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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 22h

💙 From Ticking Boxes to Making Boxes!

What if ‘chemical imbalance’ isn’t the real story, what if it’s really about power imbalance?

🗓 Monday 13th | 10am–12pm
📍 Glór na Móna

Let’s reclaim our stories — together.
Register now to save your spot! 👇

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 1d

‘Commonly referred to as “disorder”, “riots” and “racist thuggery”, this violence has been downplayed and normalized by the media and public officials.’

Read our latest guest blog from Amanda Lubit, an academic studying racist violence in NI 👇

www.nlb.ie/blog/249/res...

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 2d

Mental distress is fuelled by abuses of power, inequality, poverty, and discrimination — yet the system ignores these roots.

Join #NewScript activists to hear about this growing community movement to flip the script on mental health.

Register here 👇

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 6d

Another Win for #TakeBacktheCity!

After being placed in a hostel with their child our activist, with our support, took on the Housing Executive and won!

They have now secured safe and suitable accommodation 🏠

There is power in unity ✊

takebackthecity.ie

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 7d

What a privilege to spend time with the amazing youth workers @springboardopps.bsky.social this week, sharing their #NewScripts for Mental Health — rooted in respect, connection, and community 💙

Find out more about New Script 👇

www.nlb.ie/campaigns/me...

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 7d

“Tackling economic insecurity and rebuilding community is the ticket back to a politics that builds on positivity.”

New polling from @hopenothate.org.uk highlights some progressive ways out of current anxieties and division across the UK 👇

hopenothate.org.uk/state-of-hope/

The State of HOPE

A new mega poll of 45,000 people shows what “people in the UK” are really thinking

hopenothate.org.uk

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 8d

Congrats to the NI Counselling Forum on 21 years! 🎉

They’ve backed #Give5 as we discussed the campaign’s future.

Strong support for new conversations on mental health, fairer access to counselling & broader healing options.

#ReduceOverprescribing #Step2

PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 9d

‘They now live surrounded by boxes. […] “I’ve had a drop in my mental health to the point where I’m struggling mentally and emotionally.”

Article in @theguardian.com looks at the personal, financial, and emotional toll of ‘no-fault evictions’👇

www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...

‘Total panic’: the effect of no-fault evictions on renters in England

Section 21 evictions enable private landlords to oust tenants, even if they have done nothing wrong

www.theguardian.com

PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 12d

Taking back the city, one garden at a time 🌱

Using public land for public good is crucial to solving the housing crisis, but it can also help to revive the connection between the local community and the land, wildlife, and food systems around them 🏡

takebackthecity.ie

PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 13d

Incredible talent from our #KindEconomy chefs, catering an event earlier this week.

Imagine how much skill and talent we are missing out on in Belfast while people in the asylum system are banned for working 💛

Have you tried the Kind Economy cooking? 👀

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 14d

#TakeBacktheCity were up on the Mackie’s site yesterday with residents and local primary school kids, litter picking, seed bombing, and hanging bird feeders! 🌱

There’s huge appetite for this land to be used for the good of the local community - let’s get it done! 🏠

takebackthecity.ie

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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 16d

The public housing register was taken offline for at least six weeks in this summer, in case they could be used to identify migrant households.

Last year, foreign health workers were offered personal safety alarms, security escorts, and police “reassurance patrols”.

thedetail.tv/articles/sto...

Stormont officials privately warn of 'permacrisis' of racist unrest

“These are not just operational challenges; they are indicators of a broader failure to protect the rights and safety of minority communities”

thedetail.tv

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 16d

Our #NewScript activists have been taking part in Mindful Photography Workshops with the amazing Lynne Connolly at Glór na Móna over the last few weeks 📸

Providing community-based, creative options for healing and connection is key in tackling the mental health crisis 💙

#Give5

PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 19d

🚨Where is the NI Anti-Poverty Strategy?!🚨

In 2025, over 20,000 children are living in homeless households, and 130,000 children are living in food insecure household.

So why is the NI Anti-Poverty Strategy still missing?

Read our latest blog here👇

www.nlb.ie/blog/247/ni-...

Analysis | NI authorities’ ongoing dereliction of their duty towards people in poverty | PPR

Latest news: NI authorities’ ongoing dereliction of their duty towards people in poverty

www.nlb.ie

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 20d

Unfortunately, ‘From Grenfell to Belfast: Race, Poverty, and the Politics of Housing’ is now SOLD OUT! Excited to see everyone tomorrow evening! 🏠

There are still spaces available for the screening of South African doc ‘Mother City’ on Saturday! 🎬👇

themaclive.com/event/mother...

Mother City | The MAC Belfast

Following the story of the Reclaim the City movement, supported by activists and lawyers, the film reveals the complexities and devastation of spatial…

themaclive.com

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 21d

#KindEconomy chefs were out today, catering Social Change Initiative’s event ‘Tackling Hate & Violent Extremism - What Works?’🍴

Thanks to SCI for the opportunity to showcase the skill & talent in the asylum system, and the importance of people with lived experience working together to make change ✊

PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 21d

‘Families and supporters sent a united message to Minister for Health Mike Nesbitt MLA: “No more ticking boxes. No more preventable harm and death. We demand a New Script for Mental Health.”’

Many thanks to Lenadoon Community News for covering the ‘Ticking Boxes’ launch!👇

PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 22d

In late 2022, #KindEconomy activists looked into human rights issues in asylum hotels.

Some of the issues they found in terms of access to education are still very much alive today, including access to ESOL.

Read the third in that blog series here 👇

www.nlb.ie/blog/66/2022...

PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 23d

🚨Last chance to visit The State of Belfast!🚨

There is just one week left to visit ‘The State of Belfast’ in @themacbelfast.bsky.social 🏠

There are two exciting events this week to close the exhibition, don’t miss them! 👇

themaclive.com/event/from-g...

themaclive.com/event/mother...

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 23d

“We have frameworks, laws and policies, all designed to protect our rights. But they’re all just ticking boxes, ticking boxes all the time.”

The emotional live performance of ‘Ticking Boxes’ with Damien Dempsey & the Féile Women’s Singers sends a clear message to power ✊

PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 26d

No more ticking boxes.

No more preventable harm and deaths.

The human rights-based Give 5 Framework has all party support.

Time for Health Minister Mike Nesbitt MLA and the Department of Health to implement it ⏰

www.nlb.ie/take-action/...

youtu.be/WTbxQO6oUbs?...

Ticking Boxes (featuring Damien Dempsey & Gabor Maté)

YouTube video by PPRProject

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Public Interest Litigation Support (PILS) @pilsni.bsky.social · 26d

When the expertise of human rights activists combines w/ legal knowledge to make life better in Northern Ireland, the feeling is electric!

⚡️Join us to celebrate these #PublicInterest defenders.⚡️

Thurs 16 Oct - 17.30 - @BelfastExposed

RSVP: pilsni.org/events/pils-autumn-social-2025/

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 27d

👏Congratulations to some of our #KindEconomy activists, who completed their four-week course at the Tool Library, learning DIY skills!👏

Huge thanks to Jane & Craig for their kindness & expertise 💛

Do you have skills to share? Join the Kind Economy 👇

www.nlb.ie/take-action/...

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 27d

Join us for ‘From Grenfell to Belfast: Race, Poverty, and the Politics of Housing’ on the 19th September, to explore some of these themes 👇

themaclive.com/event/from-g...

From Grenfell to Belfast: Race, Poverty, and the… | The MAC Belfast

This event will include an introduction to The State of Belfast , an exhibition exploring housing inequality; a film screening of Seeking Home, a short…

themaclive.com

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 27d

“Grenfell provided a brutal lesson in how housing can expose the realities of class and racial discrimination […] those same injustices are sharply felt in their own way here.”

‘The State of Belfast’ in @thecanaryuk.bsky.social yesterday 👇

www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...

A housing exhibition in Belfast explores the racist and classist structural violence at the heart of the housing crisis

The State Of Belfast explores the housing crisis and how to resolve it - with Grenfell as the focal point to the event

www.thecanary.co

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