SafeLives latest Podcast: Bisexual women and domestic abuse

SafeLives Insights data indicates that bisexual women are particularly vulnerable when experiencing domestic abuse, especially in terms of mental health. Ruth and Collette from SafeLives sat down to discuss their experiences as bisexual women, and the difficulties that bi women face when accessing domestic abuse services. Listen to the latest Podcast here.

Tyneside Cinema - films for International Women's Day

As part of The Women’s 100: A Century of Women’s Activism in Newcastle, join us for a series of films that tell stories of women creating change, both in front of and behind the camera. From activism to intersectionality, from social justice to female pioneers, these are thrilling stories of power and agency.

In association with Northumbria University

Films and dates

Selma 17.15 Thurs 22nd Feb

The Watermelon Woman 20.30 Thurs 1st March

Bombshell: the Hedy Lamarr Story 6pm Thurs 8th March

Operation Sanctuary: North East professionals discuss on Woman's Hour

This week, BBC's Woman's Hour featured Laura Seebohm (Changing Lives), Claire Wheatley (Northumbria Police) and Umme Imam (The Angelou Centre) discussing the response to Operation Sanctuary.

Powerful film for young people about coercive control

Northumberland Domestic Abuse Services (NDAS) a Northumberland based independent charity, have been working with Raw Productions, a London based media organisation, to produce a powerful and emotive brand new film that focuses on young people’s struggles with coercive and controlling relationships. These behaviours are not currently as widely understood or discussed in the public sphere as physically violent relationships. The video is now on the NDAS website.

Key Change goes to Westminster

The brilliant work by Open Clasp Theatre Company is starting to get much deserved national recognition with items on the BBC news and Woman's Hour. Their Key Change production - which tells the stories fo women in prison and was developed with women in Low Newton prison - is about to embark on a national tour, with a first performance at Westminster. Lets hope those MPs and policy-makers are in listening mode.

Media Awards Launched

The inaugural ‘Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Media Awards’ were launched on 3rd May 2016, (Press Freedom Day) to recognise the very best reporting on issues of violence against women and girls.

Revenge Pornography data from the BBC

The BBC has investigated revenge pornography, a year after the law making it an offence to share private sexual photographs or films without the subject's consent came into effect in April 2015.

Sanitary Towel Protest in Newcastle City Centre

An article in the Evening Chronicle states that sanitary towels have been appearing on lamp-posts and cash points across the city, with feminist slogans written on them. The messages taped to the pads include: "rape: it happens here" and "it's not sex when she's wasted", along with the hashtag #WeBelieveYou

North East Women's Network

Media