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All in Em believes...
This week Em wants to consider all contributing factors to our community’s mental health. This discussion will focus on relationships, how to keep them healthy, and how to make sure they are empowering, not draining.
On the 2nd of December, members of Dear Em along with volunteers ‘yarn bombed’ a tree outside East Coast Bays Library. Our art installation was created to be a message of hope for women and girls impacted by sexual violence, in support of the United Nations ‘16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence’.
While crime has been a major topic this election season, issues relating to sexual violence have been largely invisible. In response to this lack of dialogue, Dear Em surveyed political parties regarding their sexual violence policies relating to consent law reform and education and how the justice system handles sexual violence.
Social media, news and porn are crucial learning tools that strongly influence how the wider community behaves, and the use of rape culture across these platforms has substantial consequences.
On Tuesday 10th May, Hon. Marama Davidson announced that as a part of Budget 2022, the Government will be investing $114.5 million over four years to prevent and respond to family violence and sexual violence across Aotearoa.
We caught up with a women’s health nurse to talk about cervical smears, understanding our own bodies and common myths and questions about women's health!
There are lots of different takes on cheating - so we talked to a few different girls to get their thoughts and work out what the deal is with cheating.
“You allow me to experience the beauty of the world and over time, I will see the beauty in you too."
Breakups are hard, whether they are between friends or relationships. Read about some of the ways we can deal with breakups.
What does being whole even mean? I’m pretty sure I was born whole. I’m not a half, so why do I feel incomplete?
Statement of intent:
“I want to express my strong opinions on how oppressed we are in our society in terms of speaking openly about sex”
“He gets to go on the news to promote his new song, i get a 20% off voucher for counselling sessions”
Survivor
