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The global campaign for 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence runs each year from 25th November (International Day Against Violence Against Women) to 10th December (International Human Rights day).
Cathedral Service 2022 for action against gender violence held in Jesus Chapel
UK Anti-Slavery Day, 18th October 2021. a knitted chain is being displayed in cathedrals around the country raising awareness of modern day slavery. 2018, Kent Police carried out 171 investigations into slavery offences.
Modern Slavery, forced labour, can happen anywhere, in cities and towns but also in rural areas. To understand more take a look at the rural toolkit: https://www.theclewerinitiative.org/rural
Child exploitation and trafficking are forms of child abuse and against the law.https://www.modernslaveryhelpline.org/Teens
SUMMER OF HOPE APPEAL June-August
MAKE A MOTHER’S DAY Annual Appeal
By giving an ethical gift on Mothering Sunday you are supporting the work of Mother’s Union around the world. Each gift represents part of the work that Mothers’ Union is funding this year to improve lives. www.makeamothersday.org
Mothering Sunday is a special time to say thank you to all mothers and caregivers for the selflessness with which they nurture, love and help us to flourish.
This year, you can celebrate or remember someone special by giving a gift of togetherness. At a time when the chance to come together has been more precious than ever before, your donation can help to strengthen kindship in communities and empower women and girls to flourish.
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UK Anti-Slavery Day, 18th October, is a chance to raise awareness of modern slavery, highlight the important work being done by NGOs and statutory authorities, and focus attention on areas of policy and practice where improvements still need to be made.
Awards: To mark Anti-Slavery Day, the Human Trafficking Foundation hosts an annual Anti-Slavery Day Media Awards to highlight the contribution of the media and outstanding individuals in the fight against slavery
STOP Modern Day Slavery & Human Trafficking – Clewer Initiative – a Partnership with Mothers’ Union
The Clewer Initiative is a 3-year project to enable Church of England dioceses and wider Church networks to develop strategies to detect modern slavery in their communities and help provide victim support and care. It involves working with the Church locally, identifying resources that can be utilised, developing partnerships with others, and creating a wider network of advocates seeking to end modern slavery together. Nationally, it involves developing a network of practitioners committed to sharing models of best practice and providing evidenced based data to resource the Church’s national engagement with statutory and non-statutory bodies.
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www.mothersunion.org working to strengthen family life. The website for communities, campaigning and parenting. Be in touch with 4 million members in 84 countries and our work with the United Nations as a spokesperson for the commission on women..
The Mothers’ Union worldwide charity has pages on Facebook and is also on Twitter @MothersUnion
Help us to do our work:
www.makeamothersday.org annual gift day £6 – £100 with thank you card for Mothering Sunday
www.celebratewithmothersunion.org ethical giving £7 – £50 with greetings card
www.mueshop.org online shop for gifts, books and celebration cards to support Mothers’ Union projects.
NEWS ARCHIVE:
GOBAL CAMPAIGN TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS
www.mothersunion.org › resources
Day of Global Action 5th December 2020. Resources available on Mothers’ Union central website.
2020: Thursday 26th November Online 11.30-1pm Diocesan Midday Prayers against domestic abuse; participating in the global 16 days of Activism to end gender
violence 25 November-16 December.
2019 Thursday 28th November 12-1pm CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL PRAYER TIME – prayer warriors met in St Gabriel’s Chapel in the Cathedral Crypt.
Exhibit ‘souls of our shoes’ survivors of domestic abuse.
SOULS OF OUR SHOES interpreted by branches in our churches across the Diocese November-December.
picture MU Tunstall:
BEYOND THE 16TH DAY a report from the Mothers’ Union (pubn. 2016 ) resulting from the November 2015 conference
TAKE A STAND AGAINST ABUSE Mothers’ Union has produced a campaign pack and a PowerPoint presentation
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN
Mothers’ Union members are supporting families and communities through praying, campaigning and enabling. Campaigning is key to speaking out and in getting our message across to government and the public. We work in an advisory capacity and with other organisations; these are some websites to strengthen your family and help in the work of the Mothers’ Union worldwide.
www.byebuychildhood.org BYE BUY CHILDHOOD a Mothers’ Union campaign. Challenge the commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood through positive action.
www.childnet.com make the internet a safe place for children and teens: has resources
www.thinkuknow.co.uk CEOP Child exploitation and online protection. Report online chat, sexting and cyber bullying. Thinkuknow is the education programme from NCA-CEOP, a UK organisation
which protects children both online and offline. Explore one of the six Thinkuknow websites for advice about staying safe when you’re on a phone, tablet or computer.
Bye Buy Childhood 2015 report available from www.byebuychildhood.org
The report contains up-to-date research into parents’ views and concerns around the commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood, and compares this with our research from 2010. (19th March 2015 )