Ending Gender-based Violence & the Domestic Abuse Bill

26/11/2020 33 min
Ending Gender-based Violence & the Domestic Abuse Bill

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Episode Synopsis

This week's episode is in honour of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25th November, which marks the beginning of the United Nations' '16 Days of Activism' campaign against gender-based violence. We are joined by YF members Amy Dwyer, Emily Batchelor and Tina Bhartwas for a discussion about the Domestic Abuse Bill and whether it goes far enough; the horrific impact the pandemic has had on victims of domestic abuse; the UN's campaign and importance of a worldwide approach to ending gender-based violence, and much more...Also - a very warm welcome and thanks to Marie Hill who has recently joined the podcast team and co-hosted this episode!Freephone 24-Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline:  0808 2000 247https://www.refuge.org.uk/get-help-now/Speakers:Amy Dwyer  https://twitter.com/AmyDwyer23Emily Batchelor  https://twitter.com/EmilyJBatchTina Bhartwas  https://twitter.com/TinaBhartwasProducers:Marie Hill https://twitter.com/Marie__hillLouie Marlow  https://twitter.com/louiemarlowThis event was recorded on Wednesday 25th November.To all our listeners: we want you in our podcast, so if you’re passionate about a topic just get in touch with us at [email protected] us on social media:https://www.facebook.com/PodcastYFhttps://twitter.com/PodcastYfDonate to the Young Fabians https://bit.ly/326RrJYThe intro music is by ‘One in a Googolplex' and used under Creative Commons. Find out more about them here:https://oneinagoogolplex.bandcamp.com/