{"id":4783,"date":"2019-11-23T11:43:07","date_gmt":"2019-11-23T10:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon-and-district\/?p=4783"},"modified":"2024-03-24T21:17:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T20:17:45","slug":"railing-against-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon-and-district\/2019\/11\/23\/railing-against-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Railing Against Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Swindon Club were proud to kick off the UN 16 days of activism highlighting Violence Against Women with our &#8216;Railing against Abuse&#8217; March from Swindon Station to STEAM on Sat 23<sup>rd<\/sup> November 2019.\u00a0 They were delighted that Deputy Lieutenancy Nicky Alberry, Wilts PCC Angus Macpherson and CEO of AAFDA Frank Mullane joined the walk with us<strong>.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4521&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Held each year, the 25<sup>th<\/sup> November marks the UN day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and for several years Soroptimist clubs in the South West have held a march or event to highlight domestic abuse, in conjunction with Tara Arkle, daughter of the actress Joan Collins and an ardent writer and activist on domestic abuse and women\u2019s issues.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4520&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Lead by Swindon Club and Tara Arkle, 40 plus members of Soroptimist clubs around the South West and reps from Swindon Borough Council and Women&#8217;s Aid walked through the town centre, carrying their banners and handing out Relationship bookmarks to the general public.\u00a0 These bookmarks indicate the good and bad traits of healthy relationships. 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