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25 posts today#137 Free to Be Me: Refugee Stories from the Lesbian Immigration Support Group
#137 Free to Be Me: Refugee Stories from the Lesbian Immigration Support Group
#Portsmouth #IsleofWight #Hampshire Women FiLiA Legacy Project - 3 year project in each FiLiA city. We are developing a series of sessions focusing on: TRAINING AND SKILLS BUILDING NETWORKS AND WORKING TOGETHER EDUCATION Survey closes 5pm ...
#Portsmouth #IsleofWight #Hampshire Women. The FiLiA Legacy Project is a three year project which will take place in each city where FiLiA holds its annual conference (FiLiA2021 is in Portsmouth). We are working with local Women’s groups to develop a ...
RT @FiLiA_charity: The Shocking Reality of Surrogacy Surrogacy is a growing female human rights violation which intersects with race and class. Driven by the exploitation of female poverty in developing nations, the FiliA audience should be ...
RT @K_IngalaSmith: The case of Adam Stein raises important questions about violent sex offenders and release from prison when they continue to pose a threat - and who does or doesn't take responsibility for them. https://t.co/FPpFdE...
RT @GitaSahgal: This interview on my films on fundamentalism and violence against women is going out tomorrow , Easter Sunday. Do watch. ITDC with Frances-Anne Solomon and Gita Sahgal https://t.co/SH1SQD... @NatSecSoc, @centreWJ, @nia_endingVAWG ...
New FiLiA Merchandise includes a t-shirt / bag / art print of this image taken from the march against the sex trade at FiLiA2019 in Bradford. Proceeds go towards support for the survivor network that emerged from that conference. ...
RT @DrJessTaylor: Rich dude with 5 failed businesses and then thought... I could just sell women on the internet. https://t.co/E5lU1i...
WHY CHARITY WATER WELLS MAY BE WORSE FOR WOMEN THAN LONG WALKS WITH CANS 'Women had been carrying important information over private networks for centuries if not longer. It was so effective that to outsiders only the water was seen.' ...
Oxfam faces fresh sexual exploitation claims as DRC aid workers suspended
'The letter reportedly details allegations against 11 people and is signed by more than 20 current and former Oxfam staff, with claims ranging from sexual harassment and intimidation to systemic fraud and corruption.' https://t.co/BO0cxd...
APAC, Europe, America (region) to lead Surrogacy Service market forecast over 2020-2025
Just one of many examples where patriarchy meets capitalism. It still shocks me when surrogacy is spoken of in these terms. 'Who are the major vendors dominating the #Surrogacy Service industry and what are their winning strategies?' ...
Photography book reversed a history of ‘invisibility' for lesbians
“Seeing the photos was a revelation, each one,” said Mary Farmer, who ran the feminist bookstore Lammas Women’s Shop. “Seeing them all together, it was a beautiful thing. It was a revolutionary step for her to put herself out there like that.” ...
Eighteen cases of sexual abuse a week at universities
'The figures, which cover 103 British universities, also show that at least 13 non-disclosure agreements were signed in relation to sex assault claims in the past three years.' Nod to K for the link https://t.co/1PhP0W...
'Any potential benefits of gender-affirming hormones must be weighed against the largely unknown long-term safety profile of these treatments in children and adolescents with gender dysphoria.”' https://t.co/p9HhE4...
'Evelyn Manesta, stating she was a governess, told the jury she was a ‘political offender’ and felt the laws applying to men and women were unequal.' https://t.co/iU9I2U...
The suffragettes who attacked paintings in Manchester 108 years ago today
Women’s anger at ‘abuse of power’ during Bristol police raids
'Shami Chakrabarti, the former shadow attorney general, called on the Independent Office for Police Conduct to investigate the women’s claims. “These are very serious allegations of abuses of police power in relation to vulnerable young women,” she ...
Porn sites used by children show ‘criminal’ sex acts
'Fiona Vera-Gray, a legal research fellow and co-author of the study, said sexually violent material “eroticised non-consent” and distorted “the boundary between sexual pleasure and sexual violence”.' https://t.co/KmoS8J...
RT @Pendles_Nina: Everyone should read & share this - https://t.co/2Z5E7w...