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John Barry
@profjohnbarry.bsky.social
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Ideas merchant, activist-academic, worried parent and angry citizen, hypocrite on a burning planet trying to replace passive and dangerous tech-optimism about the future with active and collective hope.. Democratise. Decolonise. Decarbonise. Decommodify..
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Its not 'Storm Ingrid' or 'Storm Goretti'... we need to start naming these storms after the fossil fuel corporations that are causing them ... so 'Storm BP', 'Storm Exxon'....
From page of Sun newspaper about Storm Ingrid that hit the UK with a month's worth of rain and 65 mph winds
January 23, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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January 22, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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Or Something Worse: Why we Need to Disrupt the Climate Transition

Nicholas Beuret
Wednesday 25th February
7pm
Canada Room/Lanyon Building
Hosted by Centre for Sustainability
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

Free and open to all but registration needed - www.ticketsource.co.uk/qubseca/t-xd...
Photo of author Nic Beuret Flyer for forthcoming talk by Nicholas Beuret about this new book - Or Something Worse, to be held at Queen's univesity Belfast on 25th February Image of cover of the book 'Or Something Worse'
January 21, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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From the Bog to the Cloud by Patrick Bresnihan and Patrick Brodie, book launch

12th Feb,

7pm

The A Centre, 6 Wellington Street

Belfast
Photos of authors Patrick Brodie and Patrick Bresnihan and cover of their new book, 'From the Bog to the Cloud'
January 21, 2026 at 8:34 AM
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‘99th Day: A Warning About Technology’

Gerry McGovern

Tuesday 10th February, 6pm

Canada Room, Lanyon Building

Queen’s University Belfast/Ollscoil na Banríona Béal Feirste

The event is free and open to all but registration necessary:

www.ticketsource.co.uk/qubseca/t-ld...
January 20, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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"Yankee Go Home - Oil and Empire"

Stiofan O'Nuallain chatting to @joecguinan.bsky.social of the @democracycollab.bsky.social about Venezuela, Imperialism and the end of the 'rules based order'.

open.spotify.com/episode/4aQA...
Poster depicting a map of South America with the words 'Yankee go home' and images of an oil 'noddying donkey' and American troops and helicopter
January 9, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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"When times are hard, do something. If it works, do it some more. If it does not work, do something else. But keep going" – Audre Lorde
Photo of Audre Lorde with the following text, "When times are hard, do something. If it works, do it some more. If it does not work, do something else. But keep going" – Audre Lorde
January 9, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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“Politics is the entertainment division of the military industrial complex”
Frank Zappa.
Politics is the entertainment division of the military industrial complex, quote from Frank Zappa
January 9, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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Text I’ve just send into @BBC Good Morning Ulster … which they did not read out.

Falsely equating state finances to how household finances work is not only empirically incorrect, but in legitimating austerity will result in people dying and being harmed.
January 8, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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'Settler Violence as Settler-Colonialism in Palestine'

Dr Mais Qandeel
Wednesday 28th January
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
7pm, Peter Froggatt Centre, room 02/017

Free and all welcome but registration required:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/qubseca/t-jx...
December 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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From darkness to light: Wintersong
Saturday 13th December
7pm, Quaker Meeting House
South Belfast
December 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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'Science in Resistance: Scientist Rebellion for Climate Justice'
Fernando Racimo
9th Dec 7pm
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
Peter Froggatt Centre 02/018

Free and all welcome but registration required: www.ticketsource.co.uk/qubseca/t-ej...
Any questions or queries, please email [email protected]
December 2, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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All welcome !
November 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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November 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Fascism is a response to the decline and crisis of capitalism
November 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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New time for today's climate protest in Belfast
November 15, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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November 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Book launch - Analysing Suicide: Reality, Myth, Fallacy by Philip O'Keefe

Monday 8th December, 7pm
Peter Froggatt Centre, room 02/018
@QUBelfast

Free and all welcome but registration required - www.eventbrite.ie/e/book-launc...
November 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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I look forward to welcoming Dr. Fernando Racimo to Belfast to launch and talk about his new book, Science in Resistance: The Scientist Rebellion for Climate Justice

9th Dec, 7pm
Peter Froggatt Centre, room 02/18
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
Register here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/qubseca/t-ej...
November 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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November 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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The Planetary Crisis: Causes, Consequences and Solutions

Saturday 29th November

11am-3pm

Peter Froggatt Centre room 02/018

@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

Free workshop but registration needed: www.ticketsource.co.uk/qubseca/t-oe...

Any question please email [email protected]
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Climate Justice and the University: Reclaiming Higher Education for the Public Good as Polycrises Worsen

@jenniecstephens.bsky.social from @maynoothuniversity.ie speaking at weekly @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social politics seminar
November 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Crimes Against Animals & Nature: During Israel’s Genocide-Ecocide on Gaza

Dr. Rimona Afana
27th November
6 pm (GMT)
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Peter Froggatt Centre, room 02/017 & online

Free & all welcome
Join here:
us02web.zoom.us/j/8152577973...
Meeting ID:815 2577 9735, Passcode:46512
Advertisment for a talk by Dr. Rimona Afana on 'Crimes against animals and nature during Israel's Genocide-Ecocide in Gaza'
November 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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What is to be Done in Responding to the Planetary Crisis?: Theories and Practices of Transformation from Reform to Revolution

19th November - 2-5pm
Peter Froggatt Centre, 02/017
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

Free but registration required: - www.ticketsource.co.uk/qubseca
October 31, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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October 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM