Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) and I cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what we find.

This month, we are issuing two Special Bulletins. Apologies for echo-y audio in places. We had some technical gremlins.

Links:

Cambridge sexual harassment researcher 'laughed at by men':

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-50537720?fbclid=IwAR2jvx6HRQf6mzFM4t1AKDGUqE2Y0k-I2PeRMmTgPvG1NJDpVRvu7fQsIOs

Sexual harassment is common in scientific fieldwork:

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/07/sexual-harassment-common-scientific-fieldwork

CBA Statement:

https://new.archaeologyuk.org/cba-statement-?fbclid=IwAR3TovIBFlYr-VNbE7HR4LWTzCA6REK5c4CTmmfQtKEs98X90qbA6Dy_Whc

CIfA calls for safe and respectful environment for all archaeologists:

https://www.archaeologists.net/news/cifa-calls-safe-and-respectful-environment-all-archaeologists-1574700953?fbclid=IwAR0Xfe2l56JnymyM9Qk32YV1hGr41asPyNDWQ5d6kjo94EU95QbXXuzVkL4

BBC Article Shared on the Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/Archaeosoup/posts/2590385037707794?__tn__=-R

Follow Up Conversation on FB Page:

https://www.facebook.com/Archaeosoup/posts/2590724651007166?__tn__=-R

Bizarre Voice Mail which I received:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3043290322351223

Society of Antiquaries in turmoil after vote to back sex abuser:

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/nov/23/society-antiquaries-turmoil-vote-to-back-sex-abuser?fbclid=IwAR3sZYYE-eIY28fALA7mSUmPHYNAg4RvSy07ySG2QTHo4sdwWMs62u8M6IQ

STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO THE RECENT ARTICLE IN THE GUARDIAN RELATING TO HUBERT CHESSHYRE:

https://www.sal.org.uk/news/2019/11/statement-in-response-to-the-recent-article-relating-to-hubert-chesshyre/?fbclid=IwAR05ZZ5ctqSLBHm1lIRaD6PBH6RwPZYyP_547Peu6AMG4bxP9Dy7F34wzGQ

RESOLUTION REGARDING H. CHESSHYRE AND GOVERNANCE REFORM:

https://www.sal.org.uk/news/2019/11/resolution-regarding-h-chesshyre-and-governance-reform-1/?fbclid=IwAR2lnrRyRM_xBW4WVGycMirXr-y-Lp59Vkzccpw_jadD_JLN66jVVE2M6W0

Archaeology society votes to let board ban sexual harassers from meetings:

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/12/archaeology-society-votes-let-board-ban-sexual-harassers-meetings?fbclid=IwAR0HFrDRIlN8QS0_pMUxOg8ZztOn0_XXj5X4PcWBkWz9GkyAeSXACsCNfJo