POSTED BY IN Featured ON Nov 28, 2019
Take a stand against rape culture
Sexual violence is still being normalised and embedded in our social environments. From the trivialising of rape, victim-blaming, the objectification of women’s bodies in movies or TV, the glamorisation of violence in ads, or the constant use of misogynistic language, we are all daily witnesses to rape culture, sometimes even as silent bystanders. And we have a responsibility to stop it. The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off...
POSTED BY IN Featured ON Nov 12, 2019
Women’s rights: declaration launched
All proposals should be audited for their effect on women and girls. Three hundred Labour Party activists and supporters, among them three MSPs and 24 Labour councillors, have launched a declaration on women’s sex-based rights — and are calling for more people to sign up. The declaration, which has been issued in the form of a petition, is in response to moves which many fear threaten to erode and water down rights that women have campaigned long and hard to achieve. Concerns about this...
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