
16 Posts for 16 Days
Search



Ross-Shire Women's Aid
- Dec 9, 2020
- 2 min
Domestic abuse in young relationships
The following piece is a reflection from a Women's Aid Support Worker and contains references to domestic abuse. Mia said her...
19 views0 comments


Women's Equality Party
- Dec 8, 2020
- 2 min
It’s time for an affirmative consent law
In Scotland, the number of recorded cases of rape and attempted rape have more than doubled in a decade from 2010 to 2020. Alarmingly,...
59 views0 comments


CASWA
- Dec 7, 2020
- 2 min
Talking about consent
The following post talks about consent and makes references to some forms of sexual violence, including rape. When we discuss consent...
29 views0 comments

#ChangeHerStory
- Dec 6, 2020
- 3 min
Sexual violence is a global problem...
Gabriele Casini - Search and rescue operations in the Central Mediterranean Around half of the world’s 26 million refugees are women and...
9 views0 comments


Ross-Shire Women's Aid
- Dec 5, 2020
- 2 min
"My dad doesn’t like children" - Boy, aged 10
This post talks about domestic abuse and may be triggering for some people. Illustration: UN Women Violence against women is a major...
16 views0 comments

#ChangeHerStory
- Dec 5, 2020
- 1 min
#WisToo Walk on International Volunteer Day
In the last few months, the volunteers from Shetland Rape Crisis’ young activist group BEE (Bold, equal, and empowered) have been busy...
14 views0 comments

Anon
- Dec 4, 2020
- 3 min
The Many Forms of Gender-Based Violence
This post talks about sexual harassment and may be triggering for some people. Illustration by Brittany England I was 20 years old and...
41 views0 comments


RASASH
- Dec 3, 2020
- 3 min
Reflections From a Rape Crisis Support Worker
This post talks about sexual violence and may be triggering for some people. "As a support worker, I am able to assist survivors in the...
42 views0 comments


Inverness Women's Aid
- Dec 2, 2020
- 1 min
Changing the Narrative
This post talks about domestic abuse and violence against women and may be triggering for some people. Domestic violence and sexual abuse...
8 views0 comments


Inverness Women's Aid
- Dec 2, 2020
- 12 min
Domestic abuse - the BIG questions
A personal reflection of surviving domestic abuse, reaching safety, and beginning a journey towards healing. This post talks about...
176 views0 comments


Police Scotland - Highlands & Islands Division
- Dec 1, 2020
- 3 min
It's more than just physical violence...
This post talks about domestic abuse and may be triggering for some people. Illustration: ABC Life: Nathan Nankervis "We never judge and...
54 views0 comments


Scottish Prison Service
- Nov 30, 2020
- 2 min
Change Her Story - Anon
This poem talks about domestic abuse and may be triggering for some people. Change Her Story Violence is easy, violence is weak the hard...
32 views0 comments


Scottish Prison Service
- Nov 29, 2020
- 1 min
Signs of solidarity from the Scottish Prison Service
The following messages are from prisoners at the HMP Inverness that show solidarity and support to survivors of sexual violence. Scottish...
34 views0 comments


Inverness Women's Aid
- Nov 29, 2020
- 1 min
The Magic Prince
Illustration: The Little Prince Out of nowhere he appeared He swooped me up and calmed my fears I'd dreamt of him and wished him real Now...
30 views0 comments

Catherine
- Nov 28, 2020
- 2 min
Reclaiming the Playground
Illustration Manon de Jong When I was a child, people called me a bubbly stand-offish tomboy. I remember the playground, wrestling with...
26 views0 comments


West Highland College
- Nov 28, 2020
- 1 min
Highlands & Islands Service Map
The following service map was created by the West Highland College and the University of the Highlands and Islands.
29 views0 comments


Lochaber Women's Aid
- Nov 27, 2020
- 1 min
Rural Experiences of Gender-Based Violence
This post talks about domestic abuse and may be triggering for some people. Using the words and experiences of some of the women we have...
40 views0 comments


University of the Highlands & Islands
- Nov 26, 2020
- 2 min
University develops digital learning materials for national gender-based violence training
The University of the Highlands and Islands is one of seventeen Scottish universities that have come together to create a new online...
48 views0 comments


University of the Highlands & Islands
- Nov 25, 2020
- 1 min
Ending gender-based violence on campus
The University of the Highlands and Islands is one of seventeen Scottish universities that have come together to create and fund access...
35 views0 comments