 News
Evelyn Gillan
We were very saddened by the untimely death, at age 55, of Zero Tolerance co-founder, Evelyn Gillan. Evelyn was a tenacious, bold and visionary campaigner for social justice and equality.
To read more about Evelyn's extraordinary legacy, please visit the Zero Tolerance blog.
Scottish Government statement on FGM
This document sets out the law in relation to female genital mutilation in Scotland and is intended to allow someone who may be at risk to show it to family, friends and/or relatives when travelling abroad to remind them that FGM is a serious offence in Scotland and the UK and that there are severe penalties (up to 14 years in prison) for anyone found guilty of the offence.
For more information, please visit Rape Crisis Scotland.
Submission Deadline Approaching for Write to End Violence Against Women Awards
Journalists, bloggers and student writers are invited to nominate themselves or others for the 2015 Write to end Violence Against Women Awards.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to recognise writers who are a challenging a culture that supports VAW.
The deadline for entries is 31 October 2015.
To read the terms and conditions, nominate or submit an entry, please visit the Write to End VAW website.
To keep updated with the campaign, follow them on Twitter and Facebook.
Survey Responses Needed about Gender Equality in the Early Years
A group of organisations is exploring approaches to tackling gender stereotyping and gender equality in early years settings. The group includes NHS Health Improvement, respect Me, LGBT Youth Scotland, Men in Childcare, Fathers Network Scotland, Zero Tolerance and Baltic Street Adventure Play. The first step is to run a short survey of projects and organisations in Scotland and the UK which may be doing work to tackle gender stereotyping and gender equality in early years. This will allow them to gather information on any resources or programmes already in existence, to learn lessons from existing approaches, and potentially contact you again to learn a bit more about your approach.
The survey will close on Friday 30th October 2015. Click here to take the survey.
Events
When Men Murder Women -- Scottish Women's Aid
27 October 2015, City Chambers (Midlothian Suite), High Street, Edinburgh
Rebecca and Russell Dobash, two pioneering and eminent researchers in the field of violence against women, have undertaken a three-year study which explores all aspects of the murder of women. They examined and analyzed 866 homicide case files, as well as 200 in-depth interviews taken within prisons.
This seminar, which is organised to coincide with the publication of their book based on their research, When Men Murder Women provides new insight into the issue.
To book a place on this seminar, please visit Scottish Women's Aid.
Write to End Violence Against Women Awards
10 December 2015, 17.30 to 19.30, the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
The third annual awards ceremony is a culmination of this year's Write to End Violence Against Women awards campaign. The award aims to drive up standards in Scottish journalism by rewarding those whose work furthers the cause of gender equality and challenges a culture that perpetuates violence.
If you are interested in attending this year's event please contact Clare at Zero Tolerance at info@zerotolerance.org.uk. She can issue you a formal invitation.
For information on how to submit an article for consideration, please visit the awards website.
Training & Opportunities
Gender Justice & Violence: Feminist Approaches -- SCQF Level 10
19 & 20 October and 30 November & 1 December 2015
Teaching will take place over two blocks of two days (4 x 7 hours)
This course is for women and men who wants to be more effective at taking action to tackle violence against women and work for gender justice. It is be offered by Scottish Women's Aid and Queen Margaret's University.
For more information on how to apply, visit the QMU webpage.
Gender Inequality: A Cause and Consequence of Violence Against Women – Half Day Training
10 February 2016, Scottish Women's Aid Office, 2nd Floor, 132 Rose Street, Edinburgh
This training will define and evidence women’s inequality in Scotland, highlight the intersections with other forms of discrimination and disadvantage faced by certain groups of women, and offer tools to the gender and practice agenda in relation to responses to violence against women.
To book a place on this seminar, please visit Scottish Women's Aid.
Illustrating the Invisible: Understanding the Dynamics of Stalking
16 March 2016, Scottish Women's Aid Office, 2nd Floor, 132 Rose Street, Edinburgh
This seminar will look at the dynamics of power and control within a stalking situation. Drawing from the key issues highlighted in interviews with victims of stalking the seminar will suggest new ways of understanding stalking, its impact on victims and how our services can be improved to help those victimised. The discussion will explain why stalking should be established as a gender based violence and why our current methods of identifying victims and perpetrators may be leaving many of those targeted, ignored and unsupported.
To book a place on this seminar, please visit Scottish Women's Aid.
Research
Voices Unheard: LGBT Young People & Domestic Abuse
Looking at the crossover between domestic abuse and homophobia, biphobia and transphobia as forms of gender based violence, LGBT Youth Scotland have developed guidance and training for professionals. Using peer research, young people from Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and the Scottish Borders sought to find out lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people’s understanding, knowledge, and experience of domestic abuse in their families and relationships.The main goal of the Voices Unheard members is to help service providers increase their knowledge and understanding of LGBT young people’s support needs when experiencing or witnessing domestic abuse.
To find out more, plase visit LGBT Youth Scotland.
Visions for gendered equality
Nancy Lombard of the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research recently contributed a chapter to the European Commission report, Visions for Gendered Equality, on inequality as a cause and consequence of gender-based violence.
More information and a link to the report are at the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research.
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