Working to eliminate VAWG in all its forms, including domestic abuse, modern day slavery and FGM. Work links to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 4 (quality education), 5 (gender equality) and 10 (reducing inequalities) and includes:
- Hosting a free national conference at Bournemouth University on June 29, 2023 to bring together professionals and interested parties to seek solutions- ‘Violence Against Women and Girls: Social Justice in Action’
- Undertaking Court Observations (part of a national project where members observed court proceedings at trials in cases of domestic abuse to collect data about the women’s experience of the justice system; the final report is awaited in spring 2023)
- Engaging in the SI ‘Orange’ initiative to raise awareness about violence against women and girls monthly on the 25th; we are currently working with BCP Council with plans to mark the annual day on November 25th as part of #16DaysofActivism
- Supporting the Women’s Refuge (Friends of the Bournemouth Refuge) and taking care of the SARC garden
- Identifying periodic projects in relevant areas e.g. recognising bias in young children, Domestic Abuse in Dorset Research, coercive control training, other areas identified through in-year research
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the group decided to actively support two local charities who work with vulnerable women: