Why, in the charity landscape, abuse in any forms, is going under the radar?
Autumn 2022 marks the fifth anniversary of #MeToo online, originally created in 2006 by Tarana Burke , following Ronan Farrow ’s disclosure about sexual predator film mogul Harvey Weinstein . Despite topics & investigations revealing sexual violence on women, children & at times on men in worldwide media, why, five years on, being heard is still problematic? Why, in the charity landscape, abuse in any forms, is going under the radar? In this post, I’ll give a description on how, as a volunteer in a community garden, abuse is full on. I’ll be giving some short samples as of today 30 November 2022 , but will fill the space from time to time. In a very tranquil green space belonging to the council, juxtaposing an east London river, a community garden welcomes volunteers: growing vegetables, harvesting, composting & so on. I never had any interest in gardening, but in August 2020 , in between lockdowns, I was extremely suicidal without necessarily wanting to die. I was d...