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Amyah
@amyaha.bsky.social
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Sex not Gender. Black Woman. LGB. MVAWG. Autism. Child/Adolescent Mental Health. Special Educational Needs. NHS.
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filiacharity.bsky.social
“This trial is extraordinary because to my knowledge there has never been a child abuse trial with so many victims anywhere in the world,”

#France #Brittany #CSA #SexualAbuse #LeScouarnec #ChildProtection #CriminalJustice

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
France braces for trial of surgeon accused of sexually abusing hundreds of children
Joël Le Scouarnec has been charged with the rape or sexual assault of 299 patients from 1989 to 2014
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
'Free to be' by contemporary artist illustrator Ekua Holmes #WomensArt
February 8, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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filiacharity.bsky.social
'Kruti Walsh, the policy director at the feminist charity #FiLiA, said: “VAWG is an epidemic so we firmly oppose plans to expand a chain that treats women as objects to be served up alongside chicken wings and fries.”'

#SexismWithASideOfFries

🔗⤵️ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘It’s horrible’: Hooters plots British ‘breastaurant’ expansion via Newcastle
Launch may be decisive test for franchise known for skimpy staff uniforms which has previously struggled in UK
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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filiacharity.bsky.social
#Incels paid to tell @ukhomeoffice.bsky.social what #Feminists have been saying for a long time.

'The research found high levels of perceived victimhood, anger & #misogyny with 5% of those participating saying that violence was “often” justified.'

#IncelCulture

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Home Office commission paid ‘incels’ to take part in study
Exclusive: Hundreds of men given £20 or $20 for completing Commission for Countering Extremism survey
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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marawilson.bsky.social
I know pointing out hypocrisy doesn’t matter anymore, but if there’s one person I wouldn’t want to be the judge of who goes into locker rooms, it would be the man who openly boasted about walking into dressing rooms of underage girls
February 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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sisterssalon.bsky.social
Fixed it.

If your boyfriend or partner controls what you wear... it is time to get a better one...
To learn more about coercive control or to get support & advice:
Domestic Abuse Helpline (24/7) 0808 2000 247 #Kanye #WomenSupportingWomen #SistersSalon #Brighton #GRAMMYs
February 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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maxdashu.bsky.social
Experts on fascist takeover say the first year is the window where they can be stopped. Otherwise, they will cause immense suffering before finally being overthrown.
January 26, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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maxdashu.bsky.social
I know some of those women. They were feminists, but became obsessed with one single issue, abandoning all other feminist issues, such as abortion rights, economic survival and federal support programs for single moms, children, elders and disabled people.
February 1, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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janeclarejones.bsky.social
Sisters!

New courses are availabel to book now at The Centre for Feminist Thought.

Introduction to Feminism Part 1.

Wednesday 23rd April 2025 and Tuesday 2nd October, 7-9 pm.

5 week course, sessions online.

feminist-thought.org/registration/
February 1, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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maxdashu.bsky.social
"Musk’s turning of Twitter into an engine of far-right radicalisation, to the extent that the last two years have been like watching a lot of people you thought had their heads screwed on being slowly boiled in increasingly fascist-flavoured water."
January 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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profsunnysingh.bsky.social
I have been appalled & disgusted by the silence of academic colleauges on the genocide in Gaza (but not surprised). So I expect little from them. For everyone else who cares about knowledge, humanity & truth, this is an powerful film on the scholasticide perpetrated by Israel youtu.be/G5MmIDc1LXE
Our Universities Live On: Testimonials of Hope from Gaza
YouTube video by Fobzu (Friends of Birzeit University)
youtu.be
January 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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sisterssalon.bsky.social
Petition: Require coercive control awareness training for all professionals working in these sectors - healthcare, education, social services and police forces.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

#CoerciveControl #DomesticAbuse #DomesticAbuseAwarenessTraining #EmotionalAbuse
Petition: Require coercive control awareness training for some sectors
We call upon the UK Government and Parliament to implement requirements for coercive control awareness training for all professionals working in these sectors - healthcare, education, social services ...
petition.parliament.uk
January 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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dlynch.bsky.social
Excellent piece by the splendid @hannahsbee.bsky.social who has done so much great work to push back against the tide of ignorant, unscientific nonsense that has spewed forth on this topic over recent years.
January 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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sbsisters.bsky.social
The WEC recently held a session on Gendered Islamophobia.

With One Law For All and the CEMB, we provided evidence challenging the framing of Islamophobia due to its impact on legitimate critiques of religion and disjoin from other forms of racism.

Read 👇🏾
southallblacksisters.org.uk/submissions-...
Joint submission to the WEC on Gendered Islamophobia - Southall Black Sisters
Ahead of the Women and Equalities Committee’s (WEC) one off session around Gendered Islamophobia on Wednesday, 15th January 2025, Southall
southallblacksisters.org.uk
January 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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janeclarejones.bsky.social
Sister and friends,

Made a kind of soft-launch post for my new project 'Culture War Blues.'

Give it a follow for updates when it gets off the ground...

open.substack.com/pub/culturew...
January 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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spcialndsjungle.bsky.social
NEW POST: Alternative Provision expert and SEND parent, Sarah Johnson says too many schools exclude without first assessing for SEND. Sarah says asking “why” and understanding needs should be at the core of a school’s work www.specialneedsjungle.com/arrive-alter...
Too many children arrive in AP with no needs assessment—schools need to be more curious about the “why” - Special Needs Jungle
Special Needs Jungle provides parent-centred information, news, special needs resources and informed opinion about SEND - Special educational needs and disability, Education, Health and Care Plans, EH...
www.specialneedsjungle.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:04 AM
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filiacharity.bsky.social
We want to make sure unions are working in the interests of women, which is why we have launched our Trade Union Women’s Network.

Read all about it here: filia.org.uk/latest-news/2024/12/12/filia-trade-union-womens-network-join-us

#UnionsForWomen #Solidarity #Sisterhood
January 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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melissaontheroad.bsky.social
Israeli forces fired on a World Food Programme convoy in Gaza on Sunday, hitting vehicles carrying eight staff members some 16 times.

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Middle East crisis: Israeli forces ‘fired on World Food Programme convoy in Gaza’ – as it happened
Statement from UN agency ‘strongly condemns horrifying incident’ on Sunday which it says risked lives of staff
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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sbsisters.bsky.social
We understand that holidays can be particularly difficult and isolating for those experiencing abuse, with fewer opportunities to seek help during this time.

For advice and support, call the 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247. In immediate danger, call 999. 1/3
Smash the silence. Fight domestic violence.
December 20, 2024 at 4:27 PM
amyaha.bsky.social
…women’s bodies “become part of the battlefield”…

#16DaysOfActivism
#mvawg
#16Days
#MaleViolence

www.aljazeera.com/features/lon...
‘Don’t let the other soldiers watch’: Rape as a weapon of war in Sudan
Al Jazeera speaks to survivors of sexual violence, once again being used as a weapon of war, this time in Sudan.
www.aljazeera.com
November 25, 2024 at 10:57 PM
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davidchallen.bsky.social
Sister says Harshita Brella reported abuse but ‘police processes made her feel more scared and alone’

Her elder sister Sonia Dabas said Harshita had faced difficulties in her arranged marriage from the moment she arrived in the UK.

She says domestic abuse continued for several months.
Family of woman found dead in car in London accuses police of failing to protect her
Exclusive: Sister of Harshita Brella says she reported abuse but ‘police processes made her feel more scared and alone’
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2024 at 10:12 PM
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sisterssalon.bsky.social
This statement is key, and of direct relevance to service provision in Brighton.

MPs like @sianberry.bsky.social need to get their heads around this, yesterday. Victim-survivors need trauma informed, life saving care. This is not a debate.
www.ercc.scot/official-apo...
Official Apology - Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre
Further to our statement of 8th November 2024 Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre apologises to Rosslyn Adams for having alleged that she was transphobic and acknowledges that: · there was no evidence to sup...
www.ercc.scot
November 18, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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suzannemoore.bsky.social
Ok I am not sure about this place and until I am I think I will just post links that you may find of interest.

Finally an apology to Ros Adams. It should never have come to this of course.

www.ercc.scot/official-apo...
Official Apology - Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre
Further to our statement of 8th November 2024 Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre apologises to Rosslyn Adams for having alleged that she was transphobic and acknowledges that: · there was no evidence to sup...
www.ercc.scot
November 18, 2024 at 5:58 PM