Join us Saturday the 25th November in Owain Glyndwr Square in Aberystwyth for White Ribbon Day and pledge to eliminate violence against women.

We'll be joined by Cor Gobaith, The Women's Peace Petition Centenary Project and the W.I will hold a vigil. 

#Aberystwyth #16Days

NEWS
Steve Barclay is now Environment Secretary.
His wife Karen is a Senior Exec at Anglian Water.

Anglian Water fined £2.65m for allowing millions of litres of untreated sewage to overflow from a water recycling centre

Tory conflict of interest?
Feargal Sharkey…

Recognising Domestic Abuse: A New Training Course from Dr Kelly Henderson

We’re really proud to be running our first session of her training course on 12 December 2023.

Full details & more information here: linkedin.com/pulse/recognis…

#domesticabuse #blog #training

Jasper Pickles Climbs Everest: A new audio experience.🎧

It's a powerful story on health inequalities for those w/ autism + learning disabilities. Coming 1/12/23.

Sign up for exclusive access to the audio story + a bonus package of insightful questions.👉mtr.cool/wxmtgmoorr

On Wednesday, we're holding a session on ‘The escalation of violence against women and girls’. We'll hear from: 🗣️ Refuge, Women's Aid & Suzy Lamplugh Trust (@live_life_safe), 🗣️ Victims' Commissioner for England & Wales, Domestic Abuse Commissioner & Victims’ Commissioner London
Learn more here:
committees.parliament.uk/event/19511/fo…

'About 1/2 the entire population aged over 65 is either not online at all or has only quite modest online skills, a presumption of 'digital first' within primary care is bound to be deeply problematic, and some would say ageist too.' telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/11/1…

I was absolutely thrilled to be able to write a second article for Hellebore after my piece in the Darkness issue. This one is about my two favourite things: ghosts and sleep. I'm in the company of some brilliant writers here, so get your pre-orders in now!

Proud to be part of efforts to ensure the action plan is acted upon across Wales - such a forward thinking plan that puts this nation at the forefront of anti-racism Swansea University Welsh Government CYTREC School of Social Sciences Swansea Law

#FliptheStreets MyUni Swansea School of Social Sciences Swansea Uni Students’ Union @SwanseaUni celebrating black history Wales

#antiracistwales #flipthestreets Swansea University School of Social Sciences Swansea UniversitySU taking shape #blackhistory #blackhistory wales

📖 ‘Into the Dark: What darkness is and why it matters’ - an in-depth exploration of the darkness and the way that it fires our imagination - has been published today by Dr Jacqueline Yallop (jacqueline yallop) from AberEnglishDept

🖱️ bit.ly/3sqoh9O

Icon Books

Our coauthored article European Network for Gerontological Social Work 'Deaths, Damages and Violations during the Covid 19 pandemic' is a timely reminder of the #HumanRightsViolations suffered by #CareHome residents and why a full Inquiry is required in Ireland.

📢 Can you help or share in your networks?

Delighted to join you and I'm so happy we are members of #EVAW

A big welcome to the End Violence Against Women Coalition, Dewis Choice, a dedicated and co-produced support service for people aged 60 and over experiencing domestic abuse.

Find out more ⤵️
dewischoice.org.uk

Great contributions today at the Social Work History Network #swhn (hosted by the Unit) from Bob Hudson, Jill Manthorpe Alisoun Milne Bridget Penhale - 'Social work with older people – a hidden history'. Twenty people in the room, 55 online.
kcl.ac.uk/events/social-…

Let's make it clear: living on the streets is not a ‘lifestyle choice’ - it is a sign of failed government policy.

No one should be punished for being homeless.

Criminalising people for sleeping in tents, and making it an offence for charities to help them, is unacceptable.

First review of The Kindertransport: what really happened (out with Polity 17 November) in The Spectator #Refugees
#Learnfromhistory
spectator.co.uk/article/the-mi…

🚨🆕 Delighted to share my new article exploring maturity, young adulthood and experiences of policing in NI 🔓✅ #OpenAccess ✅🔓 in Youth Justice: An International Journal.

🔗 tinyurl.com/2w2n2xej