BOOK LAUNCH: THE FLYING CHILD: A CAUTIONARY FAIRY TALE FOR ADULTS
When: 20 February 2024, 18:00 — 21:00
Venue: Birkbeck Clore Management Centre
Book your place here:
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Someone said an artist’s job is to make you happy to be alive…👊🏼

“I want to help – what can I do?” – The Flying Child

“When posting on social media I used to fear I was speaking within my own echo chamber but things have changed and I don’t think I’m speaking to the converted anymore.”

#CSA #newblog theflyingchild.com/2023/06/16/i-w…

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We’ve never had anyone fundraise for The Flying Child before!

Amanda attended one of our school training events last year and has contacted me to say she’s running the Surrey half marathon to raise money for The Flying Child! How amazing is that? 🤩 1/

This is genius…

I had the best experience with Frankie Golding who understood my need to know what I’d be asked in advance. A compassionate, kind and trauma informed media goes a long way in helping survivors of #CSA feel safer when speaking publicly. @OnRoadMedia #CSA

📣We're delighted to announce that we've received Home Office #funding until 2025 through the Support for Victims and Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (SVSCSA) Fund for our project #UpFrontSurvivors , in partnership with Viv Gordon, The Green House & Coventry University. 📣 1/3

📣 We are delighted to announce that we have received Home Office #funding until 2025 through the Support for Victims and Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (SVSCSA) Fund for our project #UpFrontSurvivors , in partnership with Somerset & Avon Rape & Sexual Abuse Support, The Green House & Coventry University. 📣 1/3

📣 We are delighted to announce that we have received Home Office #funding until 2025 through the Support for Victims and Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (SVSCSA) Fund for our project #UpFrontSurvivors , in partnership with Somerset & Avon Rape & Sexual Abuse Support, The Green House & Coventry University. 📣

2022 has been a fantastic year for #TheFlyingChild . There are too many people to tag individually but thank you to everyone who has supported our work, worked with us, shared the blog, listened to us speak, mentored, donated - and to The National Lottery Community Fund for funding us for the next 3 yrs

A difficult personal thread.

Thinking of 9 young girls who just learnt that the man they said sexually abused them would not face another trial meaning 10 remaining charges have been dropped.

A jury was discharged after failing to reach a unanimous verdict on the first 11.

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'My pen is the wing of a bird, it will tell you those thoughts we are not allowed to think...' The thoughts of Afghan women writers #Afghanistan . With thanks to Zarghuna Kargar & striking photos from Nanna Muus
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When I saw you on rounds that morning you were quiet. Your eyes looked in my direction but were otherwise vacant.

This was a change.

Me: 'You okay?'
You: 'Yup.'

There was coolness in the way you spoke. After that, you turned away from me and faced the wall.

Ooph.

11 years ago today
Keep checking in on your friends
Keep talking
#GarySpeed

Good to hear a discussion on CSA and online safety on BBC Woman's Hour what is the point of warning of the distressing nature and suggesting you turn off for 15 mins if they don’t want to hear it, given the point is should be to normalise the conversation into the mainstream? #csa

This is a clip from The Last Taboo, (pinned tweet) - a documentary in which I talk about the impact of intrafamilial #CSA on my life. It is one of the least spoken about forms of sexual violence and many are silenced by a world that prefers to look the other way.

#PlainSightProject : Tackling Public Misconceptions of Adult Survivors of #CSA in collaboration with UCL, Dr Alison McKinlay, PhD & Violence Abuse and Mental Health Network
📣We want to hear your voice! Tell us what the world needs to know about being a #CSA survivor today.
Survey open til 30 Nov: vivgordoncompany.co.uk/plain-sight.ht…

We're so proud to be part of #UpFrontSurvivors , in partnership with the incredible Viv Gordon and The Green House
A FREE 10 week programme for #CSA survivors in the South West looking to develop as a creative workshop leader. Find out more and apply: loom.ly/xoM7KjY

One of the most difficult parts of having a narcissistic parent (NP) is that the relationship can feel so close but there's also: manipulation, guilt tripping, and abandonment of your own needs.

A THREAD 🧵

🧵⭐️⭐️ Delighted and grateful to announce we have been awarded #NationalLottery funding for 3 yrs to help us to widen our reach with #TheFlyingChild Project and to support adult survivors of #CSA through #TheFlyingChild peer support and creative groups. 1/