Professor of Sexual Violence. Co-Director Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit at London Met. Feminist academic, activist, author. Writing on sexual violence, public sexual harassment, embodiment.https://bsky.app/profile/veragraf.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/veragraf.bsky.social/post/3ljigm5zrpk2yWrote something for @theguardian.com today with @claremcglynn.bsky.social on the new independent porn review and what needs to happen next https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/03/porn-law-internet-review-ministers03 Mar 2025 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:egttpb7chps2oy2xedcldfig/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljigm5zrpk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/veragraf.bsky.social/post/3lhvcbjpijc2xEvent is now sold out! Sorry if you missed tickets but there will be recordings available on the CWASU site soon - will post when they're out. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Feb 2025 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:egttpb7chps2oy2xedcldfig/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhvcbjpijc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/veragraf.bsky.social/post/3lhssxkhpdk2jThis Thursday 13th Feb - incredible online event hosted by @purnasen.bsky.social exploring what the current global political and cultural changes mean for violence against women and girls. More info and register https://cwasu.org/session-one-thurs-13th-february/10 Feb 2025 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:egttpb7chps2oy2xedcldfig/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhssxkhpdk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/veragraf.bsky.social/post/3lbyvgid3ec2pRespect - the UK org focused on domestic abuse perpetrators - is on BlueSky now! Have a follow... [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Nov 2024 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:egttpb7chps2oy2xedcldfig/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbyvgid3ec2phttps://bsky.app/profile/veragraf.bsky.social/post/3lbwoghgwic2nOh this sucks, I really liked her interviewing style - held people to account without being a dick about it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Nov 2024 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:egttpb7chps2oy2xedcldfig/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbwoghgwic2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/veragraf.bsky.social/post/3lbhjcl5pms2pHot off the press! New open access article from us out of #OperationSoteria on the unintended consequences of changes to police recording on rape. Read, enjoy, and weep at the cycle of one step forward two steps back in criminal justice reform https://academic.oup.com/policing/article/doi/10.1093/police/paae086/775067221 Nov 2024 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:egttpb7chps2oy2xedcldfig/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhjcl5pms2phttps://bsky.app/profile/veragraf.bsky.social/post/3lbeu5nofu22sSouthall Black Sisters are here, one of our oldest and most glorious #VAWG organisations. Give them a follow and share @sbsisters.bsky.social!20 Nov 2024 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:egttpb7chps2oy2xedcldfig/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbeu5nofu22shttps://bsky.app/profile/veragraf.bsky.social/post/3lbephpmfzs2yAmazing org doing amazing things. Fancy a new job in the new year...? [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Nov 2024 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:egttpb7chps2oy2xedcldfig/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbephpmfzs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/veragraf.bsky.social/post/3lben2sth622fUK academics! I've got a drinking game for the phrase "with my REF hat on..." Anytime someone says it in 2024 you have to have a shot. Increasing to 2 shots per mention next year, 3 shots per mention year the after etc etc etc until we all black out by 202920 Nov 2024 09:27 +0000at://did:plc:egttpb7chps2oy2xedcldfig/app.bsky.feed.post/3lben2sth622fhttps://bsky.app/profile/veragraf.bsky.social/post/3laylwvgwz22eLarry is here! All will be saved @number10cat.bsky.social15 Nov 2024 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:egttpb7chps2oy2xedcldfig/app.bsky.feed.post/3laylwvgwz22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/veragraf.bsky.social/post/3layiqvvnrk23Fantastic opportunity here for anyone interested in pursing a #PhD in violence against women #VAWG. Fully funded PhD based at Nottingham Trent and working with the wonderful Juno Women's Aid https://ufncollaboratory.ac.uk/volunteering-for-domestic-violence-and-abuse-dva-organisations/15 Nov 2024 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:egttpb7chps2oy2xedcldfig/app.bsky.feed.post/3layiqvvnrk23https://bsky.app/profile/veragraf.bsky.social/post/3laygjwr5dk2aSharing for any new friends here - I wrote this earlier this week on Saorise Ronan's comments on women's safety work, and why they've had the impact they have https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2024/11/13/why-saoirse-ronans-comments-on-womens-safety-hit-a-nerve/15 Nov 2024 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:egttpb7chps2oy2xedcldfig/app.bsky.feed.post/3laygjwr5dk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/veragraf.bsky.social/post/3laxyrqoivk2oAm loving how much I'm finding people from Twitter on here - it's loads quicker than I thought it would be to rebuild.15 Nov 2024 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:egttpb7chps2oy2xedcldfig/app.bsky.feed.post/3laxyrqoivk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/veragraf.bsky.social/post/3law2g3gb622lAmazing - safety by design! Looks like BlueSky has strategies to combat online abuse and prevent harm to users have been built into the system...much like the VAWG sector has been arguing tech need to do for years! https://www.endviolenceagainstwomen.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Online-Safety-Bill-Full-Brief-final.pdf [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Nov 2024 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:egttpb7chps2oy2xedcldfig/app.bsky.feed.post/3law2g3gb622lhttps://bsky.app/profile/veragraf.bsky.social/post/3lavw3nr7gs2rIntroduce yourself with some jobs you've done apart from what you do now: A sample (I have too many) Cashier at a chicken shop Ice cream seller at a theme park Sunglass stall on Brighton beach Professional fairy (don't ask...) [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Nov 2024 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:egttpb7chps2oy2xedcldfig/app.bsky.feed.post/3lavw3nr7gs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/veragraf.bsky.social/post/3lavnk6jd3226Small start pack on researchers, activists, journos, anyone really working on violence against women and girls. Message me to add yourself/others. Let's try to find folk on here! go.bsky.app/4u3Rk6g [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Nov 2024 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:egttpb7chps2oy2xedcldfig/app.bsky.feed.post/3lavnk6jd3226https://bsky.app/profile/veragraf.bsky.social/post/3lavi7wtics2gI wrote for @brisunipress.bsky.social on how Saoirse Ronan casually revealed the ways that something which seems so absurd to most men is part of most women's daily routine https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2024/11/13/why-saoirse-ronans-comments-on-womens-safety-hit-a-nerve/14 Nov 2024 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:egttpb7chps2oy2xedcldfig/app.bsky.feed.post/3lavi7wtics2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/veragraf.bsky.social/post/3lata3ptu4k2rFor anyone interested in public sexual harassment, particularly given Saoirse Ronan's showstopper comments about it on the Graham Norton show, here's an open access article with Prof Liz Kelly on what it is and what it means for women's invisible safety work https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01924036.2020.173243513 Nov 2024 11:19 +0000at://did:plc:egttpb7chps2oy2xedcldfig/app.bsky.feed.post/3lata3ptu4k2r