Lexi Perry

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[Refuge @RefugeCharity]

Refuge’s Lisa King spoke on @BBCWomansHour earlier this week about how sharing stories of #DomesticAbuse can help other survivors recognise abuse and realise they are not alone: https://t.co/PSHjCJq8m8 (At 2min 20s).

[Lexi Perry @LexiPerry]

@OnikaPatrick #GirlBoss

[UN Women @UN_Women]

When a woman reaches out for help, it’s important that mental health care providers are adequately trained in receiving and treating survivors.

More on #SuicidePrevention Day: https://t.co/pP8ByvYVRX

[EVAW Coalition @EVAWuk]

Latest figures on the reporting, prosecution and conviction of rape are truly shocking. This is a crisis that needs addressing at the highest level #RapeJusticeFail https://t.co/SGTkfB8iPN

[NASA @NASA]

From @chandraxray, a new look at Cassiopeia A, featured in the observatory's 1999 "first light" image.
This glowing debris field in space is what's left after a massive star exploded, 11,000 light years away. How this cosmic object has changed over time: https://t.co/LnFvX7IK1A

[Centre for Women's Justice @centreWJ]

"We need to remember that real, lived experience of these myths and stereotypes about women and men are at play right now in
the criminal justice system’s huge failings on investigating and prosecuting rape". @EVAWuk #LetsTalkAboutSex #rapejusticefail
https://t.co/ncQeK563UW

[Refuge @RefugeCharity]

"You wouldn't think he was doing anything bad, I didn't realise it was going to be part of my entrapment" - #DomesticAbuse survivor Euleen shares how her partner used #TechAbuse to control her https://t.co/tpnRH5m0ei

[Liz Kelly @ProfLizKelly]

Such an important message here - survivors are extraordinary but the legacies and harms of sexual violence remain. All have to do what I call 'violence work' in their every day lives. There is no 'closure' when your life is changed by the actions of others

[NASA @NASA]

Dark matter, though mysterious & invisible, contains so much it mass it warps space-time. ⚫

Thanks to a phenomenon called gravitational lensing our space telescopes are able to help unravel some of its unknowns. See how: https://t.co/SZF5zAoGyi

[Centre for Women's Justice @centreWJ]

A young girl who 'drowned', could not swim and was brought home by a teacher who feared for her safety after being bullied for over a year, does not sound suspicious to police? @justice4shukri
https://t.co/07hSigbLxP

[V&A @V_and_A]

Would you throw away clothes after a few uses?
Use our WEAR challenge to inspire students to investigate the impact of the #fashion industry #InnovateVAM Find out more https://t.co/gOZStGPmZc #sustainability #DTchat #DandT

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[V&A @V_and_A]

Savage rips and tears cover this Elsa Schiaparelli's slender evening gown and head-veil. A closer look reveals the illusion. The dress is printed, and the rips in the veil have been carefully cut out and lined in pink and magenta.

[Centre for Women's Justice @centreWJ]

"To stop women and girls carrying knives, tackle the abuse and violence they face" @carlenefirmin @guardian https://t.co/EXaxinNpDs

[NASA @NASA]

We haven’t seen a photo of our home planet that we didn’t like! 😍 While living and working 250 miles above Earth, crew members aboard the @Space_Station captured these mesmerizing images of the place we call home. Take a look at more images like this: https://t.co/JSjCdK5H0Q

[NASA @NASA]

When 2️⃣ become 1️⃣! This duo of strange, luminescent creatures at play are actually galaxies — realms of millions upon millions of stars. @NASAHubble sees them as their mutual gravitational attraction is pulling them together & distorting them. Look closer: https://t.co/2RG7FV5O8B

[NASA History Office @NASAhistory]

As Neil Armstrong said during the trip back from the Moon, "No matter where you travel, it's always nice to get home." 50 years ago today, the Apollo 11 astronauts were reunited with friends and family after 21 days in quarantine.

#Apollo50th

[Londonist @Londonist]

A tube map of places that never got built https://t.co/R4i9Sop6JM

[British Vogue @BritishVogue]

Somali-born, London-raised Forces for Change cover star @somaliboxer has overcome incredible obstacles to become one of the most talented female boxers around. Here, she tells #BritishVogue how one boxercise class transformed her life. https://t.co/IdK7A04mQx

[EVAW Coalition @EVAWuk]

Important report from @LDNVictimsComm today examining in detail 500 rape cases and their outcomes; damning findings and call for radical change - not least trauma training for police and others in justice system including judiciary and lawyers

[Rape Crisis South London @RASASC_London]

We've been waiting for this review from @LDNVictimsComm! The key stats:

- 58% of survivors withdrew (due to trauma, stress, safety concerns, among other reasons)
- 29% were NFA'd by the police
- 9% were charged by the CPS
- 3% resulted in a conviction

https://t.co/zaq5OPO7Sq