This blog was written by Dr Fiona Morrison, Dr Claire Houghton, and Dr Camille Warrington, University of Edinburgh. The Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 was a major piece of legislation that intended to improve the Scottish criminal justice response to domestic abuse. In this blog, we share findings from the Domestic Abuse Court Experience project, research that involved in-depth interviews with twenty-two adult and child survivors...
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This month’s blog is written by our CEO, Linda Rodgers, as she reflects back on the last 50 years of Edinburgh Women’s Aid… At our 50th anniversary launch event, looking at our amazing banners for each decade and listening to the stories of women who have been in the women’s aid movement for many years, I reflect on parallels between my own journey as a girl and woman in Edinburgh, (and for a few years in Birmingham), and the...
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To mark our 50th Anniversary, EWA is delighted to announce our “Challenge 50” fundraiser. We invite all our supporters to get involved with their own #EWAchallenge50 to help us reach a target of £50,000 across 2023. This challenge can be anything you come up with around the number 50 – for example, collecting all your 50ps across the year, baking and selling 50 cakes, writing 50 letters to 50 women you admire, asking 50 friends to...
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Edinburgh Women’s Aid, which opened its first refuge 50 years ago in 1973, marks its 50th anniversary with the unveiling of a commemorative artwork by the artist Amy Steele at a special event attended by over 60 guests at the City Arts Centre today, (12th January). The aim of the event was to bring people together, including staff, councillors, volunteers and women who have been supported over the years, to mark this important...
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Our October Blog is written by our Children and Young People’s Team. It is a long held common misconception that children are unaffected by domestic abuse. The idea that children must directly ‘witness’ violence in order to be aware of and affected by abuse has been disproven in recent years. We now know that children and young people ARE detrimentally affected by living with an abusive parent. Even when they don’t see...
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Are you an artist, designer or illustrator… someone who could create a piece of artwork to mark Edinburgh Women’s Aid’s 50th Anniversary? If so have a look at the Design Brief for our Artwork Competition and you could win £500 if your entry is the winning piece! Deadline for entries: 9.00am Tuesday 1st November 2022 With this image we aim to have something eye catching and creative that captures the essence of EWA and the work it has...
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