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Check out the most recent posts from the UK SAYS NO MORE blog, featuring the latest news, opinion pieces and partnership announcements.

Join us during 16 Days of Activism!

Join us during 16 Days of Activism and say NO MORE to domestic violence and sexual assault. What is 16 Days of Activism? 16 Days of Activism is an international time between 25th November and the 10th December to galvanise action to end violence against women and girls around the world. The 16 Days begin on

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Reminis Studios & UK SAYS NO MORE

Reminis Studios & UK SAYS NO MORE

We’ve been so fortunate to have Reminis Studios join the campaign as a corporate partner and offer their skills up for the UK SAYS NO MORE campaign since its launch back in May 2016. Reminis Studios are an exciting new Portrait Studio located in Shepherds Lane in the beautiful town of Beaconsfield. The studio has a friendly

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Safer Together consortium join UK SAYS NO MORE

During November 2016, The UK SAYS NO MORE team travelled across North England to visit a number of organisations doing fantastic work. We were fortunate enough to meet the team at Safer Preston, part of the Safer Together consortium, a group of specialist domestic abuse services that collectively have 150 support workers across the county of

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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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NFL UK & UK SAYS NO MORE Showcase Event

UK SAYS NO MORE & NFL Showcase Event

We’ve been hugely fortunate since launching the UK SAYS NO MORE campaign in May 2016 to have worked with some incredibly passionate organisations and individuals. Among these has been our collaboration with the NFL and their NFL UK team. During the Summer of 2016, we joined NFL UK in their On And Off Summer Camp,

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Hestia & UK SAYS NO MORE attend Tower Hamlets Community Hub launch

UK SAYS NO MORE attend Tower Hamlets Hub launch

On October 13th Hestia staff attended the launch of a new community hub, which will provide outreach and support groups for the Tower Hamlets community. The event went brilliantly and Hestia’s Tower Hamlets domestic violence team were fortunate enough to speak to Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Jon Biggs, about the UK SAYS NO MORE campaign,

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UK SAYS NO MORE and Hestia aims to reach 5,000 Safe Spaces by end of year – as someone seeks refuge in a bank or pharmacy every day

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.

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New national campaign encourages victim survivors of domestic abuse to make use of ‘Safe Spaces’

A new UK-wide campaign highlights Safe Spaces in banks & pharmacies for victim-survivors of domestic abuse, offering a discreet way to seek support.

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#16DaysOfActivism Blog: Silent victims: How harm to pets reveals the truth about domestic abuse

Read Sarah's story about how harm to pets reveals the truth about domestic abuse

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