Today, on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, also known as White Ribbon Day in Australia, we at Service Stream stand together to acknowledge the ongoing challenges of family and domestic violence across Australia. As part of our commitment to making a difference, we partnered with the Salvation Army to deliver a session on Constructive Bystander Behaviours to our workforce last week. This session empowered our people to be active allies and advocates in the fight against family and domestic violence, highlighting the important role each of us plays in supporting victims and survivors. We were privileged to have experts from the Salvation Army lead this critical conversation, and on White Ribbon Day, we reaffirm our dedication to taking action and standing united against family and domestic violence. If you or someone you know needs support, help is available. Learn more here: 👉 White Ribbon Australia -> https://lnkd.in/gEYAtkYG 👉 Salvation Army -> https://lnkd.in/emHa7_WJ #KeepingCommunitiesConnected #WhiteRibbonDay #InternationalDayfortheEliminationofViolenceagainstWomen
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. During this time, organizations and individuals alike are encouraged to educate themselves on the crisis of domestic violence, the ways in which we can help prevent it, and how to support those who have experienced it. Domestic violence affects individuals regardless of age, race, gender, or ethnicity. Studies show that one in three women and one in four men have been victims of physical violence by an intimate partner within their lifetime (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence). Domestic Abuse can be through physical, emotional, or verbal abuse. It's important to recognize the signs and understand these types of abuse so that you can best support victims and know where to ask for help. If you or a loved one are in distres, know that help is available. Visit https://lnkd.in/etbNpSUg to find resources for victims and for those who want to help support them. #USNavy #NAVSEA #nswcdddna #ItsInOurDNA #DVAwarenessMonth
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Violence against women in Tigray continues even after the war, with women still being abducted, violated, and killed. We must demand justice for these ongoing atrocities to affirm the dignity and safety of every woman in Tigray. Holding perpetrators accountable is essential for creating a society where women can live without fear. Justice is about prevention and protection, not retribution. Holding offenders accountable sends a clear message that violence against women, rampant during the war, will not be tolerated. This honors the victims and helps rebuild a safer society. Justice empowers women, ensuring their safety and right to live without fear. By seeking justice, we honor the resilience of survivors and commit to a safer, more just future. #Breakthecycle #ዕንክሊል_ወፅዓ_ይበተኽ #ይኾኖ
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Violence against women in Tigray continues even after the war, with women still being abducted, violated, and killed. We must demand justice for these ongoing atrocities to affirm the dignity and safety of every woman in Tigray. Holding perpetrators accountable is essential for creating a society where women can live without fear. Justice is about prevention and protection, not retribution. Holding offenders accountable sends a clear message that violence against women, rampant during the war, will not be tolerated. This honors the victims and helps rebuild a safer society. Justice empowers women, ensuring their safety and right to live without fear. By seeking justice, we honor the resilience of survivors and commit to a safer, more just future. #Breakthecycle #ዕንክሊል_ወፅዓ_ይበተኽ #ይኾኖ
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Violence against women in Tigray continues even after the war, with women still being abducted, violated, and killed. We must demand justice for these ongoing atrocities to affirm the dignity and safety of every woman in Tigray. Holding perpetrators accountable is essential for creating a society where women can live without fear. Justice is about prevention and protection, not retribution. Holding offenders accountable sends a clear message that violence against women, rampant during the war, will not be tolerated. This honors the victims and helps rebuild a safer society. Justice empowers women, ensuring their safety and right to live without fear. By seeking justice, we honor the resilience of survivors and commit to a safer, more just future. #Breakthecycle
Violence against women in Tigray continues even after the war, with women still being abducted, violated, and killed. We must demand justice for these ongoing atrocities to affirm the dignity and safety of every woman in Tigray. Holding perpetrators accountable is essential for creating a society where women can live without fear. Justice is about prevention and protection, not retribution. Holding offenders accountable sends a clear message that violence against women, rampant during the war, will not be tolerated. This honors the victims and helps rebuild a safer society. Justice empowers women, ensuring their safety and right to live without fear. By seeking justice, we honor the resilience of survivors and commit to a safer, more just future. #Breakthecycle #ዕንክሊል_ወፅዓ_ይበተኽ #ይኾኖ
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Today, on International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, we acknowledge the pain and suffering experienced by children around the world caught in the crosshairs of war and violence. 💔 Every child deserves to grow up in a safe, nurturing environment, free from fear and harm. Yet, countless young lives are disrupted and scarred by aggression every day. According to the UN Secretary-General Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict, in 2022 alone 1,166 children were victims of sexual violence, over 8,630 children were killed or maimed and 3,985 children were abducted. Let us stand united in our commitment to protect and support these innocent children. Together, we can raise awareness, advocate for their rights, and work towards a world where every child can enjoy their childhood in peace and security. #EndViolence #ProtectOurChildren #NotATarget 📸: UNICEF
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Ending Violence Against Women in Conflict Settings In conflict zones worldwide, women and girls endure unimaginable violence, including sexual abuse and exploitation, used as deliberate weapons of war. These acts devastate lives, tear apart communities, and perpetuate cycles of injustice and inequality. These 16 Days of Activism, we call on governments, civil society and individuals to take action. In countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo, survivors of violence need immediate, survivor-centered support, including healthcare and legal aid. In Syria, stronger legal actions are essential to hold perpetrators accountable and ensure justice for victims. In Afghanistan, empowering women as leaders in peacebuilding and recovery can transform societies and rebuild communities. Together, we can end this injustice. Act now to create a world where every woman lives free from violence. Let's learn from the resilience and strength of women in these countries and amplify their voices in our collective fight against gender-based violence. #EndGBV #16DaysOfActivism2024 #SafeSpacesForWomen
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NEW REPORT 📢 While armed violence in #Iraq is decreasing, violence against women has gone up. With over 33,000 officially-recorded cases in 2022 (actual figures much higher), #women are experiencing a surge in #domesticviolence. Why? The status of intimate partners as combatants, former combatants and/or victims of violence are all linked to domestic violence. Conflict reinforces notions of violent masculinity and notions of femininity limiting women’s role to the home, backed by policies which legitimate violence against women. Drawing on experiences of over 1,200 Iraqi women and girls exposed to violence, the report argues that rising domestic violence cannot be separated from legacy of decades of conflict, and should be addressed in both law reform and post-conflict programmes. Read Ceasefire’s report ‘War Waged in the Home: Rethinking conflict and gender-based violence in Iraq’ for more. Link: https://lnkd.in/ezHSipWn
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"Displaced women, children endure sexual violence inside evacuee hotels," shares another important issue emerging from Oct. 7 and its aftermath: the abuse faced by vulnerable evacuee populations inside the ‘pressure cooker’ environment of their temporary homes.: https://lnkd.in/gtwYhAMJ This article quotes Maya Oberbaum of the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel (ARCCI), recounting several examples of sexual and physical violence encountered by women and children inside the hotels. Please consider following and supporting organizations like ARCCI -- https://lnkd.in/g7-Nyvhw -- that are raising awareness and advocating for these issues to be addressed.
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➡ Our response: Reflecting on the current Violent, Racist, and Islamophobic Extremism being experienced across the UK We are horrified by the abhorrent rioting of far-right extremists over recent days. There is no place for hate in our country, and we stand together with all the communities affected. We honour the memories of Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, from Southport, as their families, friends and communities are grieving. We call upon local and national political leaders to stand up to the violent racist and Islamophobic extremism taking place and for colleagues working in criminal justice to bring every one of the rioters, arsonists, and violent attackers to justice. We call on them to recognise that this violence has not come about by chance, and represents the consequences of racist and anti-immigrant discourses and policies which have been perpetuated by large swathes of the media and political establishment for too long. Everyone deserves to feel safe and respected in our country, regardless of faith or background. People are now feeling the threat to their safety in the face of the violence, having to practice extreme hyper-vigilance, including not leaving their homes. If you’ve been affected by any of the violence over the last few days, please report this to the police and seek support from community-based organisations. We are really proud of our work supporting refugees, asylum seekers and resettling communities and we will continue to work to raise awareness of, and amplify the voices of minoritised and marginalised communities across the U.K. and internationally. We will continue to champion diversity through our education and awareness programmes. To find out more, please visit our website: https://lnkd.in/e7mntcx You can support our work by signing up to our mailing list (https://lnkd.in/gtvNPZA) or by donating to support our work with diverse communities (https://lnkd.in/errkSScV). For further help and support please use this page: https://lnkd.in/eQSQrZdP
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Founder and Managing Director of Multi-Award winning Lads Need Dads CIC / Social Entrepreneur / Shackleton leader Mentor / Public Speaker / KAVS Assessor (Essex).
I have just read this article on violence against women and girls. Sadly, what there is no mention of is early intervention with children impacted by domestic abuse. I do get that as it is written from a police perspective BUT…. Boys in particular who grow up witnessing and experiencing domestic abuse are at greater risk of growing into men who repeat the cycle, YET so very little is done to invest in these vulnerable boys and young men who have suffered adverse childhood experiences. We ignore this at our peril as trauma has a way of expressing itself and will either externalise or internalise. In my early career I was immersed in this field, firstly from a statutory standpoint in a Police domestic violence unit, then in the third sector running refuges and then the voluntary sector focussing on treatment programmes for perpetrators. I have seen violent men change via supportive, therapeutic interventions. I have also learnt that many of the men needing help to change were child victims of domestic abuse who quite clearly did not get the help and intervention they so badly needed and deserved. This is what impassioned me to want to prevent boys from growing into men who might repeat the cycle, and contributed to the birthing of Lads Need Dads. Not only do Lads Need Dads equip, engage and inspire boys and young men with absent fathers / limited access to positive male role models, we importantly, show our boys through the volunteer male mentors, that men CAN be trusted, that men DO care and WILL show up for them. That not all men are to be feared. That men can teach and inspire them. One inspirational pioneering woman, #ErinPizzey the founder of the first women’s refuge, and the Refuge movement, got it right as she had men working and supporting women and children INSIDE the refuge. This sent a message that not ALL men are violent which is so important to both women and children to learn. The current Refuge system have a lot to learn from her. The third sector, education and health sector are key to helping prevent VAWG and whoever works with female victims of domestic abuse needs to examine what they are doing to meet the needs of the sons of these women (and of course girls), but BOYS NEEDS in particular if we want to reduce risk and harm, not by putting the boys on programmes telling them how NOT to be, (which is often the go to response), but by showing them what kind, caring men look like, and by utilising these men to equip, engage and inspire them to be the best they can be, not just to prevent harm to women and girls but because THEY are worth investing in and deserve healing just for who they are! James Elliott MSc Janis James MBE Mark Brooks OBE Refuge Essex County Council Roger Hirst Sue Atkins Joel Shaljean Warren Farrell, PhD
Call to action as VAWG epidemic deepens
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