POSTED BY Campaigns IN Featured ON Oct 11, 2018

Take a stand against street harassment of girls

Despite harassment happening to girls in public places people did not step in to help. In September a survey by girls’ rights charity Plan International UK revealed that 66 per cent of girls in the UK had experienced unwanted sexual attention or unwanted sexual or physical contact in a public place. That survey of 1,004 girls aged 14-21 also found that 38 per cent of girls experienced verbal harassment like catcalling, wolf whistling and sexual comments at least once a month, while 15 per...

POSTED BY Campaigns IN Featured ON Jun 12, 2018

Does your council say gender instead of sex

Sex is a protected characteristic. Not gender: sex. Two different things. The Equality Act (2010) identifies 9 protected characteristics. They are: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, race, sex and sexual orientation. These protected characteristics exist to ensure that everyone is treated equally and fairly and to guard against discrimination. It is important that these protected characteristics are correctly...

POSTED BY Campaigns IN Featured ON Aug 7, 2017

Nuclear bomb ban: time to sign the treaty

History was made in 2017 when nuclear weapons were banned under international law. On 7 July 122 governments adopted a new treaty at the United Nations making the possession of these horrific weapons of mass destruction illegal, as were other related activities such as testing, using, developing, or assisting with nuclear weapons – which includes among other things financing or planning to use such weapons. The treaty also includes provisions for assisting victims of nuclear weapons use...