-May 511 minThe 'Ideal Victim' hierarchyThe idea of victimhood is simply a social construct. The Criminal Justice System (CJS), the media and the public all play a part in...
Phoebe CareyJun 29, 20214 minBook Review : Fattily Ever AfterTW: racism, fatphobia, misogyny, mental health, self-harm Stephanie Yeboah is a blogger, Instagram queen and fat-acceptance advocate. In...
Milly GibsonJun 16, 20215 minA Dive into History: Marsha P. JohnsonTW: sexual assault, murder, prostitution, violence, mental illness. Marsha P. Johnson was an American drag queen and transgender gay...
Steph MlotJun 4, 20214 minChildfree by ChoiceMy biological clock broke years ago. I don’t remember a day in my life I've wanted children. To carry them, birth them, feed them, raise...
Isobel HoweMay 24, 20214 minDoes the ECHR protect against public sexual harassment?Public sexual harassment (PSH) is an invasion of privacy, without consent, period. In the UK, individuals have the right to respect for a...
Harriet NorrisMay 22, 20213 minBook Review: Girl, Woman, Other TW: Sexual Assault, Misogyny, Mental Health, Racism and Grief The adoring critics’ comments and praise on the cover of Bernardine...
Jessica JarvisMay 14, 20217 minMental Health AllyshipTW: Mental Health Discussion In the UK, around 1 in 6 adults and 1 in 10 young people have a common mental health problem. Yet, the...
Briony BrakeMay 7, 20214 minI Changed The Way I Dressed Because Of MenA few years ago, when I was at university, I went through a phase of being more adventurous than usual in my outfit choices. I distinctly...
Milly GibsonApr 30, 20215 minAnyone who thinks they’re free from patriarchy is lying, and this is whyFeminism today does make me crack a smile. To see how far we’ve come, looking back through the years, the decades, and even the...
JasminApr 27, 20211 minI am Not your Yellow Fever“You look exotic. I like it.” are words that came from my high school crush. Back then I believed it was meant to be a compliment but...
Lily ArmstrongApr 21, 20213 minUnmasking Stalking: National Stalking Awareness Week 19th - 23rd April 2021Monday (19th April) marked the beginning of National Stalking Awareness Week, so we’ve put together an Our Streets Now...
Evie NicholsApr 20, 20213 minBook Review : I Refuse to Condemn: Resisting Racism in Times of National Security‘Do you now condemn what he does?’ On the 26th February 2015, Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow asked the above question to Asim Qureshi,...
Lily ArmstrongApr 16, 20213 minSticks and stones may break my bones, but words can also hurt me: The media’s damaging contribution “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me”. This is something I heard countless times growing up. It taught me...
CJ SimonApr 9, 20213 minConversations with CJ- Ivy SpencerI had the pleasure of emailing Ivy over a couple of days to pose a couple of questions. She is the head of the Our Streets Now Activism...
Milly GibsonMar 26, 20216 minA Dive into History: The Ethics, Medicine, and Race of Henrietta LacksHenrietta Lacks, born Loretta Pleasant in August 1920, in Roanoke, Virginia, was nicknamed ‘Hennie’ as a young girl. Her mother passed...
Jessica JarvisMar 18, 20216 minSeeking Support TW: Mental Health, Sexual Harassment and Assault UN Women UK released research that highlighted 97% of young women have been subjected to...
Caitlin DiskenMar 11, 20213 minMaking the invisible phenomena visibleWhen I think about strong cultural representations of older women, it is Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel The Handmaid’s Tale that I turn...
Maria M KhanMar 1, 20215 minIslamophobic Laws in Europe, Racism and the rise in VAWG The Hijab Ban, the Burqa Ban, and Burkini ban! Freedom of speech laws allowing for the mockery of the final prophet and so much more. It...
Lara BrettFeb 23, 20214 minReclaim the CampusTW: Sexual harassment and assault. Picture this: you’re on a night out with your friends at the SU (pre Covid, obvs). You all make your...
Jade ElouiseJan 21, 20215 minFat-phobia and sexual harassmentA personal essay TW: Fat-phobia and misogyny I was often told growing up, by adults, peers and strangers alike, that I was mature for my...