Patrick Stewart and DV

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I just read this and was chuffed to hear this man's story and point of view
www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/nov/27/patrick-stewart-domestic-violence?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487

What a fantastic article. I teared up at the Mrs Dixon bit.

Wow, just wow. A very well written, and emotive article.

I have always liked Patrick Stewart and when I clicked on this thread was hoping not to be disallusioned. Relieved that I can still consider him a great actor and a good man.

I was chuffed when I saw he was working with Refuge, and this article is extremely good. Thanks for sharing.

Brilliant article, thanks for the link.

Great article.

He is the chancellor of my university. He also funds a scholarship in partnership with Refuge for the study of domestic violence.

www2.hud.ac.uk/hhs/acs/ps_fellow_ad.php

I have just read that article! Even though it dates back to 2009..... very powerful stuff. Hooray for PS.

Bloody brilliant, & how wonderful that he can turn his awful experiences to something positive & be a meaningful patron of such a great charity.

Hope this article is read worldwide, I'm going to send it to many people I know will be interested.

Thanks truly

what a great man. I wish we'd had a Mrs Dixon to save me and my siblings.

I teared up at thatb a bit,its nice to see a man take DV so seriously.

It is a deeply emotional and fiercely logical piece of writing, and one that I often share with others as a way of making them 'see' what it is I mean when I talk about DV.

You should put that in chat or something, why is the refuge campaign here too? Feminists aren't the only people that give a shit about DV.

Same as goosey :)

Posies - I don't know why the Refuge campaign is in here either - take it up with MN

they've been asked to move it to Active Convos once...perhaps we can keep asking?

Or move it ourselves & just start a new thread!

Always had a lot of admiration for Patrick Stewart. I saw for Amnesty, a couple of years ago. Heard his story in Became an even bigger fan of him there and then.

Very moving and honest, sometimes its difficult to open up about abuse in your childhood but bravo to PS for doing so to highlight such a worthy cause