"Strategies to reverse depletion need to change unequal social relations fundamentally. However, if we want to avoid generating new forms of waiting— waiting for revolution— then we also need to strategize in the everyday." Queen's Annual Politics Lecture with Professor Shirin M. Rai today.

Heading home after the national demonstration in Dublin #FreePalestine #EndTheGenocide

Panels from our Base Women and Beyond project that seeks to extend contemporary feminist research agendas on military/nuclear installations and their discontents #BISA2025

Reflecting on gender, peace and security with Northern Ireland’s feminist activists and Prof. Cynthia Enloe #BISA2025

Great turnout at the antiracist solidarity rally in Belfast today co-organised by @enddbelfast.bsky.social and over 100 community groups and trade unions #WeAreBelfast #FreeFromRacism

International Women’s Day in Belfast ✊ brilliant day organised by @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social with a message of solidarity and resistance across and beyond borders #IWD2025

On the global day of action to #CloseBases we visited the Faslane Peace Camp in Scotland established in 1982 to protest the UK naval base at Faslane host of Britain’s nuclear weapons

Lectured planned vs Holding space for deep conversations we all needed today. Thankful to our students for being so open and engaged

Our Annual Politics Lecture was quite special this year. “Contestations & Reconciliations: Knitting Alternative Visions of Peace” Professor @tonihaastrup.bsky.social on Pan-Africanism and Feminist Peace

View from my train this cold morning. Heading up north

Never tired of this view

An afternoon session with Avila Kilmurray sharing insights with our students about the role of women’s and community led peacebuilding, the stories & creative strategies of the NI Women’s Coalition during the peace talks, interesting reflections on what they could have done better

Spent this morning at Mediation Northern Ireland with a delegation of young women leaders from Serbia and Kosovo talking about feminist organising, building relationships and pushing doors on Women/Youth Peace and Security ✊ and then got this lovely note #WPS #YPS

What are the linkages between inclusion and transformation in peace mediation? Our briefing paper highlights some critical issues & generative practices based on interviews with practitioners. Illustrations by Stephanie Heckman shorturl.at/hlSWZ

An inspiring afternoon discussing creative strategies for inclusive dialogue, peacebuilding & transformative mediation with our guests Thania Paffenholtz, Walt Kilroy and Bronagh Hinds

Clearing the head

Moments of calm in this time of darkness