Martine Brennan
@saytheirnamesir.bsky.social
Public historian #IrishSlaveholders, genealogist, lover of justice, neurodiversity, an teanga, planting trees & music. https://irishhistorians.ie/members/martine-brennan/ https://tinyurl.com/4t76e8ep
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One woman or girl killed every ten minutes by intimate partners or family members, UN says
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, but according to the UN the number of women and girls killed intentionally remains unchanged.
www.thejournal.ie
Suzanna Knight says: “Domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence continues to be one of the most pervasive public health issues and human rights violations with one in three women subjected to domestic abuse in #Ireland.” #speirgorm www.thejournal.ie/internationa...
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Amnesty international will deliver a global petition to TikTok's office in Dublin this morning calling on the platform to do more to protect children and young people from harmful content
Petition calling on TikTok to do more to protect children
Amnesty international will deliver a global petition to TikTok's office in Dublin this morning calling on the platform to do more to protect children and young people from harmful content.
www.rte.ie
November 25, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Amnesty international will deliver a global petition to TikTok's office in Dublin this morning calling on the platform to do more to protect children and young people from harmful content
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The UK's top environmental watchdog is to investigate whether bodies regulating the discharge of raw sewage into Belfast Lough are acting within the law
Watchdog to investigate sewage discharge in Belfast Lough
The UK's top environmental watchdog is to investigate whether bodies regulating the discharge of raw sewage into Belfast Lough are acting within the law.
www.rte.ie
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 AM
The UK's top environmental watchdog is to investigate whether bodies regulating the discharge of raw sewage into Belfast Lough are acting within the law
#ViolaFletcher 1914-2025 #Tulsa
Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre — when white attackers killed as many as 300 people, most of them Black — has died at age 111, the mayor said. She told Congress in 2021 that she lived through the massacre 'every day' reut.rs/4pt18LJ
November 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
#ViolaFletcher 1914-2025 #Tulsa
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My colleague, Dr. Vahid Abedini, was illegally detained by ICE on Saturday. He is currently being held without a court date in sight, despite being in the country legally. Please spread the word! We must ensure his due process rights are upheld. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...
OU College of International Studies professor reportedly arrested by ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly arrested an OU professor at Will Rogers International Airport Saturday.
www.oudaily.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
My colleague, Dr. Vahid Abedini, was illegally detained by ICE on Saturday. He is currently being held without a court date in sight, despite being in the country legally. Please spread the word! We must ensure his due process rights are upheld. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...
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Ellen Ross on the humanitarian activities of a British Quaker, Francesca Wilson, in the Spanish Civil War and beyond.
This piece accompanies Ellen Ross and Tammy M Proctor’s recent article in History Workshop Journal Volume 99.
This piece accompanies Ellen Ross and Tammy M Proctor’s recent article in History Workshop Journal Volume 99.
On Writing and Relief Work
Ellen Ross on the humanitarian activities of a British Quaker, Francesca Wilson, in the Spanish Civil War and beyond.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Ellen Ross on the humanitarian activities of a British Quaker, Francesca Wilson, in the Spanish Civil War and beyond.
This piece accompanies Ellen Ross and Tammy M Proctor’s recent article in History Workshop Journal Volume 99.
This piece accompanies Ellen Ross and Tammy M Proctor’s recent article in History Workshop Journal Volume 99.
#Belfast friends #speirgorm
Belfast Friends would love your support at their Craft Fair this Sat 29th Nov from 10am - 12 noon at South Belfast Quaker Meeting House. Pop in if you're passing by or take a day trip, do some Christmas Shopping, and support a good cause.
#QuakersIreland #FaithinAction
#QuakersIreland #FaithinAction
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
#Belfast friends #speirgorm
@president.ie speaks for our wonderfully diverse island #speirgorm
It’s hard to explain what it means to be able to show a trans kid this and for them to feel seen & valued by their president
@president.ie
#transrightsarehumanrights
@president.ie
#transrightsarehumanrights
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
@president.ie speaks for our wonderfully diverse island #speirgorm
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I'm delighted to say that the recording my Historical Research lecture for @ihr.bsky.social (4 November, 2025) is now available to view online. I reflect on my own experience of writing a 'trade' book, and conclude with a manifesto for #radical #popular #history.
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Historical Research Lecture 2025 | Can popular history be radical? Historical research and writing for the public
Historical Research Lecture 2025
www.history.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I'm delighted to say that the recording my Historical Research lecture for @ihr.bsky.social (4 November, 2025) is now available to view online. I reflect on my own experience of writing a 'trade' book, and conclude with a manifesto for #radical #popular #history.
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Suzanna Knight says: “Domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence continues to be one of the most pervasive public health issues and human rights violations with one in three women subjected to domestic abuse in #Ireland.” #speirgorm www.thejournal.ie/internationa...
One woman or girl killed every ten minutes by intimate partners or family members, UN says
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, but according to the UN the number of women and girls killed intentionally remains unchanged.
www.thejournal.ie
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Suzanna Knight says: “Domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence continues to be one of the most pervasive public health issues and human rights violations with one in three women subjected to domestic abuse in #Ireland.” #speirgorm www.thejournal.ie/internationa...
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In 1999, the UN designated 25 Nov as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in the Mirabal sisters' memory. The day now marks the start of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
In 1999, the UN designated 25 Nov as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in the Mirabal sisters' memory. The day now marks the start of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.
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The Drawing from the Well Tour continues this Wednesday in The Sugar Club, featuring special guest Seán McKeon. Tickets: tickets.thesugarclub.com/events/thesu...
Join us for a night of outstanding music, song and dance in Dublin. Thanks to everyone who's supported thus far!
Join us for a night of outstanding music, song and dance in Dublin. Thanks to everyone who's supported thus far!
November 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The Drawing from the Well Tour continues this Wednesday in The Sugar Club, featuring special guest Seán McKeon. Tickets: tickets.thesugarclub.com/events/thesu...
Join us for a night of outstanding music, song and dance in Dublin. Thanks to everyone who's supported thus far!
Join us for a night of outstanding music, song and dance in Dublin. Thanks to everyone who's supported thus far!
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US revokes visa of former South African minister who initiated genocide case against Israel - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-revokes-visa-south-africa-naledi-pandor-led-case-icj-israel-genocide
US revokes visa of former South African minister who initiated genocide case against Israel
Naledi Pandor played a key role in South Africa's case against Israel at the International Court of Justice
www.middleeasteye.net
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
US revokes visa of former South African minister who initiated genocide case against Israel - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-revokes-visa-south-africa-naledi-pandor-led-case-icj-israel-genocide
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Funded PhDs at QUB:
'Belfast’s ‘bad girls’ and gender-based discrimination, c.1870-1920'
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
'Belfast’s ‘bad girls’ and gender-based discrimination, c.1870-1920'
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
REF: CSHIS01 - HIS-PHD | Courses | Queen's University Belfast
www.qub.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Funded PhDs at QUB:
'Belfast’s ‘bad girls’ and gender-based discrimination, c.1870-1920'
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
'Belfast’s ‘bad girls’ and gender-based discrimination, c.1870-1920'
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
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Opportunity to work with other me on a funded PhD at Queens - may suit anyone interested in gender, history of the child and family in 20thC Ireland. Happy to chat to anyone thinking of it!
Funded PhD opportunities at QUB:
'Childcare provision in late twentieth-century Northern Ireland (1960s-1990s)'
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
'Childcare provision in late twentieth-century Northern Ireland (1960s-1990s)'
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
REF: DfEHIS - HIS-PHD | Courses | Queen's University Belfast
www.qub.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Opportunity to work with other me on a funded PhD at Queens - may suit anyone interested in gender, history of the child and family in 20thC Ireland. Happy to chat to anyone thinking of it!
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Funded PhD opportunities at QUB:
AHRC 'Doctoral Landscape' - 6 awards for candidates proposing their own research topics - closing 13 January 2026
www.qub.ac.uk/Study/postgr...
AHRC 'Doctoral Landscape' - 6 awards for candidates proposing their own research topics - closing 13 January 2026
www.qub.ac.uk/Study/postgr...
With match funding from Queen’s, we are offering six funded studentships beginning in 2026.
www.qub.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Funded PhD opportunities at QUB:
AHRC 'Doctoral Landscape' - 6 awards for candidates proposing their own research topics - closing 13 January 2026
www.qub.ac.uk/Study/postgr...
AHRC 'Doctoral Landscape' - 6 awards for candidates proposing their own research topics - closing 13 January 2026
www.qub.ac.uk/Study/postgr...
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Seal cam is here!
Watch the daily lives of England's largest grey seal colony as pupping season takes place this winter.
Thousands of pups will be born over the coming weeks and you can see it all unfold LIVE on YouTube. Tune in now: buff.ly/MF2t3OS
Photo: Rob Coleman
Watch the daily lives of England's largest grey seal colony as pupping season takes place this winter.
Thousands of pups will be born over the coming weeks and you can see it all unfold LIVE on YouTube. Tune in now: buff.ly/MF2t3OS
Photo: Rob Coleman
November 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Seal cam is here!
Watch the daily lives of England's largest grey seal colony as pupping season takes place this winter.
Thousands of pups will be born over the coming weeks and you can see it all unfold LIVE on YouTube. Tune in now: buff.ly/MF2t3OS
Photo: Rob Coleman
Watch the daily lives of England's largest grey seal colony as pupping season takes place this winter.
Thousands of pups will be born over the coming weeks and you can see it all unfold LIVE on YouTube. Tune in now: buff.ly/MF2t3OS
Photo: Rob Coleman
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"Record numbers of overseas-trained doctors are quitting the UK, leaving the NHS at risk of huge gaps in its workforce, with hostility towards migrants blamed for the exodus...the NHS is so heavily reliant on doctors from elsewhere – 42% of its entire medical workforce qualified overseas."
All those people, including current government, who falsely claim migrants are to blame for failings with the NHS, along with infrastructure in general, are in for one hell of a shock with how much worse things will get with Labour's anti-immigration policies.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures last year that imperils NHS
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
"Record numbers of overseas-trained doctors are quitting the UK, leaving the NHS at risk of huge gaps in its workforce, with hostility towards migrants blamed for the exodus...the NHS is so heavily reliant on doctors from elsewhere – 42% of its entire medical workforce qualified overseas."
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November 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Gougane Barra for Gaza www.idonate.ie/raffle/Gouga...
Gougane Barra for Gaza for Médecins Sans Frontières /Doctors Without Borders Ireland (MSF) on iDonate.ie
iDonate.ie - Gougane Barra for Gaza for Médecins Sans Frontières /Doctors Without Borders Ireland (MSF) - iDonate Ireland online raffles for causes
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November 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Gougane Barra for Gaza www.idonate.ie/raffle/Gouga...
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“I can't imagine doing anything else.”
There's only two days until #NursingSupportWorkersDay!
We recently spoke to Benita, a team lead senior health care assistant, to hear what she loves about her work. 💛
Watch, share and find out more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LLx7bv
There's only two days until #NursingSupportWorkersDay!
We recently spoke to Benita, a team lead senior health care assistant, to hear what she loves about her work. 💛
Watch, share and find out more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LLx7bv
November 21, 2025 at 8:03 AM
“I can't imagine doing anything else.”
There's only two days until #NursingSupportWorkersDay!
We recently spoke to Benita, a team lead senior health care assistant, to hear what she loves about her work. 💛
Watch, share and find out more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LLx7bv
There's only two days until #NursingSupportWorkersDay!
We recently spoke to Benita, a team lead senior health care assistant, to hear what she loves about her work. 💛
Watch, share and find out more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LLx7bv
Check out the full thread for snags!
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Check out the full thread for snags!
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As a scholar, whose work is heavily based on access to digital collections, this movement is welcome.
!!! Three more organisations have joined the global #OurFutureMemory movement!
* @iua-official.bsky.social Librarians’ Group (IUALG)
* Boston Library Consortium
* @libraryfutures.bsky.social
🔗 Full announcement: www.internetarchive.eu/2025/11/21/t...
🔗 Promote the campaign: ourfuturememory.org
* @iua-official.bsky.social Librarians’ Group (IUALG)
* Boston Library Consortium
* @libraryfutures.bsky.social
🔗 Full announcement: www.internetarchive.eu/2025/11/21/t...
🔗 Promote the campaign: ourfuturememory.org
November 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
As a scholar, whose work is heavily based on access to digital collections, this movement is welcome.
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The publication date for my book on the history of policing American slavery has been moved up a month! Now available May 12, 2026! Thanks so much to those who have preordered! The Press is offering 30% off with the code, 01UNCP30
uncpress.org/978146969484...
uncpress.org/978146969484...
White Power
Beginning in the colonial era and growing through the American Revolution and the Southern plantation system, slaveholders’ violent police regime continued...
uncpress.org
November 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The publication date for my book on the history of policing American slavery has been moved up a month! Now available May 12, 2026! Thanks so much to those who have preordered! The Press is offering 30% off with the code, 01UNCP30
uncpress.org/978146969484...
uncpress.org/978146969484...
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A coalition of staff, students and graduates at the University of Galway plans to stage a further on campus protest this morning, calling on authorities there to end all links with Israeli companies and educational institutions.
Protest urges University of Galway to cut all Israel ties
A coalition of staff, students and graduates at the University of Galway plans to stage a further on campus protest this morning, calling on authorities there to end all links with Israeli companies a...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:43 AM
A coalition of staff, students and graduates at the University of Galway plans to stage a further on campus protest this morning, calling on authorities there to end all links with Israeli companies and educational institutions.