Carlin Parry
@carlinparry.bsky.social
Writer and translator with a background in information management. No longer separating my personal and professional accounts. Fortean/weird stuff (no ethno-numpties please), coffee ☕, LGBTQ+, progressive politics, gym, ballet, opera, open source software.
If we don’t act now, many child refugees will be left in war zones or unsafe camps, away from their mums and dads.
Email the Home Secretary now to stop the suspension of refugee family reunion – it just takes a minute >>
act.safepassage.org.uk/email-home-s...
Email the Home Secretary now to stop the suspension of refugee family reunion – it just takes a minute >>
act.safepassage.org.uk/email-home-s...
Stop the family reunion suspension: Email the Home Secretary
The government has just suspended refugee family reunion – the main safe route for children to join their refugee parents in the UK. We can’t let them tear families apart in our name. This cruel decis...
act.safepassage.org.uk
October 31, 2025 at 8:13 AM
If we don’t act now, many child refugees will be left in war zones or unsafe camps, away from their mums and dads.
Email the Home Secretary now to stop the suspension of refugee family reunion – it just takes a minute >>
act.safepassage.org.uk/email-home-s...
Email the Home Secretary now to stop the suspension of refugee family reunion – it just takes a minute >>
act.safepassage.org.uk/email-home-s...
High electricity prices are threatening industrial jobs across Britain and holding the country back.
I've just signed this petition asking the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to cut industrial electricity prices at the Budget. Add your name too! www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/cu...
I've just signed this petition asking the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to cut industrial electricity prices at the Budget. Add your name too! www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/cu...
Cut Industrial Electricity Prices in the Budget
High electricity prices are threatening industrial jobs across Britain and holding the country back.
Sign the petition asking the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to cut industrial electricity prices at the ...
www.megaphone.org.uk
October 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
High electricity prices are threatening industrial jobs across Britain and holding the country back.
I've just signed this petition asking the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to cut industrial electricity prices at the Budget. Add your name too! www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/cu...
I've just signed this petition asking the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to cut industrial electricity prices at the Budget. Add your name too! www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/cu...
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Article 8 of the ECHR is the protection on which not only all positive trans law rests but also most LGB rights to, as well as those of families where one parent wasn't born in the UK. It prevents asylum seeking families from being split.
It is utterly monstrous for Labour to want to weaken rights.
It is utterly monstrous for Labour to want to weaken rights.
August 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Article 8 of the ECHR is the protection on which not only all positive trans law rests but also most LGB rights to, as well as those of families where one parent wasn't born in the UK. It prevents asylum seeking families from being split.
It is utterly monstrous for Labour to want to weaken rights.
It is utterly monstrous for Labour to want to weaken rights.
Workers at Airedale Hospital do NHS work. But the Airedale Board is refusing to give them full NHS pensions, pay and conditions. I just signed this petition to support these frontline workers. Add your name too. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/de...
Demand NHS Terms for NHS Work - Airedale Hospital
SUPPORT STAFF AT AIREDALE HOSPITAL DEMAND EQUAL TERMS FOR EQUAL WORK
Porters, domestics, catering and security staff who work for AGH Solutions (AGHS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Airedale NHS Found...
www.megaphone.org.uk
August 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Workers at Airedale Hospital do NHS work. But the Airedale Board is refusing to give them full NHS pensions, pay and conditions. I just signed this petition to support these frontline workers. Add your name too. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/de...
Finnola is a supermarket worker, and one of millions of workers who will benefit from the Employment Rights Bill. Please read her story and sign her open letter to the Prime Minister letter.megaphone.org.uk
Pass the Employment Rights Bill in full: Sign the open letter
Finnola is a supermarket worker, and one of the millions of workers who will benefit if the Employment Rights Bill is passed in full. Please read her story and sign her open letter to the Prime Minist...
letter.megaphone.org.uk
August 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Finnola is a supermarket worker, and one of millions of workers who will benefit from the Employment Rights Bill. Please read her story and sign her open letter to the Prime Minister letter.megaphone.org.uk
Outsourced Mitie workers at Sellafield are fighting for fair pay, while their CEO earns £14.7 million - 575 times the average worker's salary! Can you sign the worker's petition? www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/su...
Support Mitie Workers at Sellafield: Demand Fair Pay Now!
Outsourced Mitie workers at Sellafield are fighting for fair pay, while their CEO earns £14.7 million - 575 times the average worker's salary! Can you sign the worker's petition?
www.megaphone.org.uk
July 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Outsourced Mitie workers at Sellafield are fighting for fair pay, while their CEO earns £14.7 million - 575 times the average worker's salary! Can you sign the worker's petition? www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/su...
I've donated to the crowdfunder to keep Bristol's radical bookshop @bookhaus.bsky.social open, please consider contributing if you can #bristol www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bookhaus--...
bookhaus - Bristol's radical home
I have managed bookhaus since the beginning. The owners have decided to retire, and I am raising the funds to buy it and carry on our legacy
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
June 27, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I've donated to the crowdfunder to keep Bristol's radical bookshop @bookhaus.bsky.social open, please consider contributing if you can #bristol www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bookhaus--...
Sign the petition to Keir Starmer: Oppose Trump's war on Iran
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-tru...
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-tru...
Petition: Keir Starmer – Oppose Trump’s war on Iran
Stop Trump Coalition
stoptrump.org.uk
June 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Sign the petition to Keir Starmer: Oppose Trump's war on Iran
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-tru...
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-tru...
Countless children are forced to risk their lives at sea to reach safety & family. I won't stand for this.
I just donated to @safepassageintl.bsky.social to fund life-changing support & reunite child refugees with loved ones. Join me and DOUBLE your donation:
act.safepassage.org.uk/double-your-...
I just donated to @safepassageintl.bsky.social to fund life-changing support & reunite child refugees with loved ones. Join me and DOUBLE your donation:
act.safepassage.org.uk/double-your-...
Double your impact for child refugees 🧡
Photo: Hassan's 13 and 11-year-old daughters found safety from Taliban persecution, after years without seeing their dad Deaths at sea are at a record high. More children than ever are forced to risk ...
act.safepassage.org.uk
June 12, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Countless children are forced to risk their lives at sea to reach safety & family. I won't stand for this.
I just donated to @safepassageintl.bsky.social to fund life-changing support & reunite child refugees with loved ones. Join me and DOUBLE your donation:
act.safepassage.org.uk/double-your-...
I just donated to @safepassageintl.bsky.social to fund life-changing support & reunite child refugees with loved ones. Join me and DOUBLE your donation:
act.safepassage.org.uk/double-your-...
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
Return Eagle House to the community
Eagle House Youth Club was shut down in 2014 before being leased to a church, which have the building until May 2026. Throughout this time, residents have been clear they want the building returned to...
you.38degrees.org.uk
May 4, 2025 at 8:51 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
🚨 Thursday’s elections prove it: First Past the Post is broken. 5 parties, chaotic results, millions left unrepresented. We need Proportional Representation — NOW.
✍️ Sign the petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...
✍️ Sign the petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...
📢 No More First Past the Post Elections!
Thursday’s election results confirm what so many of us already know: the current voting system is broken.
With 5 parties polling strongly, First Past the Post is delivering chaos and turning election...
actionnetwork.org
May 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🚨 Thursday’s elections prove it: First Past the Post is broken. 5 parties, chaotic results, millions left unrepresented. We need Proportional Representation — NOW.
✍️ Sign the petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...
✍️ Sign the petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...
Reposted by Carlin Parry
Lots of very high profile UK biologists sign a letter saying that biological sex isn't binary or immutable and that the Supreme Court's ruling is scientifically wrong!
We really need to hammer home how the anti-trans side is anti-science
(you can add your name still if you are in a relevant field)
We really need to hammer home how the anti-trans side is anti-science
(you can add your name still if you are in a relevant field)
May 2, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Lots of very high profile UK biologists sign a letter saying that biological sex isn't binary or immutable and that the Supreme Court's ruling is scientifically wrong!
We really need to hammer home how the anti-trans side is anti-science
(you can add your name still if you are in a relevant field)
We really need to hammer home how the anti-trans side is anti-science
(you can add your name still if you are in a relevant field)
Stand up for trans rights 🏳️⚧️
Join me and @GoodLawProject and help us fight the Supreme Court’s harmful decision:https://goodlawproject.org/s/c41bb8
Join me and @GoodLawProject and help us fight the Supreme Court’s harmful decision:https://goodlawproject.org/s/c41bb8
April 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Stand up for trans rights 🏳️⚧️
Join me and @GoodLawProject and help us fight the Supreme Court’s harmful decision:https://goodlawproject.org/s/c41bb8
Join me and @GoodLawProject and help us fight the Supreme Court’s harmful decision:https://goodlawproject.org/s/c41bb8
Today marks two years of brutal war in Sudan, which has taken countless lives and put the future of children like Syed on hold. Read his story:
www.safepassage.org.uk/syeds-story
www.safepassage.org.uk/syeds-story
Two years of war in Sudan - Syed's story — Safe Passage
www.safepassage.org.uk
April 15, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Today marks two years of brutal war in Sudan, which has taken countless lives and put the future of children like Syed on hold. Read his story:
www.safepassage.org.uk/syeds-story
www.safepassage.org.uk/syeds-story
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We're sorry to announce that the upcoming seminar on "Innovative, high quality discovery and retrieval systems for libraries, information centres and digital archives", scheduled for Friday 28 March, has been cancelled due to lack of bookings. We hope to reschedule this seminar for a later date.
March 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
We're sorry to announce that the upcoming seminar on "Innovative, high quality discovery and retrieval systems for libraries, information centres and digital archives", scheduled for Friday 28 March, has been cancelled due to lack of bookings. We hope to reschedule this seminar for a later date.
Just booked for this @folkloresociety.bsky.social online conference. Looks amazing. #folklore #DigitalHumanities #DigitalPreservation
Our one-day online conference ‘Folklore and the Digital’ is on Saturday 29 March, 09:30-17:30 GMT. Tickets £30 (£20 for FLS members with Promo Code). For the programme and tickets see folklore-society.com/event/folklo...
Folklore and the Digital: One-day Online Conference - The Folklore Society
On the digitisation of folklore collections, large language models, computational analysis, digital folklore communities, creativity with digitised folklore, and the pros and cons of digitisation
folklore-society.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Just booked for this @folkloresociety.bsky.social online conference. Looks amazing. #folklore #DigitalHumanities #DigitalPreservation
I'll be attending remotely, other committee members will be at Canada Water Library. Do please join us! #libraries #TDNet #Koha #ResourceDiscovery
One week to go! "Innovative, high quality discovery and retrieval solutions for libraries, information centres and digital archives using Koha and TDNet" 28 March 2025 at Canada Water Library and online www.netikx.org/events/ #TDNet #Koha #libraries #ResourceDiscovery
NetIKX event information including upcoming seminars, past events etc.
NetIKX event information including upcoming seminars, past events archive, etc. Details include speakers, timetables, venues, costs, future programmes etc. (Suitable for IKM professionals).
www.netikx.org
March 21, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I'll be attending remotely, other committee members will be at Canada Water Library. Do please join us! #libraries #TDNet #Koha #ResourceDiscovery
Reposted by Carlin Parry
Two weeks to go! "Innovative, high quality discovery and retrieval solutions for libraries, information centres and digital archives using Koha and TDNet" 28 March 2025 at Canada Water Library and online www.netikx.org/events/ #TDNet #Koha #libraries #ResourceDiscovery
NetIKX event information including upcoming seminars, past events etc.
NetIKX event information including upcoming seminars, past events archive, etc. Details include speakers, timetables, venues, costs, future programmes etc. (Suitable for IKM professionals).
www.netikx.org
March 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Two weeks to go! "Innovative, high quality discovery and retrieval solutions for libraries, information centres and digital archives using Koha and TDNet" 28 March 2025 at Canada Water Library and online www.netikx.org/events/ #TDNet #Koha #libraries #ResourceDiscovery
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Booking now open! "High Quality Retrieval Solutions for Libraries, Information Centres and Digital Archives" 28 March 2025 at Canada Water Library and online www.netikx.org/events/ #TDNet #koha #libraries #ResourceDiscovery
NetIKX event information including upcoming seminars, past events etc.
NetIKX event information including upcoming seminars, past events archive, etc. Details include speakers, timetables, venues, costs, future programmes etc. (Suitable for IKM professionals).
www.netikx.org
March 4, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Booking now open! "High Quality Retrieval Solutions for Libraries, Information Centres and Digital Archives" 28 March 2025 at Canada Water Library and online www.netikx.org/events/ #TDNet #koha #libraries #ResourceDiscovery
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Yessss! My article 'Those Lucky Enough to Transcend Gender' is now available open-access at Feminist Legal Studies. Please feel free to share with your networks in law, theatre, trans studies, etc. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Those Lucky Enough to Transcend Gender: Travis Alabanza, Radical Transfeminism, and the Law - Feminist Legal Studies
Travis Alabanza is a Black British transfeminine author and playwright, best known for their play Burgerz and their memoir None of the Above. This article places these works in conversation with the p...
link.springer.com
August 14, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Yessss! My article 'Those Lucky Enough to Transcend Gender' is now available open-access at Feminist Legal Studies. Please feel free to share with your networks in law, theatre, trans studies, etc. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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One week to go! Promoting public literacy in economically challenging times, with Ed Jewell and Sarah Mears, 23 May 2024 at British Dental Association and online www.netikx.org #DigitalLiteracy #libraries
NetIKX: a community interested in information & knowledge management
NetIKX is an independent community interested in information & knowledge management (IM & KM). We offer members seminars, networking & sharing opportunities, quality resources & more.
www.netikx.org
May 16, 2024 at 8:16 AM
One week to go! Promoting public literacy in economically challenging times, with Ed Jewell and Sarah Mears, 23 May 2024 at British Dental Association and online www.netikx.org #DigitalLiteracy #libraries
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2 weeks to go! Promoting public literacy in economically challenging times, with Ed Jewell and Sarah Mears, 23 May 2024 at British Dental Association and online www.netikx.org
#DigitalLiteracy
#libraries
#DigitalLiteracy
#libraries
NetIKX: a community interested in information & knowledge management
NetIKX is an independent community interested in information & knowledge management (IM & KM). We offer members seminars, networking & sharing opportunities, quality resources & more.
www.netikx.org
May 9, 2024 at 6:49 AM
2 weeks to go! Promoting public literacy in economically challenging times, with Ed Jewell and Sarah Mears, 23 May 2024 at British Dental Association and online www.netikx.org
#DigitalLiteracy
#libraries
#DigitalLiteracy
#libraries