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SATURDAY'S STOP PORN CULTURE FUN
Posted by Charlotte on June 14, 2009
Tags: Activism, Object, Porn, Violence Against Women
Rebecca Whisnant, prolific anti porn activist and author, lead an Object organised ‘Stop Porn Culture’ workshop on Saturday.
Rebecca flew all the way from the USA to lend us the combined experiences and information gathered over time…
BORIS KEEP YOUR PROMISE – SAVE LONDON'S LAST RAPE CRISIS CENTRE LAUNCH NIGHT
Posted by Charlotte on June 5, 2009
Tags: Activism, Domestic Violence, feminism, News, Rape Crisis
The joys of being back in London mean I’m getting the opportunity to pop about the city seeing what’s going on; last night it was the launch of the North London Fawcett pressure group to make sure Boris keeps his…
ARMCHAIR ACTION: PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN BEFORE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
Posted by Charlotte on February 23, 2009
Tags: Action Alert, Activism
While we all love a rally, a march, a conference, mixing with the other feminists in real life for chatting and debating and joining together into a huge giant feminist who can save the world, there is still much to…
PLAYBOY OPEN TO STRATEGIC CHANGE OF DIRECTION
Posted by Charlotte on February 19, 2009
Tags: Activism, News
I’m no fan of the exploitation and commodification of women, even less when purveyors of such tosh have a sideline in the targeting of the tweens so when Playboy suffered a net loss of $156.1 million at the end…
ACTION ALERT: SOUTHALL BLACK SISTERS UNDER THREAT OF CLOSURE
Posted by Charlotte on July 17, 2008
Tags: Action Alert, Activism, events
Southall Black Sisters, an Ealing based support service for black and ethnic minority women formed in 1979, is facing closure since funding has been puled by Ealing DC for their domestic violence support work.
They are currently locked in a…
CONTACT YOUR MP – SAY NO TO RESTRICTIONS ON THE TIME LIMIT FOR ABORTIONS
Posted by Charlotte on May 15, 2008
Tags: Action Alert, Activism
There is a crucial debate in the House of Commons next Tuesday 20th May, on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. Part of this Bill seeks to reduce the time limit on abortions from 24 to 20 weeks. This is…
ACTION ALERT: ABORTION RIGHTS LOBBY PARLIAMENT
Posted by Charlotte on April 25, 2008
Tags: Action Alert, Activism
Defend abortion rights- no attack on the 24 week time limit- for a woman’s right to choose
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NO BORDER CAMP
Posted by Charlotte on April 23, 2008
Tags: Activism, events
19-24th September 2007, Sussex
www.noborders.org.uk
On the 19-24th September, over 200 people gathered for the UK’s first No Border camp near a small village called Balcombe in Sussex. The camp was organised to protest against the building of a new…