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Female Community IDVA (Independent Domestic Violence Advisor)
Aurora New Dawn is pleased to announce the following job vacancy: Female * Community IDVA (Independent Domestic Violence Advisor) Hours of work Full-time: 37 Hours per week Salary £25,250 (with 1% annual increment) Duration: Contract until June 2021. Continuation subject to funding. Location: West Sussex, working across working across Worthing & Adur. *PLEASE NOTE: This…
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Express FM interviews Aurora New Dawn
Zoe representing Aurora New Dawn Below you can find the 3 part interview with Zoe on Express FM. Zoe discuss such issues as stalking, the differences between domestic abuse and domestic violence, coercive control, and sexual violence. Aurora New Dawn is a non-judgmental charity organisation which offers victim and survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence…
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The Bubble of Male Privilege
Life in a bubble You know how your phone, laptop, tablet are all connected these days? Furthermore, they all monitor your activity and try to figure out who you are based on your searches and then tailor the adverts, news, and recommendations they beam to you to reflect this. Well, the challenge for my phone…
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Stalking Advocate – Female
Aurora New Dawn is pleased to announce the following job vacancy: Female[1]* Stalking Advocate Hours of work Full-time: 37 Hours per week Salary Non Accredited – Grade 7 – £22,221Accredited* – Grade 8 – – £26,276*on completion of a role-specific accreditation Duration: Contract until 2020. Continuation subject to funding. Location: Portsmouth – with travel across…
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Statement regarding Portsmouth City Council’s Contribution to Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy Funding:
Over the last week or so we have seen Aurora mentioned in social media posts relating to the partial funding of our Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (ISVA) service. We want to take this opportunity to clarify a few things. Firstly, as an organisation we have our own voice and always speak for ourselves. It is…
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A Police Misconduct Hearing, the case of Shana Grice
The need for professional curiosity & responsibility in Stalking cases Police misconduct was a feature of lessons to be learned in the murder of Shana Grice. There are many a lesson the police can learn from this case to prevent this type of misconduct from surfacing again. We are writing this blog post to show…
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What are the top 10 Toxic Masculinity behaviors?
Toxic masculinity is when the archetypal image of what it means to be masculine becomes harmful and aspirational. It thrives by penalizing behavior which does not conform to its standard and celebrating behavior which does. Top 10 Toxic Masculinity behaviors Being stoic Men are constantly given the message that they must be self-reliant, independent, physically…
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The Impact of Lap Dancing Clubs on Women, a Portsmouth Problem
Lap dancing is often dismissed as something harmless. But is it? Do we really want to live in a society that encourages the commodification of women? Especially in times of hardship. With the reopening of Elegance nightclub in Portsmouth, we explore this issue. Ongoing objections to sexual entertainment venues in Portsmouth: The Portsmouth City Council…
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Ambassador – Kirsty Dillon
We are delighted to announce our first Aurora Ambassador – Kirsty Dillon. Who is Kirsty Dillon? Kirsty Dillon has been a professional actress and voice-over for 20 years. Her work has seen her collaborate on projects such as ‘Blackout’ for CH4, ‘Locke’ with Tom Hardy, ‘Man Like Mobeen’ on BBC3 Comedy but Kirsty is probably…
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Women and girls against Tommy Robinson
Tommy Robinson, a special political adviser for UKIP, announced that should he be elected to the European parliament in the 23rd of May 2019 elections, he would voluntarily donate his MEP salary to victims of abuse. What’s not to like? As it turns out, a lot! Open letter, from women and women’s organisations regarding ‘Tommy…
