Understanding why language matters is a really important part of supporting Young People who have experienced CEA. As part for our #CSEAwareness Campaign we’re sharing some examples of poor language and explain the negative impact this can have, we then look at some good language and phrases Young People have heard and why these have … Continue reading Why Language Matters: Professionals Supporting Young People
Today is International Sex Worker Rights Day 2022. Today we stand alongside sex worker-led organisations and sex worker allies to raise awareness around the oppression sex workers face across the globe, and campaign for the right of sex workers to work safely free from abuse, violence and criminalisation. To mark the we wanted to share … Continue reading International Sex Worker Rights Day 2022
On Monday 14th February we had our second Leeds Women’s Homelessness and Housing Frontline Network meeting and we were over the moon to see so many frontline practitioners from across Leeds come along for the session! What went on? We were lucky to have Lucy from Fulfilling Lives Islington and Camden (FLIC) come along and … Continue reading Leeds Women’s Homelessness and Housing Frontline Network: Meeting #2
As we look forward to the year ahead, maybe you’ve got some new year’s resolutions or maybe you haven’t decided what your aiming for this year. In this blog post we’ve come up with 4 ways you can support Basis with your New Year Resolutions, so if you already have a resolution, or if you’re … Continue reading 4 Ways You Can Support Basis This New Year
Times are tough for a lot of people at the moment so we hope this story cheers you up before Christmas….. What seems like a life time ago, in the middle of the Covid pandemic, Grace Sumner set her mind to a phenomenal thing: to fundraise for a proper van for outreach; our current one … Continue reading We finally got the van!
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