From Parliament to the Premier League: Campaigning for survivors of domestic abuse during this #16DaysOfActivism

From Parliament to the Premier League: Campaigning for survivors of domestic abuse during this #16DaysOfActivism

From Parliament to the Premier League:

Campaigning for survivors of domestic abuse during this #16DaysOfActivism

Our Head of Social Causes and Sub-Editor Teresa Parker was joined by BROOD Editor-in Chief Lolo Stubbs at an event in Parliament on the 2nd December 2025 to mark ten years of coercive control legislation. Teresa organised the event through her consultancy Teresa Parker Media, in partnership with Hawkins, Laxton & Co, which is run by her former colleagues Clare and Sian. 
Coercive control is an act or a pattern of acts of assault, threats, humiliation and intimidation or other abuse that is used to harm, punish, or frighten their victim. Coercive and controlling behaviour is at the heart of domestic abuse.

 

Together with the team at Women’s Aid back in 2015, stalking charity Paladin and the Sara Charlton Foundation, they together successfully campaigned to change the law and wanted to put on this event to mark a decade since this landmark moment. 
BROOD Sub Editor Teresa Parker in Parliament - Domestic Abuse Campaign
The event was hosted by Jess Asato MP and speakers included criminologist Laura Richards and Baroness Polly Neate, previous CEO of Women’s Aid, both of whom played a key part in the campaign. Survivors of domestic abuse and campaigners Natalie Curtis and David Challen also spoke about the impact the legislation had made on their lives, alongside Dr Nicola Sharp-Jeffs, who talked about how this set the scene for recognising economic abuse in law. 

 

The panel finished with a passionate speech from Minister Jess Phillips MP,  Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls, who talked about the progress made and the priorities for the future. While more work is needed to ensure coercive control is fully recognised and understood, the event was a  moment to reflect on the achievement of changing the law together, and to know that positive change is possible.
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Teresa Parker & Lolo Stubbs at Fulham Football Club - Domestic Abuse Campaign
As the event came to a close, Teresa and Lolo ran down to Westminster tube station, with Teresa changing her shoes on the way (typical BROOD-style!) with Eleanor Rowland, Director of Safeguarding and Inclusion at Fulham FC, to get across London as quickly as possible. Jumping in a taxi at Parsons Green, they got to Craven Cottage just in time to go on the pitch at half-time at Fulham’s game against Manchester City. They were interviewed on the pitch about the club’s commitment to gender equity and challenging domestic abuse, where Teresa is a founding member of the club’s external EDI Group. Teresa spoke about the club’s recent fundraising for the domestic abuse charity I Choose Freedom, and Lolo about the important role that football can play in changing attitudes.
Teresa Parker & Lolo Stubbs at Fulham Football Club - Domestic Abuse Campaign
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Thank you to everyone involved and who have supported this important work on social media, this is a cause very close to our heart at BROOD.

16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is a global annual campaign from November 25th (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) to December 10th (Human Rights Day.

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