 Prevention Network Member News
Proposed Criminalisation of the Purchase of Sex (Scotland) Bill. You are invited to respond to this consultation by answering the questions at the end of the Bill. Responses should be submitted by 14 December 2012. Zero Tolerance will soon be issuing guidance on responding to this Bill.
On Tuesday 18th September the Scottish Parliament's Petitions Committee agreed to hold a committee inquiry into child sexual exploitation, as part of its ongoing work following a petition submitted by Barnardo's Scotland.
Conference: Transforming a Rape Culture: Campaigning to End Sexual Violence, Glasgow, Oct 8th by Rape Crisis Scotland.
We Can Stop It: A Scotland-wide campaign designed to educate and change attitudes towards rape and sexual assault has been launched in Edinburgh. The "We can stop it" campaign is being led by the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) and promotes a recent shift in the law.
Peace One Day. September 21st saw Peace One Day shine a light on domestic abuse around the world. Scottish Women's Aid organised events all over Scotland to coincide, here is a selection of the photos.
White Ribbon Scotland has a new staff member. Talat Yaqoob joined the White Ribbon team as their new Campaigns Outreach Officer this week.
VAW in the Media
Girls and Men, Not Chavs and Beasts: Engender article looks at the reasons social services and police "missed opportunities" to stop the sexual abuse of young girls in Rochdale.
Megan Stammers' teacher Jeremy Forrest agrees to extradition: The teacher arrested on suspicion of abducting 15-year-old Sussex schoolgirl Megan Stammers has agreed to be extradited to the UK.
The 12-Year-Old Slut Meme and Facebook's Misogyny Problem. Huffington Post article. Why is it so hard to imagine a world in which girls and women are not daily subjected to the use of hate-filled violence against us as entertainment? Endorsed more than tacitly by a major cultural force like Facebook?
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