Day: 12 March 2019

UNESCO convenes brainstorm on Safety of Women Journalists Online

Stuart Mitchell

UNESCO, in co-operation with Global Diplomacy Lab (GDL) and the Bosch Alumni Foundation, organized on 12 February a brainstorming session among media managers, journalists, researchers and representatives of OSCE Member States. “The aim was to gather inputs for a study UNESCO is planning on tackling the online harassment of women journalists,” said programme specialist Saorla McCabe. The session was organized in Vienna within the framework of the OSCE conference ‘Increasing Opportunities for Freedom of Expression and Media Pluralism’. Through a guided brainstorming format, participants were consulted on research questions and…

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Barnardo’s calls for LGBT relationships to be included in lessons in all schools

Stuart Mitchell

The UK’s largest national children’s charity is urging the Government to listen to feedback from its relationship and sex education consultation as the charity celebrates LGBT History Month. Barnardo’s says there must be education about same sex relationships in both secondary and primary school lessons. The Department for Education is reviewing the responses submitted to the consultation to update the guidance on how relationships and sex education should be taught. The topics covered in relationships education include subjects that Barnardo’s believe should be taught, including healthy relationships, consent and online…

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New £7m loan and social investment fund to secure the future of the UK’s historic buildings

Stuart Mitchell

The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF), the specialist lender to the UK’s heritage projects, is delighted to launch a new £7m social investment fund to enable organisations to deliver economic and social impact from the re-use of the UK’s heritage buildings.  The Heritage Impact Fund is a partnership, the first of its kind, with contributions from the AHF (£1.42m), the National Lottery Heritage Fund (£2.25m), Historic England (£800k), Historic Environment Scotland (£427k) and Cadw (£100k). Additionally, Rathbone Greenbank Investments will provide investment management and loan facilities to the AHF. The Heritage…

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CAP – International Women’s Day 2019 – Gender stereotypes in ads

Stuart Mitchell

The CAP have released a post which talks about International Women’s Day 2019 – Gender stereotypes in ads. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate the achievements of women across the globe, as well as a day to call for action to progress gender equality. The publication of the ASA report Depictions, Perceptions and Harm…

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Hollywood star Bonnie Wright joins scientists and campaigners to launch river plastic investigation

Stuart Mitchell

Film star Bonnie Wright (A Christmas Carol, The Sea, Harry Potter series) joined scientists and campaigners on the River Wye this Tuesday, 5th March, to launch a nationwide survey of plastic pollution in the UK’s major rivers. Bonnie joined Greenpeace volunteers and scientists in collecting water samples from three different points along the Wye using a filtering device called a manta net. The samples will then be sent back to the University of Exeter, where they will be analysed using fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (a cutting-edge infrared plastic detector) and compared…

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