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August 2003

Events in September

Apologies for the late posting of this news page. It is largely a list of events which have been organised for the September Month of Action on Child Sexual Abuse. Please let us know if you have events which you would like us to add to this list and we will do our best to add them during September.

NEW ADDRESS for Rape Crisis Scotland. Please note that the office is moving on Monday September 8 from Edinburgh to Glasgow. New telephone nos will be updated here and on the contact us page as soon as possible. The address of the new office is:

Suite 58, 1st floor, Central Chambers, 93 Hope Street, Glasgow G2 6LD.

ABERDEEN 6 - 30 September

104 Pairs of Shoes Exhibition. (104 marks the number of women killed annually in the UK by current or former partners.) Aims to "walk in the footsteps of each woman killed, explore the myths surrounding domestic abuse and discover the true facts behind the statistics."

Aberdeen Arts Centre, King Street, Aberdeen. Monday-Saturday 10am - 4pm.

September Month of Action on Child Sexual Abuse

(This information is from the Glasgow Violence Against Women Partnership website on www.gvawp.org.uk  Check back here and at their site for any updates we are able to make during September.)

IN GLASGOW

Child Sexual Abuse Month of Action Forum

In London , a survivor, Sue Melrose had the idea of a survivor's march, which took place in September 1993. This march was organised by Cross - Campaign for the Rights of Survivors of Sexual Abuse. An activist, Ros Barbour, had the idea of wearing purple ribbons. This has allowed the event to be repeated each year with the emphasis on raising awareness in the local community.

Events for September 2003

A September Poem celebrating women's voices
A spoken word event on Child Sexual Abuse featuring women's art and creating writing at the Centre for Contemporary Arts, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow.

Writing and Poetry Reading
Wednesday 10th September 2003
CCA 6
- Women Only -
7 pm until 9 pm
Tickets £2.00 available from CCA

'A September Poem - A Women's Anthology' . This collection of poems and prose will be launched on 10th September 2003 , price £3.99.

Art Exhibition
9th - 13th September 2003
- All Welcome -
CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street , Glasgow
Entry Free

Film Event
TV Drama 'Real Men'
Glasgow Film Theatre, Rose Street, Glasgow
Cinema 2
Wednesday 24th September 2003
6.00 pm until 8.30 pm
Panel discussion with writer Frank Deasey, and representatives from Social Work Services, Child Protection and Strathclyde Police.
Tickets are available from GFT

The Big Issue will be publishing poems throughout the month of September.

There will be a Can Collection at Glasgow Central Station on Thursday 18th September between 5 pm and 7 pm. Come and help raise awareness and money for the Child Sexual Abuse Month of Action Forum. If interested, telephone Kate on 0141 201 4972 or just come along.