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Impact Review 2013-14

By Rebecca Dillon / July 7, 2014

Find out what Commonweal has achieved over the last year, read about the projects we support and facilitate. Download you copy of our newly published annual Impact Review here : Commonweal Housing Impact Review 

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Educate young men to end violence against women

By Rebecca Dillon / June 26, 2014

Last week I went along to the Global Summit to ‘End Sexual Violence in Conflict.’ Whilst there I attended a discussion around the importance of engaging boys and young men at an early stage, the discussion focused on teaching them that violence against women and girls is simply not acceptable. Whilst the Summit’s talks centred…

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Systemic enforced destitution gets my goat

By Rebecca Dillon / June 20, 2014

Systemic enforced destitution gets my goat! At Commonweal we have a track record of working with partners on projects and new housing solutions to social injustice where the injustice frequently arises from a systemic nonsense; something that when you spell it out just does not make sense to the proverbial person on the top deck…

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#RoughJusticeCH – Report Launch Event

By Rebecca Dillon / June 12, 2014

Event: #RoughJusticeCH Launch of a new report by Commonweal Housing, bringing together the influential voices of partner charities and experts working to end homelessness. Date: Wed 9 July Location: Central Hall Westminster, SW1H 9NH Time: 3 – 5pm The Report: Rough Justice: uncovering social policies that create homelessness. The report draws attention to the many…

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Rough Justice: social policies creating homelessness

By Rebecca Dillon / June 10, 2014

  The origins of the word ‘Democracy’ stem from the Ancient Greek words dēmos meaning ‘the people’ and kratia – ‘power, rule’. So it stands to reason that government policy should be designed in a way that values and aids these very ‘people’. Whilst we should live in a society where all people matter, where everyone is treated…

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Homelessness services need to reach women sooner

By Rebecca Dillon / May 23, 2014

Many homelessness support services that specifically help women are finding it difficult to get women to reach out to them early enough. On finding themselves without a roof, men often seek out help from such services much sooner than women. A number of organisations have recently been discussing ways to overcome this issue. Advocacy services…

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