"Men who claim to be progressive should listen to women with expertise in the field of VAWG, not sack or seek to cancel them!" Quite. Add your name to our letter in support of Joan Smith https://t.co/KQsi9S... #IStandWithJoanSmit...
This letter now has more than 2,000 signatures. Thank you to everyone who has already signed. Please consider signing if you haven’t done so yet https://t.co/gJ2YVw... #IStandWithJoanSmit...
"We represent 100s of women and girls who are concerned about our voices not being listened to about the importance of single sex spaces especially in relation to male violence against women and girls." Thank you for signing. https://t.co/KQsi9S...
Sign this letter protesting the treatment of @PolBlonde by the London Mayor https://t.co/KQsi9S... #IStandWithJoanSmit...
"Joan is a renowned expert on VAWG. The Mayor was lucky to have her. Shameful, please rethink." Add your name to our letter here https://t.co/KQsi9S...
RT @PankhurstEM: MVAW is on the increase, rape prosecutions & convictions are at an all time low, we need #JoanSmith's voice & insight. Fired, sorry cut in 'restructuring', by @MayorofLondon for expressing her expertise and standing up for ...
RT @hollysmithhere: I've signed. It seems no woman's track record is so strong, her expertise so great or her knowledge too deep to be treated with complete contempt when asking inconvenient questions. Solidarity @polblonde I hope @SadiqKhan is ...
Thank you to everyone who has already signed this letter protesting the treatment of Joan Smith by the London Mayor. If you haven't signed yet you can do so here https://t.co/KQsi9S...
RT @TarynLister: This post was removed from a Waltham Forest “Women’s” group within 30 mins due to focusing on supporting women and girls only. Can you help us get the word out to YW who could really benefit from this space (it is open to YW living ...
"What a terrible way to treat a dedicated campaigner on women's rights and what a terrible message to send to women about the importance of our experience and insights." Add your name here https://t.co/KQsi9S...
Over 1,000 people have already signed this letter to protest the dismissal of Joan Smith from her role as Co-Chair of the London Mayor's #VAWG board. Thank you. Please consider adding your name here https://t.co/KQsi9S...
"It is absolutely crucial to the effective recovery and safety of women that they have single sex space and services. Women need trauma informed services provided for women and by women." Please sign this letter in support of Joan Smith ...
"I've lived in London my whole life, I've voted labour my whole life. I cannot believe the contempt towards women's concerns shown by this mayor & his team." Add your voice here https://t.co/KQsi9S...
"Utterly dismayed and horrified at this decision. This is not the way for the Mayor to thank London's women for their support at the ballot box." https://t.co/KQsi9S...
"Women have a legal right to single sex services." Sign our letter protesting the dismissal of Joan Smith the London Mayor's board on Violence Against Women and Girls https://t.co/KQsi9S...
RT @millar_marion: Thank you ❤ Signed xxx https://t.co/pS1rA3...
RT @EllieCumbo: In my 20s, I believed all women needed was for feminism to be more mainstream. Older feminists said to be careful what I wished for, but I thought they were just being protectionist. Well, here's the nadir. Expertise like @polblonde's ...
"Regardless of the claim that this is a reorganisational matter, removing one of the country's leading experts on the incidence and causes of violence against women and girls is both incoherent and irresponsible." Add your name here ...
RT @CforWomenUK: Fantastic work here from @TerryStock8 We must all keep pointing out these errors and insist they are corrected! https://t.co/HCmfq1...
"Strength and solidarity with you, Joan. Thank you for all the work you are doing and keep going. You are not alone." https://t.co/KQsi9S... Please sign this letter to Sadiq Khan. Thank you ...
RT @SarahPedersen2: I have signed this pointing out the important contributions of Joan to the discussion of violence against women for decades. Her book 'Misogynies' is quite simply seminal. Wrong decision by Sadiq Khan. https://t.co/AtsqQ6...
RT @NWtoG: I've signed https://t.co/90GVyb...
RT @CforWomenUK: Please sign and share in support of @polblonde and women and girls https://t.co/Sjv8UM...
RT @WomenUnitingUK: Please sign and share to support women and girls and reinstate @polblonde https://t.co/NpoXao...
RT @camradfems: The treatment that @polblonde has been subjected to is disgraceful. Please sign and share this important letter. https://t.co/Sbph8L...
RT @K_IngalaSmith: You are invited to show your support for Joan Smith and for* independent* scrutiny of the London Mayors VAWG Board by an *expert* in a *position of leadership*. https://t.co/UsGZpA...
"It beggars belief that someone with Joan's background in researching and advocating for women's rights should be dropped from this role. Her insight and expertise are needed now more than ever." https://t.co/KQsi9S...
"We, the undersigned, wish to express our disbelief and anger at the dismissal of Joan Smith as Co-chair of the VAWG Board... https://t.co/KQsi9S... 1/n ...
Solidarity with Joan Smith
Please sign and share our letter to Sadiq Khan to protest at the treatment of @PolBlonde and call for her reinstatement as Co-Chair of the London Mayor's #VAWG board. https://t.co/KQsi9S...
Halle Tanner Johnson (1864-1901) African-American physician. Graduated from the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1891, and became the first woman to be licensed in Alabama. Practised in Tuskegee, founded a nursing school and the Lafayette ...
Halle Tanner Johnson (1864-1901) African-American physician. Graduated from the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1891, and became the first woman to be licensed in Alabama. Practised in Tuskegee, founded a nursing school and the Lafayette ...
A Review of ‘On Violence and on Violence Against Women’ by Jacqueline Rose (Faber and Faber 2021) by Beatrix Campbell. https://t.co/NdgRNF...
RT @beatrixcampbell: Outrageous treatment of @pollblonde by London Labour https://t.co/s5ftWa...
RT @polblonde: I just wanted to say how grateful I am for the messages of support. I was brought into City Hall on the advice of women’s organisations & they were right to believe the VAWG Board should have an independent expert Co-chair. They ...
Great Lives - Althea Gibson - BBC Sounds
RT @cathydevine56: Superb programme. Althea Gibson was the first black tennis player to win a Wimbledon title. She also won the US Open and the French Open. She was raised in Harlem and this is a quick focus on an extraordinary life. ...
RT @RebeccaMKBull: London Mayor decides City Hall official would perform better than an expert in women’s rights. Who needs scrutiny and independent review eh? https://t.co/tu0C7H...
RT @EavesCharity: @nia_endingVAWG @polblonde @SadiqKhan Scandalous decision and anti democratic: we voted her on. Her book on domestic violence and Terror is the work that finally got through showing links. Long history of expertise. Single sex ...
RT @GitaSahgal: This is a disgrace, @SadiqKhan. The women’s sector is facing a huge crisis exacerbated by CoViD, and multiple extremist threats and needs the expertise @polblonde brings to the table. @SBSisters https://t.co/5PvLXw...
RT @HJoyceGender: This is outrageous. @polblonde is THE expert on violence against women - literally wrote the book on it. Dispensing with her services is a huge signal that women’s rights are dispensable when those women assert the reality of sex ...
Solidarity with @polblonde Her dismissal by @MayorofLondon is also a callous dismissal of the concerns women and girls have about the violence we face. Joan's experience, knowledge and insight makes her a brilliant advocate for us. This is a ...
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