Martin O’Brien
@mobrienbelfast.bsky.social
Human rights activist and former philanthropoid. Director of @SCI-Belfast.bsky.social. Views are my own.
Maynooth looking pretty special this week. Some stunning trees.
November 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Maynooth looking pretty special this week. Some stunning trees.
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
Stunning sky tonight in #MalinHead. Tory Island in the distance.
March 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Stunning sky tonight in #MalinHead. Tory Island in the distance.
Improved legislation & measures to tackle racism are needed & important but we must also focus on moving beyond “emotional solidarity” to deliver more “practical & strategic solidarity” with people of colour - says Dr Nazia Latif @CFNIreland Building Solidarity conference
January 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Improved legislation & measures to tackle racism are needed & important but we must also focus on moving beyond “emotional solidarity” to deliver more “practical & strategic solidarity” with people of colour - says Dr Nazia Latif @CFNIreland Building Solidarity conference
Special event today with Joan Baez at The Heaney HomePlace in Bellaghy. Great session about her activism, music & poetry. Highlight a rendition of “Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me ‘round. Ain’t gonna let bigotry or hate turn me ‘round. Gonna keep on talkin, keep on marching up to freedom land.”
December 12, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Special event today with Joan Baez at The Heaney HomePlace in Bellaghy. Great session about her activism, music & poetry. Highlight a rendition of “Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me ‘round. Ain’t gonna let bigotry or hate turn me ‘round. Gonna keep on talkin, keep on marching up to freedom land.”
Brilliant lecture tonight by @patrick-corrigan.bsky.social at QUB Human Rights Centre to honour the legacy of the great Stephen Livingstone. Reminder of the progress made & the journey still to travel to ensure human rights for all. Hope the text can be widely circulated.
December 4, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Brilliant lecture tonight by @patrick-corrigan.bsky.social at QUB Human Rights Centre to honour the legacy of the great Stephen Livingstone. Reminder of the progress made & the journey still to travel to ensure human rights for all. Hope the text can be widely circulated.