In part 1 of this conversation with former actress Ciara Charteris (Poldark, Mary Shelley) we discuss the article that she published detailing how she was raped by a friend, and then her best friend, with whom she entrusted this information, then maintained a friendship with her rapist behind her back. Ciara is so compassionate and brave and she has gone on to co-found I am ARLA - a safe space for all women and survivors.
You can read Ciara's article here: https://www.iamarla.com/post/ciara-charteris-story-it-s-time-to-take-the-power-back-and-this-is-just-my-beginning
Helen Mort talks to me about her campaign to make non consensual deepfake porn illegal. Helen launched her petition after discovering images from her private social media had been taken and used since 2017 to make deepfake porn, where AI transposes the images onto secondary graphic material. When Helen went to report this, she found there was nothing to be done. It was not illegal. Finding a gap in the law, Helen now speaks out against this abuse and calls for a change in the law. TW discusses sexual assault and revenge porn.
You can sign Helen's petition here: https://www.change.org/p/the-law-comission-tighten-regulation-on-taking-making-and-faking-explicit-images
Contact Revenge Porn Helpline here: https://revengepornhelpline.org.uk/
In this episode I talk to BBC Journalist Kirstie Brewer who founded an alternative network for women and non-binary journalists. We talk about harassment in journalism, the need for diversity and how the media plays such an important role in shaping #MeToo conversations. TW discusses sexual violence.
The second source can be found on twitter @the2ndsource
Here are the websites for the journalism organisations mentioned:
https://www.journoresources.org.uk/
Jillian Kowalchuk discusses how she set up Safe&theCity, an app to locate and report sexual harassment, to restructure our cities and make them safer for everyone. We talk about women in tech, equality by design and how data from Safe&TheCity can be instantly accessed to fast track governmental and institutional action. Jillian is incredible - give this a listen! TW discusses sexual harassment and assault.
In this episode I talk to Maya and Gemma Tutton, sisters who founded Our Streets Now - the campaign to make public sexual harassment illegal. You can find them on all social media platforms under Our Streets Now. We talk about the role of white privilege in activism, sexual harassment in our society, schools and universities. Publicity officer , Emily Black and I then discuss some submissions that we’ve received on this topic. TW discusses sexual harassment and assault.
In this episode I talk to comedian, podcaster, writer and actor Stevie Martin about how the UK comedy scene needs to have its #Metoo moment. Stevie co-hosts both the popular podcast Nobody Panic and a new podcast Might Delete Later with her sister and activist Gina Martin. You can find Stevie on twitter and instagram @5teviem and @mightdeletelaterpod too!
