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Domestic violence is a kind of small-scale terrorism. What OJ Simpson did to Nicole Brown Simpson was not the event of one night—it was a years long campaign that thousands of women suffer at other men’s hands. Read Andrea Dworkin’s memorial to Nicole: evergreenreview.com/read/in-memory…

As Women’s Aid turns 50 we’ve been asking survivors and supporters what Impact Women’s Aid has had on their lives and we’ve had some incredible responses.

If you’ve used or supported our services we’d love to hear from you too!

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These racist remarks are abhorrent - nothing short of stoking hatred and violence against Black women. Language has consequences.

Until the Conservatives give this money back, it is further confirmation that racist prejudice is accepted in its ranks.
theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

#WickedLittleLetters is ‘based on a true story’. I told that story in my book The Littlehampton Libels. I had no involvement in the movie. I learned about Wicked Little Letters only after the shooting was over. (1/4)

Cassandra Centre charity is HOMELESS! please HELP!

gofund.me/6bcc8f32

Women’s Aid Federation NI are delighted to announce that our CEO, Sarah Mason, has been awarded an MBE ㏌ the New Years Honours List!
Sarah has been a champion for women, children & young people effected by domestic abuse and gender-based violence in NI, we couldn't be prouder!👏

Below is a recent article from ‘Elle Magazine’, regarding the refuge's launch.
elle.com/uk/life-and-cu…
As the Christmas season approaches, we reach out to you ahead of our annual Christmas drive & the opening of our new Sanctuary to ask for donations that we distribute over Xmas

This Christmas, women will arrive at our 44 refuges with next to nothing. Help give them the warmest welcome.

Show kindness this festive season. Donate an Emergency Parcel now >>

I'm fundraising for Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre. Check out my JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you!

justgiving.com/page/alice-mck…

I'd love to hear others' comments on Seventies' communal life, or more stories of time people may have spent visiting my own household – now that we have gown so very old, & live in a world largely so removed from the one we tried to build! :/ theguardian.com/world/2023/nov…

🚨Another Saturday, another set of anti-abortion extremists gathered outside an abortion clinic where women are trying to access medical care.

🤡Another Saturday the government are refusing to bring into force the law Parliament passed to stop it.

#BackOff

Reminder that our next seminar takes place *tomorrow* at 5pm in Sidney Sussex! Join us for a discussion about presenting the Northern Ireland Troubles on screen and in museums, hosted by Alice McKimm (she/her) and Prof. Eugenio Biagini

My #histed #histchild book A Progressive Education? is now out in paperback from Manchester University Press! To celebrate, I'd love to give away a copy of the book to two UK-based (due to postage) ECRs or PGRs. Let me know if you're keen! Please RT. #twitterstorians Children's History Society History of Education

My life peaked this week when I got to judge a samosa competition! Contest was between restaurants on Drummond Street, where trade has sunk by 60% due to HS2 construction work. The street is very much open and accessible through a corridor to the left of Euston Station. Go visit.…

I REALLY DO THINK THIS WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE

Day 1 ✅

Feeling insanely proud that my v talented mate has written a show so brilliant, v lucky that I get to work on it, and buzzing to have a team of such incredible humans to make it with 💖💖

Mercury Theatre 27 oct - 4 nov✨

Galop's statement on the Conservative Party conference.

We know that things might feel particularly difficult at the moment. If you're LGBT+ and experiencing abuse, we're here for you. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🩷

You can contact us for free:
0800 999 5428
[email protected]
galop.org.uk

It is here! Hurray!

This is classic distraction politics: whip up dangerous narratives on race, migration, and LGBTQ+ issues as a tactic to divide and distract from disgraceful government failures.
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Mordaunt keeps saying Labour wants to return the UK to the disaster of the 1980s. I am finding this quite confusing. Because that was Thatcher’s heyday.