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Woman released after arrest at Belfast protest

Peter Heaney @peadarheaney.bsky.social · Aug 10

Ah here. Half of Belfast has signs up supporting various proscribed organisations. I can walk out my door and go find some proscribed organisation flags quite handy.

This is about suppressing the right to protest.

BBC News - Woman released after Belfast protest arrest
www.bbc.com/news/article...

The woman was arrested on Linenhall Street in Belfast on Saturday.

International law 'at heart' of Starmer's foreign policy, says attorney general

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Peter Heaney @peadarheaney.bsky.social · Jun 24

And I'm an elite athlete...

... oh sorry, we're not saying things that are patently false?

BBC News - International law 'at heart' of Starmer's foreign policy, says Hermer
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Lord Richard Hermer said that the government was determined to "lead on international law issues" globally.

Peter Heaney @peadarheaney.bsky.social · May 31

Great book by @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social supporting an age old proposition; that a more equal distribution if wealth is better for all of us.

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Lauren Shaw @shaw-ls.bsky.social · May 28

This day next week, the music event of the year, right here in Belfast🎵 #sing4stroke

Sign up here forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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Peter Heaney @peadarheaney.bsky.social · May 17

Fulmars and their dreams on Rathlin

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Peter Heaney @peadarheaney.bsky.social · May 16

You could always walk up to them in a public place, slap them in the face with a gauntlet and shout 'I Challege You!'. Bring back the old ways.

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Trócaire @trocaire.bsky.social · May 15

For 77 years, the Palestinian people have endured apartheid, dispossession, and displacement at the hands of the State of Israel.

This Nakba Day, we call on the international community to fulfil its obligations under international law and end Israel’s occupation and control over 🇵🇸 land and lives.

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Peter Heaney @peadarheaney.bsky.social · May 13

Loved being at the @trocaire.bsky.social Game Changers finals today, so inspiring to tall to students about their games and how they chose to highlight different global justice issues!

Trócaire @trocaire.bsky.social · May 13

Your Game Changers 2025 winners are...

✅ Image 1: St. Dominics in Belfast, and their game 'Clobble'

✅ Image 2: Sphere 17 Darndale in Dublin, and their game 'Global/The SDG Adventure Game'

✅ Image 3: Kildangan N.S., Kildare, and their game 'Shut Down the Factory'

Well done to all finalists!

Guatemala's Indigenous Land Crisis

Peter Heaney @peadarheaney.bsky.social · May 10

A grand day for this sort of thing

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Peter Heaney @peadarheaney.bsky.social · May 7

Looking forward to listening to this on @rteradio1.bsky.social on my walk home today. It was a privilege to meet members of the Xinka Parliament a @trocaire.bsky.social partner from Guatemala last year and hear about their ongoing struggle for their ancestral lands.

Trócaire @trocaire.bsky.social · May 7

"We lost our home, we were homeless. They were hurting our motherland and we’re trying to save our motherland."

Excellent @rteradio1.bsky.social documentary by Una Kelly who joined us in #Guatemala in March discussing Guatemala's Indigenous land crisis.

🎧Listen here www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Guatemala's indigenous people are struggling to protect their land from multinational companies and climate change. Una Kelly travels to the remote communities fighting back.

www.rte.ie

Peter Heaney @peadarheaney.bsky.social · May 5

Annexing the land of another state by force is a war crime.

Starving a civilian population is a war crime.

Targeting medical personnel is a war crime.

By any other criteria Israel should be a pariah state by now but still there is no stop to the suffering for Gaza.

Trump criticised after posting AI image of himself as Pope

Peter Heaney @peadarheaney.bsky.social · May 4

The tangerine buffoon would probably have the gall to take the name Innocent as well...

BBC News - Trump criticised after posting AI image of himself as Pope
www.bbc.com/news/article...

The image, shared by White House social media accounts, comes as Catholics prepare to pick the next pontiff.

Peter Heaney @peadarheaney.bsky.social · Apr 30

Horrifying to see the level of investment still going into fossil fuels. We need to endorse a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to commit countries to a fair and funded phase out now.

Read the report from @trocaire.bsky.social and @actionaidie.bsky.social here: www.trocaire.org/wp-content/u...

Thrombectomy: Restoring Life

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Lauren Shaw @shaw-ls.bsky.social · Apr 28

Really recommend taking 20mins to watch this fantastic documentary. What stands out is the strength and resilience of the stroke survivors involved. The documentary is clear that we can't wait any longer for a 24/7 thrombectomy service.

www.stroke.org.uk/northern-ire...

Thrombectomy: Restoring Life, directed by 34-year-old videographer Harry Bateman from County Armagh, tells Harry’s family story after his father had a stroke in 2019 to emphasise the urgent need for a

www.stroke.org.uk

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Peter Heaney @peadarheaney.bsky.social · Apr 26

Really enjoyed stopping in at the exhibition of Bill Kirk's photos in the Ulster Museum today.

Peter Heaney @peadarheaney.bsky.social · Apr 26

Currently I'm reading a book about the siege of Leningrad.

Utterly horrifying to think that 80 years later hunger is still being used as a weapon of war against civilians in Gaza and Sudan.

Peter Heaney @peadarheaney.bsky.social · Feb 28

Fair play to Annalise Dodds for taking a principled stand on the awful UK cuts to ODA, hopefully the PM can now recognise the huge negative impact this decision will have.

BBC News - International Development minister quits over aid cuts
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International Development minister Anneliese Dodds quits over aid cuts

Earlier this week, the prime minister said he would be cutting the budget to fund a boost in defence spending.

Starmer announces big cut to UK aid budget to boost defence spending

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Peter Heaney @peadarheaney.bsky.social · Feb 25

Cutting aid funding to support defence spending is like taking bricks from the foundations to make your house higher.

Supporting the most vulnerable and helping build stable, prosperous societies around the globe is a far better investment than more guns.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

PM confirms rise in military spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 – three years earlier than planned

www.theguardian.com

‘The impact has been devastating’: how USAid freeze sent shockwaves through Ethiopia

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Friends of the Earth Ireland @foeireland.bsky.social · Feb 24

Data centres are very hungry for energy with their power demands increasing all the time.

Learn more about our Data Centre campaign here 👇
www.friendsoftheearth.ie/data-centres/

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Peter Heaney @peadarheaney.bsky.social · Feb 24

Great article!

Peter Heaney @peadarheaney.bsky.social · Feb 22

A harrowing article about the impact of one of the world's wealthiest nations cutting aid to a fragile, climate affected state in the global south.

ODA makes a huge positive impact, removing it costs lives.

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Ethiopia was the largest recipient of US aid assistance in sub-Saharan Africa before Donald Trump froze funding last month. From food and health to support for refugees and sexual abuse survivors, we ...

www.theguardian.com

Peter Heaney @peadarheaney.bsky.social · Feb 18

Excellent train ride listening to Pillow Queens and reading Olga Tokarczuk!