This week Star and Crescent will be running a social media campaign on our Facebook and Twitter pages to support local charity Aurora New Dawn’s ongoing action to stop planned cuts to domestic violence support [… read more ]
Sarah Cheverton talks to Shonagh Dillon, Chief Executive of Aurora New Dawn, about their campaign against the proposed cuts to the Council’s domestic violence support service, the Early Intervention Project, in 2017/18. Can you tell [… read more ]
Hampshire Constabulary have released a video highlighting the support they provide for victims of domestic abuse to have a safer Christmas. Give yourself freedom this Christmas – let us help you break away from an [… read more ]
Regular S&C contributor Christine Lawrence urges Portsmouth City Council to reconsider the decision to cut domestic violence services in Portsmouth in 2017/18. I was more than horrified to hear of Portsmouth City Council’s decision to [… read more ]
National campaigners Sisters Uncut staged a protest in the public gallery of a Full Council meeting yesterday following a passionate plea from Chief Executive of charity Aurora New Dawn to protect local domestic violence services. By Sarah [… read more ]
Following the launch of a petition this week that has quickly generated over 38,000 signatures in support of domestic violence and sexual health services, UP Antifascists release a statement calling for Portsmouth residents to protest the [… read more ]
A local resident with deep concerns about cuts to Portsmouth’s domestic abuse and sexual violence support services writes about the impact of proposed cuts from Portsmouth City Council on victims and survivors of violence in [… read more ]
Tessa Ditner examines Portsmouth’s credentials as the historic corsetry capital of the world. Corsets. A frivolous topic isn’t it? It’s like writing about the politics of Dairy Milks. Yet corsetry from the point of view [… read more ]
Five months after the general election, many – including Rosy Bremer – are still reeling from the result. Ever since the election, it’s as if the country is going through the aftermath of a bad teenage [… read more ]
Aurora New Dawn, a Hampshire charity working with victims and survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence have won a National Diversity Award in recognition of their contribution towards gender diversity and equality. The charity [… read more ]
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