Karen Ingala Smith – Star & Crescent

‘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 ]

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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‘I Was Blown Away’: Portsmouth’s Response to Covid-19

30th September 2020

How has the pandemic affected the local voluntary sector? In the second of a three part series, Covid-19 Community Reporter Paris Ali-Pilling interviews Aurora New Dawn’s CEO, Shonagh Dillon. In part two, Shonagh talks about the financial [… read more ]

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‘We Knew There Would be an Influx of Referrals’: Covid-19 and the Voluntary Sector

28th September 2020

How has the pandemic affected the local voluntary sector? In a three part series, Covid-19 Community Reporter Paris Ali-Pilling interviews Aurora New Dawn’s CEO, Shonagh Dillon to find out about the impact on the charity, which works with [… read more ]

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Migrants, Mental Health and Covid-19

23rd September 2020

Dianna Djokey reflects on the impact Covid-19 has had on the migrant community as she interviews migrant, mother and wife Ade Qsawe Anthony about how Covid-19 has affected her own, and her family’s, mental health. [… read more ]

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‘We Knew of Vulnerable Portsmouth Migrants Without Cash Walking up the M275 to Report to Fareham Police Station’: An Interview with Malcolm Little Pt II

17th September 2020

Covid-19 Community Reporter Paris Ali-Pilling interviews Malcolm Little, Refugee Support Service Manager for the British Red Cross Portsmouth based Hants & Surrey service. In part two of a two-part series, Malcolm explains the financial impact to [… read more ]

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How I Used Lockdown to Expand My Doggy Daycare Business

16th September 2020

Becky Lodge Founder of Little Kanga Ltd and StartUp Disruptors (a business club and community for start-ups and small business owners) interviews Jarvis Clothier owner of local startup Jarvis Dog Boarding and Training providing luxury [… read more ]