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Latest Posts
Recognising my Privilege within Rape Recovery
TW: Rape and Sexual Assault Junaid discusses with Rebekah Cheung her article ‘Recognising my Privilege within Rape Recovery’ for the Melting Scot. Speaking points include: Rebekah’s story Misogynoir and #MeToo movementAccessing support Having to make excuses to not sleep with someone Position/abuse of power Original article can be found here: https://meltingscot.com/2020/12/22/recognising-my-privilege-within-rape-recovery/ Continue reading Recognising my Privilege within Rape Recovery
Minority Ethnic Emerging Leaders Programme – John Smith Centre
Junaid has a conversation with Nosheen Ahmed, Project Coordinator at the John Smith Centre based at the University of Glasgow. They discuss the launch of their latest project and the need for more programmes to support ethnic minority young people into politics. The John Smith Centre is launching their Minority Ethnic Emerging Leaders Programme. A … Continue reading Minority Ethnic Emerging Leaders Programme – John Smith Centre
The “talking stage” before Marriage – Part 1
Aaisha Sabir returns with another piece of writing which details the importance of loyalty and understanding within the initial talking stages of a relationship . In her direct and straight-forward style of writing, Aaisha makes it fully clear that honesty is always the best policy. Continue reading The “talking stage” before Marriage – Part 1
One year of running
Marianna Marcelline writes about a goal she set herself at the beginning of lockdown in 2020 – to run at least 10km. One year on, she has far surpassed her target. Marianna writes about the challenges she has faced, but more importantly, shares the positive things which have kept her going along the way. Continue reading One year of running
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