A short break
I’m going to be taking a short break from blogging over the next week, as I’m going to be away from tomorrow in sunny Bournemouth for this year’s UNISON National Delegate Conference. I could give you...
View ArticleA week late with the good news…
You’ve probably all heard by now anyway, but just in case you haven’t – last week UNISON Conference voted overwhelmingly in support of the Demand Change! motion. This means that supporting the Nordic...
View Article1 misogynist down, but so many more to go….
It was Sebastian Horsley’s funeral today. Yeah I know, I didn’t cry when I heard the tragic news of his untimely death either. So anyway, the fabulous Kate Smurthwaite, who posts over at Cruella-Blog,...
View ArticleIt’s the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
And yes, it’s a disgrace that we even need to have one. But we do. ——————————————- Rape Poem – by Marge Piercy There is no difference between being raped And being pushed down a flight of cement...
View ArticleUrgent Appeal For Help
I’ve just received this from Eaves Housing – please help if you can: HIV positive victim of sex trafficking and rape faces deportation from the UK – TOMORROW Felicia Adjei, a vulnerable woman who was...
View ArticleGuest Post: How to play institutional conservative sexism for beginners
This is a guest post by Ray Filar. You can find more of Ray’s work at Political Correctness Gone Mad. In a slightly homophobic game for straights known as ‘gay chicken’, two straight people of the same...
View ArticleGuest post: The road to Hell is paved with good intentions
This is a guest post by Heather Harvey. Heather is research and development manager for Eaves. A friend and I were discussing the impact of the cuts on the voluntary sector, in particular the Poppy...
View ArticleTackling child sexual exploitation action plan
Anyone who’s been following the discussion that developed in the thread under Polly’s recent post – It doesn’t make it all right – might be interested to know that the Department for Education has...
View Article16 days and counting
It’s International Human Rights Day today, which means it’s officially the final day of the 16 days of activism against gender violence campaign. But 16 days isn’t enough is it? Not when you consider...
View Article#MWR13
Here’s a selection of pics from yesterday’s Million Women Rise march and rally. Click to view slideshow. Filed under: campaigning, domestic violence, feminism, FGM, misogyny, porn, prostitution, rape,...
View ArticleSometimes words really do mean what they say
Having read a fair few comment threads and discussions across blog sites and social networks over the past few months, I feel a need to clarify some things in respect of the Safe Space for Women...
View Article16 reasons for #16days
It’s the 25th November – the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and the start of the 16 Days of Action against Gender Violence Campaign. And as I haven’t been posting much...
View Article“What you call pimps, we call managers.”
That quote comes courtesy of Douglas Fox: Download: what-you-call-pimps.mp3 As you might have noticed our old friend Douglas Fox is back in the news again, this time claiming credit for Amnesty’s new...
View ArticleLet’s #voteCorbyn to improve women’s representation. Erm what?
Since Jeremy Corbyn threw his hat into the ring I’ve seen a number of people claiming with no sense of irony at all that ‘as feminists‘ they’re proud to be supporting him in his campaign to be the next...
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