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17 December 2010'Stop Blame' Campaign from Welsh Assembly
The Welsh Assembly Government is launching a new campaign on 17th December called "Stop Blame" aimed at challenging "blame culture" and common myths around rape and sexual assault. It's and will be going live tomorrow. The campaign will consist of outdoor posters, radio adverts and a website (www.stopblame.org), which will include a video and further information to challenge common rape myths, focusing on:
- Drink (myth that women who have consumed alcohol are responsible if they're raped)
- Dress (myth that revealing clothing = "asking for it")
- Demeanour (myth that flirting = asking for it / that a woman is to blame if she's raped following some consensual sexual activity)
- Domestic (challenging the "stranger rape" myth and the idea that if you're in a relationship/married, it's not "really" rape)
Welsh Womensaid been heavily involved in the development of the campaign to ensure appropriate messaging, and it's looking good - hope you'll agree when you see it! We've also flagged up the good work going on elsewhere in the UK and given them links to other campaigns to include on their website, such as "This is Not an Invitation...", "Not Ever", The Havens, Zero Tolerance etc, as well as research and stats from E
in order to support its work.
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Cheshire West and Chester Council awarded White Ribbon Partnership Award
COUNCIL AWARDED WHITE RIBBON PARTNERSHIP AWARD
A press release from Cheshire West and Cheshire Council reads:
Cheshire West and Chester Council has been awarded the nationally recognised White Ribbon Partnership Award from the White Ribbon Campaign UK for its multi-agency partnership approach to tackling domestic abuse.
Working in partnership with public, private, community, voluntary and faith sectors the award was granted to the authority’s Cheshire West Together project for its approach to increasing awareness of domestic abuse and support to families affected by domestic abuse. In the spirit of embracing new technologies, a new development is that you can now Pledge by text. To do so, Text wrc to 78866Pledges now accepted via text messaging!
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Several global surveys suggest that half of all women who die from homicide are killed by their current or former husbands or partners.
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