“We really wanted to be part of the solution rather than the problem”
Meet Vivien Jones, founder of Kookie, a new print magazine for tweenage girls
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‘Health tourism’ or discrimination against pregnant migrants?
This is a guest post by Sarah Rose LaPham of Maternity Action and it looks at some of the potential impacts of the UK government's Immigration Bill on women's human rights to maternity care.
How becoming a mother made me a UK Feminist
Canadian Lyndsay Kirkham examines how she has developed a relationship with UK feminism through her efforts to raise a feminist, bi-cultural son
New review: The Selecter’s Made in Britain
Music editor Holly Combe introduces Helen G's review of Made in Britain, The Selecter's first album in eight years
Made in solidarity: The Selecter in the 21st century
The Selecter brought us their 2 Tone sound when right wing politics was dividing a nation. Helen G reviews their most recent release Made in Britain and finds their music -new and old- to be as relevant today as their most famous tracks were in the 1980s
Cedaw: what is it and how can we use it?
The international bill of rights for women is used internationally to push for equality. But it is a neglected tool in the UK. Charlotte Gage explains
16 Days Against Violence Against Women
November 25th marked the beginning of this years "16 Days Against Violence Against Women". Black Women's Rape Action Project have issued a press release regarding the UK government's obligation to provide protection to women seeking asylum from rape and other forms of sexual violence.
Child prisoners in UK detention centers
For years the British government has tried to cover up the truth of what happens to women and children in detention centers such as Yarlswood. Now Sir Al Aynsley-Green, who is the Children’s Commissioner has exposed the reality for children in Yarlswood, nonetheless the government is refusing to change it’s policy towards asylum seekers in general and the detention of children in particular…
Sending asylum seekers home with instructions to “be discreet”
In an outrageous statement against LGBTs and asylum seekers, UK’s Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith claims gay and lesbian asylum seekers can be deported to Iran (and other countries such as Nigeria, Uganda and Cameroon) safely as long as they are “discreet”.
