There is one lady who I know who has been a sex-worker since 2005, and she has been on a long personal journey. She has repeatedly left one partner, got another one. […]
Women’s Work (Lyndsey’s Blog Part 4) : The vicious circle of drug addiction
Women’s Work: Helping families, and children, have choices
Women’s Work is not just about women. It is also about the family, their relationships, parenting and the children….and there are projects to address all perspectives. Where one, or both, of the […]
Women’s Day : A Festival of “women making waves” in Derby
The volunteer-led International Women’s Day Festival in Derby grows each year as a showcase for women and girls in the community, organisations, sport, arts, craft, business, education and more. It is a […]
Women’s Work (Lyndsey’s Blog Part 3) : Sex work outreach – view of life on the streets
CLICK HERE FOR PREVIOUS ARTICLES FROM LYNDSEY’S BLOG / WOMEN’S WORK I was in town today. There’s a sloping wall that takes you round from the car park to Argos, and as I […]
Domestic violence is not always physical. Freedom to take back control!
Domestic abuse and violence are part of a range of tactics, predominantly perpetrated by men, to keep women under control. Many of the methods of abuse do not involve any form of […]
Chaotic lifestyle of a vulnerable sex-worker, a future with her son, and the threat of cancer.
I was born in 78. I lived with my Mum – I can’t remember living with my Dad. She had a bloke who she met – she had another kid with him. […]
Women’s Work (Lyndsey’s Blog Part 2) : Sex work outreach – view of life on the streets
CLICK HERE FOR PREVIOUS ARTICLES FROM LYNDSEY’S BLOG / WOMEN’S WORK Domestic Violence Women’s Work’s street sex work outreach time provide a vital service, and a unique insight into the lives of the […]
Women’s Work (Lyndsey’s Blog) : Sex work outreach – view of life on the streets
Women’s Work’s street sex work outreach team provide a vital service, and a unique insight into the lives of the women who find themselves drawn into these difficult circumstances. Lyndsey Rook, is […]
International Women’s Day 2016 : Celebration Festival
For the past few years a team of Volunteers, led by Vanessa Boon, have put on an International Women’s Day event in the Centre of Derby. Whilst there are many important messages […]
SV2 : Hope and opportunity for survivors of sexual violence
Rape, sexual violence, and exploitation are some of the most traumatic events that can happen to anyone; and it happens to people of all ages, all genders, all cultures and all upbringings. […]
Child Sex abuse : Unsilencing the victims through Independent Inquiry
Derby has the dubious reputation of being on an increasingly long list of cities who have gained notoriety for being home to significant child sex abuse cases. In 2010, Operation Retriever led […]
Women’s Work : Being “1 in a Million” – positive change for abused women.
In March 2015 I wrote an article called The ‘1 in 4’: Men! Why are we not angry about the shocking reality of violence towards women? highlighting in stark terms the extent […]
The Rape Delusion: The Voices of the Victims
If there is one thing that tells us something perverse and disturbing about our society it is the fact that we even countenance the notion that a woman might be responsible for […]
Living with a ‘House Devil – Street Angel’: Recovering from Domestic violence
“ A couple of my friends died because of domestic violence from their husband, and a lot of them ended up on drugs and drink because, you know what, if you get […]
Celebrating, Participating, Liberating : International Women’s Day Derby 2015
After many months of planning by a group of committed volunteers, International Women’s Day in Derby took place on 7th March; for the first time this year the event was held outside, […]
The ‘1 in 4’: Men! Why are we not angry about the shocking reality of violence towards women?
If 1 in 4 dog-owners abused their pets there would be an outcry, if 1 in 4 car owners had their cars indiscriminately damaged on a routine basis, there would be […]
Women’s Rights should concern us all – including Men!
Although in the UK we might consider that we have come a long way in the last 100 years on women’s rights, in reality, many of the underlying perceptions, behaviours and core […]
International Women’s Day Derby : Planning and Fundraising for the main event – 7th March 2015 – Market Square
Whilst Women’s Day in Derby is about Women, it’s not solely for women. It’s not a single-issue event, it’s not about being anti-men, it’s probably not about any pre-conceived perceptions or notions […]
Invisible voice: unchaining the circle of abuse and addiction
When Rachel was born in 1983, in Milton Keynes, it would have been reasonable to have thought that her future was full of free choices. However, she became a link in a […]
Positive Policing : A sensitive approach to Prostitution in Derby.
Standing on a street corner, meandering, trying to be conspicuously inconspicuous, looking into cars expectantly, but with trepidation, searching, hoping, but in all ways, totally desperate. It’s not about food, or sex, […]
