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#SAVA2020 in Exeter
Sexual Abuse and Violence Awareness (SAVA) Week had powerfully moving events and opened up some really proactive and encouraging discussions around issues of sexual violence in Exeter, as well as across the UK.
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Bringing Become The Voice to Exeter: Sexual Violence Awareness Campaign – why now?
To enable communities to raise awareness of sexual violence, Become The Voice has launched a new campaign based in Exeter to empower people to tackle the issues that they feel are important…
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The Palestinian women taking on Hizb Ut-Tahrir
Palestine is a place plagued with problems: occupation, political corruption, economical difficulties and a deeply ingrained patriarchal society, a lethal combination for Palestinian women. This year 18 women have been killed at the hands of their families.[1] Most infamously the 21-year-old makeup artist Israa Ghareeb who was brutally killed by Read more…
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#WeAraIsraaGhareeb
Israa Ghareeb, 21, has been beaten to death in Bethlehem by her father and brother for appearing publicly with her fiancé before the official ceremony. The brutality of her death and the sickening honour culture at its root has inspired activists across the Arab world to campaign for her and Read more…
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On the ground in Hebron: Empowering Palestinian women against domestic violence
First published by ‘Voice of Salam’ (02/07/19), written by Charlotte Littlewood. – Empowering women in Palestine.
Principles
The Road to Centrism
The outcome of the EU referendum revealed more than just a political chasm between those who voted leave and those who voted remain…
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Brave Palestinians in Hebron are standing up for liberalism
By Charlotte Littlewood “Islam is not political. We do not want your Islamism. We do not want the conflict in Palestine to be used as a religious tool, it is a political battle not a religious one. Leave our Palestine alone and leave our Islam alone.” So there it is Read more…
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Reflections on 2018 and new things to come in 2019
If we can have a better understanding of the underlying issues & grievances and address them in a safe and useful way, then we can build resilience in the people we’re working and keep them from becoming perpetrators in this themselves and the communities to build resilience against extremism in total…
Capturing Voices
Capturing Voices: Removing the Headscarf
Not only has she stepped out alone to volunteer abroad but she has also made the decision to remove her headscarf. Ayesha (not her real name) is a 22-year-old Palestinian woman spending a year volunteering in France. We had the honour of asking her a few questions about her decision Read more…
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Capturing Voices: The Freedom Runners
With Brexit, Donald Trump, fake news, far-right extremism and terrorism as part of young peoples’ reality, youth movements have never been stronger. The World Economic Forum reported that ‘the global youth uprising has intensified this year’. We are witnessing young people claiming their ground and speaking up on issues directly Read more…