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Pavee Beoir. Mother. She/Her. Working towards a just Ireland for all. Trans Rights are Human rights🏳️‍⚧️ Refugees Welcome ❤ PERSONAL VIEWS.

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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
4 years
55% wouldnt have Travellers as Community Members. 35% Avoid Travellers 75% wouldnt have a Traveller as a co-worker. 78% wouldnt have a Traveller as a Neighbour. 83% wouldnt employ a Traveller. 91% wouldnt have a Traveller as a family member. 85% wouldnt have a Traveller as friend
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
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We lost a 13yr old Traveller to suicide yday. Travellers dying by suicide are getting younger and younger. Please stand with us. We have to do our best to end Traveller hate so we can save lives. Rest in Peace Baby. 💔
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
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My stats as a Traveller woman are scary! I am now 42yrs blessed as only 50% of us reach 39yrs. 3% of us live past 65yrs. Our suicide rates 6x higher. These stats are old yet not shocking Irish Society into change! ???
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
2 years
I am only presenting to the council of Europe on Traveller children rights next week! Not bad for a Traveller woman from Mayo 🤣 No pressure like 🙈
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
2 years
With all the disgusting comments floating about the heartbreaking tragedy in #Tallaght it should be clearer than ever before Irish Travellers and working class people need to stand firmly together against racism and classism. RIP Angels.
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
2 years
As a community we have lost three beautiful children to suicide this week. We do not need anti Traveller racist comments right now. We need human compassion and solidarity. Those who are speaking in hate give it a rest let us mourn. 😭
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
2 years
I don't want pepper spray, I need to live in a world where I don't need it.
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
3 years
Ive noticed a trend on Irish twitter when people talk about suicide hundreds,thousands of likes/RTs but when Travellers talk about 11% of all our deaths being suicide,82% of us affected by suicide in a population of 40,000 people, very little reaction.
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
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I was head hunted for a mainstream job! not a job within the Traveller Movement! I near died 😁
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
4 years
So as a parent im preparing my children how to respond to the use of the racist slur Kna*ker can you please educate yours not to use it ? So Traveller children dont have to be subjected to the pain all the generations that went before them ? Just one simple action you can take.
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
2 years
My heart goes out to Margaret "Twink" the mother of Lisa,Chelsea and Christy RIP and all their family,friends as they start to say their goodbyes today at 2pm to these beautiful children. Rest in power Angels. May you all have find the strength to get through your pain. 💔
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
2 years
Today I turned the big 43yrs! Maybe the norm to most but when only 3% of Travellers reach 65 yrs. And so many of my family, community never did. RIP. It makes me feel so blessed. #TravellerPrideWeek
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
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So proud of these brave Minceir Beoirs standing up to their abuser. Truly inspirational to all women . Real heros in my eyes !!
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‘Come forward and ‘don’t be afraid’ - Helen, whose father James O'Reilly was jailed for 20 years for the repeated rape and sexual abuse of his seven daughters and his younger sister, appeals to other victims of abuse. More @rtenews .
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
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Irish Travellers on twitter are like a needle in a hay stack. So allies, please actively support us, check in, RT. 😊
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
2 years
Unacceptable language in our Dáil today. Regardless of the point being made it is the damage it can do to Irish Travellers. Please apologise.
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The truth about Sinn Féin.
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
3 years
Lord rest my hubby father. Passed away just now. 😭😭
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
4 years
Why isnt #Carrickmines10 trending today? oh yeah they were Travellers who burnt to death. Ireland may not care but Travellers do. Lord Rest their poor souls.
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
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Tomorrow I am 42😀 each birthday I reach I think of all my aunts, uncles, cousins, friends within our community that have not. Rip. The fact that only 3% of us live past 65yrs 😭 I am truly blessed in many ways yet heartbroken for everyone we have lost way too young 💔
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
4 years
The economy can bounce back, death is final. Lets save lives. #Lockdown2
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
2 years
I have never been so disgusted,angry in all my life as woman. A man actually thought it was ok to masturbate while women united in grief,anger,love for a murdered woman during an online vigil. RIP. 💔 Men own your shit!This is not on us. #shewasgoingforarun
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
2 years
So excited to be starting my new role as National Traveller Youth Strategy Coordinater on Tuesday! Our youth need to be heard. Decades of being left behind by society. The impact that has on on us means we have a wide range of young Traveller voices.
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
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My aunt suffered in a mother n baby home as a young Minceir beoir. She never spoke of it. Her child taken from her against her will. Leaving her in pain shaping the rest of her life , leading to her death. She died a year older than me. RIP 😭
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
2 years
Am I the only one who has not had Covid and not played Wordle yet 😁
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
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Twelve years ago I felt like ending my life by suicide. External oppression and internal oppression as a Traveller woman made me feel like I didnt belong to either community. Internal oppression hurt me more. Yet here I am 😁
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
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When I tell people i am Traveller,saying to me " Oh but you are not like other Travellers" is not a compliment, its an insult to me and all Travellers.
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
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You cant imagine what it feels like as a Traveller Mother dropping your babies into an education system that failed generations of your family, yet hoping this is the generation that brings positive change for us.
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
2 years
Why is it assumed because my husband is Muslim,we do not celebrate Christmas? Two faiths can live side by side in love, time we learn that as a society.
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
4 years
So I was thinking about writing an email to the @greenparty_ie but being a Traveller how small do the words i use have to be ?
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
3 years
Im so humbled to note I have 7000 followers. Means so much knowing my voice as a Minceir beoir is valued in Irish Society by allies. Thank you for being with me on my journey towards Minceir Equality.💞
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
4 years
So my nephew was told today at School by another child "no one likes K*nackers thats why that house was burnt down." We have break the circle of Hate, it has to stop with our generation!
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
2 years
How can some people be allies to all marginalised groups but not Irish Travellers. It goes against every value of being a "human rights defender" ?
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
2 years
Can racists of Ireland ever take a break ? An entire ethnic minority is not responsible for one of its members wrong doing. Give it a rest like.🤢
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
2 years
Such a heartbreaking loss of young lives in Tallaght.Two beautiful sisters and brother. I really have no words. My deepest sympathy to their family,friends all who loved them. Hope and pray the family will be met with compassion,love, supported at this extremely difficult time.
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
2 years
So" Ireland never had killers until we became a multicultural society "? Jez what planet do these people live on ?
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
4 years
Ireland is not Racist? When my husband and I were approved for a mortgage the bank advised us not to buy in the estate we had choosen as it was "known as the ghetto of the town full of non nationals" I replied "my kind of estate!" We are so happy here and made lots of friends.
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
2 years
Its exhausting having to say this over and over. I or any other Traveller is not accountable for the wrong doing of some Travellers. We should not be expected and asked to comment every single time. As non Travellers are you regarding members of your community?
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
3 years
Little reminder ,Travellers spell Traveller with a capital T always. If we were not continued to be assimilated we would travel being true to our nomadic identity, so we are Traveller not traveller. In Cant Pavee or Minceir. Its exhausting correcting people all the time.
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
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Everytime Non Travellers talk about some Travellers leaving rubbish behind Im going to show you this !! 😉
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Sunday morning on Dublin’s South William Street… no words 😔
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
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Ive been asked to write a piece for the Irish Examiner like little old me !
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
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Suicide rates for Traveller women are 6x higher than our settled counterparts due to living a life under constant attack both externally and internally while being failed by mental health services. May she rest in peace 💔
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
3 years
Thank u everyone for your love and support yday. Love always wins over hate. The anti Traveller prejudice on twitter yday was vile and shocked me coming from people who should know better. But here I am today spreading my Minceir love as always.
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
2 years
The tweet calling for our genocide maybe deleted but the hurt is still very real for Travellers who saw it. Hitting delete doesnt take our pain away. Why is this racist behaviour set as an accepted standard for our politicians?
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
3 years
Irish Travellers are very few on twitter. I only joined in March 2020.I can see why. We are attacked by members of every community. Do better!
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
3 years
Why can't people just say I am tired instead of Knackered? It triggers alot of painful childhood memories for me and many Travellers.
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
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It is a very lonely place to say a as Traveller you are pro choice. We need more support.
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
3 years
Heartbreaking a young Traveller man killed in car crash hours before his wedding. 💔 I hope Limerick takes care of the families during this tragedy. RIP.
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
2 years
For those who still fail to understand I am one Traveller woman within a community of 40K+ in Ireland. Like you I am responsible for my actions not that of 39,999K + other Travellers.
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
2 years
Much love to all who reported anti Traveller tweets over last few days.❤ Please do just that report,block. Please do not RT, comment, screenshot and tweet. If you do we see it along with all others we see. It is so hurtful for Irish Travellers to see this hate all the time.
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
2 years
If you see Travellers being wrongly refused service in pubs,clubs,etc.. don't be a bystander call it out ? Leave the pub find one that is not racist. #IsItOver
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
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My little girl came home crying from school today early,said she was sick. But she wasnt she was upset by a little boy touching her bum on the playground. All innocent but this is where consent starts on the playground parents.
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
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A qoute tweet declared me "rape enabler" cause I welcome refugees. Darling our country has always been full of rapists. We don't even have to look that far just look at what happened in our Catholic Church ? #RefugeesWelcome
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
2 years
It should be common sense non Travellers don't get to tell me what offends me as an actual Irish Traveller. 🙈
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
2 years
To the men saying to me " oh he must need help, has mental health issues" you are part of the problem. I know plenty of men who have mental health issues who would never dream of such a vile act of disrespect for a murdered woman! #AshlingMurphy
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
2 years
Some major positive news 19 Traveller women graduate in Community Leadership UCC. Like anyone when given equitable opportunities we can be high achievers. #Minc éirRights
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
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I am so tired of "I have had bad experiences with some Travellers" like it gives one the right to be racist towards all of us. I have lost count of non Travellers who did me wrong deeply hurt me impacting on my life opportunities.But I married a non Traveller,see the difference😉
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A Mayo man heads to Dublin for the weekend. Every pub he tries enter he is met with "sorry we don't serve people from Mayo. There was a Mayo man in here caused trouble before." "But there are thousands of people in Mayo surely you are not holding me accountable for all in Mayo?"
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The first time i was called a K*acker I was 5 just started school, didnt know what it meant or why the other child looked at me with such hate. That was the day I learned I was hated because i am Traveller. Parents need to stop teaching children hate but teach love & acceptance.
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Parent teacher meetings and both my kids are flying it.. so can we end the stereotype that #IrishTravellers don't value nor want education. We always did- it was simply denied to us for decades while we suffered racism at the same time.
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If you believe as a Traveller activist here I am having a postive impact please help me build my platform further so I can reach even more allies who stand with Irish Travellers and want a just Ireland for all. Hopefully the bigger reach the more of a positive impact. ❤
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She was just 12yrs a baby who lost her sister to suicide too. Lord rest them both. Failed on every level possible. I hope their family can survive such pain. 💔 We need our Traveller mental health strategy now!
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Suicide rates for Traveller women are 6x higher than our settled counterparts due to living a life under constant attack both externally and internally while being failed by mental health services. May she rest in peace 💔
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My little girl when sees me wear a nice top "Mummy do u have an important meeting on the computer today ?" 🤣🤣
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
2 years
Really makes me sad when others say Ireland is an inclusive society. I know it may be your experience but please listen to Irish Travellers and our experience of ethnic cleansing for decades.
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
4 years
Are Settled people on twitter expected to be accountable for all their community ? Asking for a friend 🙈
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
2 years
How heartless do you have to be to comment anti Traveller racism and hate under an article where a Traveller woman talks about loosing 28 members of her family to suicide. No wonder our mental health is way beyond crisis point!
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Irish Travellers 'mental health crisis' driven by discrimination and deprivation
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
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Truly sickening sections of the media are posting articles of the #Tallaght tradegy dip feeding details every few hours! Have a little compassion and respect for those left behind. They won't benefit from your constant coverage. You are adding to their suffering! RIP Angels.
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A privileged woman will never know what it is like to be a marginalised woman therefore vital we are at the table making decisions impacting on our lives.
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I just heard a Traveller woman died RIP by Suicide and some settled people from her town are joking about it. No human compassion what so ever!
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"In a country that suffered terribly at the hands of the Nazis during the second world war, the unthinkable had started to happen: pogroms against an ethnic minority, in this case, the Roma, have somehow become commonplace."
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Humbled to be nominated for a #TravellerPride award tomorrow under the intersectionality category for my #CelebrateAutisticTravellers campaign as a Traveller mother. #TravellerPrideWeek
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
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Homeschooling is hard work! But spare a taught for Minceiri who dont have access to wifi being evicted from the roadside even in a pandemic or whose parents dont have the literacy skills needed to homeschool 💔
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Ok allies lets try get #TravellerPrideWeek trending today as the first event kicks off the Traveller Pride Awards. ❤
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
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I've just signed this Open Letter as a Traveller calling for our human rights to be protected, respected & implemented . Will you show solidarity by signing? #mentalhealth
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I am sick to my stomach, can't get the image out of my mind. He on the other hand is most likely laughing,feeling powerful. Well watch how powerful you are when held accountable for your vile actions.We can't even mourn the murder of one of us without be attacked. #AshlingMurphy
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🏳️‍⚧️ Rose Marie Maughan 🏳️‍⚧️
4 years
I just want to say thank you to all my followers for you solidarity and support. I joined Twitter as another means of raising the Traveller voice, there are millions of non Travellers on twitter ,very few Travellers , we need your support to raise our voices.
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