Stop Violence Against Women!

Violence against women is a global crisis situation – and it may surprise some people to learn that it is a crisis in the UK too. 45% of women in the UK will experience some form of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, or stalking at the hands of men. This figure is almost unbelievable and when sexual harassment is thrown in the figure pretty much includes all women.

The government and society in general must do more to end violence against women in the UK and in the world.

Reclaim the Night March 25 November 2006

Claire Anderson, NUS LGBT Officer (Women's Place) and Kat Stark, NUS Women's Officer reclaim the night!

NUS women against violence - another reclaim the night placard

NUS Women’s Campaign supported the London Reclaim the Night March, called by the London Feminist Network, as our key Stop Violence Against Women event this year. There were about 1000 women there, marching to reclaim the night as a safe space for women, including a strong student contingent.

Click here to see the London Feminist Network's web site with details of the march.

Read about Reclaim the Night in the Guardian: Marching to freedom

V-Day and the Vagina Monologues

NUS Women’s Campaign Action Sheet coming soon – Vagina Monologues

Go to www.vday.org for more information

Amnesty International Exhibition Pack

Amnesty International can send you an exhibition pack to kick start your Stop Violence Against Women exhibition

Email Kat Stark if you would like one

Here are a few ideas of what you could do to End Violence Against Women on your campus:

• Get a massive banner with ‘These hands don’t hurt women’ in the middle and get men to commit to ending VAW by putting their handprint on there
• Run a local petition to your MP asking them to support an Integrated Government Strategy to Combat Violence Against Women. Go to Fawcett Society or Amnesty International for more details
• Raise money for your local Refuge centre and make a big deal of it on campus
• Run your own Reclaim the Night march on campus
• Hold a vigil to remember women who have died or have been attacked – involve musical and theatrical societies in this event

Stop Violence Against Women Posters

These posters were produced in 2003 by NUS Women's Campaign in partnership with the Government Office for the South East and Portsmouth Domestic Violence Forum.

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