ROAAAR
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ROAAAR is a personal safety and self defence collective powered by women - cis, trans and femmes and non binary folks.
🚨All male orgs/allies looking to engage with this man on positive action against male violence: Multiple women spoke out about being abused by Chris who say he then threatened legal action against them. Yet he still speaks to boys in schools about masculinity + male violence...
Join @tlpix & @AliBaskerville on Wednesday to talk all things risk assessment, safety and security planning, and the management of bio/psycho/social impacts in the work of journalists. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
Too many womxn I know have held stories in about the men around them, because sharing would destroy their honour, the shame would be on them, the default would be they were wrong. The harm that is endured physically, mentally, socially endured the shame eats them up, the fact …
New U.N. climate-panel report says rising seas, melting ice caps and other effects of climate change may be irreversible for centuries and are “unequivocally” driven by greenhouse gases from human activity. Via @leHotz, @WSJ wsj.com/articles/some-…
URGENT CALL OUT!! NAF need resources for summer activites with children. We are looking for donations of recycled materials for some of our summer activites in a couple of weeks time. Please see thread for list and details of how to contribute!!
PERSONAL NEWS: I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve accepted a new job at @nbcnews where I will be the Executive Editor of their Business, Tech, and Media unit. I’m excited about this next chapter in my career and returning to where I got my start in journalism, TV network news.
Grateful to @MsMagazine and @IWMF for this profile on my work as a proud Black Queer Woman journalist and the importance of newsroom leadership around safety for journalists everywhere. msmagazine.com/2021/04/29/the…
Still lots of spots for this on Saturday. Free self defence training session eventbrite.co.uk/e/roaaar-summe…
