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How We Launched a Helpline for Domestic Abuse Victims in Lockdown

27th April 2020

S&C is working with Aurora New Dawn during the lockdown to capture the impact of the pandemic on the charity, their team, and victims and survivors of domestic abuse. This week, Aurora’s CEO Shonagh Dillon [… read more ]

Memoir

How I Got Through Being Stalked: Rebecca’s Story

24th April 2020

This week is National Stalking Awareness Week and in this personal account, Rebecca shares her experience of being stalked, from the beginning right through to the court case, and highlights how she couldn’t have done [… read more ]

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Covid-19 Raises Risk for Victims, But Help is Still Here

8th April 2020

Shonagh Dillon, CEO of Portsmouth-based charity Aurora New Dawn, talks to Sarah Cheverton about how the virus is increasing danger for victims, and how already under-funded organisations like Aurora are changing the way they work [… read more ]

Social Issues

Pandemic Reveals the Epidemic of Male Violence Against Women

1st April 2020

CEO of charity Aurora New Dawn, Shonagh Dillon, writes about the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic for victims of domestic abuse and asks: what will happen to the workers of the sector once the pandemic [… read more ]

Culture

What are the Top 10 Toxic Masculinity Behaviours?

13th September 2019

Adam Gallie, supporter of Hampshire charity for victims and survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence and stalking, Aurora New Dawn, explores what toxic masculinity means and why it matters.  Toxic masculinity is when the archetypal [… read more ]

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‘A Disproportionate Response’: Why Mark Field MP’s Behaviour Matters

24th June 2019

Mark Field has been suspended as a Foreign Office minister after a video was published last week showing the MP physically removing a climate change protester from a dinner function. S&C’s Editor in Chief, Sarah [… read more ]

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Local Charity Signs Pledge to Reject Funding from Tommy Robinson

22nd May 2019

The CEO of Portsmouth-based charity Aurora New Dawn has signed an open letter from academics, activists and charities working to end sexual abuse, rejecting funding offered by Tommy Robinson as part of his European Election [… read more ]

Culture

Generation Girl: Fashion With a Social Purpose

30th May 2018

While recent political movements like #MeToo continue to make global headlines, Emily Priest reports on a Portsmouth business that uses fashion and body positivity to empower women, while raising money for female-centred charities and projects. [… read more ]

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‘They Believed Me’: Saying Goodbye to a Pompey Domestic Violence Helpline

9th April 2018

On 31st March 2018, the Aurora Helpline and Referral Service for victims and survivors of domestic violence and abuse closed, following recent changes to local authority contracts commissioning the service. In its 6 years of [… read more ]

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We Still Need the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Here’s Why.

24th November 2017

This Saturday, 25th November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW), which marks the start of 16 Days of activism to end violence against women and girls. CEO of Hampshire [… read more ]

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Portsmouth Union Branch Calls on University to Address Pension Inequality

10th September 2026

The Portsmouth branch of the UCU (University and College Union) has passed a motion calling on the management of the University of Portsmouth (UoP) to address pension inequality. The Branch contends that UoP has been [… read more ]

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Portsmouth Constituents Urge Stephen Morgan to Protest Oil Drilling and Support Fair Energy Transition

21st August 2026

Portsmouth constituents have sent a clear message to their MP Stephen Morgan demanding urgent action to help bring our energy bills down and increase energy security for our communities. The UK government is set to [… read more ]

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Green Open Homes Week: How Portsmouth Residents are Taking on the Energy Crisis

26th June 2026

Energy prices are a growing concern – but for some, getting ahead of the crisis has paid off. Local residents have been opening their doors to Nicholas Sebley of Portsmouth Climate Action to reveal how they [… read more ]

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Portsmouth UCU Branch Condemns Iran War and Calls for University Ethics Review

27th May 2026

The Portsmouth branch of the UCU (University and College Union) has passed a motion condemning the US and Israel’s illegal wars against Iran and Lebanon, and calling for an ethical review of the University of [… read more ]

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Planetbuilding Blues: Science Fiction Special

11th May 2026

Writer and planetary modeller David Angus reminisces about science fiction (SF) conventions over the years and his friendship with SF icon Brian Aldiss. During Easter I was in Birmingham Exhibition Centre at a science fiction convention. [… read more ]

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