky.social of @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social in today’s Irish Times: Ireland should resist cheap and tough talk on migration…
December 20, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Excellent piece by Professor Cathryn Costello @profccostello.bsky.social of @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social in today’s Irish Times: Ireland should resist cheap and tough talk on migration…
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Brian Feeney highlighting a serious and potentially very damaging misstep by the Minister for Justice, Jim O’Callaghan, in relation to the ECHR - this can be corrected ahead of the meeting of Council of Europe foreign ministers in May 2026…
December 20, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Brian Feeney highlighting a serious and potentially very damaging misstep by the Minister for Justice, Jim O’Callaghan, in relation to the ECHR - this can be corrected ahead of the meeting of Council of Europe foreign ministers in May 2026…
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I have a letter in today’s Irish Times about Ireland and the ECHR and the apparent shift in the Irish government’s position towards reform of the Convention signalled recently by the Minister for Justice, Jim O’Callaghan TD #ECHR
December 20, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I have a letter in today’s Irish Times about Ireland and the ECHR and the apparent shift in the Irish government’s position towards reform of the Convention signalled recently by the Minister for Justice, Jim O’Callaghan TD #ECHR
To all those dedicated to building a better world - thank you for your continued commitment this year. In times of challenge, it's the connections we build, the communities we support and the solidarity we share that sustain our work and give us hope.
December 19, 2025 at 10:22 AM
To all those dedicated to building a better world - thank you for your continued commitment this year. In times of challenge, it's the connections we build, the communities we support and the solidarity we share that sustain our work and give us hope.
🌍 Social Change Initiative's Latest Newsletter 🌍
Grounding Social Change in Shared Values – our newest issue explores how we can build movements and drive meaningful transformation by focusing our work on principles that unite rather than divide us.
🔗 Read and subscribe: mailchi.mp/socialchange...
Grounding Social Change in Shared Values – our newest issue explores how we can build movements and drive meaningful transformation by focusing our work on principles that unite rather than divide us.
🔗 Read and subscribe: mailchi.mp/socialchange...
December 9, 2025 at 9:53 AM
🌍 Social Change Initiative's Latest Newsletter 🌍
Grounding Social Change in Shared Values – our newest issue explores how we can build movements and drive meaningful transformation by focusing our work on principles that unite rather than divide us.
🔗 Read and subscribe: mailchi.mp/socialchange...
Grounding Social Change in Shared Values – our newest issue explores how we can build movements and drive meaningful transformation by focusing our work on principles that unite rather than divide us.
🔗 Read and subscribe: mailchi.mp/socialchange...
Yesterday we attended the launch of @jrf-uk.bsky.social's new report on poverty in NI.
An important piece of work with a clear message: change is possible, but only if political leaders act now. From childcare to rural inequality, we can’t afford to wait.
www.jrf.org.uk/poverty-in-n...
An important piece of work with a clear message: change is possible, but only if political leaders act now. From childcare to rural inequality, we can’t afford to wait.
www.jrf.org.uk/poverty-in-n...
December 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Yesterday we attended the launch of @jrf-uk.bsky.social's new report on poverty in NI.
An important piece of work with a clear message: change is possible, but only if political leaders act now. From childcare to rural inequality, we can’t afford to wait.
www.jrf.org.uk/poverty-in-n...
An important piece of work with a clear message: change is possible, but only if political leaders act now. From childcare to rural inequality, we can’t afford to wait.
www.jrf.org.uk/poverty-in-n...
We’re excited to share that the Social Change Initiative is now on Instagram! 🤳 🌍
🔗 www.instagram.com/SCIBelfast
🔗 www.instagram.com/SCIBelfast
December 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
We’re excited to share that the Social Change Initiative is now on Instagram! 🤳 🌍
🔗 www.instagram.com/SCIBelfast
🔗 www.instagram.com/SCIBelfast
Discover how a values-led approach is opening new pathways for community dialogue. Read our World Values Survey - Lessons Learned report: buff.ly/MzRjIkw
November 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Discover how a values-led approach is opening new pathways for community dialogue. Read our World Values Survey - Lessons Learned report: buff.ly/MzRjIkw
Last week we welcomed 28 Community and Youth Work students from Maynooth University. SCI's Director, Martin O'Brien, was delighted to meet them and talk about working for social change and the current situation in Belfast.
November 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Last week we welcomed 28 Community and Youth Work students from Maynooth University. SCI's Director, Martin O'Brien, was delighted to meet them and talk about working for social change and the current situation in Belfast.
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Great to be back again in South Africa to mark 10 years of the Constitutionalism Fund an initiative of @atlantic, @FordFoundation & @OpenSociety. $29m of grant awards made to advance the realisation of the rights provided for in the South African Constitution
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Great to be back again in South Africa to mark 10 years of the Constitutionalism Fund an initiative of @atlantic, @FordFoundation & @OpenSociety. $29m of grant awards made to advance the realisation of the rights provided for in the South African Constitution
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🌐 The last wave of WVS was the first time the study had been run in NI, and with @sci-belfast.bsky.social we have been using the findings to provide insights into how different groups in NI are aligned in terms of their values and attitudes, beyond community background or constitutional position
October 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🌐 The last wave of WVS was the first time the study had been run in NI, and with @sci-belfast.bsky.social we have been using the findings to provide insights into how different groups in NI are aligned in terms of their values and attitudes, beyond community background or constitutional position
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🤝 Delighted to see our partners @sci-belfast.bsky.social using findings from our work on the World Values Survey to engage community leaders in Northern Ireland in conversations on attitudes, values and how to tackle division in the country
➡️ www.socialchangeinitiative.com/values-lesso...
➡️ www.socialchangeinitiative.com/values-lesso...
October 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🤝 Delighted to see our partners @sci-belfast.bsky.social using findings from our work on the World Values Survey to engage community leaders in Northern Ireland in conversations on attitudes, values and how to tackle division in the country
➡️ www.socialchangeinitiative.com/values-lesso...
➡️ www.socialchangeinitiative.com/values-lesso...
Over two years, 170 people from diverse communities across Northern Ireland took part in our values-led workshops, exploring what we share and what divides us through World Values Survey data.
🔗 socialchangeinitiative.com/values-lessons-learned
🔗 socialchangeinitiative.com/values-lessons-learned
Using Values to Build Understanding in Northern Ireland - A Report on Lessons Learned | Social Change Initiative
Published on 9th Oct, 2025
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October 20, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Over two years, 170 people from diverse communities across Northern Ireland took part in our values-led workshops, exploring what we share and what divides us through World Values Survey data.
🔗 socialchangeinitiative.com/values-lessons-learned
🔗 socialchangeinitiative.com/values-lessons-learned
Following our event 'Tackling Hate & Violent Extremism – What Works?', we're continuing to share insights from a conversation with Joe Mulhall from @hopenothate.org.uk on the work being done to counter hate and violent extremism. ▶️
🔗 Full article: buff.ly/GSqSHZx
🔗 Full article: buff.ly/GSqSHZx
October 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Following our event 'Tackling Hate & Violent Extremism – What Works?', we're continuing to share insights from a conversation with Joe Mulhall from @hopenothate.org.uk on the work being done to counter hate and violent extremism. ▶️
🔗 Full article: buff.ly/GSqSHZx
🔗 Full article: buff.ly/GSqSHZx
Last week we published a new report outlining attempts by the UK government to undo commitments it made to ensure that Brexit wouldn’t lead to any diminution in GFA rights and equality protections. To make the key points easier to follow, we’ve put together a short animation you can watch below. ▶️
October 1, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Last week we published a new report outlining attempts by the UK government to undo commitments it made to ensure that Brexit wouldn’t lead to any diminution in GFA rights and equality protections. To make the key points easier to follow, we’ve put together a short animation you can watch below. ▶️
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“Tackling economic insecurity and rebuilding community is the ticket back to a politics that builds on positivity.”
New polling from @hopenothate.org.uk highlights some progressive ways out of current anxieties and division across the UK 👇
hopenothate.org.uk/state-of-hope/
New polling from @hopenothate.org.uk highlights some progressive ways out of current anxieties and division across the UK 👇
hopenothate.org.uk/state-of-hope/
The State of HOPE
A new mega poll of 45,000 people shows what “people in the UK” are really thinking
hopenothate.org.uk
October 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
“Tackling economic insecurity and rebuilding community is the ticket back to a politics that builds on positivity.”
New polling from @hopenothate.org.uk highlights some progressive ways out of current anxieties and division across the UK 👇
hopenothate.org.uk/state-of-hope/
New polling from @hopenothate.org.uk highlights some progressive ways out of current anxieties and division across the UK 👇
hopenothate.org.uk/state-of-hope/
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Incredible talent from our #KindEconomy chefs, catering an event earlier this week.
Imagine how much skill and talent we are missing out on in Belfast while people in the asylum system are banned for working 💛
Have you tried the Kind Economy cooking? 👀
Imagine how much skill and talent we are missing out on in Belfast while people in the asylum system are banned for working 💛
Have you tried the Kind Economy cooking? 👀
September 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Incredible talent from our #KindEconomy chefs, catering an event earlier this week.
Imagine how much skill and talent we are missing out on in Belfast while people in the asylum system are banned for working 💛
Have you tried the Kind Economy cooking? 👀
Imagine how much skill and talent we are missing out on in Belfast while people in the asylum system are banned for working 💛
Have you tried the Kind Economy cooking? 👀
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Great to see former @sci-belfast.bsky.social intern Allison Tate being included among this prestigious group of young leaders.
🚀 Meet the 4th class of Obama-Chesky Voyagers! 100 young leaders tackling big issues. Launched by @barackobama.bsky.social, Mrs. Obama, and Airbnb Co-Founder and CEO Brian Chesky, this scholarship fuels the next generation of public service leaders. 🌍 www.obama.org/programs/voy...
September 27, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Great to see former @sci-belfast.bsky.social intern Allison Tate being included among this prestigious group of young leaders.
The UK government appears to be trying to undo the commitment it made to ensure that Brexit would not lead to any diminution of Belfast-Good Friday Agreement rights.
September 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The UK government appears to be trying to undo the commitment it made to ensure that Brexit would not lead to any diminution of Belfast-Good Friday Agreement rights.
A new study by Inter Alia co-funded by Social Change Initiative explores how Greek society has split into five distinct "tribes" with very different takes on democracy, immigration and identity.
🔗 Read it now 👉 socialchangeinitiative.com/hidden-tribes-mapping-social-perceptions-in-modern-greece
🔗 Read it now 👉 socialchangeinitiative.com/hidden-tribes-mapping-social-perceptions-in-modern-greece
September 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
A new study by Inter Alia co-funded by Social Change Initiative explores how Greek society has split into five distinct "tribes" with very different takes on democracy, immigration and identity.
🔗 Read it now 👉 socialchangeinitiative.com/hidden-tribes-mapping-social-perceptions-in-modern-greece
🔗 Read it now 👉 socialchangeinitiative.com/hidden-tribes-mapping-social-perceptions-in-modern-greece