Ukraine has now entered its sixth week of the Russian invasion. The UN has said that more than 1119 civilians have been killed along with 1790 injured since Russian forces invaded Ukraine on February 24.
Miranda Dunne
NCTJ trainee journalist
Politics BA University of Sussex
Guitarist
JDF
Politics BA University of Sussex
Guitarist
JDF
“Bleak picture” painted by charity’s violence against women report
The End Violence Against Women coalition (EVAW) has released a report on violence against women and girls in the UK for 2021-22, with its director describing the data as “bleak”.
Kingston Union launches boycott of ‘tick box’ gender equality charter
Kingston’s branch of the University and College Union, Kingston (Kingston UCU) has asked its members to boycott the Athena SWAN charter.
VIDEO: Kingston’s award-shortlisted food-hunger project delivers hundreds of recipe kits
The BRITE Box project, founded by Voices of Hope, delivers weekly recipe meal kits to families across Kingston, Richmond and Southwark and delivered 257 boxes in its first packaging session of 2022.
Deepfakes and altered image abuse: How the misuse of synthetic media poses a new digital threat for women
Ten years ago, when 18-year-old law student Noelle Martin reverse image searched herself out of pure curiosity, nothing could have prepared her for the nauseating results that Google would empty before her. Miranda Dunne speaks to Noelle Martin on her experience with deepfaked image-based abuse and refusing to be silenced by anonymous perpetrators.
Kingston Council announces “White Ribbon” accreditation from charity tackling violence against women
Kingston Council has become one of the 100 national organisations to have received White Ribbon accreditation in a bid to tackle male violence against women.
COMMENT: Walk me home service risks taking women two steps back
BT boss Philip Jansen has made a £50m proposal to tackle women’s safety. Praised by Home Secretary Priti Patel, ‘Walk me home’ would track the
Music for Mental Health: Local artists perform in Kingston in aid of Mind charity
Local charity Mind in Kingston hosted a music stall on Sunday at Kingston Ancient Market Place, part of a fortnight of events to mark World Mental Health
