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Shameless! Festival London: The Virtual Experience
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Shameless! Festival London: The Virtual Experience

A variety of talks from the 2021 Shameless! Festival of Activism Against Sexual Violence are now available to stream on the Birkbeck Youtube channel with captions.

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SHaME team 10 June 2022
Shameless! Festival

Shameless! Festival London: The Virtual Experience

Six months ago, nearly 1000 people joined the first ever Shameless! Festival of Activism Against Sexual Violence. The festival sold out and we know not everyone who wanted to be there could be, so we’re really pleased to announce a number of the day’s talks are now available to watch on the Birkbeck YouTube channel, with captions by Stagetext.

Created in collaboration by the SHaME project and WOW – Women of the World, the one day festival at Battersea Arts Centre featured high profile speakers, survivors, researchers and medical professionals, alongside performances by incredible artists, poets and musicians, interactive workshops, ‘how to’ clinics, wellness spaces and more.

Inspired by and building on the work of our team, WOW and activists and academics across the world, the festival aimed to revolutionise conversations around sexual violence; burst open inherited ideas of shame; and give everyone the chance to say to all societies, enough is enough, sexual violence must end.

You can now watch 11 of the events, panels and talks from the day here, including contributions from SHaME’s Prof Joanna Bourke, Dr George Severs, and Allison McKibban. The talks feature activists, experts and artists tackling subjects including why the UK court system is failing victims, what it is like to be a male survivor, everyday sexism and what we can do about it, and how we can all help bring about a rape free world.

The Shameless! Festival was produced by SHaME and WOW – Women of the World, and is supported by The Wellcome Trust and Birkbeck, University of London.

 

The Shameless! Podcast: Voices From the Festival
Shameless! Festival London feat. Allison McKibban – Big Ideas

Further Reading

Reflections on Ecoar!

09 Dec 202220 Jan 2023
Rhian Keyse
General
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On 24 September, Ecoar!, the second Shameless! Festival of Activism Against Sexual Violence took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Seeking to empower survivors in their healing, and to provide a call to action for urgent changes to professional practice and policy around abuse, the festival aimed to create a space to share perspectives and build ongoing collaborations. The SHaME delegation to Rio reflect on their experience.

Announcing Ecoar! the second Shameless! Festival of Activism Against Sexual Violence

21 Sep 202228 Sep 2022
SHaME team
Events
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On 24th September, the Shameless! Festival of Activism Against Sexual Violence will take place in its second year in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro. Called Ecoar! Festival, the one day festival will be created and presented by Redes da Maré, in partnership with SHaME and the WOW Foundation.

Global conversations about a rape-free world

24 Aug 202208 Nov 2022
SHaME team
Events
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On October 7th, SHaME will be celebrating the release of Professor Joanna Bourke's new book, Disgrace: Global Reflections on Sexual Violence, published by Reaktion Books. Joanna will be joined by Jude Kelly CBE, Marai Larasi, Dr Rhea Sookdeosingh, and Maisha Sumah in a conversation between artists, activists and academics on boundary-crossing global approaches to creating a rape free world.
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