Everyone's Invited is an anti-rape movement organisation based in the United Kingdom, focused on exposing rape culture through "conversation, education and support.
In June 2020, after watching the BBC television series I May Destroy You (2020), Soma Sara began sharing her personal experiences of rape culture via social media platform Instagram.
[3] I wanted to do everything in my power to continue this essential conversation by giving these stories a more permanent platform.Sara says that sex education in schools is the "root of the problem",[3] and that a more comprehensive programme is needed.
It’s not about one environment, or demographic or school; [it] is so deeply ingrained in our culture, people really need to understand that if we're going to be able to dismantle it.Following the testimonies going "viral" in March 2021,[17][18][19] the campaign received mainstream media coverage, with papers including The Times,[6] The Daily Telegraph,[8] BBC News,[20] the Evening Standard[21] publishing articles about the movement, and Sara also appeared on national television to talk about it.
[8] Latymer Upper School made a statement condemning the actions described in the testimonies, calling them "deeply disturbing",[8] before informing the police.
[28] Scotland Yard's rape and sexual offences lead Detective Superintendent Mel Laremore told BBC Radio 4 that the issue is a "national" one, adding that she thinks "it is more widespread than private schools.
He also said "I think schools are quite frankly struggling with the sheer scale of this", and that it's not right that girls are "having to run the gauntlet of sexual harassment, misogyny, the sending of nudes, unsolicited or indecent images being sent to them.
"[16] The chair of the Education Select Committee, Robert Halfon, called for an independent investigation, outside of the police force, to be set up afterwards, describing the situation as "appalling".
"[30][31] A helpline, run by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), was launched on 1 April 2021, which received 426 calls up to the 7 June 2021 and made 80 referrals to external agencies[32][33] and an immediate review into abuse in schools by Ofsted was initiated.