New platform seeks to empower queer people experiencing domestic abuse UK SAYS NO MORE partner Chayn have launched The Supernova Project – an open platform which seeks to provide information and support to LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Asexual) people experiencing domestic abuse. The platform hosts content created by and for the LGBTQIA+ community …
What was your experience of learning about sex and healthy relationships as a young person? A few weeks ago, a couple of friends and I were reminiscing about our experiences of sex and healthy relationships education growing up. Personally, my own school education was really lacking in any guidance about healthy relationships and sexual consent, …
Taylor Swift & Why It’s Important We Talk About Sexual Assault In the last week, the term groping has been used repeatedly across the media as singer Taylor Swift testifies in court against DJ David Mueller. Swift claims that the DJ sexually assaulted her by groping her from behind as they posed for a photo …
We are so pleased to welcome Selsdon Building Contractors Limited as a partner of UK SAYS NO MORE. Selsdon Building Contractors Limited is a privately owned building company committed to ending the silence and stigma around domestic violence and sexual assault, by raising awareness among the organisation’s predominantly male workforce. They have committed to encouraging those …
Celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride in London 2017 On Saturday 8th July 2017 London charity Hestia took part in Pride in London 2017 to celebrate diversity of their staff, volunteers and service users. In total, 20,000 people from over 300 organisations walked 1.4 miles from Portland Place through Regent Street before ending in Whitehall. Hestia’s involvement in the parade had …
Sexual Assault & Festivals: Your Responses We asked people around Borough Market what they thought about Sexual Assault & Festivals The summer festival season begins this weekend at Worthy Farm for Glastonbury 2017. After one report of rape this year at Download Festival, we wanted to know what people think about the relation between Sexual …
Festivals: Music, Sun & Sexual Assault Glastonbury starts the summer festival season! This weekend thousands of people will gather at Worthy Farm – rain or shine – for the king of all festivals, Glastonbury! With many travelling to hear their favourite artist play and to spend a long weekend enjoying the company of …
On Tuesday 6th June, Hestia and London Metropolitan University hosted an event featuring two representatives from leading domestic abuse prevention organisations in the United States, looking at the lessons learned from Community Coordinated Response (CCR) and perpetrator programmes. CCR to domestic abuse originated in the early 1980s in Duluth, Minnesota with the twin aims of centering victim …
UK SAYS NO MORE partner Mankind Counselling and Ingenious Purpose present Groomed – a bold and provocative theatre, telling gripping stories with a complexity of emotions. Groomed tackles the subject of abuse through the stories of a betrayed schoolboy, a Japanese schoolboy, and the inventor of the saxophone in a revealing and profoundly human narrative. Now …
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 …
UK SAYS NO MORE, Hestia and TSB call for more organisations to join Safe Spaces, providing refuge for domestic abuse victims across the UK in over 5,000 locations.
A new UK-wide campaign highlights Safe Spaces in banks & pharmacies for victim-survivors of domestic abuse, offering a discreet way to seek support.
Read Sarah's story about how harm to pets reveals the truth about domestic abuse
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