Rape Crisis Scotland

New leaflet : rape & sexual assault abroad

In response to calls received on the RCS Helpline, Rape Crisis Scotland has developed an information leaflet for survivors who have been attacked overseas.

The leaflet is written from 2 perspectives: that of a survivor who reported whilst still overseas but has subsequently returned to Scotland and that of a survivor who, having returned to Scotland, wishes to report an attack that happened abroad.

The leaflet will be available to survivors overseas via a link on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) homepage and will be distributed to locations in Scotland where travellers are likely to seek advice.  Survivors who were attacked overseas will be able to access initial and crisis support from the RCS Helpline regardless of whether or not they are in the country.  The RCS Helpline aims also to link survivors into support agencies and FCO teams in the country where the attack happened to ensure they have access to local knowledge and expertise e.g. on the legal system.

If you would like to receive hard copies of the new leaflet, please email us at info@rapecrisisscotland.org.uk

New issue of Rape Crisis News

A pdf of the latest issue of Rape Crisis News is now available. You can see this at :
http://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/workspace/publications/RCS-News-9-191211-2.pdf

This issue brings together a range of articles which look at the Scottish criminal justice system's response to rape.

Hard copies of this issue will be available in the New Year.

Feminist calendar in aid of the Women's Support Project

Rape Crisis Scotland has produced a calendar to raise funds for a vital service in Glasgow. The calendar features vibrant feminist graffiti art and inspiring quotes for every month of 2012.

Every calendar purchased will help to safeguard the future of the Women's Support Project, to whom all proceeds will be donated.

You can either order the calendar directly from Wordpower via this link: http://bit.ly/vEkNyu or from Rape Crisis Scotland (please email us at info@rapecrisisscotland.org.uk for an order form)

Please help us safeguard this this vital project by circulating this information as widely as possible!

The Women's Support Project was established in 1983 and has provided crucial support to vulnerable women, as well as providing resources, information, training and public education on a broad range of violence against women issues. The Women's Support Project's core funding has been seriously affected by local authority budget cuts, with Glasgow City Council cutting its contribution by 100%.

Rape Crisis Scotland Annual Report

Our Annual Report for 2010 is now available.

2009 annual report published

The latest annual report charts the activities of the organisation over the past year.With three new centres in the membership as well as the proposed new centre in the Scottish Borders, RCS has extended its reach. Highlights of the year include a powerful awareness-raising campaign ‘This is not an invitation to rape me’ and the passing of the Sexual Offences Scotland Act.

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