Women hikers climb Scafell Pike with kitchen sinks attached to their backs in order to raise funds for the North East domestic abuse charity Harbour
News

Women hikers climb Scafell Pike with kitchen sinks attached to their backs in order to raise funds for the North East domestic abuse charity Harbour

It would be audacious, if not provocative, to imply today that a woman’s place is in the kitchen.

But as these activists for charity would agree, that doesn’t mean the battle for equality is ended. They hiked England’s highest peak while carrying sinks attached to their backs in order to raise funds for the North East domestic abuse charity Harbour.

To dispel the myth that women should be “chained to the kitchen sink,” teachers April Wilson, 40, and Zena Clark, 40, all of Co Durham, and Emma Woodhall, 36, hiked Scafell Pike.

The three misogynistic obscenities were painted on the sinks with spray paint by the group.

Harbour works with those who have been abused as well as their families. So far, the team has raised £340 on JustGiving.

Related posts:

  1. Domestic Abuse statutory guidance sets out in detail what constitutes domestic abuse, how to identify it and best practices for respondingThe Home Office has released new statutory guidance on domestic abuse’s impact on victims, how to recognize it, and how to respond. The Domestic Abuse...
  2. UK North East charity gets boost as water company pays for pollutionNorthumbrian Water has agreed to pay £165,000 to Tyne Rivers Trust after causing an unauthorised discharge from its Horsley Water Treatment Works, which led to...
  3. NSCDC withdraws officers attached to House of Reps member, Shina Peller after he sponsored a bill to scrap the agencyOperatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) attached to House of Representatives member, Shina Peller have been withdrawn.  The officers were withdrawn after the lawmaker who...
  4. Tshwane: Please find attached your UPDATED load shedding schedule for SATURDAYEskom has reduced load shedding from Stage 4 to Stage 2 till Saturday, December 31, 2022 at 16:00. The beleaguered electric utility has announced that...
  5. Wireless Festival crowds were ‘forced to climb over fences to avoid being trampled’ after being funnelled through a narrow Finsbury Park entrance by Met Police, on their way to the north London eventOn their way to the Wireless Festival, fans were “had to jump over fences to avoid being trampled” after being pushed by police through a...
  6. Volt Bank announced on Wednesday it was closing its deposit taking business and will return its banking licence after it couldn’t raise enough funds to stay afloatA digital bank in Australia has failed, costing 140 employees their jobs and causing 6,000 customers to rush to withdraw their money before next week....
  7. The Charity Commission launches the Revitalising Trusts Programme in Wales to unlock up to £12 million of dormant charitable funds in WalesThe Charity Commission, with the support of the Welsh Government, has launched the Revitalising Trusts Programme in Wales, with the goal of reactivating up to...
  8. Charity Commission issues Official Warning to Macbeth Memorial Trustees for failing to submit the charity’s annual returnsThe Macbeth Memorial Trust trustees have received an Official Warning from the Charity Commission for failing to submit the charity’s annual returns. The charity was...
  9. The Charity Commission has launched an inquiry into whether WW2 veteran Captain Sir Tom Moore’s family profited from the charity set up in the NHS fundraising champion’s nameThe UK charity Watchdog has initiated an enquiry into whether Captain Tom Moore’s family profited from the charity set up in the NHS fundraising champion’s name. The...
  10. Charity Commission disqualifies two former trustees of Manchester charityTwo former trustees of the charity have been disqualified by the Commission from holding any trustee or senior management role in a charity for 7...