Our brand new blog post is here! ✨ Follow the link below to find out all about our International Women's Day Event, hosted by GirlGangMcr 🙌 Read here 👉ow.ly/mq0e50NmCOW #themet #metbury #internationalwomensday

93% of juvenile victims knew their perpetrators. The idea that consent is just “strangers touching your private parts” is not the case. If you are interested in real consent information to help educate, check out B I S H

CALLING ALL MCR VENUES 📣 We are looking for new venues for our regular and other one off events so we can continue gathering together 👯‍♀️❤️ 👉 If you know any wheelchair accessible places that would like to support our gang and our community events, please let us know.

Sounds brill!!!

🎭 MAY HALF-TERM DRAMA DAY 🎭 Unleash your child’s creativity with The Met this Spring! Children aged 6-10 are invited to join us on Wed 31st May for a day filled with fun, drama, dance and song 🙌 Book a place here 👉ow.ly/MSWN50NOYPQ

Leaps and Bounds is The Met's brand new FREE weekly dance workshop for children aged 5-11 of all abilities 🙌 The workshop incorporates different dance styles, encouraging children to get active and have fun through movement and music 🎵 Book here 👉ow.ly/5g0q50OmziP

This is why we need to have better access to RSHE in our schools!

I’m down!

Working on my ISVA coursework, was shocked to see that “bad sex” is listed as a cause for vaginismus, but rape isn’t 🙃 Reminds me of being told by my GP to have some wine before sex to help me relax… instead of referring me for therapy #badsexispolitical #ISVA #RSHE

Movies portray sexual abuse as crying victims pushing the abuser away and trying to run away. This is not the only way people respond to sexual abuse. Read this thread to learn something you may not have heard before 🧵 People may ALSO react to sexual abuse by -

Reading this changed my life, thank you Lucia Osborne-Crowley

Friendly reminder

The comments on this tweet exemplify why women are afraid to report rape. They are deeply disturbing, reflecting the long road ahead for progress. These comments evoke a mix of sickness and fear within me, highlighting the unfortunate reality of the world we live in.

🧵 For those engaging on #Mendy + #Giggs learning about sexual assault and coercive control cases for the first time, this is brief overview on why the CJS is not well-equipped to tackle these cases. Please learn further with thorough research + listening to survivors + experts.

My enhanced DBS certificate came in the post this morning. 22 yrs later and I’m still left with a criminal record. At 15 yrs I committed a criminal offence which has been proven to be because of exploitation. Thousands around the UK are left with criminal records.#Sammyslaw

.The line “imagine if it was your daughter” is one we hear a lot in media when discussing sexual violence. It’s a clear indication that victim/survivors don’t have a voice in a conversation that should be centred around them. We are once again invisible.

“Fallen hero” wow really?!

Hey! It’s CSA Survivor Pride✨ -Each zebra has a totally unique stripe pattern reflecting the uniqueness and individuality of each survivor -They form super herds, understand safety in numbers and the power of community -The collective noun is 'A Dazzle of Zebras' #ZebraDayCSA

Some will find this post hard to read, but CSA is endemic in our society and we can’t shy away from these conversations because they make us feel uncomfortable. At the age of 9 I was raped, by a family member after years of CSA. Age-appropriate sex education might have made a

Three-quarters of sexual violence survivors subjected to rape myths in court. Victim-survivors in England and Wales cross-examined about alcohol consumption and what they were wearing, charity Victim Support finds. theguardian.com/society/2024/o…