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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Last chance, Wirral! ⏳ Do you live, work, study or volunteer in Wirral? We're listening to what brings communities together, and what could help. Share your views in our anonymous survey by 11.59pm Sunday 11 October: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/t/Wirral-Ins... #SocialCohesion

Last chance, #Wirral! ⏳ Only days left to tell us what brings your community together! The survey closes Sunday 11 October.

Do you live, work, study or volunteer in Wirral, or know someone who does?
Over the past few weeks, @Protection Approaches team has been in Wirral listening to people about what brings their communities together, and what could help bring them closer still.

Commissioned by Wirral Council's Community Safety Service, this community listening exercise is part of the council's three-year Community Cohesion Programme, funded by the Home Office and delivered with the Wirral Multi-Agency Hate Crime Strategy Group. Through conversations, interviews and an online questionnaire, we're hearing what people value in their communities, where they feel a sense of belonging, and the challenges they face.

What people tell us will help shape the programme's priorities over the coming years, from support for community-led initiatives to work tackling misinformation and hate crime.

The questionnaire is anonymous, takes just a few minutes, and closes at 11.59pm on Sunday 11 October.

Your voice matters! Please share your views and pass this on to anyone in Wirral who might want to take part:.

👉 https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/t/Wirral-Insights/

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Great to see our work with the University of Leicester, Manifesto for Change, on the table at their event with Kick It Out. Kick It Out is also our great partner in delivering tailored active bystander training, so it was especially meaningful to see this collaboration highlighted.

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Tomorrow at #Lab26: Dr Kate Ferguson joins the Independent Commission on UK-EU Relations to discuss how Labour can rebuild UK leadership in international development. With Michael Jacobs, Baroness Armstrong & Ade Adeyemi MBE. 📅 29 Sept, 12–1pm, Room 4A, Convention Centre Join us if you're around!

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Joining #LabourConference? Our Co-Executive Director Kate Ferguson will join UCL Policy Lab and the Gates Foundation to discuss: can progressives reshape the case for cooperation? Protecting people abroad and at home is one agenda. Sun 27 Sept 4pm at Derwent Pod. See comment for registration link.

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Last week, we launched our new strategy and announced Nick Martlew as our Chair 🎉 If you haven't already, please read our new Strategic Plan 👉 protectionapproaches.org/strategy-202...

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

💬 People affected by hate crime must be central to tackling it. Last week our Stronger Communities team joined Brent Council's Disabled People's Empowerment Month, sharing our free hate crime awareness and active bystander training across Brent. Free sessions this September and October 👇

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Today we launch our Strategic Plan 2026–2029: Protecting People and Democracy in an Age of Division. We’re also proud to introduce strategy and collaboration specialist Nick Martlew as our new Chair of Trustees. Identity-based violence is not inevitable. Read our new plan (link in comment)

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Join our free online hate crime awareness training for frontline staff and volunteers across London. Learn how to recognise hate crime, support those affected, and signpost to reporting and support services. 📅 20 Aug | 17 Sep (More dates coming soon!) 🎟️ Register link via Eventbrite in comment

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

PA's Co-Executive Director, Kate Ferguson, joined ODI Global Think Change Podcast to discuss accountability in foreign policy and what a more accountable approach to decision-making could look like. 🎧 Listen to the full episode: Link in comment

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Catch up on our recent appearance on The Bunker, “Musk will tear us apart? – The national security emergency we need to tackle”, where we discuss how malign actors are attacking British society, and what we can do about it. Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Today, a Tibetan man has died after an apparent act of self-immolation outside the UN headquarters in New York, reportedly in protest against the Chinese Communist Party’s “Ethnic Unity and Progress Law.” Read Benedict Rogers’ article in The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06...

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Join our #ActiveBystanderTraining and learn how to safely and confidently respond to situations such as hate crime, harassment, prejudice, and anti-social behaviour, with a focus on supporting those affected. Register now! Spaces are free: bit.ly/4w3C69k

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

3️⃣ As the FCDO’s restructure continues, will there be assurance that UK capabilities on atrocity prevention will not be reduced - in fact the team requires far greater seniority and political heft to uphold its significant mandate.

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

2️⃣ The is clear need for internal transparency and accountability over FCDO’s decisions to act — or not to. What consequence will there be for choosing “the least ambitious option” to protect civilians of #Sudan months before the London Conference and in the year before El Fasher fell?

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

1️⃣ why is there still an absence of any strategy or protocol for responding to atrocities — still no guidance on when there is sufficient evidence to trigger action.

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

We repeatedly warned: El Fasher’s fall to the RSF would bring catastrophe, offering the UK government options to avert mass atrocities. Ultimately our warnings failed, tens of thousands were killed. Dr Kate Ferguson from PA asked 3 critical questions in the #InternationalDevelopmentCommittee:

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

One thing is clear: threats to our democratic assets cannot be met with tanks on the lawn and drones in the skies alone. This was at the heart of the evidence given by PA's Co-Executive Director, Dr Kate Ferguson, to the #ForeignAffairsCommittee inquiry into cuts to the #IntegratedSecurityFund.

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

PA's Co-Executive Director, Dr Ferguson, gave evidence to #ForeignAffairsCommittee's inquiry into cuts to the Integrated Security Fund. She argued that conventional defence aren't enough to meet the changing nature of anti-democratic statecraft. Cohesion must be a core part of national security.

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Today is International Bystander Awareness Day! We're proud to partner with The FA to roll out football-specific Active Bystander training through the FLAG IT initiative, helping people across the game recognise harm and intervene safely. Read more: protectionapproaches.org/news/f/flag-...

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Flag It - Active Bystander Training in partnership with the FA

On a recent episode of the Safeguarding Matters podcast from Ann Craft Trust, Protection Approaches’ Co-Executive Director Andy Fearn spoke about a major national partnership with The Football Associa...

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

For any questions, please email equalities.partnership@protectionapproaches.org📩 Please share widely with equalities groups in your networks to ensure they are part of this key forum 👥⚖️

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

The Equalities Partnership will towards a variety of objectives including: 🔹Strengthening inclusive emergency planning 🔹Advocating for system change 🔹Building collaboration between equalities groups & decision-makers

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

This work has been developed in consultation with more than 8️⃣0️⃣ equalities and resilience stakeholders, to ensure it reflects a diverse range of community perspectives and needs💡

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

The Partnership brings together equalities organisations to shape how London prepares for and responds to emergencies, making sure communities facing inequality are central to resilience planning 🏙️📝

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

🚨Launch: London Resilience Equalities Partnership🚨 We’re excited to be launching the London Resilience Equalities Partnership to support inclusive emergency preparedness & response efforts🗣️🤝 Recruitment is now open for members & two co-chair roles. Apply & learn more below ⬇️ tinyurl.com/bdhpswbd

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London Resilience Equalities Partnership

Equalities at the heart of London's emergency planning and response

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

This is why over the last year, we’ve been working together to produce a 10-point Manifesto for Change that includes practical, evidence-based policies that can transform the way we respond to hate. 📖 Read the manifesto in full here

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Manifesto for Change

The Centre for Hate Studies and Protection Approaches have partnered to address spiralling levels of hate crime and deepening community divisions, exacerbated by the absence of a Hate Crime Action Pla...

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

📈 The past decade has seen spiralling levels of hate crime. Official stats show incidents have more than tripled in England & Wales. With just 1 in 4 victims reporting incidents, we know that this is the tip of the iceberg. Yet, the government hasn’t released a Hate Crime Action Plan since 2016.

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

🚨NEW: last week we launched our Manifesto for Change with our wonderful colleagues at University of Leicester's Centre for Hate Studies at Labour Party Conference 🧵

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Foreign Policy Centre @handle.invalid · 06/08/2025

📢 Continuing our focus on transnational repression (TNR), FPC Research Fellow Dr Saipira Furstenberg examines the challenges democracies face in confronting authoritarian TNR. She explores policy gaps, risks to human rights, and why coordinated, rights-based strategies are essential. ⬇️

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

As we mark one year since the tragic murder of Alice, Elsie, and Bebe at a children’s dance class in Southport, our thoughts are with their families as they continue to grieve. We reflect on how what followed became, for many, a moment of national reckoning 💭

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One year on - reflecting on the UK's racist riots

As we mark one year since the tragic murder of Alice, Elsie, and Bebe at a children’s dance class in Southport, our thoughts are with their families as they continue to grieve.

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

💡 Excellent piece by our Trustee Sherine El Taraboulsi-McCarthy on Gaza & the reckoning between humanitarianism & protection "We must rethink the role of international and local humanitarian actors in providing protection without abrogating the fundamental responsibility of states to provide it."

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The Gaza crisis demands a humanitarian reckoning | Humanitarian Practice Network

We cannot afford to give up on Gaza – nor on the principles and responsibilities that define humanitarianism itself.

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

We look forward to both working with and toward government to help realise the Covenant’s vision and to ensure that civil society continues to play a central role in shaping a fairer, safer future for all. 🤝

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

🧾 The Covenant sets out a commitment to: - Designing & delivering policy in partnership with local communities - Respecting civil society’s independence - Investing in long-term collaboration through sustainable funding - Embedding inclusive participation to strengthen social cohesion & resilience

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

It was great to be at the launch of the government's new Civil Society Covenant last week. A timely and important step toward building more equitable relationship between government and communities. 🧵

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

💭 The broader challenge remains: mass atrocity crimes are becoming a systematic feature of modern malign statecraft, used deliberately to destroy, displace & entrench power. As this kind of violence increasingly shapes geopolitical realities, the UK must update its approach accordingly.

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

She noted that the UK's approach to atrocity prevention has not been updated since 2019, despite the increasing use of identity-based atrocity violence against civilians. ✅ FCDO Minister @catherinewestmp.bsky.social acknowledged the concern & committed to taking the issue forward - a welcome step.

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

📺 This week during an Urgent Question to the Foreign Secretary on the UK's response to the worsening situation in Sudan, @melanieward.bsky.social MP raised an important question about the UK’s approach to preventing & responding to mass atrocity crimes. 🧵

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Successful applicants will co-design & implement a hate crime prevention or victim support project funded up to £5,000. Organisations will increase their knowledge & understanding of hate crime, developing the skills they need to support & advocate for victims 🤝

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

🚨 We are launching a new programme offering micro grants to community organisations to lead anti-hate initiatives! As part of our Design. Build. Act. programme, we are inviting 10 community-based organisations in London to co-design & deliver new anti-hate initiatives with funding & support.

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

This is about more than identifying challenges, it’s about recognising strengths, opportunities & ideas for positive change. These learnings will guide our work with stakeholders across Stoke-on-Trent as we co-design a new Community Cohesion Strategy for the city 🤝 Find out more 👇

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PA launches community listening exercise with One Stoke-on-Trent

We at Protection Approaches are proud to announce we will be leading a city-wide community engagement effort in Stoke-on-Trent, commissioned by the One Stoke-on-Trent Board. This work is part of a maj...

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

🚨 We're excited to be leading a major community listening exercise across Stoke-on-Trent, commissioned by the One Stoke-on-Trent Board. From June to September 2025, we'll be engaging with people across the city to hear about their lives, challenges, hopes and ideas for the future.

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

For over three months Israel deliberately blocked life-saving supplies. It controls who eats, who moves & who survives. Palestinians are starving. Many are killed in line. The world is watching. We've joined 200+ organisations to demand an end to this deadly scheme. #CeasefireNOW #EndTheSiege

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Gaza: Starvation or Gunfire - This is Not a Humanitarian Response - occupied Palestinian territory

News and Press Release in English on occupied Palestinian territory about Food and Nutrition and Protection and Human Rights; published on 1 Jul 2025 by ACPP, ACRI and 61ount other organizations

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

The new Israeli-US backed distribution scheme forces Palestinians in Gaza into militarised zones just to access food. Food is now fenced, scanned and weaponised. This is not humanitarian aid. It is a system of forced displacement, surveillance, and mass violence, disguised as relief.

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Last month we launched a new paper with @csns-uk.bsky.social exploring the future of UK national security & foreign policy amid rising authoritarianism & systemic competition. It argues we must rethink how the UK integrates human rights into its strategic outlook. Read more 👇

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PA publishes policy paper on national security and rights

There are varied competing demands that feed into any state’s foreign policy and national security strategy. This policy paper addresses the relationship between rights and grand strategy at a time of...

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Protection Approaches @ibvprev.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

If you or your organisation work primarily with/for marginalised communities in London, we want to hear from you on how London crisis preparedness & response can better centre the perspectives and needs of your communities! 🤝 Get in touch to share your thoughts today🗣️⬇️

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