UK SAYS NO MORE
London based charity Hestia is pleased to announce the beginning of a UK wide campaign to raise awareness and bring an end to domestic violence and sexual assault.
The campaign known as ‘UK SAYS NO MORE’ will build on the broad impact of the NO MORE awareness campaign to end domestic violence and sexual assault in the United States.
One in four women will be a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault within their lifetime. This statistic accounts for 8% of all recorded crime within the United Kingdom. In addition 950,000 children across the UK are also affected by domestic abuse each year. In a recent Hestia survey, 79% of women reported leaving their partner because they feared for the safety of their children. These figures are not stark which makes it ever more important for campaigns such as UK SAYS NO MORE to share the message that together we can end domestic abuse and sexual assault.
“Hestia is proud to launch UK SAYS NO MORE and to partner with NO MORE in the United States. We look forward to building on their successes”, said Patrick Ryan, CEO at Hestia. “Each week two women in the UK are killed by a partner and there are 11 rapes every hour. Hestia is the largest provider of domestic abuse refuges in London and enables over 5000 victims each year to leave abusive relationships, to stay safe and build new futures. At Hestia, we aim to empower people and change lives. Through Campaigns such as UK SAYS NO MORE we can make this positive difference.
“We are extremely pleased to be working with Hestia to bring the NO MORE campaign to the UK. We look forward to seeing UK SAYS NO MORE spread awareness and build engagement as we have in the United States” said NO MORE Director, Virginia Witt.
For further information about Hestia, or the campaign please contact:
Abid Gangat
Hestia - Media and Communications Manager Email: [email protected] Phone: 020 7378 3175
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TWITTER (@UKSAYSNOMORE)
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NO MORE is going international! Follow @uksaysnomore for updates.