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!
As 2021 draws to a close we wanted to take the time to reflect on our year here at Basis. It’s been another difficult year facing a lot of uncertainty with the ever changing Covid restrictions, and we’re incredibly proud of the way our team has dealt with this year. In light of this, we … Continue reading A Year at Basis: 2021
It’s a sad fact that women who sex work are at a high risk of experiencing violence. In their 2019/2020 impact report National Ugly Mugs stated that they received 991 reports, 41% of these were reports of violence including rape and 23% were stalking and harassment[1]. These statistics give an insight into the high levels … Continue reading 4 Things You Can Do to Help End Stigma and Discrimination Against Sex Workers
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