As always, I’m blown away by the support of the CSA Survivor community. The book launch is turning out to be an unexpected networking event with many of my lovely friends and fellow activists letting me know they are coming along 🙏🏼🤩 It’s a Tuesday night, in February - and at

Link: shame.bbk.ac.uk/events/book-la…

We can't wait to hear The Flying Child (CIC) read from this wonderful book tomorrow night. Still time to grab your FREE tickets through the SHaME website. shame.bbk.ac.uk/events/book-la…

After 5 wonderful years, Sexual Harms + Medical Encounters approaches its grand finale. So lucky to celebrate resistance, hope and creativity with the amazing The Flying Child (CIC) for our final event. Can't wait to talk about what each and every one of us can to do to end sexual violence against children.

Join me at the book launch of "The Flying Child: A Cautionary Fairy Tale for Adults". SHaME's final in-person event, TOMORROW! Tuesday 20 February 18.00-21.00 GMT at Birkbeck. Free but must register: bbk.ac.uk/events/remote_… Sexual Harms + Medical Encounters BirkbeckPsychosocial Birkbeck School of Social Sciences Birkbeck, University of London

This wonderful event is tonight in London & it’s FREE - register below. Surviving child sexual abuse & shaping our narratives thru therapy. Hosted by our friends Sexual Harms + Medical Encounters Joanna Bourke with Clare Shaw @ruthbeecher.bsky.social Dr Ruth Beecher & many others. See you there! #endVAWG

Seeing #TheFlyingChildStory recognised as current number 1 in Psychology and Violence category is particularly gratifying. Ironic, as it was a psychology degree I was thrown out of by a course lead unable to support me with #CSA trauma! The benefit of it doing well, is that it

We are calling for a National Women’s Fund to support the women and children most affected by the cost-of-living crisis. - Sign the Petition! chng.it/CHBv5684 via Change.org UK

Join us NEXT TUES March 5th at 3pm GMT/10am ET for our last online event. We're excited to launch #ChallengingConceptions with #FletcherGAIA. Editors Kimberly Theidon, Dyan Mazurana and Dipali A will be in conversation with our Dr Rhian Elinor Keyse (she/her). Details: tinyurl.com/ccshame

Excellent to see rape survivors in Scotland given access to free court transcripts, to help them understand what happened in their cases. Now, let's see our Government follow suit to extend this right to the rest of the UK 👀 #VictimsBill

There is still time to make a last-minute booking for our webinar today. The topic is hard, but hearing the insights of Kimberly Theidon , #DyanMazurana and Dipali A will be an unmissable opportunity. #InternationalWomensDay2024

A wonderful afternoon of talks on Children Born of Wartime Rape and Sexual Exploitation #ChallengingConceptions with #FletcherGAIA. Sexual Harms + Medical Encounters Dr Rhian Elinor Keyse (she/her) Gender & Intersectional Analysis (GAIA), Fletcher Thank you to @kimberlytheidon Dipali A The Fletcher School and #DyanMazurana

Clare Shaw's 'Towards a General Theory of Love' is breathtakingly beautiful. Intimate, profound, technically stunning. Take a look at my review, and buy a copy for yourselves! joannabourke.com/post/clare-sha… Clare Shaw Winnie M Li School of Historical Studies, Birkbeck Birkbeck, University of London Sexual Harms + Medical Encounters

In Hull today speaking to social workers with Lads Like Us Danny & Jamie. Using the model of ‘heart, head and hands’, the brilliant Sarah Pritchard worked alongside us to explore how concepts fit into practice. Our stories highlighted how making a difference is possible when

It has been one of the greatest honours of my life to be part of the Wellcome, SHaME team exploring medical aspects of sexual violence. Amazing scholars & activists, making a difference: See bbk.ac.uk/news/sexual-vi… Sexual Harms + Medical Encounters Soc Hist Med WOW - Women of the World Birkbeck, University of London @SaraNAhmed

ON THE BLOG: author and academic Julie Wheelwright reflects on the narrative writing workshops she recently led for SHaME: shame.bbk.ac.uk/blog/writing-n… #researchethics #endsexualviolence #challengingresearch BBK Research on Mental Health School of Historical Studies, Birkbeck Birkbeck, University of London

How do abusive workplaces lead to #MeToo experiences & how do we write about them? We’ll be chatting about these issues & #Complicit on the Writing Coercive Control podcast, Tues, Apr 16, 7pm Clear Lines 🎙️Book your #FREE online tix to our live recording eventbrite.com/e/writing-coer…

Wonderful article on an important topic by our associate George Severs and you can read it free of charge History Workshop

My letter to BMJ STI has just been published. In it, I report the findings of a policy-focused roundtable I convened with APPG on HIV, AIDS & Sexual Health and Sexual Harms + Medical Encounters which brought leading forensic and HIV medics together to discuss barriers to post-SV sexual health care. sti.bmj.com/content/early/…

Rhea Sookdeosingh & Sabeena Akhtar Sexual Harms + Medical Encounters have written an incredibly useful document abt best practice when co-creating ethical engagement projects with survivors of sexual violence. See: publicengagement.ac.uk/learn-others/c… WOW - Women of the World Birkbeck, University of London BirkbeckPsychosocial Soc Hist Med NCCPE