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Chiltern American Women’s Club Join UK SAYS NO MORE

Chiltern American Women’s Club are Saying NO MORE to Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault The UK SAYS NO MORE campaign has gained yet another fantastic official partner, this time in the form of the prestigious Chiltern American Women’s Club (CAWC International). The social organisation, which currently has a membership of approximately 100 women, is open

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LeAF Studio School Take A Stand with SafeDATE and UK SAYS NO MORE

On Tuesday 10th October 2017 we were thrilled to announce that Safe Partnership have joined us as an official partner. Safe Partnership, an incredible charity working tirelessly to protect and support those affected by domestic violence and sexual abuse, is made up of three core components: Target Hardening (securing the homes of victims of domestic

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Sexual Assault & Festivals: Your Responses

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

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Crisis research reveals sexual assault against homeless women

Crisis research reveals sexual assault against homeless women

Nearly 1 in 4 female rough sleepers has been sexually assaulted in the past year, according to new research from Crisis, the national charity for homeless people. Taken from their latest press release | 13th February 2017 Drawing on a survey of 458 recent or current rough sleepers in England and Wales, including a total

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How Lady Gaga is an Advocate for Sexual Assault Survivors

How Lady Gaga is an Advocate for Sexual Assault Survivors This weekend saw Lady Gaga dive into the Super Bowl Halftime Show and put on a flashy and well-rehearsed set. For some, she’s just a pop artist and strong advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. However, many don’t know that Lady Gaga is also a sexual assault

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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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Audrie & Daisy: Sexual assault in the world of social media

Audrie & Daisy, a powerful and heartbreaking documentary exploring rape, trauma, power and coming of age in the world of social media, had its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, and and is now streaming on Netflix. Cindy Waitt, one of the film’s Executive Producers, has shared a blog post with UK SAYS NO MORE which she

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Half of women in the UK have been sexually harassed at work

Half of women in the UK have been sexually harassed at work

Reported in The Guardian on 10/08/16. It seems sexual harassment in the workplace is not yet a thing of the past – a new study from the Trades Union Congress and the Everyday Sexism Project found that more than half of women have been sexually harassed at work. The study polled 1,553 women, 52% of whom said

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Merton Council Partner with UK SAYS NO MORE

Merton Council Join UK SAYS NO MORE  Merton has become one of the first London boroughs to join a national campaign against domestic violence and sexual assault.   Merton’s One Stop Shop The Safer Merton partnership set up the One Stop Shop in 2010 after identifying the need for one venue to support victims of

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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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