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Kellie Turtle
@kellieturtle.bsky.social
Policy influencer. Trade unionist. Equality & rights. Health & social care. Faith & abortion. Reproductive Justice. Antiracist community-building. Trans rights. Free Palestine. Opinions expressed in a personal not professional capacity. she/her
In the year of our lord 2022 the sanctimonious institution & churches of PCI were still protecting abusers. They should have no power or influence at any level of society. They have proven themselves unworthy of telling anyone how to live their lives.
#ChurchToo
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November 12, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I savoured every second of my first listen to West End Girl by #LilyAllen because the world is full of men like Harbour and women telling on them is utterly delicious. The way that a generation of women have found their voices through art and podcasts and friendship gives me pure feminist joy ✊♥️
October 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Breaking news: Unbelievably, the ICC conference centre has tried to censor content relating to Palestine at @unisonni.bsky.social Regional Council meeting, specifically the use of the word genocide. We have obviously walked out.
October 24, 2025 at 9:46 AM
History makes so much more sense to me now.
September 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Also in the Bel Tel/Sunday Life today, maybe those brave men in Cloughfern organising anti-immigration protests should look a bit closer to home as Newtownabbey native Steve Carter, who was literally employed to keep kids safe outside school, becomes the latest white man to be outed as a paedophile.
September 7, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Some key quotes from Hamill in the pics below with alt text included:
August 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Some thoughts on the news that 48% of those arrested over Belfast race riots had been reported to police for domestic violence. With McGr*g*r losing his appeal & definitively found to be a rapist in a court of law it is important we call out the hypocrisy at the heart of the far right movement.
August 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I always thought trees can't grow on mountains because the Mournes & Sperrins are so barren. But then you visit other countries where they grow all the way to the top and realise that we actually just destroyed our mountain forests with generations of overgrazing. Pic is Verdon Gorge Southern France
August 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Beautiful. Here is a cow on an island off an island in the Atlantic (Omey). Taken last week.
July 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM
The talks for #Feile2025 seem pretty engaging but then there's this steaming turd. Can someone please explain human rights to the organisers before they start asking women, LGBTQ ppl and ethnic minority communities to 'rise above' what they're calling 'political and cultural differences'. 🤢
July 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This is what a community response to violence against women looks like. Not a racist mob terrorising people. My heart breaks for Sarah's family as it has for all the families that have been through this trauma before. I still believe in a future where this ends 💔
July 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The last 3 women's sector lobbyists all in the same place! We're listening to fantastic speeches on motions at #BDC25 committing the trade union movement to ending violence against women and girls. Looking forward to @jacksonkatz.bsky.social addressing conference shortly.
July 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
New job!
Just spent my first day as policy officer for @unisonni.bsky.social at an inspiring session of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions #BDC25 Delighted to be joining team UNISON & can't wait to get stuck into helping the TU movement shape policy that serves workers, their families & communities.
July 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I'm not saying policing is easy but this does not strike me as being either human rights compliant or trauma-informed. The impact of police standing by & letting terrorist mobs destroy people's homes is catastrophic for human rights, equality, personal safety & dignity. @policeserviceni.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I don't even know where to start with this one 😬😱🤦‍♀️
Maybe the AK tattoo. Let's start there cause that seems like the first red flag...
June 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It's #WorldTurtleDay which is a day to reflect on the wonder of Turtles and all the beauty we contribute to the world. So can I just offer a big 'you're welcome' to all who celebrate.

Also this:
May 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Checked the bird app y'day for *reasons* and had to laugh at this imaginary story from a prolific troll. How pathetic it is to have a fantasy version of yourself that has the courage to tell women to fuck off in real life rather than spew bile anonymously on the internet. What a sad little man.
May 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
And finally, all eyes on the Equality Commission for this paragraph 👀👀
April 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This is an important paragraph. The SC has ignored the fact that gender reassignment discrimination is a form of sex discrimination. Any reinterpretation of the Sex Discrimination (NI) Order that makes that same mistake would breach EU law.
April 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Saw this placard in the racist gathering today in Belfast and you really have to marvel at the mental gymnastics involved in believing the 3.4% of people in NI who aren't white are taking over. I don't think they'd ever be happy unless they saw no black or brown faces in their communities.
March 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
"Bo'oh'o'wo'er"
February 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
What a joy to receive my copy of this gorgeous book today! Thanks to eds @karenod.bsky.social & @clairewtheology.bsky.social for allowing me to participate in this important volume of work & to my writing partner @noirinmac.bsky.social for being a theory genius! Available from @scmpress.bsky.social
February 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The contradictions in this recent front page shows everything that's wrong with the approach to VAWG here in Northern Ireland. What use are research & strategies if a judge can still let a repeat violent offender off to 'prove himself'? Prove he's capable of worse more like.
January 2, 2025 at 9:31 AM
We did Deck the Halls tonight. Went down well enough but as with most movies from the early 2000s, some scenes have not aged well 😬🤦‍♀️
December 21, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Posted last year by @karenod.bsky.social and well worth another shout:
December 16, 2024 at 6:42 PM