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Platform 51 supports girls and women as they take control of their lives.

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Women across the UK call to ban Page 3

Platform 51 poll reveals significant support for ban. Almost double the proportion of women (42%) would support a move to ban topless models as oppose it (24%) Amongst men and women, younger people aged 18-24 (41%) and Londoners (43%) would be most supportive of a ban 7th February...read on

Care to Learn success announcement

Platform 51's campaign to keep Care to Learn proves successful

Woman of the week - Lisa Hallgarten

Revolutionising, normalising education surrounding sex

Woman of the week - Anna Van Heeswijk

Campaigning for a fairer press

Woman of the week - Josie Long

Comedy to tackle societal and political issues



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"They got me red handed. They strip-searched me. They searched my flat. All I could think was ‘what have you done? I still feel ashamed."  ...
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Letter to Rt. Hon Michael Gove regarding Care to Learn programme

Platform 51 has joined Daycare Trust, NUS, Fawcett Society and Nasma in...

Platform 51's response to Care to Learn consultation

Care to Learn provides non income-assessed support for childcare and associated travel costs...


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    Press Gazette reports on Sun editor Dominic Mohan's appearance @ #leveson and @platform51 #mediasexism poll ..See here http://t.co/8KkEpCGf

    The Big Issue discusses @platform51 Pg3 #mediasexism poll : - What the Dickens is going on with media standards? | http://t.co/37q4JvoE

    41% 18-24 yr olds want Page 3 banned says @Platform51 poll. They don't think it "celebrates natural beauty" as Sun editor claimed #leveson

    Page 3 is "part of British society" said Sun editor. Really? 42% women told us they want it banned #leveson

    #leveson Sun's p3 shld be looked @"in context" of portrayal of women in rest of paper. Our poll shows women don't agree:http://t.co/0KZCAHUh

    Dominic Mohan @ #leveson - word 'tart' for prostitute used for decades - we think that's anachronistic, the world's moved on #mediasexism

    Live from #leveson Dominic Mohan/The Sun - "The Sun is just a bit of lighthearted fun" ... NOT what our poll says http://t.co/0KZCAHUh

    "The Sun is an innocuous institution" says Sun editor @ #leveson yet 42% of women in @platform51 poll want Pg3 banned http://t.co/0KZCAHUh

    The Sun's Dominic Mohan live at #leveson ... "I reject the idea of The Sun as ‘sexist’ ... this is ‘false’ " #mediasexism

    Dominic Mohan @ #leveson ..."The ultimate sanction lies with the reader to chose whether or not to buy it [The Sun]" #mediasexism

    Dominic Mohan @ #leveson on Page3 .."I don't think the images are sexualised" - "look at Page 3 in isolation" - we wd disagree #mediasexism

    #leveson #mediasexism latest : The Sun's Dominic Mohan live ..Check@Platform51 poll showing 42% #women want Pg3 banned http://t.co/0KZCAHUh

    More from @RebeccaMEGill on @lbc973 re @platform51 polling .."there is much less stomach for the sexualisation of #women today" #leveson

    See mention of our @platform51 #mediasexism Poll here ...Editors back before press inquiry (From Gazette) http://t.co/8Eo6MWa9 #leveson

    See @journalismnews 4 upd8 on @platform51 new #Page3 Poll 'campaign grows as #Leveson recalls Sun editor' http://t.co/QxmCrk7A #mediasexism

    This #charitytuesday get fab Gifts, Jewellery & Flowers for #Valentines Day from our #fairtrade or charity flowers shop http://t.co/8fGuhqOb

    Check the #leveson inquiry live hearings here http://t.co/lMiQsi3c / Sun editor Dominic Mohan up next. See our @platform51 website 4 r poll

    #leveson @platform51 poll shows women think 'enough is enough' in terms of #SunPage3 ...it's just anachronistic objectification of #women

    #banPage3 : Check out @lbc973 at 2pm today to hear @platform51 Head of Policy, Campaigns and Communications discuss our Page 3 poll findings

    #banPage3 : @politics_co_uk cites @platform51 poll findings in 'Justifying Page 3 Girls: Sun editor at Leveson' story http://t.co/Oa861qsM

    The Sun/ban Page 3 #leveson debate : Our @platform51 Poll shows 2/5ths of UK women support topless ban http://t.co/0KZCAHUh

    We're supporting Safer Internet Day. Have a look at their website to see how to stay safe on-line - http://t.co/yzcP33ep

    #leveson inquiry latest: @TheSunNewspaper editor Dominic Mohan recalled today 4 Qs on Page 3 http://t.co/nBDpviaS .. Watch this space!

    A BIG #charitytuesday shout-out to #gofeminist @catch22charity @Relate_charity @StMungos @childrensociety @EVAWhd @whywomen and @justgiving

    Today is EU's Safer Internet Day 2012 - linking up generations for a safer world http://t.co/3gRgjxFN #SID2012

    Love this: @TimetoChange #mentalhealth campaign. We're campaigning on mental health issues too. Find out more here - http://t.co/Z8a23RND

    Sad news : the #feminist, socialist campaigner Zelda Curtis obituary has died aged 89/Read her story here http://t.co/oOsb6LhK via @guardian

    Sexism and Popular Culture : Come and hear @platform51 Kealy Hastick talk TODAY @GoFeminist 2012! Follow the hashtag #gofem for latest info!

    Ugandan LGBT rights activist Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera is our next #woman of the Week. See her @Amnesty ICM2011 here http://t.co/v6DsTa4R

    Sexism and Popular Culture : Come and hear @platform51 Kealy Hastick talk at @GoFeminist 2012 tomorrow! Not to be missed! #gofem

    Care to Learn gives vital support to teen parents going back to education. Great campaigning with @nusuk @tucnews @gingerbread @daycaretrust

    Fantastic news that Govt is keeping Care to Learn funding for 2012/13. We'll be keeping up the pressure to repeat success for next year.

    Our Woman of the Week is Lisa Hallgarten of @EdForChoice tireless campaigner for young people's access to info on abortion & sexual health

    Sexism and Popular Culture : Come and hear @platform51 Kealy Hastick talk at @GoFeminist 2012 this Saturday! Not to be missed! #gofem

    What is Feminism?! Check out this @you_fem video where they pose this Q in the streets of London .... http://t.co/mPiF8jv8

    See here for video link to #mediasexism Leveson Inquiry hearing : http://t.co/rNYg1gIj http://t.co/c2FHVhpV via @ObjectUpdate

    A pleasure! :) #charitytuesday

    A huge #charitytuesday shout-out to #gofeminist @catch22charity @Relate_charity @StMungos @childrensociety @EVAWhd @whywomen and @justgiving

    Project Unbreakable : Check out the latest images of unbreakable #women here http://t.co/c1zA3o37 via @guardian #supportingwomen

    Today is #happymonday - so why not #makeitcount by signing our @platform51 #mentalhealth petition ! http://t.co/cPWJwQwM

    Campaigning for a Fairer Press: See our Woman of the Week Anna van Heeswijk from @ObjectUpdate Women not Sex Objects http://t.co/wCzLxdz8 !

    This week's #ff shout-out goes to @gofeminist @EVAWhd @pennyred @louisemensch ...have a great weekend! :)

    Latest @thefworduk blog asks if ' #Women and Children first' is an appropriate #feminist position? What's your take? http://t.co/6h9l5RXa

    Where are all the #women in Davos? http://t.co/3rV28Yqv via @guardian #genderparity

    “You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.” Winston Churchill. To give £5 to Platform 51, text ‘GIFT05’ to 70070

    Coming soon/worth listening to!.... the @guardian Live Q&A: Fundraising - measuring your ROI, Wednesday 1 February http://t.co/K2M25znS

    Worth checking out : @PollyToynbee article in @guardian on on abolition of last welfare safety net for most vulnerable http://t.co/DM91NUAl

    Big #charitytuesday shout out to #gofeminist @catch22charity @Relate_charity @StMungos @childrensociety @EVAWhd @whywomen

    Make your Day count today by signing our @platform51 #mentalhealth petition ! See more here http://t.co/cPWJwQwM #makeitcount

    It's Monday - and it's #bluemonday again! Make it a good one & checkout out our @platform51 #mentalhealth petition http://t.co/cPWJwQwM :)

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