The Queen’s Head Pub, Pinner, joins the UK SAYS NO MORE campaign! Often, perpetrators of domestic abuse and sexual violence are painted as strangers, as monsters. We know of their existence, yet many of us feel fortunate to not know them personally. Unfortunately, this picture is flawed, and can lead to us distancing ourselves from perpetrators, …
Over the coming months, we’ll be growing our list of Partners In The Arts, working alongside them to take the fight against domestic abuse and sexual violence into every industry. We’re so pleased to announce our latest partner, Futures Theatre, who are already doing fantastic work in using theatre and the arts to combat inequality …
As figures show, the LGBTQ+ community experience high levels of domestic abuse and sexual violence. But representation is woefully short The fact that LGBTQ+ individuals experience domestic abuse and sexual violence at a rate equal or beyond their heterosexual/cisgender counterparts is no secret – but it’s certainly uncatered to. According to Stonewall, almost half of all …
This poem is a kaleidoscopic view of my ‘life’. I wrote it after I was diagnosed with kidney and brain cancerous tumours. My childhood home environment was plagued with an abusive father who would beat my mother regularly and treated her like a second-class citizen. I used to climb up my favourite mango tree in …
Yesterday (9th August 2018) the Government announced they will continue to fund supported housing through housing benefit, meaning refuges that would have otherwise closed will be able to remain open. Refuges, as well as other support services, are essential for those fleeing or affected by domestic abuse, and can save a person’s life. As the …
We’ve partnered with Women’s Aid Federation Northern Ireland! As part of our mission to raise awareness of the staggering amount of domestic abuse and sexual violence still happening in the UK today, we’re aiming to take the UK SAYS NO MORE campaign to every corner of the country. This coming October, we’ll be heading over …
We’re fighting for a world without domestic abuse, sexual violence, injustice and inequality. It’s a vision that all of our supporters, followers and partners share, and one that we hope will lead to greater respect, tolerance and acceptance. These three values are core to the message behind Robert’s Wish, our latest partner to join the campaign. …
Read Margaret V Aberdeen’s latest blog post, taken from her upcoming book I’ll Never Be Hit Again: I am sick and tired of hearing the ignorance of some people ask a victim of abuse: “Why did you stay?” “Why didn’t you just leave?” “Other people have survived worse.” “Just move on.” “Get over it.” Or “Let …
According to the Mental Health Foundation, 1 in 6 of us experience a mental health issue in any week. In addition, virtually all of us will experience stress in one way or another throughout our lifetime. Stress can be caused by a large number of factors, and can impact every aspect of your day-to-day life. We’re …
We love books and creative writing which showcase work focusing on social issues,; these works bring our attention to stories that matter – those of hardship, injustice, change and revolution. We’re so pleased to be partnering with Retreat West Books, particularly as they launch their anthology The Word For Freedom – a charity anthology of stories celebrating …
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.
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 ...
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