Susan Bright, CEO of Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse (EIDA) highlights how employers can provide a place of safety and wide range of support for those experiencing domestic abuse in the workplace.
Santander UK has announced that it is the latest high-street presence to join Hestia’s Safe Spaces scheme, where anyone experiencing domestic abuse can access support in the bank’s network of 445 branches.
UK SAYS NO MORE is supporting Superdrug’s new campaign ‘You Before Yes’ campaign to tackle the important issue of sexual consent. The You Before Yes Campaign provides information, education and support to improve people’s understanding about consent and help develop more positive consent behaviours. It delves into the crucial, but too often overlooked world, …
Data gathered by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and the Guardian has revealed that more than 35,000 incidents of sexual misconduct or sexual violence – ranging from derogatory remarks to rape – were recorded on NHS premises in England between 2017 and 2022. Most incidents – 58% – involved patients abusing staff. Sarah D’Angelis, UK …
UK Says No More’s Safe Spaces expands as TSB becomes the first high street bank to offer scheme and joins 5,300 pharmacies in providing Safe Spaces for victims.
#AskWinnie: Join us this Thursday (8th February 2018) between 4-5PM (GMT) for a live Twitter Q+A with award-winning author Winnie M Li! Hosted by UK SAYS NO MORE, Winnie M Li will be answering your questions over on her Twitter page @winniemli, tying in with Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week (5th – 11th …
Last night, Kesha performed an emotional rendition of her single Praying at the 60th GRAMMY Awards in New York City. Featured image: Kolombiyar via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC 4.0 The pop superstar remained defiant as she performed her single Praying, an ode to recovery after abuse and depression. Kesha, who has been embroiled in a legal dispute with her …
“…a powerfully delicate piece. A thoroughly relevant and important show.” Last week, we were thrilled to be invited along to the Chickenshed Theatre in Cockfosters for a preview of in the absence of silence, a play based on the real stories of women who are survivors of domestic violence. With a script crafted using real …
Last year, as allegations of sexual harassment, abuse and assault gripped the world and made headline news, an opportunity arose. For years, survivors of such atrocities have been working to no end to ensure that these allegations are taken seriously, and both domestic and sexual violence are eradicated. It’s a tough conversation for society to …
#TIMESUP on harassment, oppression, abuse and exploitation. 21st January marks one year since the historic Women’s March that took place in London and around the globe. This year, UK SAYS NO MORE is renewing the struggle for justice and equality by marching at the Time’s Up Rally this Sunday, 21st January. Please join us as we …
imabi’s Travel Guardian app will now host Hestia’s Online Safe Spaces portal.
Responding to the Ministry of Justice’s announcement that the depiction of strangulation in pornography will be banned in a move to protect women from violence, Sue Harper, Deputy Director of Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Prevention at UK Says No More said:
From 31 March Hestia and UK SAYS NO MORE are pleased to be partnering with AIB to ensure anyone experiencing domestic abuse can access a Safe Space in any AIB branch across Northern Ireland.
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