 Member News
Cabinet Secretary John Swinney to launch the ‘Employers' PACT’. An initiative designed to help employers tackle gender based violence and thereby cut the cost of violence for their business.
Fostering responsible media reporting of violence against women across Scotland. Zero Tolerance is delivering a series of lectures and seminars on the 'Handle with Care' media guide.
New bystander Project at YWCA. Young volunteers in Livingston are embarking on a new and exciting peer-led project.
Public Stalking Campaigner wins UK Award. Ann Moulds, founder of the campaign 'Action Scotland Against Stalking' has been awarded the prestigious Emma Humphries Memorial Prize.
News
Mentors in Violence Prevention. Scotland's Violence Reduction Unit is to run pilot programmes in schools, based on an American bystander model, designed to challenge attitudes to violence.
Refugee women’s voices raised at sell-out Scottish Refugee Council conference. Focusing on issues faced by refugee women, speakers at the conference called for the UK Government to pledge to improve its services for asylum-seeking and refugee women.
UK opts out of new EU gender-related directive. It was hoped that the new EU directive would give women seeking refuge from gender-related persecution greater protection.
Research and Reports
Impact of Lap dancing clubs on cities in the UK. A major new research project into the impact lap-dancing clubs have on cities in the UK is to be conducted by experts at the University of Kent in Canterbury.
The protection of children online: a brief scoping review to identify vulnerable groups.
Strengthening women’s voices in Government. The UK Government Equalities Office have published a report of the public consultation.
Campaigns
Campaigning Messages: What are the campaigning priorities of the Prevention Network?
Would you like to add your campaign to the Prevention Network campaigns page? Contact: info@vawpreventionscotland.org.uk
Training
Women’s Support Project, Edinburgh Women's Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre and Shakti Women’s Aid will be delivering training over the next months.
See our training calendar for training opportunities over the next months.
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