Counselling and other Services for Women
David Miliband MP (South Shields) and Jo Brand (Comedian) visited TRCC on 20 January to pledge their support.
Both Jo and David were interested to learn about the effect the current funding climate is having on the Centre and the important services it provides to women survivors of sexual violence.
Jo Brand showed an understanding of the need for a specialist women-only service like TRCC saying “I enthusiastically support the work of Tyneside Rape Crisis Centre”.
David and Jo spent time talking with the women who work and volunteer at the Centre discussing the value of its specialist counselling service and freephone sexual violence helpline.
David Miliband said “I am pleased to be a supporter of Tyneside Rape Crisis Centre”.
Thank you to all 77 people who took part in our abseil in September! One participant commented: "I loved the abseil - and I hope you raised a lot of money - it certainly seemed to be a busy day with lots of people around."
We have raised at least £10,000 and will publish the final figure as soon as we have it.
4 pm to 6 pm at
Central Square, Forth Street, Newcastle NE1 3PJ
Buffet and refreshments
RSVP by Wednesday, 12 October: tel: 0191 222 0272 or email us.
Business meeting, followed by
Sexual Violence Survivors’ Experience of Childbirth by guest speaker: Kathryn Gutteridge, Survivor, Consultant Midwife and Psychotherapist
Kathryn will give a presentation and lead a discussion to examine:
Kathryn Gutteridge has been a healthcare professional for over 30 years. A Consultant Midwife since 2003, firstly at University Hospitals of Leicester and currently at Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Kathryn is also the national chair of the Consultant Midwives Forum and former Royal College of Midwives Council member.
Kathryn is a practising psychotherapist with women who have emotional and psychological problems in relation to their childbearing experiences particularly around past life issues with trauma.
Kathryn is a survivor of child sexual abuse and as such uses these past life experiences to examine the links between surviving these traumas and motherhood.
The transition of childbirth and parenting is fraught with difficulty and many women find this time overwhelming. It has the potential to affect the relationship with their child, themselves and to incur a heavy cost in their lives.
Jessica talks about what motivated her to take this step into athleticism . . .
Those of you that know me will be aware that I am no athlete. This year, for a very good reason, I will find an athlete somewhere inside me and do a lot of long ol' training sessions.
Tyneside Rape Crisis Centre is, simply put, an awesome place. You might feel like this has nothing to do with you, since sexual violence happens to other people in dark alleyways, but please take a moment to read why this does matter to you.
One in four women have experienced rape or attempted rape. 97% of women who call TRCC knew their assailant prior to an assault. TRCC provides a vital lifeline for women. This is not a fluffy, have a brew and feel better type of service - it genuinely saves and transforms lives.
To help out in my own way, I will be running the Great North Run and completing a sprint triathlon in August/September 2011. If I beat my £2k target, YOU can pick my next fundraising event, put a suggestion in with your donation and one will be picked from a hat in September!
Since it matters so much to me, I hope it matters enough for you to make a donation. Thank you from the bottom of my sweaty trainers and soggy swimsuit for sponsoring me.
Show your support and sponsor Jessica.
Read the Evening Chronicle story, Community backing deportation-threat mam, published on 24 February
Read the Evening Chronicle story, 'Hundreds back asylum seeker to stay on Tyneside', published on 19 February
Sign the petition
Send letters to Theresa May and Nick Clegg
Leonie Mendo, a woman we have been supporting at Rape Crisis - and who has asked us to share her story - is facing deportation back to Cameroon.
Leonie experienced and fled the most horrific violence. Leonie’s story will be printed in the local press very soon.
Please would you support her by signing the petition and sending letters to both Theresa May and Nick Clegg. It is important that letters keep coming into their in-trays.
The petition and signatures can either be sent direct to Rt Hon Theresa May, MP,
Secretary of State for the Home Office, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1 4DF |
Fax: 020 7035 4745 |
Email: Theresa May
- or -
FAO Chris Carroll, Common Ground, Brunswick Methodist Church, Brunswick Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7BJ from where they will be sent en masse.
Common Ground have agreed to answer any queries regarding the letters, petition or where to send them: email East Area Asylum Seekers' Support Group or tel: 0191 262 2522.
Please help so we can get as many signatures as possible to support Leonie’s case and allow her and her child to stay safe.
Following feedback from our recent website survey, we have placed a search box on our home page for a trial period. This facility is provided free by bravenet which means that you will see some advertising as well as your search results.
We are aware of a couple of issues:
Search results show relevant web pages but link to the top of the page (not the appropriate part of the page).
Links to all matches are displayed so, for example, if you search for "Annual Report", the results include one link which appears because the page contains "Procedures for reporting to the police".
If you use this facility and wish to give us some quick feedback about how useful you have found it, please email us.
Alternatively, you can search our website by typing your search text into Google followed by site:www.tynesidercc.org.uk
Thank you.
If you want to find out more about the centre’s services or about the issue of sexual violence, please contact us.
We have a full-time Development worker who can come and visit your agency and provide a short informal talk to a group of workers or volunteers. For further details, call or email Dawn (tel: 0191 222 0272).
Our visual media exhibition on ‘Sexual violence: reflections on present realities and hopes for the future’ was held at Newcastle's art works galleries over 10 days in July 2009.
The exhibition went really well with over 70 people contributing to the ‘pledge tree’ (to work towards a world without sexual violence) and over 250 visiting the exhibition overall.
Some of the comments about the exhibition were:
“Excellent and very moving.”
“A wonderful thought-provoking exhibition.”
“You have raised my awareness of what TRCC work involves.”
Our thanks again to everyone who contributed and supported the exhibition.
