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Liz Kelly talks to Beatrix Campbell about The Cleveland Scandal 7th Dec 2023 in person at LondonMet
The Child and Woman Abuse Unit was founded originally to explore feminist approaches to child sexual abuse. Within a year we found ourselves trying to make sense of the Cleveland crisis. Secrets and Silence explodes common
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I KICK AND I FLY an evening of conversation and celebration, 22 Nov 2023
CWASU invite you to the launch event of I KICK AND I FLY REGISTER now for an (in -person) evening of conversation and celebration on Wednesday 22nd 18.30-20-30. The event chaired by Purna Sen,
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Events In the press
Catching the Wave A Keynote presentation by Liz Kelly
Catching the Wave – the many ways women have influenced change A Keynote presentation by Professor Liz Kelly ‘Catching the Wave’ brings together the words and slides from Professor Liz Kelly’s keynote speech during WGI Masterclasses delivered during 2018. It is a resource for those working on
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Joining the Dots: International Conversations on VAW has a New Format
We are really happy to share that the third series of Joining the Dots: International Conversations on Violence Against Women began in March 2023, with Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Kate Jenkins. In this series Purna will have one to one conversations with people working against violence against women from different parts of the world. Those
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Joining the Dots: International Conversations on Violence Against Women
Hosted and convened by Prof Purna Sen, and following on from last year’s series, we are pleased to announce the programme for series two of Joining the Dots: International Conversations on Violence Against Women. The series addresses common themes in the
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Women and Violence, 18 Oct 2022, 6pm
Register now! This seminar offers new insights into Women and Violence, focussing not only on violence against women and girls but role of women as combatants in state and non-state violence across the globe. Date & Time: 18 October 2022, 6PM Location: Room TBC, Holloway campus, London Metropolitan University, 166-220
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Events In the press
Professor Purna Sen features in a new BBC documentary on wrongdoing and abuse in the EU
Purna Sen, Visiting Professor of London Met’s Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit, features in a new BBC documentary on wrongdoing and abuse in the UN. Read the full article here
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Events New Study
Mayor of London launches new violence against women and girls strategy
Academics from London Met’s Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit (CWASU) have developed the new violence against women and girls (VAWG) strategy for London 2022-2025. Read the full article here
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Events In the press
Professor Liz Kelly joined a BBC Radio panel in sharing stories, tactics, goals, and challenges in the campaign to end male violence against women.
How can we end male violence against women? Professor Liz Kelly featured on Samira Ahmed’s BBC Radio 4 series Generational Change, discussing her work and activism in the ongoing campaign to end violence against women. For more information about the documentary, now a podcast click here
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Events In the press
Celebrating five years of National Lottery Women and Girls fund
Last week, a celebratory event was held on the completion of five years of the National Lottery Women and Girls Fund, Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit has been part of an evaluation and learning team for 62 groups. The event was the first