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Winners 2002
Individual Award: Kirsten Summers
Kirsten Summers, who worked in conjunction with the Campaign to End Rape to set up the ‘Truth about Rape’ campaign to help dispel the myths surrounding rape and its victims by speaking to women, girls and the media.
Group Award: Scottish Women Against Pornography
Scottish Women Against Pornography, organised the ‘Off the Shelf Campaign 1999’ in response to local concerns about sexually explicit and violent material in neighbourhood shops.
Other Nominees 2002
Individuals
Al Garthwaite – Al has been a part of the Women’s Liberation Movement since the early 1970’s. She started the first Reclaim The Night March in England, helped to organize a Sexual Violence Against Women Conference, was a founder of Women Against Violence Against Women, and often took a lone stance against pornography. As a director of Vera Media she made a film, entitled “Never Give Up,” which documents the campaign against violence against women over the last thirty years.
Lily Greenan – Lily has been working and volunteering to help female victims of abuse for over two decades now. She has worked with the Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre, the Incest Survivors Group, the Ritual Abuse Survivors, and co-organized training on ritual abuse at the Brighton Conference. Currently she mainly works with 18 and Under and EVA.
Laurie Matthew – Through her work with the Young Women’s Centre, a group that works extensively with young women under the age of 16, Laurie has not only helped many victims of abuse, but she has also made preventative work a main priority. She is the author of two books on ritual abuse. She has the ‘guts and courage to be supportive, yet always very straightforward’ in addressing abuse.
Sandra McNeill – Through her work with West Yorkshire Justice for Women, Sandra has been a strong voice in raising public awareness. She was a leading organiser of the February 2001 Sexual Violence Conference in Hull and has also consistently been a source of ‘support and inspiration’ for dozens of women through her work to influence drastic change in the system.
Donna Reid – Through poetry, Donna found the strength four years ago to end an abusive relationship and prosecute her abuser. Since then, she has drawn on her experiences further to share her story with other women. Her writing has been read at national conferences and on local radio.
Rio Vella – Rio has been working with young female prostitutes on issues of domestic and sexual violence since the mid 80’s. She has provided a vital support for these young women who are often homeless and reliant on their male pimps, driving a van through the streets where they are most vulnerable, offering information and support services through which these women can access legal aid, medical help, and social services.
Groups
Crime and Disorder Task Group – After producing a study of the prevalence of Domestic Violence and public responses to it, the Crime and Disorder Task group used their findings to make recommendations to the Home Office. In addition, because of their study, a comprehensive ‘One Stop Shop’ has been set up in Middlesbrough where multiple agencies can offer their services to victims all at one location, at one time.
Help, Advice and the Law Team – Seeking to advance the cause of women who have been victims of domestic violence, HALT acts as a liaison to criminal justice agencies before and during Domestic Violence Court hearings, councils women through the process of gaining civil protection for themselves and their children, and works extensively lobbying politicians, magistrates, and public solicitors. In order to raise awareness on the issue, they have participated in several conferences and worked to train police officers, health care professionals, and local judges and legal workers.
Mothers of Sexually Abused Children – Working not only to provide advice and council, Mosac focuses on the acute need of mothers and care givers who discover that their children have been the victims of sexual abuse. Now in it’s tenth year, the group staffs a national freephone helpline, is used as a media resource to raise awareness, and runs workshops where mothers can meet and draw support from one another.
The Phoenix Group – The Phoenix Group has worked to carefully examine and explore all of the consequences that can come out of being in an abusive relationship and has advised the Westminster Domestic Violence Forum in making detailed recommendations on such issues as support services, housing, child access to fathers, police sensitivity and awareness, confidentiality, and court security. They have published, in four different languages, a poster raising awareness of available services for women and children living with domestic violence.
Support and Survival – Support and Survival have enabled women to address the difficulties encountered as a result of domestic violence through self-help groups, drop-in services, and training workshops for social work students, midwives, victim support volunteers, and the West Yorkshire police.