Raise Your Voice Against Stalking Stalking is a pattern of unwanted, repeated behaviour that can leave you feeling scared or distressed. You don’t have to be threatened with violence to be a victim of stalking. Any kind of persistent, unwanted contact that causes distress is stalking and is unacceptable, as well as a crime. The FOUR warning signs of stalking are behaviour that is: Fixated Obsessive Unwanted Repeated 0808 802 0300 Advice for victims

The FOUR warning signs of stalking are behaviour that is:
Fixated
Obsessive
Unwanted
Repeated
#stalkingawarenessweek

#SaturdaySlogan
Silence is not consent! Community safety begins with ending sexual harassment.

Syria: What gender‑based violence online means for women A new DW Akademie study has mapped how gender‑based violence online (GBVO) in Syria affects women’s ability to speak, work and participate in public life.

Online platform design with a feminist lens is critical to women’s liberation as the study by DW Akademie shows current platform design enables both coordination and amplification of attacks on women and girls.

akademie.dw.com/en/safer-pla...

A major new study mapping technology-facilitated VAWG, "Safer Platforms, Stronger Participation", warns “gender based violence online in is not just a ‘digital’ issue, it shapes whose voices are heard in society. If women cannot participate safely online, they are pushed out of public life offline.”

#SaturdaySlogan
Its not a compliment, its harassment. Community safety begins with ending sexual harassment.

Raise Your Voice are offering our workshops to community groups, workplaces, sports teams and more, fully funded, all over Northern Ireland. Find out more and book your workshop by emailing contact@raiseyourvoice.community or visit www.raiseyourvoice.community/host-a-works...

We are looking for trainers to support delivery of our anti-sexual harassment workshops. (paid opportunity).

Applications from men and underrepresented communities welcome. Apply here: forms.monday.com/forms/cfdce5...

Rape Crisis NI are on the line this evening 6-8 p.m for anyone who has been impacted by rape or sexual assault in adulthood. A fully inclusive service, there to listen, believe and support regardless of how you identify. 0800 024 6991 buff.ly/45Yel5l

One step at a time, you'll get there.

#SundaySlogan One step at a time, you'll get there. Progress , no matter how small, is still progress!

'The report finds that AI chatbots are generating new forms of violence against women and girls, and for the first time shows how platforms are enabling and encouraging gender-based violence through deliberate design choices and failures in safety mechanisms.'
nation.cymru/news/ai-chat...

WORKSHOP AVAILABILITY We host a range of interactive workshops (delivered online or in-person) around Northern Ireland that explore sexual harassment and sexual violence. Topics include:- Sexual harassment and violence Consent Victim blaming Digital/online abuse Allyship Bystander interventions Misogyny Raise Your Voice are offering our workshops to community groups, workplaces, sports teams and more, fully funded, all over Northern Ireland. Find out more and book you workshop by emailing contact@raiseyourvoice.community or visit https://www.raiseyourvoice.community/host-a-workshop Raise Your Voice works collectively to tackle sexual harassment and sexual violence across Northern Ireland.

Raise Your Voice are offering our workshops to community groups, workplaces, sports teams and more, fully funded, all over Northern Ireland.
Find out more and book your workshop
by emailing contact@raiseyourvoice.community
or visit www.raiseyourvoice.community/host-a-works...

emotional abuse, physical abuse, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, is not alright

24 hour Domestic and Sexual Abuse Helpline
You will be heard,
you will be believed.
For anyone experiencing domestic or sexual violence, free and confidential 24/7.

0808 802 1414
or email help@dsahelpline.org
dsahelpline.org

'Britons more concerned about violence against women and girls than immigration, poll shows
Exclusive: Around nine in 10 adults say they are concerned about violence against women and girls – ahead of both immigration and unemployment'
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Adapted from Jackson Katz's Bystander movemnet right to be's 5Ds and others. Bystander Interventions Direct - Speak directly against the behaviour Distract - Interrupt through a distraction Delegate - Get help from someone else Delay - Check in with the person afterwards Document - Record what has happened, noting date, location and time Always check with the person if they want the footage and do not share without their consent.

Bystander Interventions
Direct - Speak directly against the behaviour
Distract - Interrupt through a distraction
Delegate - Get help from someone else
Delay - Check in with the person afterwards
Document - Record what has happened, noting date, location and time

Transgender day of Visibility 31 March

Today is Transgender day of Visibility.
'Transgender Day of Visibility not only brings attention to the achievements of transgender people in entertainment, politics, sports, art and more, but also highlights the barriers faced by transgender people'
www.stophateuk.org/2022/03/30/t...

report cover - Consultation on Supports and Services to Victims and Survivors of Non-Recent/Historical Institutional Child Abuse

Report - Consultation on Supports and Services to Victims and Survivors of Non-Recent/Historical Institutional Child Abuse
'gathered the views of victims and survivors on the supports and services they need now and what they feel that might need in the future.'

www.cosica-ni.org/consultation...

My body is not a public space

#SundaySlogan My body is not a public space!

report cover - Joint Policy Paper: Fighting against tech-facilitated gender-based violence faced by women in Europe’s public life

'The failure of major platforms to enforce community standards fuels a culture of impunity, leaving victims with limited recourse against TFGBV. This is not merely a safety issue, but a direct threat to diverse decision-making.'
cdt.org/insights/joi...

Nothing About Us Without Us - Expert Insights
Parliament Buildings Belfast, Northern Ireland
Thursday, Apr 30 from 3 pm to 5 pm
'The Northern Ireland Survivor council will present findings of engagement with survivors of childhood sexual abuse.'

www.eventbrite.com/e/nothing-ab...

National Stalking Helpline logo

Get Stalking advice and help
The National Stalking Helpline has been supporting and advising victims of stalking since 2010. If you are being stalked, you can contact them by:

Telephone: 0808 802 0300
Online www.suzylamplugh.org/refer-someon...

'Hilary Benn described the scale of violence against women and girls in the area as a "source of enormous sadness" and "shame".

He was speaking in the Commons following the murder of two women this month and the conviction of a man for murdering Natalie McNally.'

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

WORKSHOP AVAILABILITY We host a range of interactive workshops (delivered online or in-person) around Northern Ireland that explore sexual harassment and sexual violence. Topics include:- Sexual harassment and violence Consent Victim blaming Digital/online abuse Allyship Bystander interventions Misogyny Raise Your Voice are offering our workshops to community groups, workplaces, sports teams and more, fully funded, all over Northern Ireland. Find out more and book you workshop by emailing contact@raiseyourvoice.community or visit https://www.raiseyourvoice.community/host-a-workshop Raise Your Voice works collectively to tackle sexual harassment and sexual violence across Northern Ireland.

Raise Your Voice are offering our workshops to community groups, workplaces, sports teams and more, fully funded, all over Northern Ireland.
Find out more and book your workshop
by emailing contact@raiseyourvoice.community
or visit www.raiseyourvoice.community/host-a-works...

Pyramid of Sexual Violence. Tolerance of behaviours at the bottom, excuses and supports those at the top. Community safety begins with ending sexual harassment. A pyramid shape with examples of behaviours ranging from normalised sexism to gender based violence for more details visit https://buff.ly/44aXEDx https://buff.ly/3vTg3bG

Pyramid of Sexual Violence.
Tolerance of behaviours at the bottom, excuses and supports those at the top.
Community safety begins with ending sexual harassment.

'Laws exist, but they do not deliver justice or protection on their own. Women remain exposed to harm, forced to change their routines, jobs, and even homes – while those who caused harm face no consequences.'
www.unwomen.org/en/articles/...

It's not a compliment, it's harassment!

#SundaySlogan It's not a compliment, it's harassment!

Text reads International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination above an illustrated hand in the 'stop' position

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of All Forms Racial of Discrimination
www.unesco.org/en/days/raci...

How domestic abusers use emotional bonding to control their victims – new study
'The emotional attachment through grooming, flattery and trauma sharing created a dependency that made subsequent physical aggression easier to dismiss, deny or endure.'
theconversation.com/how-domestic...

Phillips added: "I would say really specifically in relation to Northern Ireland what the data shows us is that rates of femicide, so murder and domestic homicide, is higher there than not just other parts of the United Kingdom but quite a lot of the world."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

SOLAS sexual offences legal advisers. Help for Victims.

Victim Support NI's SOLAs are lawyers offering legal advice & support to adult victims of serious sexual offence, independent from police & prosecution services.
A SOLA will make sure YOUR voice is heard.
They will not judge you.
They will support you.
www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-vic...

'Alongside anti-racist and women’s rights organisations, Amnesty International UK has denounced the instrumentalisation of violence against women and girls by the far right and some elected officials'
www.amnesty.org.uk/knowledge-hu...