{"id":5683,"date":"2020-05-06T09:48:28","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T09:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?p=5683"},"modified":"2020-05-07T12:27:45","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T12:27:45","slug":"lockdown-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?p=5683","title":{"rendered":"Lockdown project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/KW-line-banner-CROP-1024x178.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/KW-line-banner-CROP-1024x178.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/KW-line-banner-CROP-300x52.png 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/KW-line-banner-CROP-768x133.png 768w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/KW-line-banner-CROP.png 1049w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katewilloughby8\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tofreedomscause\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=28\">Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#662583\" id=\"e1eb\"><strong>You are not alone<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Now is not the time to look away, worrying that you may be making a fuss over nothing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-scotland-52338706\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cThis was a 24\/7 event before the pandemic and women and children are at increased risk at the moment because they have fewer opportunities to connect with friends and family and go to school and sports and be away from this environment.<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-scotland-52338706\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cOur biggest concern for an extended lockdown is there is so little relief for women and children\u201d<\/a><br><strong>\u2014 Dr Marsha Scott, Chief executive of Scottish Women\u2019s Aid<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Thanks to campaigners, the Home Office the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/home-secretary-announces-support-for-domestic-abuse-victims\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>#YouAreNotAlone<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;campaign, to help address the very real danger facing some women and children during the&nbsp;<strong>Covid-19<\/strong>&nbsp;lock down in the UK. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/max\/1350\/1*px4NieLDNHnkGlduqQRmfA.jpeg\" alt=\"HM Government \u201cAT HOME SHOULDN\u2019T MEAN AT RISK\u201d image. FIND SUPPORT AT: gov.uk\/domestic-abuse #YouAreNotAlone.\"\/><figcaption>HM Government \u201cAT HOME SHOULDN\u2019T MEAN AT RISK\u201d campaign. FIND SUPPORT AT:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/domestic-abuse-how-to-get-help\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gov.uk\/domestic-abuse<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Because the \u2018<strong>Stay home, save lives<\/strong>\u2019 message, does not make them safer, it may put them in danger. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/media.html?type=text%2Fhtml&amp;key=a19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07&amp;schema=twitter&amp;url=https%3A\/\/twitter.com\/refugecharity\/status\/1252104723945197568&amp;image=https%3A\/\/i.embed.ly\/1\/image%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fpbs.twimg.com%252Fmedia%252FEWBenGoXYAI0L1l.png%253Alarge%26key%3Da19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07\" allowfullscreen=\"\" height=\"490\" width=\"680\"><\/iframe><figcaption>@RefugeCharity tweet with vital contact information: nationalhelpline.org.uk 0808 2000 247<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <br>Giving evidence during the last Home Affairs Select Committee,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VictimsComm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dame Vera Baird QC<\/strong><\/a>, the victims\u2019 commissioner for England and Wales, reported a surge in suspected domestic abuse killings in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She referred to findings made by the pioneering work of campaigner&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kareningalasmith.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Karen Ingala Smith<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2020\/apr\/15\/domestic-abuse-killings-more-than-double-amid-covid-19-lockdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cCounting Dead Women has got to a total of 16 domestic abuse killings in the last three weeks. We usually say there are two a week, that looks to me like five a week, that\u2019s the size of this crisis.\u201d<\/a><br><strong>\u2014 Dame Vera Baird QC, Victims\u2019 commissioner for England and Wales<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>She added that we need to be creative in our thinking and response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is my response to Dame Vera that I hope can help to amplify the urgent message that you are not alone and that help is there for you right now and after the lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working with a committed&nbsp;<strong>cast<\/strong>, from the UK and USA, the short screenplay has been developed and rehearsed. It could also work as an audio drama. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/media.html?type=text%2Fhtml&amp;key=a19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07&amp;schema=twitter&amp;url=https%3A\/\/twitter.com\/katewilloughby8\/status\/1247997149088022529&amp;image=https%3A\/\/i.embed.ly\/1\/image%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fpbs.twimg.com%252Fmedia%252FEVHGxjZU8AASqfF.jpg%253Alarge%26key%3Da19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07\" allowfullscreen=\"\" height=\"548\" width=\"680\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>From my experience with&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@emilymatters.team\/emilymatters-f39a81a106b0\"><strong>#Emilymatters<\/strong><\/a>, I have found that drama and creativity can help to empower, educate and give a platform to those who feel their voices don\u2019t matter and whose stories go untold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I really admire&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kareningalasmith.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Karen Ingala Smith<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and her work with both&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/countdeadwomen\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Counting Dead Women<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and the domestic abuse charity&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/niaendingviolence.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nia<\/strong><\/a>. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0047_Crop-1024x692.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0047_Crop-1024x692.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0047_Crop-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Cast of \u2018To Freedom\u2019s Cause at the House of Commons, 2014. Directed by Brian Astbury.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>She was part of a special House of Commons event in 2014, which included a performance of my Emily Davison suffragette play \u2018<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=244\"><strong>To Freedom\u2019s Cause<\/strong><\/a>\u2019. This performance became the catalyst for&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@emilymatters.team\/emilymatters-f39a81a106b0\"><strong>#Emilymatters<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope that the story I have created that highlights domestic abuse at this time will help&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.endviolenceagainstwomen.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>EVAW<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;campaigners across the UK, as well as inform the Public. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>The country is in lock down.<br>It\u2019s Mandy\u2019s 50th birthday party,<br>and you\u2019re invited!<\/p><p>Join Mandy\u2019s nearest and dearest<br>in a story teeming with<br>celebration, friendship and love:<br><strong>#YouAreNotAlone<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/INV-Mandys_iOS-2000-1062-web-1024x544.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/INV-Mandys_iOS-2000-1062-web-1024x544.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/INV-Mandys_iOS-2000-1062-web-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/INV-Mandys_iOS-2000-1062-web-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/INV-Mandys_iOS-2000-1062-web-1536x816.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/INV-Mandys_iOS-2000-1062-web.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>We ran a series of virtual final rehearsed readings, which went incredibly well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#108a85\" id=\"94ae\"><strong>This story matters.<br>It needs to be heard.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please contact me via:<br><strong>Twitter<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katewilloughby8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@katewilloughby8<\/a><br><strong>Instagram<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tofreedomscause\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@tofreedomscause<\/a><br><strong>Email<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Via my website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@katewilloughby_18357\/you-are-not-alone-181f0e693825?source=friends_link&amp;sk=cf441e838816b18e632605e26457d432\">Original version<\/a> posted on 21st April 2020 on my Medium page. <\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit addtoany_list\" data-a2a-url=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?p=5683\" data-a2a-title=\"Lockdown project\"><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter\" 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