Gemma Abbott
Legal Director @thehowardleague.bsky.social. Trustee @dignityindying.org.uk. Views my own. She/her 🏴
Starter Packs
Created by Gemma Abbott (4)
UK Third Sector/ Charity Folks Pt 3
The third instalment of this starter pack for people working in and around charities/ NGOs in the UK Please do let me know if you'd like to be added!
UK Third Sector/ Charity folks Pt 2
The second instalment of this starter pack for people working in and around charities/ NGOs in the UK Please do let me know if you’d like to be added!
Criminal justice (UK)
A starter pack of those working in and around the criminal justice system in the UK (lawyers, NGOs, commentators) - intended as a supplement to the excellent criminologist/ academic packs already out there!
UK Third Sector/ Charity folks
Putting the fun in ‘people who might hit you up for fundraising’ If you work in or around UK charities or NGOs, please do let me know and I can add you!
@rentswrites.bsky.social
Journalist, sober, worrier. https://muckrack.com/catherine-renton
@andrewjamesneilson.bsky.social
Dishevelled wandering star. Director of Campaigns @thehowardleague.bsky.social Co-florist @badlilies.bsky.social andrewneilson.uk
@barbdavi.bsky.social
Interested in English&arts education, literacy, law, social justice, prisons. Proud mum. Camden via Co. Down. Germano-Franco-Italophile. Feminist.
@aaronlittman.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Law, Faculty Director of Prisoners’ Rights Clinic, Deputy Director of Behind Bars Data Project at UCLA School of Law Scholarship at ssrn.com/author=1925841
@kateherrity.bsky.social
Criminologist with a focus on the sensory and ethnography in prisons. Also running @SensoryPenalities to share exciting new material from www.sensorycriminology.com Author of Sound, Order and Survival in Prison. All about supportive academia
@childrenscomm.bsky.social
Official Bluesky account for the independent Children's Commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza
@sianp.bsky.social
Immigration flavoured children's rights researcher, lawyer in a past life. Also geekery various. "Gary Sherman's Nemesis" (Abertoir, 2023) Almost certainly not in the mood for this. https://linktr.ee/SianP
@cerilh.bsky.social
Solicitor @dpglaw.bsky.social in claims + inquests against the state | prisons | police | immigration Here for law | social justice | migrant rights | feminism | LBGTQ+ | hot takes | photos of pets | no Nazis or cryptobros Usual disclaimers apply
@katherineschof8.bsky.social
Historian: Mughal & colonial India and Hindustani music, FRAS FRHistS. Head of Music @ KCL. Musicians at risk 🇦🇫 Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly (work in progress). Whippet owner. Exvangelical. https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/katherine-butler-schofie
@tomandlorenzo.bsky.social
Authors of “Legendary Children: The First Decade of RuPaul’s Drag Race & The Last Century of Queer Life,” publishers of tomandlorenzo.com, podcast: Pop Style Opinionfest
@annabower.bsky.social
Just asking questions. Senior Editor, Lawfaremedia.org. Send story ideas and tips to anna.bower@lawfaremedia.org Signal username: annabower.24
@chriscorrigan3.bsky.social
CEO of @SussexWildlife, President @SussexOrnitholo, trustee South Georgia Heritage Trust and Enovert Community Trust. Ex-RSPB and Birdwatch Ireland
@zahidmubarektrust.bsky.social
@restraintreductionnetwork.org
The Restraint Reduction Network is a registered charity (1187984) working to reduce restrictive practices. Contact us at rrn@bild.org.uk restraintreductionnetwork.org
@chennighan.bsky.social
Avid reader, book blogger, English teacher, reviewer 📚 📚 📚 ... panda admirer. Find me at wordywitterings.com
@kartikraj.bsky.social
Work @hrw.org on poverty, inequality, social security, human rights in Europe Migrant. Parent. Pedant. Anorak. He/him. Barcelona-based. Work output here: https://www.hrw.org/about/people/kartik-raj
@we-are-appeal.bsky.social
A non-profit law practice committed to fighting miscarriages of justice and demanding reform of a broken justice system. https://appeal.org.uk/donate
@jenniferdouglas.bsky.social
Engagement Lead, SafeLives Scotland 'never met a jumpsuit she didn't like' Specialist subject: Law & Order SVU www.authenticvoice.scot
@neurodiversikey.com
🔑 Understanding Unlocked🔓 🏆 Multi-award-winning non-profit dedicated to neurodiversity, law, and justice. neurodiversikey.com
@standoutprogrammes.bsky.social
We empower people to make positive change, realise their potential, and rebuild their lives after prison.
@cleanbrk.bsky.social
Clean Break is a theatre company for women who have experienced the criminal justice system or are at risk. We use theatre to change lives on stage, in prisons and in the community.
@jamesallen-hha.bsky.social
Proud to be leading Horton's homelessness services across Bradford. Homelessness -> trauma informed -> cuckooing.
@gardencourtlaw.bsky.social
Number 1 ranked barristers' specialising in civil liberties, education, human rights, immigration, crime, family, housing & public law. Reposts ≠ endorsements.
@bethweaver.bsky.social
Professor of Criminal and Social Justice at University of Strathclyde, Assoc Dir of Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research. Spanning Probation, Desistance, Health and AI along with all the things in between.
@kirsty-deacon.bsky.social
Researcher interested in all things criminal justice. PhD from Glasgow Uni, now a researcher at the Scottish Parliament (SPICe).
@prisonpolicy.org
Challenging mass incarceration and over-criminalization through research, advocacy, and organizing. Get email updates: https://prisonpolicy.org/subscribe/
@prisonjournalism.bsky.social
An independent national nonprofit initiative that trains incarcerated writers in the tools of journalism and publishes their stories. https://bit.ly/4lbdmXU
@bencrewe.bsky.social
@yvonnejewkes.bsky.social
Criminologist. Memoirist @ScribeUKbooks. Writer in Residence HMP Grendon and HMP Rye Hill. Creative writing tutor Freedom to Write. Agent Eleanor Birne @rcwlitagency https://linktr.ee/YvonneJewkes
@birthcompanions.bsky.social
Birth Companions is a national charity supporting women facing inequality and disadvantage during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. www.birthcompanions.org.uk
@jakephillips.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Criminology at the University of Cambridge. Researches criminal justice/probation/penology. Editor of Probation Journal. Enjoys running, playing the piano (badly), reading and generally being outdoors.
@prisonlawyersapl.bsky.social
We support prison lawyers https://www.associationofprisonlawyers.co.uk/
@prisonadvice.bsky.social
Pact is a pioneering national charity that supports prisoners, people with convictions, and their families. We build stronger families and safer communities across England & Wales.
@sandbergrlaw.bsky.social
Professor of Law at Cardiff University, Wales, UK. Writes on Legal History & Law and Religion with focus on marriage law and education law reform. https://linktr.ee/sandbergrlaw
@lynnefeatherstone.bsky.social
Former LibDem MP. Minister in Coalition. Originator and architect of the same sex marriage law. Peer. Book:Equal Ever After.
@michaelmaclennan.bsky.social
Writing/photos/other stuff from Scotland or thereabouts. Founder of comms consultancy Faur. Based in South Queensferry, Edinburgh.
@matthewgill.bsky.social
Defamation & free speech lawyer at Good Law Project ⚖️ We defend the voices of activists, journalists, charities & not for profits at low and no cost. Get in touch for advice & media interviews. matthew.gill@goodlawproject.org 📧
@sarahwootton.bsky.social
Choice at the end - and beginning - of life. CEO @dignityindying.org.uk @compassionindying.bsky.social #YesToDignity