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Lucy Porteous

@porteous_lucy

feminist, lecturer, lefty, social work. Quietly fighting for the rights of women and girls. RTs / likes not always representative of my views. #FirstDoNoHarm

Joined June 2018
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Lucy Porteous Reposted

Completely harrowing that a child should die because social workers refuse to help a child whose single mother has no recourse to public funds, when her other baby is in hospital for heart surgery. Coroner highly critical, unsurprisingly. tinyurl.com/yc5b4p4s


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There are enormous barriers for children to talk about sexual abuse within their family. If you’re a teacher, social worker, nurse, doctor, police officer or any professional who works with children, read our recommendations and notice the indicators. gov.uk/government/pub…


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East London calling. There are 50 free places for care leavers aged 18-25 yrs for Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day in Hackney. It is totally free. To make a referal please write to Kausar at this address Hackneyxmasdinnerguests@gmail.com youtu.be/S9PEsFfU6Wo?fe…


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Here we go: clear research evidence that Sure Start impacted long-term on life chances in this country. Many parallels with Head Start in the US. It took Gove weeks to close the programme with irreparable damage. Basically he didn’t have a clue about EY😞 theguardian.com/commentisfree/…


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“I have never understood why, when everyone on the planet is one accident or medical condition away from disability, many people seem to lack any empathy and do not attempt to understand how it must feel to be refused service because of a disability.” buff.ly/3CIE6xr


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Huge thanks to ⁦@kiritunks⁩ for leading an inspiring day with brilliant #Portsmouth Women as part of our Legacy Project Powerful Women #Grassroots #Sisterhood #MakeLikeAMushroom

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A great opportunity to work with FiLiA and the international sisterhood to help us right a wrong! Full details in the link. Deadline 2 Dec at 1700 GMT. @FiLiA_charity

JOIN US! ADMIN & PROJECT SUPPORT Join our international team & help us end the injustices of the #HagueAbductionConvention. 1-year contract £15.00ph x 20hrs pw Remote working Details: filia.org.uk/volunteering Application deadline 2 Dec 24

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We're hiring! ADMIN & PROJECT SUPPORT Join our global team & help safeguard mums & children fleeing DV, & challenge the injustices of the #HagueConvention. 1-yr contract £15.00ph x 20hrs pw - remote working Details: filia.org.uk/volunteering Application deadline 2 Dec 24

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Lucy Porteous Reposted

The #NewsPenguin #TwitterQuiz for Sunday November 17 2024 20 general questions 5 bonus questions on 1990s 90 minutes (7-830pm) to answer 25 questions Answers tweeted at 840pm 1: In "The Grinch" stories/films what is the name of the Grinch's the Grinch's pet dog and best friend


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The Annual Report on the Imprisonment for Public Protection (#IPP) sentence is out today It contains some useful information, most of it deeply concerning A short(ish) thread gov.uk/government/pub…


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VACANCY FOR FEMINIST RESEARCHER (part-time): A rare opportunity to join our ground-breaking team niaendingviolence.org.uk/jobs/researche…


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With our friends @MindCharity, we have been granted permission to intervene in the upcoming appeal concerning the power of local authorities to deprive children in care of their liberty. More here: article39.org.uk/2024/11/15/cha…


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‘Young men who see women as objects are more likely to be violent towards their partners: new research’. I know, this is obvious, and you would think we shouldn’t need research to show this. But perhaps we do need research to show that what so many women have been shouting for…

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Our incredible @easyuk community has raised £94.95 for FiLiA this #DonationDay! Help continue our success by supporting us on @easyuk Sign up & turn your Christmas shopping at over 8,000 retailers into free donations: easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/filia?u…


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Social workers—complete your CPD by Nov 30 with ease! Join AoCPP for resources & support. Learn more in our blog post: childprotectionprofessionals.org.uk/complete-your-… #CPD #SocialWork #AoCPP #ProfessionalGrowth

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Lucy Porteous Reposted

Noted that @SocialWorkEng have failed to change this "next steps" section when you are renewing registration, still claiming to be auditing a 2.5% CPD sample. This needs to be changed for the sake of those who aren't aware that is no longer the case. #Transparency

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Lucy Porteous Reposted

📢 @LucyHunterB reminds us why Women writing our own herstory is so important. Hear Lucy, @SusannaRustin & @DalgetySusan at #FiLiARaiseOurVoices next Friday, chaired by @JohannLamont – a #Kakuma fundraiser. 🗓️ 15 November Glasgow 🎟️ buytickets.at/filia1/1399049 #FiLiAScotland


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Interested in Risk Outside of the Home (ROTH) Child Protection Pathways? We are running a free online event alongside pilot areas on Tuesday 10th December 12:00 - 14:00 to share learning from the latest round of tests. Book your place here: forms.office.com/e/83HJXnzzQq

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Only two days to go until our conference in London (and via free livestream) on Saturday (9 November)! It will be looking at prostitution, pornography and surrogacy through a critical radical feminist lens. With a brilliant line up of speakers – both survivors of the…

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Our latest report on Police Perpetrated Domestic Abuse draws on the experiences of the 200+ women who have approached us since 2020 to share their accounts of domestic abuse at the hands of police officers and staff. Read the report here: centreforwomensjustice.org.uk/ppda

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