Arts

Why I Wrote ‘Everything I Didn’t Say’

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Hannah Moss, Founder and Artistic Director of On The Run theatre, shares the inspiration and motivation behind her piece, Everything I Didn’t Say, exploring coercive control and abuse, in an exclusive blog for UK SAYS NO MORE: Everything I Didn’t Say is a one-woman theatre piece that explores coercive control. It follows lead character Meadow

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Retreat West Books partners with UK SAYS NO MORE

We love books and creative writing which showcase work focusing on social issues,; these works bring our attention to stories that matter – those of hardship, injustice, change and revolution. We’re so pleased to be partnering with Retreat West Books, particularly as they launch their anthology The Word For Freedom – a charity anthology of stories celebrating

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Jacksons Lane & Keats House: OMG Keats! 16

Jacksons Lane & Keat's House: OMG Keats! 16

31 JUL 2016: OMG Keats! 16 Monumental Mash-Up Come and chill in the relaxed garden setting of Keats House (bring a blanket if you like!) and experience amazing spoken word, poetry, theatre, circus, music, and dance pieces by young artists. A one-off summer event not to be missed! ​Refreshments will be provided on the day. The event is free

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Jacksons Lane Join UK SAYS NO MORE as a Partner in the Arts!

Jacksons Lane Join UK SAYS NO MORE as a Partner in the Arts!

We’re so happy to announce that Jacksons Lane have joined the UK SAYS NO MORE campaign as a partner in the arts! Find out about the multitude of creative outlets Jacksons Lane work across, including their Women Rise project, empowering women in Haringey with a range of events designed to increase confidence as well as debate and learn

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NatWest marks ‘No More Week’ by opening Safe Spaces for economic and domestic abuse victims

6 March 2024 NatWest Group is announcing that starting this week it will offer Safe Spaces to people experiencing economic and domestic abuse in over 360 branches across the UK including NatWest, Ulster Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland branches.  Safe Spaces, part of Hestia’s UK Says No More campaign, are designated locations which anyone ...

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Nationwide – the UK’s biggest branch network – joins Hestia’s Safe Spaces

Nationwide – the largest branch network of any UK banking brand -– will offer Hestia’s Safe Spaces scheme to people experiencing domestic abuse across more than 400 branches across the UK. A recent poll by Nationwide shows almost half (48%) the population have experienced, or know someone who has experienced domestic abuse, with almost one ...

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Hestia and UK Says No More respond to national domestic abuse ‘flee fund’

The Home Office has announced that from 31 January 2024, victims of domestic abuse who do not have the financial means to leave their abusers will be able to apply for a one-off payment of up to £500 for essential items to help them and their children flee to safety. For the first time, victims ...

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