@ruthfletcher.bsky.social
Feminist legal academic interested in reproducing life otherwise at Queen Mary University of London, and elsewhere | #Repealedthe8th
@colinmurray.bsky.socialReposted by @ruthfletcher.bsky.socialNew open-access paper from @clarerice.bsky.social & Megan Campbell drawing together some of the discussions with the general public in NI that we had in the course of the "Performing Identities" project. Really important reflections on a decade of Brexit reality:
@chrisbogle.bsky.socialReposted by @ruthfletcher.bsky.social1. The independent Taskforce — commissioned by NHS England, backed by government — concluded ADHD is under-diagnosed, under-recognised and under-treated in the UK. Not over. The press has reported the reverse of the finding
@bristolcopwatch.bsky.socialReposted by @ruthfletcher.bsky.socialwww.amnesty.org.uk/latest/predi...
"A history of British policing generally, and predictive policing specifically, in it’s colonial context, is not just empirically useful – it is also crucial for understanding how police forces rationalised their predictions." #WeCopWatch
@bloodysundaytrust.bsky.socialReposted by @ruthfletcher.bsky.socialConfronting Complicity: Institutional Failure in the Face of Genocide, a national conference examining Irish institutional and corporate complicity in the genocide in Gaza.
Chaired by Fintan Drury.
Saturday 28 November 2026, 1-4pm, Derry
Registration: www.eventbrite.ie/e/confrontin...
@all4choice.bsky.socialReposted by @ruthfletcher.bsky.socialOn #DayOfTheGirl we remember that in 2023, the most recent statistics available, 20 girls and young women aged 19 or under had to travel to England for abortion care.
5 were under 18. They should have had #CareAtHome www.un.org/en/observanc...
@middleeasteye-rss.bsky.socialReposted by @ruthfletcher.bsky.socialProtestors gather for Palestine March in central London - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/protestors-gather-palestine-march-central-london
@gordonneve.bsky.socialReposted by @ruthfletcher.bsky.socialA few words about Israel's use of international law in a segment from a documentary I participated in.
@clairemitchell.bsky.socialReposted by @ruthfletcher.bsky.socialOne of my favourite things about the last few days, is stories from trade unionist, artist, environmentalist circles… when the letter started circulating, people realised they didn’t actually know who was a Prod. Cue hilarious conversations. Happily, that’s how many of us in the north live now.
@saraita101.bsky.socialReposted by @ruthfletcher.bsky.socialDay 4 of the Garvaghy Road dispute
@louthforever.bsky.socialReposted by @ruthfletcher.bsky.social💚 Love, dignity & respect Rosemary ✊🏼
@louthforever.bsky.socialReposted by @ruthfletcher.bsky.social💚 Love, dignity & respect ✊🏼
@msf.orgReposted by @ruthfletcher.bsky.socialIn Gaza, Palestine, Israel continues to systematically destroy the conditions people need to survive through violence, the deliberate blockade of essential supplies, and the destruction of healthcare and vital infrastructure.
@sallyhayd.bsky.socialReposted by @ruthfletcher.bsky.socialInside the ruins of Gaza’s football stadiums.
“Omar was one of 10 boys killed in the last three years at a single club, Al Helal Football Academy, that, 10 years ago, had sent their under-16 team to Ireland “ www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/1...
@dooleydooley.bsky.socialReposted by @ruthfletcher.bsky.socialThanks to @voelkerrechtsblog.org for running this piece by @suchitauppal.bsky.social & myself of @humanrightsfirst.org about the inquest into killings by British soldiers of 5 civilians in Belfast in 1972
@finucanecentre.bsky.social @museumfreederry.bsky.social @cjharvey1.bsky.social
@gavreilly.comReposted by @ruthfletcher.bsky.socialYou know the xkcd strip about how all modern internet architecture is eventually built on something a hobbyist maintains for free?
Someone went out and found them all. sheets.works/data-viz/hol...
@hrw.orgReposted by @ruthfletcher.bsky.social👏 👏 👏 Congratulations to Navi Pillay, an activist, human rights investigator, and international judge, who has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. From Rwanda to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Navi Pillay has sought justice for the world’s worst crimes.
@mayor.nyc.govReposted by @ruthfletcher.bsky.socialI am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.
@historyworkshop.org.ukReposted by @ruthfletcher.bsky.socialAfter three brilliant years, @beckierutherford.bsky.social's fellowship is coming to an end. A historian of health, gender, and activism in modern Britain, Beckie has edited a selection of incredible articles focused on the experiences and ideas of disabled people.
@mayor.nyc.govReposted by @ruthfletcher.bsky.social
@lisadiedrich.bsky.socialReposted by @ruthfletcher.bsky.socialAn essential resource for the present. Stuart Hall's digitized papers, including "notebooks, index cards, his abandoned doctoral thesis & hours of previously inaccessible audio & video tracing the evolution of cultural studies, all within an interactive database." www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
