As a survivor advocate you might want to engage with the media to talk about different components of honour-based abuse (HBA). This may be to:
- Inform the public about what HBA is
- To give people a better idea of who it happens to and why
- To combat stereotypes and assumptions
- To advocate on a particular issue (for example the need for a statutory definition or specialist service provision).
Representatives from the media and journalists might also reach out to you for commentary on a recent incident or current HBA-related campaign.
This resource has been developed to support you in your decision regarding if and how you might want to engage in media interviews and/or other activities with the media. These questions might help you decide if the invitation for engagement you have received is something that you want to do, as well as help you think through the circumstances and conditions under which you would like to talk to the media about HBA.
This toolkit has been prepared as part of the project: Survivor-led Advocacy Training for Survivors of Forced and Child Marriage; with funding from the University of Nottingham’s Impact Accelerator Account, in collaboration with lived experience experts from Karma Nirvana’s Survivor Ambassador Panel.
This toolkit would not have been possible without the input, support and expertise of lived experience experts from Karma Nirvana’s Survivor Ambassador Panel. We deeply appreciate your trust, confidence, and collaboration.
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