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Please make a DonationHer Story will see women from various industries sharing their stories of success at a one-off event to raise funds for Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland have already raised £13,000 towards their target of £40,000 to mark their 40thanniversary this year; and the fundraising activity continues apace with a Glasswalk [...]
Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland have teamed up with Safe Newcastle to launch a new campaign that is aimed at raising awareness of sexual violence and harassment in pubs, clubs and venues across the city. The campaign – Shout Up! – will launch on December 9th and work with venues across the city to train [...]
Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland launch an appeal today as they are forced to find new premises in the city centre for the second time in four years. Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland, a Newcastle based charity providing support to women and girls who have experienced sexual violence are desperately seeking city centre new premises [...]
From the 6th April 2017 support through Child Tax Credit, Universal Credit or Income Support will generally only be available for the first two children the claimant is responsible for unless the third or subsequent pregnancy is the result of rape or a coercive and controlling relationship. Child Tax Credit will continue to be paid [...]
Whitley Bay-based poet, author and artist Gail Curry launches a book of 47 poems this autumn to coincide with World Mental Health Day which reflect her experiences of mental health issues and sexual violence and how she has managed to find hope and recovery through it all. The self-published book entitled Lines From An Unfinished [...]
As the details of Operation Sanctuary and subsequent convictions of the perpetrators are made public knowledge, Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland would like to speak directly to all women and girls who have been affected by sexual violence. If you need support, help or advice, we are here and we believe you. If you have [...]
Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland wish to echo the recent sentiments expressed by the End Violence Against Women Coalition in regards to the use of ‘Tampon Tax’ funds to fund the organisation Life. The ‘Tampon Tax’ is a tax which inflates the cost of sanitary products for women. They are labelled as ‘luxury products’, therefore women [...]
