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Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 7h

Ali Kushayb, the convicted symbol of crimes in Darfur
'He was found unanimously guilty of numerous crimes, including rape, torture, murder and persecution on political, ethnic and gender grounds, committed between August 2003 and March 2004 in Darfur.'
www.justiceinfo.net/en/150750-al...

Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 8h

'International Day of the Girl is a rallying cry to see girls for who they truly are, to listen to their voices and to recognize their limitless potential.
For girls aren’t waiting for a better world, they are building it.'

www.un.org/en/observanc...

International day of the girl child 11 october. text above an illustration of a girl holding a placard saying 'girls just want have fundamental rights'

Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 1d

Find the support and help you need
'When you’re struggling with your mental health or wellbeing, living with mental ill health, or supporting someone with their mental health, access to the right information and sources of support is vital.'
www.mindingyourhead.info/finding-help

Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 2d

WRDA is carrying out research on VAWG offences, especially domestic abuse, exacerbated by the use of firearms. The survey is completely anonymous. Read more about the research and find the link to the survey on the WRDA Website.
www.wrda.net/blog/wrda-is...

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Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 2d

Baby loss awareness week runs from the 9 - 15 October. Find out more about how to get involved and local events at the link below, which also signposts to support services. #WaveOfLight #BLAW
babyloss-awareness.org

Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 3d

Celebrate International Day of Rural Women 2025 with NIRWN!
Their theme this year is ‘Seeds of Change’.
To register go to form.jotform.com/leon400/Seed...
#Visible #Influential #Valued
For any queries, email [email protected]

Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 4d

Reclaim the Agenda are horrified by genocide and starvation in Gaza. One of our key aims is that women live a life free from violence. We know the conflict is disproportionately impacting women & children.
We call on everyone to stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine and call for peace.

Statement on Genocide and Starvation in Gaza. 7/10/25
Solidarity beyond borders, women for world peace.

Reclaim the Agenda, formed of women from centres, networks, community and activist groups from all areas of Northern Ireland, are horrified by genocide and starvation in Gaza. One of our key aims is that women live a life free from violence, and we know the conflict is disproportionately impacting women and children.
For the past two years we have witnessed an escalation in violence, killing and starvation enacted by Israel. The International Association of Genocide Scholars and the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory have named Israel’s actions as genocide. Famine was declared in Gaza City on 22 August 2025 by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification. This famine is not due to crops failing but deliberate action. The World Food Programme have highlighted not only the lack of access to food and water, but also shelter and medicine; a humanitarian crisis of Israel’s making.
The UN estimate that since October 2023 more than 28,000 women and girls have been killed and 78,518 injured, and more than 58,600 households in Gaza are now headed by women. Nearly a quarter of a million women and girls in Gaza are starving, and over half a million more are facing extreme hunger and acute malnutrition.

The UN estimate that since October 2023 more than 28,000 women and girls have been killed and 78,518 injured, and more than 58,600 households in Gaza are now headed by women. Nearly a quarter of a million women and girls in Gaza are starving, and over half a million more are facing extreme hunger and acute malnutrition. According to the UN Population Fund around 700,000 women and girls are attempting to manage menstruation with a lack of sanitation and menstrual products. Further, for the approximately 50,000 pregnant women in Gaza, there is no maternal healthcare and miscarriages have increased 300%.
We name and condemn the actions of Israel for what they are – genocide and starvation. We call on both Hamas and the Israeli government to release all hostages and detainees.
We also note the disproportionate targeting of women in relation to pro-Palestinian protest and are concerned at increased restrictions on the right to protest and freedom of speech locally. We condemn the actions of Israel against those on the Flotilla attempting to break the siege, including subjecting women to degrading treatment.
We call on anyone in a position of diplomatic power to urge Israel to end the genocide, siege and starvation of Gaza. We call on everyone to stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine and call for peace.

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Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 5d

Cups, pants or tampons - what's the best period choice for me?
'Dr Tempest, a consultant gynaecologist at the University of Liverpool, spoke to Radio 4's Sliced Bread about how each product works and the pros and cons to help you decide which might suit you best.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 6d

WRDA research on A Woman’s Health Strategy for Northern Ireland found four main themes from focus groups;
1. Waiting Times and the Care Load,
2. Gynaecological and Menstrual Health,
3. the Research and Knowledge Gap,
4. Life Stage Dismissal.
Read the full report here www.wrda.net/resources/re...

Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 7d

Bernardine Evaristo is an English author and Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University of London. Her novel Girl, Woman, Other jointly won the Booker Prize in 2019 making her the first black woman to win the Booker. #BHM25
www.stylist.co.uk/entertainmen...

‘It is important to remember that there is strength in diversity, in embracing the richness of our differences.’
Bernardine Evaristo
The first black woman to win the Booker Prize for Fiction, which she won in 2019, and Professor of Creative Writing.

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Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 8d

Jane Goodall 'inspired generations of conservationists&researchers&sparked a global fascination with chimpanzees and their fragile habitats...there is perhaps no person whose life&work was so integral to my own political development, and in particular my feminist politics.'
slate.com/technology/2...

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Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 8d

Afghan women lose their 'last hope' as Taliban shut down internet
'The country is currently experiencing a "total internet blackout" according to internet watchdog Netblocks - a move that has paralysed the country's essential services.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 9d

3rd –5th October is set to be a time for solidarity and reflection and present day action with the values of men and women who went to fight fascism in Spain
Saturday night social event in the Dockers Club, 7.30pm
Pay tribute to the Brigaders on Sunday 5th at 11.00am in Writers Square

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Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 9d

CALL FOR EVENTS
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign that takes place each year.
Apply to host an event using the form below.
tinyurl.com/16DaysNI25

CALL FOR EVENTS
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign that takes place each year.

It commences on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day.

Apply to host an event using the form below.
https://tinyurl.com/16DaysNI25

Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 10d

'The theme for Black History Month UK 2025 is “Standing Firm in Power and Pride,” a powerful tribute to the resilience, strength, and unwavering commitment to progress that defines the Black community across the globe.'
www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/sect...

Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 10d

On International Day of Older Persons we are re-sharing this blog 'Older women can be victims of abuse, and icons of justice.'
www.reclaimtheagenda.com/16-blogs-for...

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Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 11d

“Bisexuality means I am free and I am as likely to want to love a woman as I am likely to love a man, and what about that?
Isn’t that what freedom implies?”

June Jordan

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Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 12d

Monday 6 October
12:30pm
Monthly Meeting
To find out more about what we do or getting involved, come to our hybrid monthly meeting.

Email Danielle for more information
[email protected]

Monday 6 October
12:30pm
monthly MEETING
Reclaim the Agenda connects and mobilises women to promote feminist activism through education, campaigning and celebration.

To find out more about what we do or getting involved, come to our hybrid monthly meeting.

Email Danielle for more information
danielle@reclaimtheagenda.org

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Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 13d

On September 28—International Safe Abortion Day, the unstoppable abortion rights movement unites in unwavering solidarity to reclaim the narrative and champion this year’s theme: “Safe Abortion is Life-saving Healthcare!”
www.september28.org/call-to-acti... #Sept28 #SafeAbortionSavesLives

We call on our allies across movements for justice and equality to join us in advancing the right to safe, legal, timely, affordable, and stigma-free abortion care.

Only through solidarity can we achieve reproductive justice, protect bodily autonomy, and guarantee reproductive freedom for all.

Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 14d

Sex Workers Take Back the Night!
September 29 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Pearse Street Library
Screening a short film by Carol Leigh followed by a discussion with panelists from Red Umbrella Éireann, Global Women’s Strike Ireland, and Reclaim the Agenda.
dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/event/sex-wo...

Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 14d

"I think being bi is a beautiful thing.
It's about the person, not the gender."

Megan Fox

Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 15d

Today is World Contraception Day
'Contraception is free in Northern Ireland.
You can obtain advice, contraception and emergency contraception from your GP.'
sexualhealthni.info/contraceptio...

World Contraception day 26 September. Purple and gray illustration of a pill strip, iud and condom

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Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 15d

Our feminism is intersectional and includes all women, cis and trans. Human Rights are universal.

Sisters not Cisters text over illustrated group of women

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Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 16d

'After a quarter-century of bipartisan British commitment to the Women Peace and Security agenda, the current Labour government suddenly seems loath to mention or fund it.' rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2025/08/04/2...

Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 17d

Sex Workers Take Back the Night!
September 29 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Pearse Street Library
Screening a short film by Carol Leigh followed by a discussion with panellists from Red Umbrella Éireann, Global Women’s Strike Ireland, and Reclaim the Agenda.
dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/event/sex-wo...