The Safe Space Pledge is made up of eight actions and commitments venues can take to improve the safety of women and girls. Download the Guide and see which venues are involved here:

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This training aims to provide businesses and employees in the night-time economy with awareness of how to respond towards incidents of violence and abuse to women and girls.

The training is free and can be accessed in person or online:

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lt's International Anti-Street Harassment Week. For anyone who needs a reminder: cat-calling, wolf-whistling, hollering and name-calling are all forms of street harassment and they are all unacceptable.

#StopStreetHarassment .

Happy Trans Day of Visibility 🏳️‍⚧️

Today is all about celebrating trans & non-binary people & raising awareness of the discrimination faced by the community.

For information on help & support organisations for the LGBT+ community head to our website: brook.org.uk/your-life/find…

You are not alone. You've done nothing wrong. You deserve support.

Intimate image abuse can affect anyone, find out about the support we can provide to anyone in the LGBTQ+ community.

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Exciting news! The theme for this year's #RSEday on 27 June is 'Embracing Change'. We are busy creating lots of lovely resources for you to use on the day, these will be on our website after the Easter holidays. We hope lots of you will be celebrating with us.

We love seeing your photos of our A-Z playing cards out and about. This week they made it up to the Arctic Forest in Lapland! ❄️❄️

Pornography has normalised anal as part of heterosexual sex. It has also normalised switching from vaginal to anal sex without checking first.

Anal sex should always be a conversation and a choice.

Support is available on 0115 941 0440.

If you are aged 18+ and have experienced rape or sexual assault recently, you may wish to access your local Sexual Assault Referral Centre for medical care and support.

In Nottingham this is the @centretopaz.

topazcentre.org

According to a study by Stanford sociologist Michael Rosenfeld*, 70% of relationships end during the first year. This statistic is a powerful reminder that break ups and rejection are a normal part of experiencing different relationships.

*Source: data.stanford.edu/hcmst

We are looking for a qualified ISVA or Trainee ISVA to join our high quality, accredited and award winning ISVA service.

Know someone who might be interested? Please share this with them!

CLOSING DATE: Monday 22nd of April nottssvss.org.uk/isva-2/

You're out on a date but something doesn't quite feel right.

Sound familiar?

It doesn't matter if they've bought you a drink, a meal or anything else - you don't owe them anything.

Trust your instinct and leave if you need to. You don't have to justify your decision.

Making someone feel guilty or pressured about having sex is a form of coercion. It is an indicator that your relationship might be abusive rather than caring.

#guilttrip #coercion

Nobody plans for sexual assault. When it does happen, it is often shocking, overwhelming and damaging.

It's important to remember that if something happened to you, you are not alone. Support is available.

You can contact the Asa Hub from @Nottssvss on 0115 910 0440.

.@Communities_Inc have a range of resources on their website to support bystanders in safely intervening when they are a witness to a crime. This can send powerful messages about what is acceptable behaviour in our communities.

communitiesinc.org.uk/2020/04/13/bys…

#bystanderawarenessday

Ahead of #IBAD tomorrow, Consent Coalition encourages people to safely intervene when they witness harassment to help make our streets and public spaces safer for everyone ⬇️

We know that people choose to spike for many reasons and not always as a precursor to sexual assault. We also know that the majority of spiking victims are female.

This makes spiking a form of gender-based violence that is rooted in gender inequality and the abuse of power.

A huge thank you to all the people involved in organising the #IWD2024 events in Nottingham this week. We’ve been hugely inspired by so many women’s journeys, passion and bravery.

It is also wonderful to celebrate the launch of the new VAWG strategy for Nottinghamshire. 🙌

Deciding to report a sexual assault, rape or abuse is very personal and can be a difficult choice. It should be based on your needs alone, not the needs of other people.

Our 'Your Journey' booklet helps to explain your options and the support available:

nottssvss.org.uk/consent-coalit…

All set up at the She is Summit 🙌