UsToo: Alisha’s Story

What’s on offer?

Join us for a screening of Us Too: Alisha’s Story. Written by Julie Tsang and directed by Katja Roberts, the film focuses on the experiences of women with learning disabilities reporting sexual violence.

Us Too: Alisha’s story was co-created by Open Clasp Theatre Company, and researchers from Durham and Sunderland University in collaboration with women from Us Too. The film will be introduced by Alison Jobe (Durham University), Helen Williams (Sunderland University), Catrina McHugh (Open Clasp Theatre Company) and Us Too. The film screening will be followed by an opportunity to ask the co-creators questions about the film.

Us Too were supported in the project by Association for Real Change (ARC England).  The project was funded by Durham University ESRC Impact Acceleration Account, Research England Participatory Action Research Fund and Sunderland University. The project is supported by the Centre for Social Justice and Community Action (CSJCA) and the Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse (CRIVA) at Durham University.

What’s it about?

Research shows that people with learning disabilities are at higher risk of sexual abuse, and that women with learning disabilities are particularly vulnerable. When women with learning disabilities report sexual violence to the police, their reports are less likely to result in a conviction.  Us Too: Alisha’s story was co-created to effect change and to develop inclusive criminal justice responses to sexual violence. The film will be used in an ESRC funded participatory theatre-based project to develop criminal justice practice in Durham in 2023. 

Who’s leading the event?

Dr Alison Jobe, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology

Open to

Adults CW: descriptions of violence

Of particular interest to

People with learning disabilities or autism, their families and support workers, criminal justice practitioners,  Intermediaries, social workers, ISVAs/ ISDAs, VAWG sector.

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