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In November 2020 Amnesty International, the global human rights organisation founded by my Nobel peace prize winning grandfather, Sean Mac Bride, signed and promoted a letter demanding that media and politicians deny “legitimate representation” to certain people in Ireland.  

Angry and saddened I spoke up.  I plan to continue speaking up here.

You can read the origin story on my pinned tweet @Iseult. And yes, my great grandmother is the Maud Gonne, who was a proud Irishwoman, a lifetime activist, and a muse of W B Yeats.

Iseult White @iseult

My great grandmother Maud Gonne was English, the daughter of a Captain of the British Army. She adopted Ireland as her home country and was an activist for people's rights her entire life. She never stopped. To the end she called out injustice where she saw it. 1/

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I started my career in Silicon Valley training Apple engineers in software design and later trained as a psychotherapist.   I am a frequent contributor to national radio in Ireland and have authored three highly regarded books on technology and mindfulness.   

I would like to hear your stories of the #ChillingEffect. Has your career been impacted? Have you been the victim of cyber intimidation for speaking up? Please share your stories with me. I am hoping to create an archive of Testimonies of the #ChillingEffect.

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