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"  Last night, we were invited to a life-changing event, hosted by One Billion Rising founder Eve Ensler. If you haven&amp;#039;t heard of One Billion Rising or Eve Ensler, you can catch up here. Otherwise, you might remember that on 14th February last year, we joined them in demanding an end to violence against women and girls \u2013 in all forms. We weren&amp;#039;t alone either \u2013 a jaw-dropping 207 countries and one billion people rose in total \u2013 and danced as a sign of solidarity and support for the movement. One Billion Rising aims to tackle violence against women in all forms \u2013\u00A0from domestic violence to human trafficking \u2013 and last night Eve recruited a panel of inspirational women to speak on behalf of One Billion Rising about how we can tackle these issues. The panel included actress Thandie Newton, former prisoner Sophie Barton-Hawkins, Coordinator for Justice for Domestic Workers Marissa Begonia, Labour MP Stella Creasy, Barrister Helena Kennedy and Rahela Sidiqi from Women for Refugee Women. The stories we heard from the panel were close to unimaginable \u2013 devastating accounts of abuse and injustice against women in all forms \u2013 and we were urged to join the panel in acting and finally doing something about it.\u00A0      So how can we act on it? By starting small. Labour MP Stella Creasy had one suggestion that the panel believes has the possibility to change our futures in a huge, impactful way: ensuring all school curriculums feature compulsory sex education. The simple idea is that if we&amp;#039;re all taught the basic principles of care, consent and respect in relationships from a young age, then we can drastically reduce the shocking level of abuse women are facing today as adults. Last year, this issue was tackled in the House of Commons but the legislation wasn&amp;#039;t passed after Michael Gove blocked the reforms \u2013 this year, One Billion Rising and Cosmo are backing it again.  On the 29th January, a debate will take place on the issue in the House of Lords on the amendments about sex education in schools \u2013 ensuring sex and relationship education that includes guidance on the role of the internet, the impact of pornography and the issue of consent is taught. Together with Stella Creasy, Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and One Billion Rising, we are calling on all those in the House of Lords to support these important changes and for guidance on sex education to be urgently updated. We believe sex education should be compulsory for all young people. If you agree, join us in showing your support and calling for action. A twitter campaign is due to be announced shortly and One Billion Rising will be updating their website\u00A0with more info on how we can take part \u2013 whether it&amp;#039;s a simple tweet, joining an event or simply just sharing this message. Join us in changing women&amp;#039;s futures, everywhere. SIGN REFUGE&amp;#039;S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PETITION NOW EVE&amp;#039;S LAW: PROGRESS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DISABLED WOMEN IN THE UK BEING PUSHED INTO SHAM ASYLUM MARRIAGES "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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