Opinion: The Police Are the Domestic Abusers of the Nation
by Shanice McBean
When the Met are searching a quarter of Black boys, it’s time to admit that they are abusing us en masse, writes Shanice McBean.
Tag: gendered violence
Opinion: Carceral Feminism Isn’t the Answer to Sexual Violence
by Caren Holmes
We can't call ourselves abolitionists if we make an exception for rapists, argues Caren Holmes.
Opinion: We Must Stop Comparing Sabina Nessa’s Murder With Sarah Everard’s
by Aviah Day
'Why no protests for Sabina?' many have asked in the wake of her killing. The answer is more complex than white privilege, writes Aviah Day.
Report: How We Won: The Ugandan Feminists Who Overturned an Anti-Porn Law
by Sophie K Rosa
Ending a six-year battle, feminist campaigners in Uganda have overturned a law designed to criminalise pornography, but which ended up criminalising women’s sexuality. While this victory is undoubtedly important, there is a bigger war to be fought, they say.
Opinion: People Are Waking Up to the Horrors of Police Brutality. It’s Time to Build a Movement
by Chardine Taylor-Stone
After the police violently shut down a vigil for Sarah Everard, many people have had their eyes opened to the horrors of state brutality for the first time. If the left is serious about building power, we shouldn't dismiss these people for being late to the party, argues Chardine Taylor-Stone.
Opinion: Whether or Not a Cop Killed Sarah Everard, the Police Are Complicit in What Happened to Her
by Rivkah Brown
A woman’s disappearance this week has been widely interpreted as an act of gendered violence. But to fully understand what happened to her, we must examine the role played by the state, writes Rivkah Brown.
GE2019: I Support Survivors of Gender-Based Violence. Here’s Why I Can’t Vote for the Tories
by Ammaarah Zayna
Ammaarah Zayna explains why the Tories' policies amount to shutting doors in the faces of some of the most vulnerable women in our society.
5 Reasons Climate Change is a Feminist Issue
by Clare Hymer and Maddy Hodgson
From the murder of indigenous women fighting resource extraction to carbon footprint reduction initiatives that focus largely on the domestic sphere, climate change is a crisis that is fundamentally gendered. Here are five reasons climate change is a feminist issue.
Staying Alive: on Mental Health and Survivorship
On KilljoyFM Ray Filar is joined by Liv Wynter and Susuana Amoah to discuss survival, community accountability and life after violence.