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Quiz Night

Come and join us for a fun filled night and to help raise some funds for Ross-shire Womens Aid. Friday 21st November – 7.30 -9.30pm...
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One Billion Rising

On Friday 14th February we held a demo Inverness Sheriff Court , to raise awareness of the barriers women face in accessing justice, as part of this years http://www.onebillionrising.org/. We will have several speakers on the day including MSP John Finnie and Rhoda Grant with their insight for improving women's access to justice. Come and show your support for improving women's access to justice.

Fixers Scotland – Inspiring Girls to Think Big

Fixers Scotland - Inspiring Girls to Think Big One fixer created a series of posters showing inspirational women. Hoping to inspire girls to go after their dreams regardless of what others thought!! The aim is for primary school children ...to see the posters and appreciate the vast array of exciting opportunities that are available to them, so that they might then aspire to be something more that what they immediately see around them.

Rape Crisis Scotland Survey

Rape Crisis Scotland are currently doing some lobbying about improving the experience for survivors of sexual violence in the court system. Currently many have survivors, who are seen as witnesses and do not have any legal representation, have their mental health, homelessness, involvement in prostitution, sexual history and medical records etc brought up and scrutinised in court. This is done often without challenge and survivors can often feel they are the ones being tried rather than the accused. In order to gather evidence on the need for change they are looking to gather feedback directly from survivors about their experience in court. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QKPLHZV

Coffee Morning with Naomi Breeze – Ullapool

Ross-shire women's aid are holding a coffee morning on Saturday 9th November in the Macphail Centre Ullapool from 11am-1pm. As well as sampling some lovely home baking this will be an opportunity to find out more about the work of Ross-shire women's Aid, about domestic abuse and how you can help those affected by abuse. There will be a performance of Jackie's Story at 11.45, jewellery making, kids crafts and nail art by OMG Nails

Travelling Stories – Skye

We will be bringing our Travelling Stories to Skye. From Wednesday 4th December until Wednesday 11th December we will have an exhibition of our Travelling Stories in Portree Library and Kyle Library. Travelling Stories is a project that has enabled survivors of domestic abuse to use the transformation of a suitcase or creation of a passport as a means for expressing their own journey through life, including their unique experience of survival. These are visual statements that reflects who we are, where we have been and where we are going. On the first day our staff will be at the exhibition to allow people to come in and talk to us about the work that we do. This will be a on a drop in basis.

Seminar – 'Coercive Control & the Leaving Process – Understanding Domestic Abuse

We will be hosting a Seminar entitled “Coercive Control & the Leaving Process – Understanding Domestic Abuse”. This will take place On Friday 29th November 2013 at the Lower Town Hall, Dingwall from 10.00am until 1.00pm. Registration will be from 9.30am. We are delighted that the seminar will be facilitated by Nel Whiting from Scottish Women’s Aid. Outcomes for the Seminar •Understand domestic abuse as a course of coercive and controlling conduct which produces compliance in the victimised partner through fear and the creation of a sense of entrapment •Appreciate the impact of domestic abuse on those who experience it and how it affects their behaviour and choices •Understand the main issues of providing a sensitive and appropriate service to women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse Nel Whiting is a Learning & Development Worker with Scottish Women’s Aid, where she has worked since September 2003. Her role takes her throughout Scotland providing learning opportunities to a range of professionals in the voluntary and statutory sector. She also teaches on the Queen Margaret University ‘Gender Justice’ module. Her previous employment includes work in Racial Equality Councils in Scotland and her native Wales. She is author of “What Can Contemporary Gender Theory Contribute to An Understanding of Abuse in Same Sex Relationships?” which was published in the Scottish Journal of Criminal Justice Studies 2008, Asking About Abuse: Routine Enquiry of Domestic Abuse and Childhood Sexual Abuse Training Pack (with Cosgrove & Beavon) which was published by the Scottish Government Health Directorate in 2011 and “Effecting Operational Change Through Training: Challenges and Approaches” in N.Lombard and L. McMillan (eds.) (forthcoming, 2012) Research Highlights in Social Work: Violence Against Women, Jessica Kingsley Publications. If you would like to attend the Seminar please email info@rosswa.co.uk or contact Claire on 01349 862689.