Nigel Henderson 🏴 @nigel-henderson.bsky.social Chair @IRISS, Senior Policy Advisor @Mental Health Europe.
Columba 1400 @columba1400.bsky.social We enable young people, especially those from tough realities, and the key adults in their life, to lead lives of purpose, meaning and contribution.
Sinead @sineadpower.bsky.social Dubliner in Edinburgh. Civil servant so tread carefully around politics. Bought my first pair of football boots at age 48...Acquiring an interest in American sports through my teenagers ...
Sabir Zazai @sabirzazai.bsky.social CEO @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social- M Mhairi Hunter @mhairihunter.bsky.social Presently lurking
I Am Me Scotland @iammescotland.bsky.social Supporting Safer Communities. Education resources available from iammescotlandeducation.org.uk
https://linktr.ee/iammescotland
Jacqui Dunbar @jacquidunbar.bsky.social Freelance professional in children's human rights, trauma informed approaches, training and development - www.jdfreelance.co.uk
Professional photographer of people and events - www.jacquidunbar.co.uk
Sara Dodds @saradodds.bsky.social Freelance research and consultancy
Social research, policy, strategy development, evaluation, evidence review, trauma-informed approaches.- J Joseph @josephscullion.scot
Simon Massey @simonmassey.bsky.social Giving this a go
Head of Development & Engagement for @childreninscotland.bsky.social
All views my own
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Glasgow Film Theatre @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social Glasgow's original independent cinema and home of
@glasgowfilmfest.bsky.social
🛠️ Built in 1939
📽️ Founded in 1974
National Library of Scotland @natlibscot.bsky.social Scotland’s living memory. If you can think of it, we probably have it. 
Fiona McBride @fiona74.bsky.social Proud mum of 2 fabulous women. Passionate about social justice, equality and kindness. Also love music and books.
Marion Gillooly @mgcelebrant.bsky.social Independent Celebrant creating meaningful ceremonies for life’s significant events; Trustee @SCLDNews. All views my own.
StarcatchersUK @starcatchersuk.bsky.social Starcatchers is Scotland’s Arts and Early Years organisation. We create performances and creative experiences for babies and children from birth to 5 years and the adults who care for them. Find us at starcatchers.org.uk
Rhona Matheson @rhonamatheson.bsky.social CEO of Starcatchers, potential PhD student, interested in children’s rights, babies’ rights, personal views here
Humza Yousaf @humzayousaf.bsky.social Father, husband, former First Minister of Scotland 🏴
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Pollok
Nick Addington @addingtonnick.bsky.social Funding | civil society | environment | Glasgow | Also posting @totheobelisk.bsky.social
linktr.ee/addington
Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social Democratic strategist. Formerly Long Island Campaign Chair for Barack Obama; Majority Leader of the Suffolk County Legislature. Gay dad of five terrific kids. Writer and producer of echoesoftheunknownpodcast.com. Coffee addict. New York/Florida. 🌴
Jennifer Davidson @jenniferiicf.bsky.social Executive Director & Professor, OBE | Institute for Inspiring Children’s Futures, University of Strathclyde @iicfstrath.bsky.social | Lead, Working Group SDG16+Justice for Children 🌍 #JusticeActionCoalition | Partner, Observatory Children’s Human Rights 🏴
Fiona Steel @fisteel.bsky.social National Director at Action for Children in Scotland. Board member of CCPS . Views are my own.
Fiona Dyer @fionadyer.bsky.social Professor of Practice. Director of the Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) @uniStrathclyde. Co-chair of ASB, ACR & Children’s Rights groups.
Robbie Gilligan @robbiegilligan.bsky.social Professor Emeritus, School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin. Active in research relating to children in care, care leavers and care experienced adults. 
Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social Carnegie UK is an independent charitable foundation that works to deliver better wellbeing for people in the UK and Ireland.
#CollectiveWellbeing
Fiona King @feeking.bsky.social Policy & Public Affairs Manager @savechildrensco.bsky.social - views my own, of course. Some politics, some food, some sea #LFC
Isobel @iso-bel.bsky.social Interim Head of Politics at Uplift ⏫🌍working to support a just transition from fossil fuels | Views and tweets my own | 🌈 🐶 she/her.
Independent Arts Projects (IAP) @iaponline.bsky.social Leith based arts organisation getting up to all sorts with great folk.
https://www.independentartsprojects.com
Fiona Doring @fionadoring.bsky.social CEO @ Impact Arts & The Boardwalk
Board member @ Edinburgh College
All things art, social justice, leadership & third sector.
www.impactarts.co.uk www.theboardwalkglasgow.co.uk
Emma Allen @emmaaallen.bsky.social Virtual Head Teacher for Care Experienced Children and Young People in Aberdeenshire.
Gina Wilson @ginawilson.bsky.social Work in children’s human rights. Head of Strategy at Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland @cypcs.bsky.social
Jewellery maker. Love all things Eurovision and time with my spaniel.
@cathymac1.bsky.social @cathymac1.bsky.social 
Claire Lightowler @clairelightowler.bsky.social Trainee Solicitor and Rights in Justice Project Manager at Clan Childlaw - lawyers for children & young people in Scotland. Interested in human rights, children's rights, conflict with the law, social research, public service transformation & improvement.
Sarah McDermott @sarah-r-mcdermott.bsky.social Development Manager, Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights)
All views my own.
Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov U.S. Senator, Massachusetts. She/her/hers. Official Senate account.
https://substack.com/@senatorwarren
Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social An anti-poverty charity and community of food banks working to end hunger in Scotland and across the UK 💚
Anne Spiers @annes50.bsky.social Service Manager with Children First. My views are definitely my own!
Scottish Commission on Social Security @thescoss.bsky.social The Scottish Commission on Social Security (SCoSS) is an independent public body that scrutinises and reports on regulations and the social security charter. https://socialsecuritycommission.scot/
Lyndsay McDade @lyndsaymcdade.bsky.social Fearless Scotland Manager
Crimestoppers
Empowering young people to speak up about crime 100% anonymously at Fearless.org
Claire Telfer @telfc.bsky.social Head of Scotland at @savechildrensco.bsky.social
Prof. Michelle Lefevre @michellelefevre.bsky.social #socialwork academic researching #innovation, relationship-based practice, adolescent #safeguarding, #kindness, #socialcare. I lead @theinnovateproject.bsky.social -but gardening is my greatest love 🌈 https://profiles.sussex.ac.uk/p28733-michelle-lefevre
Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social We work to speed up and support the transition to a future free from poverty, in which people and planet can flourish.
https://www.jrf.org.uk/
The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk Lifting the curtain on the biggest stories in the UK, U.S. & beyond.
With Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel & Lewis Goodall. Listen on Global Player.
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Barnardo's Scotland @barnardosscot.bsky.social As the country's largest children's charity, we’re here to help you, and children and young people across Scotland, feel safer, happier and healthier.
Barnardo's @barnardos.org.uk We're Barnardo's👋 We're here to help children and young people feel safer, happier, healthier and more hopeful. When you change a childhood, you change a life.
Action for Children @actionforchildren.bsky.social 
@novlinda.bsky.social @novlinda.bsky.social Live music and lively debate. Big Nick Cave fan. Usually planning a walk or an escape to a Scottish island.
Liggy Webb @liggy-webb33.bsky.social Award-winning author and presenter. Passionate about championing lifelong learning, distilling complexity and helping people to be fit for the future. Author of "The bite-sized life skills series" www.liggywebb.com
George Bellamy @ghbellamy.bsky.social Director of Operations at @changemh.org, Charity Leader, Dog Dad, Open Water Swimmer, History Lover, LGBT+, Friendly Human in Edinburgh via Lancashire 🌈
Sheila McKechnie Foundation (SMK) @smkcampaigners.bsky.social Click below to use our FREE campaigning tools, book some campaign training, sign up for our social change newsletter, read our blogs, and more!
smk.org.uk/link-in-bio
Lily Greenan @randmhousekpr.bsky.social Reads fast, writes slow, grows things. Consultant/researcher on VAW. Unpaid carer. She/her.
Martin Crewe @crewemartin.bsky.social Director @barnardosscot.bsky.social and general charity person, including board member of ACOSVO
Chloe Riddell @policychloe.bsky.social Policy Lead @thepromisescotland, mama of three, policy geek #KeepThePromise
Coalition of Care & Support Providers in Scotland @ccpscotland.bsky.social The voice of not-for-profit social care providers in Scotland. Reposts do not indicate endorsement. Account monitored Monday-Friday, 9am-6pm.
https://linktr.ee/CCPScotland
Tariq Ali @aliboomaye.bsky.social ⭐20+ yrs with NGO's | Passionate about power of #socent #nonprofits to achieve social change⭐
Glasgow / Edinburgh
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu staff writer @theatlantic.com and senior fellow @snfagora.bsky.social. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and AUTOCRACY INC
https://linktr.ee/anneapplebaum
Aileen @aileenmac.bsky.social West coast Scot, tie-dyed hippy, trying her best.
James McTaggart @jamesedpsych.bsky.social Educational Psychologist - early years, child trauma & adversity, infant mental health, equalities & children’s rights; deputy chair BPS Practice Board
Dr Louise Marryat @lmarryat.bsky.social UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, University of Glasgow. Lead for UK Opioids in Pregnancy Study: https://opioidsinpregnancy.gla.ac.uk/ . Interested in child development, parenting, mental health and substance use. Chair of Board @parentingscotland.bsky.social
Annette Fisher @miniannette.bsky.social 🏴 🇳🇱 Accountability & Governance practitioner & researcher | International aid & development | Children’s Panel Member in Scotland | Founder & Director of Weans' Scran & Kitchin | cargo-bike/bakfiets owner | Glasgow-based | parent to a 4yr old
NASUWT Scotland @nasuwtscotland.bsky.social NASUWT is the Teachers’ Union, representing teachers and school leaders in all sectors of education. Also on Facebook and Instagram.
https://www.nasuwt.org.uk/
Francesca de Munnich @francescademunnich.bsky.social Head of Policy - Association of Charitable Foundations.
She/her
Martin Whitfield @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social Former Scottish Labour MSP
Karin Goodwin @karingoodwin.bsky.social Journalist |Co-editor of theferret.scot |Co-founder of Govanhill's Community Newsroom| Migration, housing, justice, people power and planet |Always up for dancin'
SCVO @scvo.scot We're SCVO (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations). The national body supporting Scotland's essential voluntary sector. We monitor socials Mon-Thu 9-5 Fri 9-4.
🔗 www.scvo.scot
Scottish Women's Budget Group @swbg.bsky.social The Scottish Women's Budget Group was founded to promote gender equality in the Scottish Budgetary process.
https://www.swbg.org.uk/
Helen Beckett @helenbeckett.bsky.social Professor of Social Policy & Social Work and Co-Director of the Connect Centre at University of Central Lancashire.
@oxfamscotland.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social Scottish arm of a global movement of millions of people working together to overcome poverty by fighting the injustices and inequalities that fuel it.
Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights) @together-sacr.bsky.social An alliance of 600 charities & professionals that promote & protect the rights of children in Scotland as set out in the UNCRC & other human rights treaties #HumanRights #UNCRCScotland #BabyUNCRC #RightsOnTrack
Find out more: linktr.ee/togetherscotland
Donald Macaskill @drdmacaskill.bsky.social CEO Scottish Care - homecare & care homes. Hon.Prof, University of the West of Scotland; Chair, National Bereavement Charter Group; Chair, NDTi; Director, Global Ageing Network; Board Member, Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care. #candleforcare.
Mary L Trump @maryltrump.bsky.social Mom. Wife. Author. Defender of democracy. marytrump.org
Fiona McFarlane @fionamcf.bsky.social Policy Advisor @nestauk. Former third sector director. all things public policy,
public affairs with a 🏴 focus.- T R @taciturner.bsky.social
Max Stewart @maxwellstewa.bsky.social Leftist, Democratic Socialist, Prison Abolitionist, Anti-Imperialist, Lover of the Earth, Hater of Trump, Recovering Southerner living in LA, ABA therapist.
Independence for Palestine, Ukraine, Tibet, Catalan, Scotland, and a Unified Ireland.
Janis McCulloch @justjanis1.bsky.social Head of Campaigns at Myeloma UK. Mum, volunteer, new to running, always busy.
Rachel Cackett @r-cackett.bsky.social Scottish charity CEO representing NFP social care providers. Social justice campaigner seeking spare-time solace in wild places. Posting in a personal capacity.
Kirsteen Mulhern @kirsteen-m.bsky.social Charity sector cheerleader. Recovering archivist. St Johnstone fan. Used to do 'history stuff' (actually, I still do...just don't get paid for it now!). Greyhound enthusiast. Obsessive reader. Sci-fi geek...and lots of other stuff too 🏴🇪🇺🏳️🌈
James McEnaney @jamesmcenaney.bsky.social Journalist and writer
Former English teacher & lecturer | Author of 'Class Rules: the Truth about Scottish Schools' & 'A Scottish Journey' | Fond of FOI, motorbikes, La Gomera, and all things education
www.jamesmcenaney.co.uk
Jen Ang @jena.ng Human rights lawyer l Optimist
🏕️ https://linktr.ee/jenanglaw
Jordan Daly @jordan.tie.scot Co-Founder/Director of @tie.scot
Addressing prejudice in schools: https://tie.scot | MA, MSc | he/him
Views mine
Leah Black @leahblack.bsky.social Co-Head of Regenerative Futures Fund, Edinburgh working in the team at Foundation Scotland. Into things like - funding, philanthropy, communities, culture, equality, futures and resourcing system change over the long term.
Naomi McAuliffe @naomimc.bsky.social Head of Policy and Research at Amnesty International UK. Scottish Women's Aid Trustee. Scottish by choice. I do swearing and tweed.
Fairness Foundation @fairness.bsky.social Putting fairness at the heart of public debate and policymaking in the UK.
https://linktr.ee/FairnessFoundation
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
ocasiocortez.com
Rory Stewart @rory-stewart.bsky.social Author The Middleland linktr.ee/middleland, PlacesinBetween, Jackson/Yale. PoliticsOnTheEdge. @Restispolitics podcast w Alastair Campbell.
Parody
Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Investigative journalist. Then: the Guardian/Observer. Now: co-founder all-women journalist collective, thenerve.news. Also, co-founded tech justice non-profit, https://the-citizens.com. And write a personal newsletter at broligarchy.substack.com
NSPCC @nspcc.bsky.social UK Based Charity. We exist to keep children safe. Everything we do puts children first – their voices, their experiences, their needs. Anyone worried about a child can call 0808 800 5000.
Cllr Claire Miller (she/her) @cllrcmiller.bsky.social 💚 Green Councillor for 📍 Edinburgh City Centre ward
💰 Finance spokesperson
✉️ c.miller@edinburgh.gov.uk/claire.miller@scottishgreens.org.uk - DMs are off
Promoted by Claire Miller on behalf of Scottish Green Party, both of 19b Graham St, EH6 5QN
Dr Lynn Kettell @dr-lynn-kettell.bsky.social UK (NW) Health & Social Care researcher, mentor, wife, mum, nana, foster carer, volunteer with refugees.
#youngcarers #CYP
Eternal optimist, loving family and life; coffee, cat & nature lover.
Stage 4 #neuroendocrine cancer patient #NETs
Ellie Wagstaff @elliewagstaff.bsky.social Senior Policy Manager @ Marie Curie Scotland | Trustee @ Generations Working Together | Social justice | Hiker #EverestBaseCamp2025
all views my own
Michelle Supple @michellesupple.bsky.social Director of Fundraising, Marketing & Communications, Children First | Mum | Dog/Cat Owner | Nature Lover | VMO
Lynn Perry MBE @lynnanneperry.bsky.social Chief Executive at Barnardo’s. Proud Mum. Champion for Children. System change seeker. Collaborator. Views my own.
Michael Marra MSP @michaeljmarra.bsky.social Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance. Scottish Labour MSP for North East Scotland. Dundonian, Dad, DUFC.
Foysol Choudhury MBE @foysolchoudhury.bsky.social Former Member of the Scottish Parliament | Former Shadow Minister for Culture, Europe & International Development.| Equality Campaigner | Dad | Edinburgh | Scotland
🌎 www.foysolchoudhury.co.uk
Dr Anni Donaldson @annidonaldson.bsky.social Feminist|oral historian|domestic abuse|women's activism|patriarchy in 20C Scotland | writer book/music reviews | Hon Res Fellow @StrathHaSS exSpringburnlassie
Paula Surridge @psurridge.bsky.social Professor of Political Sociology, University of Bristol
British politics, elections, public opinion and (a lot of) political values.
SubStack: https://pollingsnippets.substack.com/?r=4a6d0z&utm_campaign=pub-shar
Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London & author of The Conservative Party after Brexit: Turmoil and Transformation (now out in paperback). The bits and pieces I do for websites and newspapers turn up eventually at https://proftimbale.com
Ian Bond @cerianbond.bsky.social Deputy director, Centre for European Reform, London @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social . Supporter of democracy, the rule of law, the EU & Ukraine. Opponent of authoritarianism, corruption & Putin's Russia.
Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social Freelance journalist covering British politics and public services - NHS, education, care, housing, disability, benefits. Not a tribalist.
I like good things and I don't like bad things.