29/07/2026
Thank you to all who joined me yesterday!
Join again tomorrow...
While facilitating my TEDx watch parties, I recorded myself speaking (I didn't record the room because I want that to be safe for people to discuss this topic openly).
This is one of the things that stood out:
While preparing for my TEDx, the statistics were still changing.
Sadly, the stats I give at the end are just for Northern Ireland.
The picture is similar across the world.
We hear about the most extreme cases because they're the ones that make the news.
But the behaviours lower down the ladder (a concept I introduce in my talk) rarely make the headlines, even though they affect people's lives every single day.
When we see another awful headline, it's easy to think, How could I possibly change something that big?
But what if we asked a different question?
Where did that behaviour begin, and where can we step in before it reaches that point?
That's why I wanted to create these watch parties.
Not because one conversation will solve violence against women and girls, but because each of us has influence with the people around us.
Sometimes it's those small actions and conversations that create the biggest ripple effects.
My hope is that everyone leaves with one practical action they can take.
Not everything.
Just one thing.
Tomorrow are the final two watch parties, at 12pm and 6pm (BST), and there are a few places left.
I'd love to have you there.
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