Event

Beauty Brands Support Event for Domestic Abuse Survivors

DAFNI and MissBeez partner with Hestia to host event with survivors of domestic abuse With International Women’s Day (8th March) just around the corner, we were so excited to be part of a day bringing together some of Hestia’s service users in an event all about Celebrating YOU: Strength, Beauty and Survival. Attendees on the

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Lessons from Duluth and Beyond: Hestia hosts Conference at London Met Uni

Lessons from Duluth and Beyond: Hestia hosts Conference at London Met Uni

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

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Solace Women’s Aid Rock Against Violence Music Event

Solace Women's Aid Rock Against Violence Music Event

Solace Women’s Aid annual flagship music event, Rock Against Violence, is back for its 5th year with a night of fun, entertainment and charity. We are pleased to announce that Rock Against Violence 2016 is back for a 5th year! The concert will take place on 10 November at the O2 Academy in Islington and

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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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Jacksons Lane & Keats House: OMG Keats! 16

Jacksons Lane & Keat's House: OMG Keats! 16

31 JUL 2016: OMG Keats! 16 Monumental Mash-Up Come and chill in the relaxed garden setting of Keats House (bring a blanket if you like!) and experience amazing spoken word, poetry, theatre, circus, music, and dance pieces by young artists. A one-off summer event not to be missed! ​Refreshments will be provided on the day. The event is free

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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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