A glimpse into my story of post-separation coercive emotional and financial abuse, and the effects it can have on parents and children’s mental health – by Growthfulsouls. This post contains references to domestic violence which could be triggering for some readers. At 22, I was a happy go lucky optimistic single girl with a good …
Exploring the values of the family unit after a violent and broken marriage, Sam Shepard’s A Lie of the Mind makes a striking and powerful return to stage. Director James Hillier takes the audience into the 1980’s American mid-west as Beth (Alexandra Dowling) returns to her family in secluded Montana to recover from a violent attack …
Joining UK SAYS NO MORE Week as an organisation UK SAYS NO MORE Week is a time for us to take action to end domestic violence and sexual assault under the theme of #TogetherWeCan. In the run up to the week, we have received numerous enquiries from organisations looking to get involved and host an event or …
Review from the launch of Padlock – a film exploring gender and domestic violence 7th April 2017, RADA, London The UK SAYS NO MORE team were fortunate enough to be invited to the first London press screening of Ben S. Hyland’s latest short film – Padlock, with a panel discussion and Q&A with the film’s …
We are so pleased to announce that L&D Training have joined UK SAYS NO MORE as a campaign partner. Find out more about their services to help employers deal with sensitive issues such as sexual assault and harassment: L&D Training offers a range of services that help employers deal with sensitive issues including sexual abuse/assault, …
Wednesday 29th March 2017, London and Wales We’re so pleased to announce that Cardiff Women’s Aid, in partnership with UK SAYS NO MORE and Hestia, have launched Wales-focused awareness initiative CYMRU SAYS NO MORE. The CYMRU SAYS NO MORE campaign launched with a photo call for Wales’ assembly members outside the National Assembly For Wales, …
My name is Dao Tran-Boyd and this is my brief story of leading with love. I have three amazing children, Jessica 25, Alexander 23 and Anthony 21. One of the subjects that has always been very close to my heart is instilling respect as a core tenet in all of my children’s lives. As someone …
Reposted with permission from Anthony Wills, former CEO of Standing Together Against Domestic Violence. After many years working to deliver effective domestic violence partnerships, it is only relatively recently that I have come to the gender equality issue. This is very late but perhaps not too late? My views are that men should take more responsibility …
If you haven’t heard of anthropologist and activist Johanna Higgs, then something’s wrong, because this world adventurer, activist, and founder of the violence-against-women charity Project Monma is a woman worth knowing. When she was 19 years-old, Johanna took a flight from her native Perth to travel Europe whence she visited the Balkans and started talking to young …
We are pleased to share this blog from our partner Transcendent Media Capital. Why Is International Women’s Day so important? International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Last year, organizations and …
6 March 2024 NatWest Group is announcing that starting this week it will offer Safe Spaces to people experiencing economic and domestic abuse in over 360 branches across the UK including NatWest, Ulster Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland branches. Safe Spaces, part of Hestia’s UK Says No More campaign, are designated locations which anyone ...
Nationwide – the largest branch network of any UK banking brand -– will offer Hestia’s Safe Spaces scheme to people experiencing domestic abuse across more than 400 branches across the UK. A recent poll by Nationwide shows almost half (48%) the population have experienced, or know someone who has experienced domestic abuse, with almost one ...
The Home Office has announced that from 31 January 2024, victims of domestic abuse who do not have the financial means to leave their abusers will be able to apply for a one-off payment of up to £500 for essential items to help them and their children flee to safety. For the first time, victims ...
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