Elimination of VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN & girls

Tomorrow’s Women held our annual event to end Violence Against Women & Girls (VAWG).

The event is crucial in highlighting the shocking rates of VAWG whereby women everyday are subjected to violence including domestic abuse, sexual violence, street harassment, stalking and harassment, and more.

We held our usual annual event in Wirral on 24th November and our first event at Tomorrow’s Women Chester on 23rd November.

The event at Tomorrow’s Women Wirral took an interactive approach with activities, videos and gaining valuable feedback from the women to ensure that their voices are heard on these topics.

The event was opened by Emily Spurrell, Merseyside Police & Crime Commissioner who discussed the work that has been put into the VAWG strategy over the past year.

RASA Merseyside attended to talk about their sexual violence services and a victim survivor talked about her experience. We also had Merseyside Police discussing stalking and harassment.

The women were treated to an afternoon tea style lunch and TW Creative Group performed a moving original song and spoken word piece.

We had also had stalls from support services including:

  • RASA Merseyside

  • Morecroft’s Solicitors

  • Catch 22

  • Merseyside Police

  • Lighthouse Centre

  • Sahir House

  • Savera UK

  • Wirral Domestic Abuse Hub

  • Sexual Health Wirral

Reclaim the night

Some of the staff attended the Reclaim the Night march in Chester, hosted by Chester Sexual Abuse Services on the 10th November, marching in solidarity and remembering those women who have been killed when 'just walking home'.

#changethestory

This year marked our first annual event at Tomorrow’s Women Chester.

The event, held on 23rd November included videos, speakers and a collaborative art piece made by all of the attendees. There were also stalls from organisations including Cheshire Police, CSASS and Chester Women’s Aid.

Suzi Lewis from Cheshire West and Chester IDVA service discussed the support that they offer and different ways to access their services.

Andrew Kevan from Cheshire Police produced videos for the event on tech abuse and offered different ways to stay safe online. Chloe Lewis from Chester University discussed the legal options that women have who are in domestic abuse situations.

The event continued with video messages from John Dwyer, Police & Crime Commissioner for Cheshire, and labour MP Samantha Dixon.