Governments all over the world are still failing women every single day, and it’s still far too dangerous for women to speak out about issues of discrimination and abuse.
That’s the powerful message in a letter signed by 76 prominent women in b…
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One August night while listening to the Hamilton soundtrack on his commute home from work, Jack Dowd, a writer in London, noticed something curious out of the corner of his eye: an abandoned book.The Subtle Knife, a young adult fantasy novel written b…
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When the Justice and Equality Fund was set up earlier this year, it was kicked off with a £1million ($1,3 million) donation from Emma Watson and signed off on by more than 200 British women in the entertainment industry.
The foundation — the UK counterpart of the Time’s Up Legal Defence Fund in the U.S. — is working to end systemic harassment and abuse. Now the organisation has made its first major donation to British women’s organisations supporting survivors of sexual abuse and harassment.
The fund just awarded over £1M in grants to 7 women’s organisations in the UK. The biggest donations — around £200,000 ($264,000) — were made to two separate legal support services for women in the UK and a rape crisis service in Northern Ireland. The country has been without rape crisis support services in 12 years due to funding cuts. Read more…
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View More Time’s Up UK fund pays out £1M to combat sexual assault and harassmentEmma Watson pens moving open letter to Savita Halappanavar, who died after being denied an abortion
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On Oct. 28, 2012, Savita Halappanavar died in University Hospital Galway, Ireland, due to complications of a septic miscarriage after being denied an abortion.
Her death — which an inquest ruled was caused by “medical misadventure” — was the catalyst for Ireland’s historic abortion referendum.
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Six years on from Savita’s preventable death, Emma Watson has penned a moving open letter to the 31-year-old woman.
It was a great honour to be asked by @PORTERmagazine to pay the deepest respect to the legacy of Dr Savita Halappanavar, whose death powered the determination of activists to change Irish abortion laws & fight for reproductive justice all over the worldhttps://t.co/KZWRpp7btO pic.twitter.com/yLDXgcHKyh
— Emma Watson (@EmmaWatson) September 29, 2018 Read more…
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Emma Watson sends moving message to people voting in Ireland’s abortion referendum
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Emma Watson has tweeted an inspiring message to people voting in Ireland’s historic abortion referendum.
On May 25, Irish people cast their votes to decide whether the country’s 8th amendment—which currently makes abortion illegal in almost all circumstances—should be repealed.
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“A vote for the freedom to choose, a vote for women’s rights, a vote for women’s control over their bodies, a vote for women’s health and safety, a vote towards equality,” wrote Watson on Twitter.
A vote for the freedom to choose, a vote for women’s rights, a vote for women’s control over their bodies, a vote for women’s health & safety, a vote towards equality. Thinking of Ireland #together4yes #repealthe8th https://t.co/CDNj9KoSGt
— Emma Watson (@EmmaWatson) May 24, 2018 Read more…
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View More Emma Watson sends moving message to people voting in Ireland’s abortion referendum‘Smallville’ actress Allison Mack apparently tried to get Emma Watson to join alleged sex cult
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Former Smallville actress Allison Mack is about to be tried in court for alleged sex trafficking, and it looks like she tried to recruit Emma Watson as well. Business Insider dug up several tweets in which Mack asks Watson to “chat” about her “women’s movement.”
Watson did not respond.
.@EmWatson well to your vision and what you want to see in the world. I think we could work together. Let me know if you’re willing to chat
— Allison Mack (@allisonmack) February 19, 2016
In detailing the allegations against Mack, The Hollywood Reporter shared a statement from the office of the U.S. Attorney that she was one of the top-ranking individuals in alleged sex cult NXIVM and had “slaves” reporting to her for sexual activity with the leader. Read more…
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View More ‘Smallville’ actress Allison Mack apparently tried to get Emma Watson to join alleged sex cultEmma Watson and some of her Harry Potter co-stars just reunited and it was absolutely magical
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Does Instagram even exist in the Potterverse?
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Actor and man-whose-father-will-hear-about-this Tom Felton posted a picture on Instagram with Harry Potter co-veterans Matthew Lewis and Emma Watson.
So nice to see Gryffindors and Slytherins getting along. Especially considering Gryffindors are such insufferable jocks. #TeamSalazar.
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View More Emma Watson and some of her Harry Potter co-stars just reunited and it was absolutely magicalEmma Watson just dropped the mic on those stories about her Time’s Up tattoo
Yep, Emma Watson has definitely seen all those stories about her tattoo’s missing apostrophe.
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Emma Watson shows off Time’s Up tattoo after the Oscars
Emma Watson did more than sport a pin to show her support for the Time’s Up movement on Oscars night: She had her support written on her arm.
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Watson showed off a new (temporary) “Times Up” …
Emma Watson’s big donation kicks off the new Time’s Up fund in the UK
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Emma Watson has donated £1 million ($1.4 million) to a new UK fund, designed to support organisations working to stop harassment and abuse in workplaces across industries.
The Harry Potter star’s donation coincides with the creation of this new fund—the UK Justice and Equality fund—which was announced in an open letter signed by more than 200 British and Irish women in the entertainment industry.
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“So, we invite you to join us in donating to the new UK justice and equality fund, to spread the word to others and be a catalyst for change. Everyone can make a difference by using your platform, your voice and your power as a changemaker,” reads the open letter. Read more…
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View More Emma Watson’s big donation kicks off the new Time’s Up fund in the UKEmma Watson and Robert Pattinson reunite at Golden Globes, ‘Harry Potter’ fans go wild
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If there’s one thing the internet loves almost as much as shutdowns and awkward moments, it’s reunions.
Enter Emma Watson and Robert Pattinson, finally together again a full 13 years after Cedric Diggory was cruelly snatched from us in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
On Sunday, the pair presented the award for Best Limited Series or TV Movie to Big Little Lies at the Golden Globes — and the Harry Potter fandom understandably exploded.
Hermione Granger and Cedric Diggory.
Robert Pattinson and Emma Watson.I never realized that I needed these photos until I saw them.#GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/HraLGSwtst
— (@JHerondaleW) January 8, 2018 Read more…
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View More Emma Watson and Robert Pattinson reunite at Golden Globes, ‘Harry Potter’ fans go wildSeth Rogen’s contagious laugh was dubbed over other celebrities and it’s so ridiculous
Seth Rogen’s laugh is both infectious and completely unique. If you heard it in a crowded place you would probably think to yourself, “is that Seth Rogen laughing.”
Now imagine some of your favorite actresses cracking up but with Rogen’s laugh du…