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Saying sorry

Sophie Perry25 March 2020

Sophie Perry finds Unlikely Production’s The Apologists a deft exploration of what it means to apologise when our every action is universally scrutinised...

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Broken Rainbow Helpline loses funding

D H Kelly18 January 2015

The Broken Rainbow Helpline which provides support for LGBT victims of domestic abuse has lost its government funding and may be forced to close. D H Kelly explores why lesbian, bisexual and trans* women who are abused might struggle to get support ...

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Radical funding for radical change

Guest Blogger23 July 2013

We were recently contacted by Edge Fund, who are looking for people to join their Advisory Group to help them make funding decisions. Read on to find out more about their work and values... ...

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Who decides what’s normal?

Jane Duffus8 July 2013

The groundbreaking new play My Normal Life is an impressive and eye-opening experience for Jane Duffus ...

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Pretending to be poor

Philippa Willitts11 April 2012

Philippa writes about the problems with charity's campaign to get people to pretend to be poor for 5 days to experience what it is like to live in poverty. ...

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Charity Porn

sokari11 December 2008

They've sent some porn actresses to Kenya, and filmed them having sex with impoverished local Africans for their Naked Continent series. The production company, Natural High, has proudly proclaimed that the director made an $11,000 donation to a local charity, and will donate another $10 for the purchase of every DVD of that particular film. ...

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