“It’s not the abuse that kills you - it’s the silence” The Silencing of Sexual Violence Activism in Social Justice Movements in the UK Left. (Julia Downes) egpress.org/Julia-Downes-I…

CW: abuse, sexual violence, cover ups, sham accountability. Please read this article about LAF: medium.com/@gracegreen_16… The retweet links to a thread of resources that I have personally found useful while addressing the subject of harm and accountability in activist spaces.

Today I emailed the AFN with a longer statement, outlining some context behind the article and provided supporting evidence. It has been forwarded to other activist groups who share organising and comms spaces. If you would like to have a copy, please DM to request.

Thank you so much for listening.

Tomorrow is International Day For the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Work towards eliminating gender-based violence by doing the bare minimum, start by believing survivors.

As ever, links to some great work that I have personally found to be extremely helpful.

“We need to know that support for those who abuse power is being justified by the misuse of the language of transformative justice.  We need to explain it. We need to contest it. And we need to create our own support systems.” feministkilljoys.com/2022/06/08/the…