{"id":2460,"date":"2014-10-27T00:24:02","date_gmt":"2014-10-26T23:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/?p=2460"},"modified":"2019-03-11T22:30:28","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T21:30:28","slug":"focus-on-violence-gains-regional-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/2014\/10\/27\/focus-on-violence-gains-regional-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus on Violence gains Regional Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2014\/10\/Soroptimists-at-violence-against-women-focus-event.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2464 alignright\" src=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2014\/10\/Soroptimists-at-violence-against-women-focus-event-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Soroptimists at violence against women focus event\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2014\/10\/Soroptimists-at-violence-against-women-focus-event-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2014\/10\/Soroptimists-at-violence-against-women-focus-event.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Soroptimists from seven South Lancashire<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"> clubs supported SI Crosby\u2019s \u201cIt\u2019s a Matter of Survival\u201d focus event. The focus \u2013 violence against women.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">In a packed programme, speakers covered a wide selection of topics including domestic abuse, forced marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kaya, a young \u2018survivor\u2019 (as she calls herself) of forced marriage gave a powerful and emotional account of her circumstances, and explained how she has broken free in order to rebuild her life, her confidence and her identity. Delegates gave Kaya a <a href=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2014\/10\/Three-Soroptimists-at-violence-against-women-focus-event.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2469 alignright\" src=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2014\/10\/Three-Soroptimists-at-violence-against-women-focus-event-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Three Soroptimists at violence against women focus event\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2014\/10\/Three-Soroptimists-at-violence-against-women-focus-event-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2014\/10\/Three-Soroptimists-at-violence-against-women-focus-event.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>standing ovation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Representatives of two women\u2019s aid organisations (in <a title=\"link to sefton womens and childrens aid\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swaca.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sefton<\/a> and <a title=\"link to south liverpool domestic abuse services\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sl-domesticabuseservices.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Liverpool<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">) outlined personal stories of some clients they are helping, and briefed delegates on the range of support services on offer. A representative from Merseyside Police explained how officers link with aid agencies, and other community groups, to combat violence against women. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Afrah Qassim introduced delegates to <a title=\"link to savera liverpool\" href=\"http:\/\/www.saveraliverpool.co.uk\/mission.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Savera Liverpool<\/a>, a recently-founded charity dedicated to tackling violence against women from local Black and minority ethnic communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Finally, Dorothy Zack-Williams (SI Liverpool) spoke as a \u2018voice\u2019 for the hidden victims of FGM. Her presentation was graphic and shocking, including an explanation of the various degrees of cutting that girls continue to endure worldwide.<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2014\/10\/President-Victoria-Smerdon-and-Soroptimists-at-violence-against-women-focus-event.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2465 alignright\" src=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2014\/10\/President-Victoria-Smerdon-and-Soroptimists-at-violence-against-women-focus-event-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"President Victoria Smerdon and Soroptimists at violence against women focus event\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2014\/10\/President-Victoria-Smerdon-and-Soroptimists-at-violence-against-women-focus-event-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2014\/10\/President-Victoria-Smerdon-and-Soroptimists-at-violence-against-women-focus-event.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Victoria Smerdon<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"> \u2013 attending her last official engagement as\u00a0South Lancashire\u2019s President \u2013 complimented Crosby<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u2019s Soroptimists on presenting such a comprehensive and challenging programme: \u201cThis was an excellent event and I am delighted that so many members from our region supported it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Margaret Baker (Regional President Elect) was equally enthusiastic: &#8220;I look forward to attending\u00a0many events next year where, like today, Soroptimists get together to demonstrate what our organisation stands for.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soroptimists from seven South Lancashire clubs supported SI Crosby\u2019s \u201cIt\u2019s a Matter of Survival\u201d focus&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":311,"featured_media":2480,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Focus on Violence gains Regional Support | News | Blog | Events | SI South Lancashire<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SI South Lancashire : Blog &amp; News : Focus on Violence gains Regional Support : Keep up to date with the latest news, articles and events from the Soroptimists of SI South Lancashire . 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