I finally took some time to read (well, listen to) @veragraf.bsky.social's recent book 'Women on Porn', and it's just fantastic. The interviews with women are really honest and insightful and Fiona's commentary manages to be both non-judgmental and substantive, which is a tricky balance to achieve.

Wrote something for @theguardian.com today with @claremcglynn.bsky.social on the new independent porn review and what needs to happen next www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Event is now sold out! Sorry if you missed tickets but there will be recordings available on the CWASU site soon - will post when they're out.

This Thursday 13th Feb - incredible online event hosted by @purnasen.bsky.social exploring what the current global political and cultural changes mean for violence against women and girls. More info and register cwasu.org/session-one-...

@mindcharity.bsky.social who have 508k followers on X have just announced that they will no longer be posting there. This is one of the first loud quits from a really big charity I have seen. They hadn't posted on X since November. They are here instead and building up from their 2k followers.

#16DaysOfAction 2024 are over but our work is never done. #CWASU has held 3 series of #JoiningTheDots #VAWG international webinars -I’m now planning for 2025. Here’s the 1st set - I’ll share individual recordings here @proflizkelly.bsky.social @veragraf.bsky.social cwasu.org/joining-the-...

Respect - the UK org focused on domestic abuse perpetrators - is on BlueSky now! Have a follow...

Oh this sucks, I really liked her interviewing style - held people to account without being a dick about it.

16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence is a worldwide campaign advocating for the end of violence against women and girls. This annual event commences on November 25th, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and concludes December 10th, Human Rights Day.

Hot off the press! New open access article from us out of #OperationSoteria on the unintended consequences of changes to police recording on rape. Read, enjoy, and weep at the cycle of one step forward two steps back in criminal justice reform academic.oup.com/policing/art...

A reminder that @fullfact.bsky.social is here and bringing the good information.

Southall Black Sisters are here, one of our oldest and most glorious #VAWG organisations. Give them a follow and share @sbsisters.bsky.social!

Amazing org doing amazing things. Fancy a new job in the new year...?

UK academics! I've got a drinking game for the phrase "with my REF hat on..." Anytime someone says it in 2024 you have to have a shot. Increasing to 2 shots per mention next year, 3 shots per mention year the after etc etc etc until we all black out by 2029

I have created a starter pack for @opendemocracy.net reporters, staffers, freelancers and friends. If you write for us, reply in the comments and I will add you to the list! go.bsky.app/J9Fsm7f

#SWEP has just been activated in #London Tonight offers us all an amazing opportunity for @mayoroflondon.bsky.social & all councils to get everyone in! Conveniently there is also a #homelesscount tonight organised in EVERY London borough 👀 Everyone counted MUST be offered shelter! Simple🤞

Larry is here! All will be saved @number10cat.bsky.social

At @hopenothate.bsky.social we are putting on community meetings across the country on how to tackle the rise of the far right and Reform UK. If you’d be interested in helping us organise one in your local area then hit reply and I’ll get in touch!

Fantastic opportunity here for anyone interested in pursing a #PhD in violence against women #VAWG. Fully funded PhD based at Nottingham Trent and working with the wonderful Juno Women's Aid ufncollaboratory.ac.uk/volunteering...

Sharing for any new friends here - I wrote this earlier this week on Saorise Ronan's comments on women's safety work, and why they've had the impact they have www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2024/11/13/w...

Am loving how much I'm finding people from Twitter on here - it's loads quicker than I thought it would be to rebuild.

people who use goodreads: jeff bezos owns goodreads and if you want a better alternative there is a black woman owned company called storygraph that you can use to replace it. you can transfer all of your data from goodreads to storygraph and have your mind be free of trumpie jeff bezos! win win. 💙

Amazing - safety by design! Looks like BlueSky has strategies to combat online abuse and prevent harm to users have been built into the system...much like the VAWG sector has been arguing tech need to do for years! www.endviolenceagainstwomen.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Introduce yourself with some jobs you've done apart from what you do now: A sample (I have too many) Cashier at a chicken shop Ice cream seller at a theme park Sunglass stall on Brighton beach Professional fairy (don't ask...)

With MPs seemingly joining this website at breakneck speed, I fear PolHome's @zoecrowther.bsky.social has her work cut out updating her invaluable starter pack. That said, she made her bed and there she must lie — so follow it! go.bsky.app/LrPkHJJ

Small start pack on researchers, activists, journos, anyone really working on violence against women and girls. Message me to add yourself/others. Let's try to find folk on here! go.bsky.app/4u3Rk6g

I wrote for @brisunipress.bsky.social on how Saoirse Ronan casually revealed the ways that something which seems so absurd to most men is part of most women's daily routine www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2024/11/13/w...

Picture 10, everyone. You can thank me later. www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...

For anyone interested in public sexual harassment, particularly given Saoirse Ronan's showstopper comments about it on the Graham Norton show, here's an open access article with Prof Liz Kelly on what it is and what it means for women's invisible safety work www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Where Do We Go From Here? Join @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @chenjerai.bsky.social, @astra.bsky.social, and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor for a post-election assessment and conversation Thursday, November 21st at 7:00 pm ET RSVP to attend: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...

Our Guardian and Observer starter pack has passed the hundred mark! 🎂🎉🎊 now with journos from 🇺🇸🇦🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺incl @harryfoxdavies.bsky.social @phillipinman.bsky.social @hettieobrien.bsky.social @gsnowdon.bsky.social @bonniemalkin.bsky.social @lenoret.bsky.social @samwolfson.bsky.social 👇👇 go.bsky.app/B6CxPTX

Hello! I'm a feminist sociologist working on violence against women and girls in the UK. Will be positing and sharing stuff on feminist activism to #EndVAWG, anti-racism, issues around public sexual harassment, sexual violence, feminist sociology and feminist philosophy #feministsky

I looked for a feminist history, education, women's rights, etc starter pack but couldn't find one, so I created a small one. Please feel free to suggest additions and share. Still trying to find all the Twitter accounts I followed! 💙 #FeministSky go.bsky.app/Tpuqqki

I put together this starter pack of sociologists (and adjacent scholars) who study race and ethnicity. If you would like to be added, just let me know in the replies! go.bsky.app/GbS4DAs

Includes the RSPB & Bristol Anarchists. ✌🏻 go.bsky.app/KFeambj

Has your charity set up camp here? I've only found a handful of UK non-profits with accounts so far. Let me know if you know of others or your organisation joins. 24 to date.... One hospice. No CVS. No councils. go.bsky.app/UVMCfpi

To all the newly-arrived Twitter refugees, I've created a starter pack of UK political journalists, experts, commentators and politicos to follow here go.bsky.app/2CwmVfN

Oh how nice it is to see no shitty ads every other post.