So pleased to have been able to contribute to this brilliant book by Pippa . If you’re also learning to do life with a chronic illness and would like to read it, dm me and I’ll send you my spare copy 📚

🌸 Thank you to everyone who joined us for “Just Growin’ Through It”, our youth-led hormone health event at 2 Royal Avenue! Your presence made the day vibrant and impactful!

Credit: Ross' Reality 📸

🌸 Excited to introduce our incredible panelists for our youth-led hormone health event! Get ready to be inspired and empowered Saturday, 6th April at Belfast’s 2 Royal Avenue from 11-3pm with Common Youth !👇🏼

Come along for what will be a fantastic day!💜

🌸Join Common Youth for a free hormone health event! Music, myth busting, arts & more. Organised by youth, for youth! ✨

📅April 6th
🕚11am - 3pm
📍2 Royal Avenue, Belfast.

RSVP - [email protected] or just show up on the day!💜

#youthled #hormoneevent #commonyouth 🍃

✨Her Day Her Way ✨

Common Youth staff had a brilliant time at W5 on Saturday for #internationalwomensday facilitating a reproductive health and rights workshop. Thanks to Education Authority for having us and all the wonderful participants for attending!✨

#herdayherway

Happy #InternationalWomensDay !

We honor all the amazing women using our service & the inspiring activists standing with us. We're dedicated to empowering youth, advocating for women's, reproductive, & LGBTQ+ rights every day. Join us in promoting inclusivity & breaking barriers!

Clearing out old uni stuff from the garage and found this wee memory jar my friends made for me a few years ago. Do one of these for your pals!!! Guarantee it will make them cry happy tears on a random Monday ❤️❤️❤️

While there has been a lot of talk about Casement Park very little has been said about tackling poverty and the growing housing waiting list.

All in the remit of the same department but not subject to the same level of scrutiny

My latest column for The Detail
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Sexual Health Week … its been busy but brilliant. Myth busting icw Public Health Agency, facilitating a vulva workshop Belfast School of Art, launching our contraception guides & free condom scheme ads designed by the fab Fiona McD. The contraception conversation continues Common Youth

STIs are on the rise in NI 📈 huge spike in cases of gonorrhoea, syphilis and chlamydia, latest public health stats show ✍️ The Detail thedetail.tv/articles/maria…

For a possible story - is anyone struggling to rent or buy in the Causeway Coast and Glens area and would be happy to chat?

Looking at impact of Airbnb on housing market

Email in bio - retweets appreciated

#journorequests

Today Common Youth were delighted to visit Stormont alongside Informing Choices NI , Positive Life NI & Children's Law Centre (CLC) for an interactive discussion on the changes to the RSE curriculum!💜✨

Huge thanks to Connie Egan MLA for sponsoring this event for MLAs & their staff.

Important discussions today around the progress on the Period Products (Free Provision) Act. @MMBelfast reminding us all that periods don’t stop for Stormont!! 🩸❤️

Safe access zones preventing anti-Abortion protests will go live across all five health trusts in NI this Friday, the Dept of Health has confirmed

My latest article on the recent rise of singles events in Belfast for Mighty Women NI. Super fun to write this one!! mightywomenni.co.uk/local-mighty-w…

DE has launched a consultation seeking views on changes to elements of Relationships and Sexuality Education.

This includes how parents/carers can excuse their child from age-appropriate education on sexual and reproductive health and rights.

More info - education-ni.gov.uk/news/consultat…

After lots of time at this desk, I’m relieved to have submitted my dissertation on the impact of the Gillen Review on media reporting of sexual crime in NI. Thanks to all who spoke to me about this important issue and contributed to my last piece of work for my MA Journalism at Ulster

A recent leaflet by Truth Behind RSE NI being circulated makes multiple claims regarding Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) in NI.

We’ve taken a look and found the following (a 🧵)

Read article here factcheckni.org/articles/relat…

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