Fownhope’s Heart of Oak Society traces its roots to the age of friendly societies, when communities provided their own safety net. Its anniversary celebrations reveal a tradition still very much alive, says MARK SEDDON
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Time to stop sexual harassment in schools and colleges - it’s not a joke
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IN MARCH 2021, a website, Everyone’s Invited, exposed the shocking and widespread nature of sexual harassment in schools and colleges across Britain.
Since then, thousands of young women and girls have spoken out about their experiences of sexual harassment in schools, colleges and universities and demanded change.
To date, over 50,000 testimonies from survivors of abuse have been posted on the website, with numbers increasing all the time.
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