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LONDON TO HAVE RAPE CRISIS CENTRES QUADRUPLED
Posted by Charlotte on March 8, 2010
Tags: Boris Keep Your Promise, Domestic Violence, Gendered Violence, london, Rape Crisis, Women and Girls Network, Women's Rights
Well, since the twitter account for the Mayor of London went to all the effort of adding a load of feminists on Friday I should at least share the reason over here. We heard last week that the Mayoral office was to announce some exciting news about rape crisis on Monday, here it is.
Three new Rape Crisis Centres will open in London this year, following the Mayor’s pledge to quadruple Rape Crisis provision in the capital. The first will open in Ealing next month followed later in the year by new services in the north and east.
I know, you’re astonished, constant harrasment from Boris Keep Your Promise and various grassroots organisers has actually paid off. Importantly, this sets a fantastic example for the rest of the country, rape crisis centres are important.
Islington and Westminster councils have taken the lead to deliver new Rape Crisis services in north London using £370,000 of funding from the Mayor. With the full support of four other north London councils they plan to run Rape Crisis services in each borough with the work centrally co-ordinated by an existing women’s service provider. This means that women in north London will not have to travel across boroughs but can access services locally.
A similar plan is underway in east London where Redbridge is leading work to deliver a new Rape Crisis Centre for the area with £370,000 of funding from the Mayor.
The new Rape Crisis Centre for west London, run by the Women and Girl’s Network, will start operating on April 1. With £375,000 funding from the Mayor along with resources and additional funding from Ealing Council, the centre hopes to run satellite services across West London.
Happy International Women’s Day Everyone!
Tags for this post:Boris Keep Your Promise, Domestic Violence, Gendered Violence, london, Rape Crisis, Women and Girls Network, Women's Rights
March 8th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
FANTASTIC news.
March 8th, 2010 at 7:26 pm
http://www.progressivelondon.org.uk/blog/boris-announces-rape-crisis-centres-but-wheres-the-money-to-insure-their-future.html