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Avadis & Co. Solicitors Join UK SAYS NO MORE

We are so pleased to welcome Avadis & Co. Solicitors as a corporate partner of the UK SAYS NO MORE!   About Avadis & Co: Laurie Avadis has been a solicitor for over 27 years and set up Avadis and Co in 1998 to deliver excellence in legal advice and representation. We have a no

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Social justice charity Nacro join UK SAYS NO MORE

Social justice charity Nacro join UK SAYS NO MORE

We are so pleased to welcome Nacro as a partner of the UK SAYS NO MORE campaign! Nacro is a social justice charity, changing lives by designing and delivering services to equip people with skills, advice and support to move on. Find out more from them: Who are Nacro?                                  With more than 50 years of

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Everyman Project joins UK SAYS NO MORE

Everyman Project Join UK SAYS NO MORE and say NO MORE to Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. EVERYMAN PROJECT is a voluntary, charitable organisation based in London which offers a range of support services for men who want to stop behaving violently or abusively, and for the people affected by their violence or abuse. These

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DViP join the UK SAYS NO MORE campaign

DViP Join UK SAYS NO MORE and say NO MORE to Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault  With services across London, DViP work to stop domestic violence and to reduce the harm it causes to women, children and families. DViP work with perpetrators to change their abusive behaviours, empower survivors to rebuild their lives and support children and

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Effective campaigning against domestic and sexual violence

By Pamela Zaballa, Head of Policy for Women & Children’s Services at Hestia. 2016 has been an interesting year to say the least. It has seen some of the common ground shaken and allowed us to measure the levels of misogyny that still exist. Indeed, it has shown us that the struggle for women’s rights is

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Human Trafficking: The case of Albania

Human Trafficking: The case of Albania

By Anna Sereni, Anti-Human Trafficking Team Leader at Hestia. A place to pine and suffer, Human Trafficking: The case of Albania ‘Countries with more gender equality have better economic growth. Companies with more women leaders perform better. Peace agreements that include women are more durable. Parliaments with more women enact more legislation on key social issues

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Sexual Violence On Campus

Sexual violence is, statistically, one of the most under reported crimes in the UK. Universities are far from immune to it; sexual violence on campus is, in many ways, an untold tale. The university setting is a microcosm of society in which young people are living away from home, and independently, for the first time

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Men vs Women: Money in Sport

We know that gender inequality still exists globally today, with many women facing the consequences of this inequality in the form of prejudice, sexism, violence and harassment. In the UK and abroad, we can also see inequality in the perpetuation of gender stereotypes in marketing; the levels of sexual harassment and sexism in the workplace, and

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How corporate organisations can make a difference

How corporate organisations can make a difference

By Lyndsey Dearlove, VAWG Partnership Manager at Hestia. The UK SAYS NO MORE campaign was launched in partnership between the NO MORE campaign in the US and London charity Hestia. As a London charity working to provide support to adults and children in crisis, Hestia benefits greatly from the support it receives from members of

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Sharing Stories and Education

Written by Jordan Ayres. I lost my mum to an abusive relationship recently, she took her own life. I can’t really describe how that feels. A huge part of me is now missing, so many loose ends I can’t pull together. The relationship we had wasn’t always perfect, we had communication problems, I was the

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UK Says No More urges victims to make use of Safe Spaces as incidents are expected to rise during Euros.

UK Says No More has joined together with high street banks and pharmacies to urge anyone at risk to access support via designated Safe Spaces found on high streets across the UK.

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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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