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REWIND: #NotAllMen fails to understand the role we play in holding abusive men to account

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REWIND: #NotAllMen fails to understand the role we play in holding abusive men to account

Why are so few men engaging in the issue of violence against women?

David Challen
Jan 27, 2023
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I wrote this three days after Sarah Everard’s body was found and on the day of her vigil, two years on it is as relevant ever. Amidst the rise of misogyny influencers and exposure of police abuse, men’s role in tackling male violence has never been more urgent.

DAVID CHALLEN13 March 2021 • The Telegraph

NotAllMen fails to understand the role we play in holding abusive men to  account
News about Sarah Everard has prompted a wide and urgent discussion about violence against women

‘She was just walking home’, this was the comment repeated in disbelief by women this week following the disappearance of Sarah Everard, whose body was found yesterday following the arrest of a police officer on suspicion of her kidnap and murder. 

Walking through Clapham, south London at 9pm on 3 March, Sarah’s journey home was one any woman would hope to be part of the normal routine. Instead her life was taken; a terrifying reminder of the shadow men’s violence casts over the daily lives of women.

Many had planned to attend Sarah’s vigil on Clapham Common this evening, near to where she was l…

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