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Safer Poole join the UK SAYS NO MORE campaign!

We’re so happy to have Safer Poole on board as a partner of UK SAYS NO MORE! Safer Poole is a group of organisations working to make Poole one of the safest towns in the country. Find out more from them: “Hello from the Safer Poole Partnership! In the past, keeping our streets safe used

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Tackling stereotypes to end gender-based violence

Let Toys Be Toys campaign joins UK SAYS NO MORE

Blog reposted with the permission of Tricia Lowther, campaigner at Let Toys Be Toys. Originally posted on February 14th 2015 for V Day – an international movement to end violence against women and girls. Let Toys Be Toys campaigner Tricia Lowther explains why she feels that countering stereotypes, and looking at what we teach children about

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Let Toys Be Toys campaign joins UK SAYS NO MORE

Let Toys Be Toys campaign joins UK SAYS NO MORE

We’re so thrilled to partner with the Let Toys Be Toys campaign, a movement seeking to end the gendered marketing of toys and books to children. The campaign promotes gender equality and believes that by ending the often stereotype-led marketing and advertising techniques of products towards children, we can better encourage children to follow their

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The Dash Charity join UK SAYS NO MORE

It is with great pleasure that we can announce The Dash Charity has joined as Official Partner of UK SAYS NO MORE. The Dash Charity is here for one reason only, to provide confidential advice and support to individuals and families affected by domestic abuse. Dash stands for Domestic Abuse Stops Here and have been

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Galop say NO MORE to domestic violence and sexual assault

We’re so happy to welcome LGBT anti-violence charity Galop to UK SAYS NO MORE, as they join as a campaign partner. Find out more about what they do: About Galop Galop is the LGBT anti-violence charity, making life safe, just and fair for LGBT people. What Galop Does Galop gives advice and support to people who have

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Three Cs Joins UK SAYS NO MORE

Three Cs have joined UK SAYS NO MORE as a campaign partner! Find out about their work: About Three Cs Three Cs is a person-centred, inclusive organisation for people with learning disabilities and/or mental health challenges. Our vision, which was shaped with the involvement of the people we support is “all of us living life

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Mind in Kingston join UK SAYS NO MORE

We are really pleased to announce we have the support of another fantastic organisation doing some incredible work around mental health. Mind in Kingston currently provide a range services in the Royal Borough of Kingston, London where they aim to achieve the following outcomes: For tenants and service users: A home that meets their needs where

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UK SAYS NO MORE partner with Peace One Day

We’re so happy to have Peace One Day join as a UK SAYS NO MORE campaign partner. Each year on September 21st, Peace One Day work to make the day one of worldwide peace awareness and unity. What is Peace One Day? Find out from them: Peace One Day’s objective is to institutionalise Peace Day 21

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Housing For Women Join UK SAYS NO MORE Campaign

Housing For Women Join UK SAYS NO MORE Campaign

We are so happy to have Housing for Women join UK SAYS NO MORE as a campaign partner! Housing for Women are a charity and housing association providing homes for London’s women, for over 80 years. Find out more from them below: Our Mission We work to empower women through providing good homes and services

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Merton Council’s UK SAYS NO MORE Launch Event

Merton Council's UK SAYS NO MORE Launch Event

On Monday 12th September Merton Council became one of the first London boroughs to pledge their support to UK SAYS NO MORE. The event took place in the Mayors’ Chambers Room where DCI Nicola Church, Cllr Katy Neep, Yvette Stanley – Director for Children Schools and Families, and Hestia’s VAWG Partnership Manager Lyndsey Dearlove signaled the

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NatWest marks ‘No More Week’ by opening Safe Spaces for economic and domestic abuse victims

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 ...

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Nationwide – the UK’s biggest branch network – joins Hestia’s Safe Spaces

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 ...

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Hestia and UK Says No More respond to national domestic abuse ‘flee fund’

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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