I'm in the Guardian today calling for a strategic, coordinated and practical approach to the primary prevention of violence against women theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

“PowerPoint presentations aren’t always the most inspiring ways of training, particularly in a subject as sensitive and emotionally charged as this.”

Interesting 👇👇 Needs further analysis though

Rather enjoying the reshowing of the 1970s Sunday night series 'Shoulder to Shoulder' on the Suffragette movement & the fight for the Vote. Remember doing my homework at 13 yrs before watching this. It made a big impression at the time.

Three years since The Domestic Abuse Act

Important statement from Women's Aid to mark the 3rd anniversary of the landmark 2021 #domesticabuse Act. The last three years have brought huge progress, but support for survivors across the UK is still patchy and lacking in funding. All of society must contribute to ending DA.

Familiar path from the river to the sea

Je vais les routes & je vais les frontières
Je sens, j'écoute & j'apprends,
Tel est mon destin
Je vais mon chemin
Ainsi passent mes heures
Au rythme entêtant des battements de mon cœur

Destin 🌿🌿🐝🌿🌿🐝🌿🌿
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Lunch in a favourite spot. The clouds coming in but how good to be outdoors

It’s 3 years since the Domestic Abuse Act received Royal Assent across England & Wales recognising & defining economic abuse in law for the very first time!

This momentous change will always reflect the tenaciousness of the victim-survivors that work alongside us.

Don't call this 'French cinema's MeToo moment' - these charges against Depardieu come from years of hard work and the sustained courage of so many women.

metro.co.uk/2024/04/29/act…

With morning tea I reflect on how we mine the hidden seams of our legal systems & histories. An activism of real purpose ⁦Breeda Murphy⁩

‘This is the Place of Betrayal.
Roll back the stones
behind madonna blue walls.
Make visible the tree’

Patricia Burke Brogan

Lovely thread on layers of time & status quo 🧵

Cleverly visits Lampedusa because Italy is a destination point like Britain?
And not because Lampedusa is an entry point for migrants travelling to Britain? Italy isn’t the destination
Yet more distortion & self interest perhaps
theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

It’s over 10 yrs since we first read a shocking article about disappearing coffee cups In Lampedusa bars from sheer numbers arriving. The whole article lacked compassion. Now saving lives is the main focus

Lampedusa aid workers condemn UK’s Rwanda plan theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

More than just Language Matters
Responsible journalism matters

Silence is golden
But my eyes still see
Silence is golden, golden
But my eyes still see
Talking is cheap people follow like sheep
Even though there is no where to go
How could she tell he deceived her so well?
Pity she'll be the last one to know

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Excellent that European Commission adopted a Recommendation on integrated child protection systems. It is much needed 1/2

This has stopped me in my tracks this morning. Funny, moving, rage-inducing, and beautiful. A truly spectacular bit of writing by Lauren Bensted

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The role of Men in finding solutions is important when we talk about violence

We won’t stop violence against women with ‘conversations about respect’. This is not working. We need to get real | Jess Hill theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Harriet Wistrich book launch in Durham is on May 21st at the university

Sister in Law review – how Harriet Wistrich fought the law and women won | Society books | The Guardian theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

Sister in Law review – how Harriet Wistrich fought the law and women won theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…