Workshop leader Polly Newall encouraged attendees to imagine a world free of violence against women and girls.
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To help combat violence against women and girls, Wandsworth locals imagined a fairer and more equal borough through the power of art.
Participants of all genders and ages picked up paintbrushes to create their vision of a world free from gender-based violence.
Polly Newall founded ‘The Big Reshape’, a community-led programme which aims to build a Wandsworth where women and girls can live safely.
Newall’s previous research found that many cases of gender-based violence go unreported in the borough. She hosted the workshop to reshape how locals discuss and understand what constitutes gender-based violence.
Attendees lived, worked, or had close ties to Wandsworth. They discussed violence against women and girls, the norms that condone it, and the systems that support it.
The workshop was born after a research study pointed to the need for a reshape in how we address violence against women and girls.
Speaking at the event, Newall said “too many people in the borough have a story to tell, whether it is based on their own experiences or the experiences of women or girls they know.”
‘The Big Reshape’ comes in the wake of Wandsworth Council introducing their three-year action plan to tackle gender-based violence. The plans put survivor’s experiences at the heart of the strategy.
Polly Newall founded ‘The Big Reshape’, a community-led programme that aims to influence positive change towards building a fairer borough.
The artwork will be featured in a pop-up installation at Battersea Library, from the 20th November to 9th December 2023.
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Standfirst'The Big Reshape' workshop aims to build a borough free from gender-based violence
To help combat violence against women and girls, Wandsworth locals imagined a fairer and more equal borough through the power of art.
Participants of all genders and ages picked up paintbrushes to create their vision of a world free from gender-based violence.
Polly Newall founded ‘The Big Reshape’, a community-led programme which aims to build a Wandsworth where women and girls can live safely.
Newall’s previous research found that many cases of gender-based violence go unreported in the borough. She hosted the workshop to reshape how locals discuss and understand what constitutes gender-based violence.
Attendees lived, worked, or had close ties to Wandsworth. They discussed violence against women and girls, the norms that condone it, and the systems that support it.
The workshop was born after a research study pointed to the need for a reshape in how we address violence against women and girls.
Speaking at the event, Newall said “too many people in the borough have a story to tell, whether it is based on their own experiences or the experiences of women or girls they know.”
‘The Big Reshape’ comes in the wake of Wandsworth Council introducing their three-year action plan to tackle gender-based violence. The plans put survivor’s experiences at the heart of the strategy.
Polly Newall founded ‘The Big Reshape’, a community-led programme that aims to influence positive change towards building a fairer borough.
The artwork will be featured in a pop-up installation at Battersea Library, from the 20th November to 9th December 2023.
