2023

We are aiming to involve the wider community in strategies to make the city safer. We revisited the street light audits and reported findings to Wiltshire Council. They have undertaken to pay for a survey of identified dark areas. We have also joined a funding application to have lights and mirrors installed in many underpasses.

We have organised a self-defense training at Salisbury Hockey Club and in the Friary.

We helped organise another Schools’ Forum in November to address Bystander Training and how to deal with online porn.

Operation Awake

In conjunction with Wiltshire Police, we launched Operation Awake; a reporting mechanism for women in public life to report online abuse to the police. The police undertook to record such notifications and to investigate those which warranted it. We informed councillors in Wiltshire about the initiative and had many positive responses. We hope this is an initiative which won’t be needed, but are glad it is in place.

This initiative was relaunched during Orange the World/16 days of Activism in December 2024. Emails were sent to all Wiltshire women councilors and other women in public life reminding them to use this if needed.

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Domestic Violence

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Bystanders

Changing the Dialogue – why words matter and how men can help