Today marks the start of Islamophobia Awareness Month.
Nobody in our society should ever be subjected to Islamophobia.
That’s why we’ve been working with Muslim communities across Scotland as we develop our forthcoming hate crime strategy.
#IAM2022
Whatever psychiatric diagnosis was pasted on you was made up by a committee. It did not emerge from a science lab, where careful measurement and independent sets of researchers cross-checked it. It is not grounded in reality. It emerged from a discussion over lunch. 1/
Frederick Douglass called the Bible one of his most important resources and was involved in Black church circles as he spent his life working to end what he called the “peculiar institution” of slavery. https://t.co/fYI5kOma48 via @RNS
"Data published by the coalition, based on a survey of over 400 members of minority communities, revealed 43 per cent of respondents had experienced a hate crime or incident, while 70 per cent had heard/read about one involving a member of their community"
https://t.co/CJxZWHDDve
My feature on what census 2022 means to foreign nationals and those taking part for the first time. I look at what is needed to get the word out to people who may not speak English as a first language or feel concerned about handing over personal data. https://t.co/XS0Irbg4QB
Thanks for the love after #TommyTiernanShow last night. I did this to say it again: Ireland welcomes all, a place of differences & loud voices! I wanted those who don't fit neat boxes to know yer valued. Scottish/UK friends askin, it's here to watch: https://t.co/1W7ZPsJm45 @UCC
Oct 17th - UN Day for the Eradication of Extreme Poverty - Shame: “Poverty makes people feel inadequate and generates negative emotions such
as shame, embarrassment, guilt and anger”. #EndPoverty#ItsTimeToChange#17octIRL
To what extent poverty is linked with shame
Join me and add your voice to call on our Government to support young people in #Budget22 - by investing €10 million in young people and youth work. #YouthBudget22#YouthWorkChangesLives https://t.co/PzU29f5QE0
53 years ago today, my father was taken from this world. 💔
I was only 10 years old when my father was killed, but at the time of his funeral, I fully realized the impact and importance of what my father was trying to do. Create a world of freedom, justice & equality for all. ❤️