The Created Forum

A diverse group of women from the media, politics, campaigners on domestic abuse and other genre joined forces to raise awareness and funds for Refuge Women’s AID and Child in Need India in a globally available web-based virtual event.  The event was the brainchild of Tara Newley Arkle and Daniel Winterfeldt QC.  Among the esteemed panel were Dame Joan Collins DBE, Baroness Patricia Scotland (Secretary-General of the Commonwealth), Lord-Lieutenant Mrs Peaches Golding OBE, journalist and broadcaster Claire Balding as well as other campaigners, champions, journalists and influencers.  ‘Panellists from the UK shared this powerful platform with those from the Middle East, South Asia, South Africa and the Commonwealth,’ explains Peaches Golding. ‘According to the UN, the women most likely to experience violence worldwide are those living in households with earnings of less than £10,000 income, those living in social housing, women of mixed  or multiple ethnicities, bisexual women, or women with long-term illness or disability.’  The event commemorated the UN’s Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.