📢 We’re looking for new trustees @descot.bsky.social, one of Scotland’s national and strategic Disabled People’s Organisations. Please take a look and help spread the word. Thank you! 🙏

Disability Equality Scotland@descot.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Join our Board of Directors 📢 We are recruiting up to six volunteers to join our Board and help shape the future of Disability Equality Scotland. Find out more and access the application pack on our website: disabilityequality.scot/join-us/

At the end of week 2 at DES and am blown away by the passion, commitment and expertise of my new colleagues. Very much looking forward to meeting our members, Access Panels, funders, partners and other stakeholders in the coming weeks. If you fancy a catch up then please get in touch.

Disability Equality Scotland@descot.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are delighted to welcome @lkmulvagh.bsky.social as the new CEO of Disability Equality Scotland! Lucy joins from the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland, bringing strong experience in policy, research, and championing the voices of disabled people. 👉 disabilityequality.scot/news/introdu...

Today is the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. We want to hear about your experience of voting and how accessible the process was for you. Everyone has the right to vote independently and without barriers. Take part in our surveys, including Easy Read: disabilityequality.scot/news/electio...

Join @alliancescot.bsky.social in calling for a right to communication for all. Find out more about the new campaign and help spread the word, because communication is about more than just words. www.alliance-scotland.org.uk/more-than-wo... #MoreThanWords #CommunicationForAll

More than Words: Communication for All - Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland

About the campaign Communication connects us, but we all communicate differently. Good, inclusive communication matters to everyone. It helps us live well and take part in our communities. It’s a litt...

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📣 Are you - or do you know someone who is - a keen content communicator, a public policy person, or a business development pro? Then check out these 3 jobs @alliancescot.bsky.social and please help spread the word - www.alliance-scotland.org.uk/jobs-and-vol...

Jobs and volunteering - Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland

Jobs and opportunities to work with the ALLIANCE will be displayed here when we are actively recruiting. We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and welcome applicants from diverse b...

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We still have a few places available at what I am sure will be a thought-provoking discussion. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mary-webst... #carers #rights #equality

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Join Carers Scotland to mark the 60th Anniversary of Carers UK with the Mary Webster Lecture. The lecture will be given by Prof. Angela O'Hagan, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission on the topic "Equality: today and tomorrow". Find out more & book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mary-webst...

Liathach reflection in Loch Clair. Pic: Lucy Mulvagh

In this week’s #blog I explore what the proposed #UnitedNations Convention on the Rights of #Older Persons might mean for #olderpeople in #Scotland and how we must tackle #age #poverty. #humanrights #ageism #discrimination. scottishcare.org/the-dawning-...

The dawning of a Convention: a turning point for the rights of older persons

As regular readers of this blog will know there are very few occasions when I get the opportunity to be celebratory or even positive these days given the state of things! So, I hope you

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We're hiring! 📢 Applications are open now for a 12-month maternity cover for our Equal Representation Development Officer. 🗓 Closing 9am 17th April We want to talk about flexible working & what we're doing to make the process as inclusive as possible ⬇

📬 Do you want to stay up to date on all our latest news, blogs and events? We have a popular monthly newsletter sent at the end of each month. Sign up so you don’t miss out justfair.us15.list-m...

Reforming the NHS in Scotland? Not without social care you won’t. A personal reflection. #reform #NHS #socialcare #wholesystem #integration #leadership #politics scottishcare.org/reforming-th...

Reforming the NHS in Scotland? Not without social care you won’t.

It’s been a funny old week of oscillating emotions from a day in which I spent talking about how social care has the potential to be the economic driver of our communities to the next

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We can't #EndChildPoverty without a new approach to public debt collection. With Govan Law Centre we're calling on Scot Gov to make transformational changes to the way public debt is created & collected to help end child poverty: www.aberlour.org.uk/publications... #DebtAwarenessWeek

How can access to healthy & sustainably produced food be improved for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups in Scotland? Here’s what participants on the Race & the Right to a Healthy Environment project said. Partners Cemvo Scotland, @povertyalliance.org & @nourishscotland.bsky.social

📢 COME JOIN OUR TEAM! We're hiring a full-time 12-month maternity cover for our Equal Representation Development Officer. 🗓️ Deadline: 9am 17th April 💪 We're committed to flexible working - find details & apply online via our website: www.engender.org.uk/jobs/?jobid=19

📢 Calling women councillors past & present! 💬 Your voice matters. Take our survey & help us understand women's experiences of sexism in local councils. Together, we can push for councils that are safer, fairer, & more inclusive for women. 🔗Take the survey here: tinyurl.com/womencllrssurvey

Engender@engenderscot.bsky.social · last yr.

💬 Are you a current or former woman councillor? We want to hear from you! Share your experiences in our research survey & help us fight for change. Only 35% of councillors in Scotland are women. Women face barriers like sexist harassment, a male-dominated culture, & lack of flexible working.

If you want to write to your Labour MP about disability benefit cuts but have limited spoons, here’s a template from @sensecharity.bsky.social you can use: t.co/E8QB6EDi9o Public backlash *does* work at times so let’s keep the pressure up. You too, non-disabled allies!

Delighted to share these insights from one of the Independent Human Rights Fund for Scotland's Decision-making Panel members - a step-by-step on how the process worked, which encourages others to get involved with similar opportunities. Thank you for sharing your experience! www.corra.scot/from-...

Reflections from a decision-making panel member

Discover the tough choices behind granting £900,000 to human rights work in Scotland. Hear from a panel member how decisions were made.

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📆 Tickets are now available for the 10th annual Ailsa McKay Memorial Lecture on April 30. 🎫 Book your ticket via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/10th-annua... @satwatr.bsky.social @kezdugdale.bsky.social @swbg.bsky.social

We're delighted to share that the Children's Rights Skills and Knowledge Framework is now available at www.togetherscotland.org.uk/framework/

Our survey of female MSPs revealed some pretty sickening, though unsurprising, results.

Holyrood@holyroodmag.bsky.social · last yr.

Almost all female MSPs have experienced online abuse, a survey conducted by Holyrood has found www.holyrood.com/news/view,al...

I’m looking for someone new to join my team in the Scottish Parliament . To be considered for the Parliamentary Researcher role please apply before 18 March deadline. 🔗 ce1046li.webitrent.com/ce1046li_web...

If you work for a third sector organisation that provides placements for social work students, please take two minutes to tell us about your experience.

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1/ Watch CRER's input to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee at Scottish Parliament with CEMVO, Engender and Close the Gap. 👇🏿 Current proposals under the Public Sector Equality Duty Review are not enough to create change. www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/equa...

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee | Scottish Parliament TV

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📣 Women in Scotland need change to realise their rights We've joined with 32 organisations from across the country to highlight how entrenched inequalities systematically breach women’s economic, social & cultural rights, particularly for women experiencing intersecting forms of marginalisation.

💬 “You’ve been punching below your weight” and “you’ve not stepped into leadership” is not necessarily the message I expected from @kirstymcneill.bsky.social addressing #SCVOGathering Hard message when the sector props up state contacts by £2.4bn & 62% charities deliver without full cost recovery.

Where did all the voters go? 📺 IPPR's Dr Parth Patel tells the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee that we are getting awfully close to the tipping point where elections lose legitimacy because the majority did not take part.

Latest #Westerross Round-up is out. gairlochtimes.org.uk/highland-fil...

Highland film extras wanted, and New West Coast Arts gigs

New local music gigs, and locals are in the running for awards.

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Response from @alliancescot.bsky.social on news that Scottish Government is to drop parts of the National Care Service Bill - www.alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/news/fu...

Future of National Care Service announced - Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland

Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport, Maree Todd, announced in a statement in front of Parliament today that parts of the National Care Service (NCS) Bill proposals will be dropped. Th...

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As we head into our tenth year, we’re looking for directors to join our board and help set the future direction of our organisation. Apply now 👇 https://theferret.scot/become-a-director-of-the-ferret/

Become a director of The Ferret

Would you like to be part of deciding the future of The Ferret as an organisation, as we head into our tenth year?

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We’re hiring! Clan are delighted to be working with @together-sacr.bsky.social on a project which will empower and enable Scotland’s children’s sector to use the law to advance children’s rights. We’re recruiting a Legal Policy Manager to lead on this work.