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“Complicit No More” is acollection of essays curated by Yasmin Gunaratnam. It tackles the crosscutting facets of complicity as they play out within our relationships to our bodies, each other, our communities, to media representations and to mobilisation. In “Toxic Wars” vs. Conscientious Feminism Minna Salami draws upon cross-cultural activism and dialogue to offer ‘Conscientious […]
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Since the election in 2010 there have beenmore than 400 domestic violence murders. By Claire Moore. Women are not alone in experiencing domestic violence, but we are the majority of victims – and when we are it rarely makes headline news. Why? Because it is commonplace. And when it is covered by
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“What we want is simple: real and realistic abortion access in Ireland.” Dublin city centre is set to rumble to the sound of hundreds of wheelie suitcases on 27 September during the 3rd annual March for Choice, as campaigners bring their hand-luggage to the streets to symbolise the thousands of
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Stand up for sexual and reproductive health and rights; family planning and safe, legal abortion. The Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion is on 28 September. As part of this year’s campaign, ICMA have joined forces with Ipas and International Planned Parenthood Federation –
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‘Real change for women worldwide is possible – now we want to see it happen.’ Womankind Worldwide has called on next UK government after the upcoming 2015 elections to take advantage of an unprecedented opportunity and make progress on gender equality. In a briefing with the title ‘Delivering for
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‘We hope to see every party leader answer every part of our manifesto and tell us what they will do’. Since the General Election in 2010 we have seen the horrors of the Jimmy Savile scandal, the Rotherham Inquiry and ‘grooming’ trials, more than 400 domestic violence murders, and the emergence of
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Inspirational texts about climate change. Around this time each September, thousands of students will go off to study climate change at university. But sometimes climate and environmental issues can be pretty dry. So The Carbon Brief asked 25 thinkers, writers and journalists a simple question
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‘Mobilisation to ensure more women in leadership and decision-making roles is essential.’ On her first country visit as UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador, acclaimed British actor Emma Watson highlighted the need for women’s political participation and leadership at all levels. Watson’s visit to
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Every so often the tragedy of a woman or a baby throws spectral light on the constitution of Ireland. By Beatrix Campbell. A teenage asylum seeker fled her home country after being raped, sought asylum in Ireland where she discovered that she was pregnant. Instantly, she is said to have asked for
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The Next Generation of poets will be led by twenty voices, of which twelve are women. These twenty voices, chosen by judges at the Poetry Book Society have been named this week as the bravest and most innovative voices in poetry and notably the leading literary list is made up over half women
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A war on want as London Fashion Week opens. Protesters are takingaction today to mark the opening of London Fashion week with the message “Don’tmention the garment workers”. Activists are highlighting an event which, they say, promotes the creativity of the UK’s fashion industry, but is silent over
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The new regulator for the newspaper and magazine industry in the UK is now up and running. IPSO (the Independent Press Standards Organisation) aims to uphold the highest standards of journalism by monitoring and maintaining the standards set out in the Editors’ Code of Practice, and provide support
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Has just asking the question lifted the lid on Scottish women’s voices? The arguments for and against Scottish independence seemed in the end to focus largely on the financial implications of independence and the viability of financial independence, but a larger story unfolded in the last ten days
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‘A message to both victims and criminals about how seriously we are taking these types of offences’. The CPS and ACPO have agreed on a protocol for better victim support in cases of stalking as CPS figures show an increase in prosecutions under new harassment laws. The figures come as the Crown
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And it must address harmful notions of masculinity and present boys with positive alternatives Last year a survey of teenagers by the Sex Education Forum found that 48 per cent rated their sex and relationships education (SRE) ‘OK’ and 27 per cent rated it ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’. This year, a Metro
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The Green Party has called for real changes in the way England is governed. In the wake of the Scottish referendum, the Green Party of England and Wales has published a paper called ‘Democracy for Everyone’ which calls for a People’s Constitutional Convention. This would consider a range of topics
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In support of women’s rights and full equality between women and men. In her new role as UN Women Global Goodwill Ambassador, British actor Emma Watson has called on men and boys worldwide to join the movement for gender equality. The actor, who built an immense global fan-base through her role as
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Meeting developed a set of 15 feminist principles of the internet. Earlier this year the Association for Progressive Communications, APC, organised a Global Meeting on Gender, Sexuality and the Internet in Port Dickson, Malaysia, It brought together 50 participants from six continents comprising
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Young women need to face up to the embarrassment of gynaecological health issues. It could save their lives. A new charity survey has revealed potentially dangerous knowledge gaps among UK women. Young women in the UK are, it seems, less educated than their elder counterparts about the symptoms and
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‘Inappropriate touching and groping’ actually constitutes sexual assault under UK law. The president of the National Union of Students (NUS), Toni Pearce, has called on the UK’s universities to join the NUS in its work on tackling lad culture on UK campuses. The call comes as new research reveals
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Women are a prime target in conflict, yet when it comes to building peace, women are excluded. In October 2000 UNSCR resolution 1325 was passed by the UN Security Council. This extraordinary UN resolution recognises the devastating impact of conflict on women and states that women must be involved
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Women Against Fundamentalism’s book Stories of Dissent and Solidarity is now on sale. Women Against Fundamentalism (WAF) was formed in 1989, partly in response to the controversy surrounding Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses, but also with the aim of challenging fundamentalism in all religions
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Immigration detention is only meant to be resorted to just before a person is removed from the UK. By Jessica Kennedy and Penny Keza. The countdown to the UK general election is on, and with a collective push we could yet make change for those still languishing in immigration detention centres on
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Not ‘just’ useful tools and tips for combatting sexual harassment. By Julie Tomlin, co-founder of Digital Women UK. A recent survey prompted headlines claiming that men are more likely to be harassed online than women, and gave rise to claims that women were wrong to think that they are abused
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Campaign targets media sexism in the run-up to the 2015 General Election. Girlguiding is calling for change. A leading charities for girls and young women, Girlguiding has created an eight-point report outlining the need for young women to be respected and to have their voices heard. The report
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Big name game companies running out of excuses for creating games with no credible female characters. New research into gaming habits in the UK has found that female gamers now outnumber men. And this growing popularity of gaming among women could mean that the industry will become more inclusive
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More women die in climate disasters than men. Writing on her UNWomen blog, UN Women’s executive director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka says one example of this is found in a survey conducted by Oxfam in Indonesia after the 2004 tsunami found that in the worst impacted village, up to four women died for
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But students feel that unwanted sexual attention, while not liked, must be tolerated. New research from thealcohol education charity Drinkaware has revealed the extent of sexual harassment experienced by young adults when they’re out, and how it has unhappily become expected. The research comes as
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Stand with women in Northern Ireland and say ‘no’ to a blatant attack on women’s health. Please sign and share this petition to ensure that Northern Ireland retain critical and essential health services. In July 2014, Mr Jim Wells MLA of the Northern Ireland Assembly put forward a proposed
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But A+ for profits. Campaign invites users to rate Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. We need transparency and safety online. That’s why we at Take Back the Tech! are targeting the big three: Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. We want them to take a clear stand on violence against women (VAW) in their
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Please email your MP now to help save the Independent Living Fund. The Independent Living Fund (ILF) helps 18,000 disabled people with the highest support needs to live independent lives in the community rather than in residential care. The Court of Appeal found that last time the government tried
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Extreme-Right political movements, working under the cover of religion. by Marieme Helie Lucas. Ahead of a conference on the Religious-Right, Secularism and Civil Rights in London this October, Algerian secularist, Marieme Helie Lucas calls on secularists everywhere to mobilise to counter the rise
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Young people ‘want improved sex and relationship advice and support’. With today’s young people growing up with many digital technologies that weren’t previously available, parents and teachers are having to navigate, while guiding and educating within, a complex climate of rapidly evolving
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People lambast ad’s sexism on Twitter under the hashtag #PatronisingBTLady. Scots have until 18 September to decide their country’s future, but the creators of this Better Together promotional video have clearly already made their minds up about women. ‘The woman who made up her mind’ follows a