{"id":44546,"date":"2024-03-05T09:23:13","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T09:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/?page_id=44546"},"modified":"2026-01-14T11:49:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T11:49:33","slug":"50th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/50th-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"50th Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"44546\" class=\"elementor elementor-44546\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5d79b0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5d79b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-132b175\" data-id=\"132b175\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176651a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"176651a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Womens-Aid-50th-Logo-White-1024x178.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-44548\" alt=\"Women&#039;s Aid 50 years\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Womens-Aid-50th-Logo-White-1024x178.png 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Womens-Aid-50th-Logo-White-300x52.png 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Womens-Aid-50th-Logo-White-768x133.png 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Womens-Aid-50th-Logo-White-1536x267.png 1536w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Womens-Aid-50th-Logo-White.png 2048w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Womens-Aid-50th-Logo-White-600x104.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e607987 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e607987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b13553 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b13553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\">Women\u2019s Aid <strong>turns 50<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13dae73\" data-id=\"13dae73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a9fe6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a9fe6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/50th-Birthday-Banner-1024x838.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-44558\" alt=\"A black and white image of people protesting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/50th-Birthday-Banner-1024x838.png 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/50th-Birthday-Banner-300x245.png 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/50th-Birthday-Banner-768x628.png 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/50th-Birthday-Banner-1536x1256.png 1536w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/50th-Birthday-Banner.png 2048w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/50th-Birthday-Banner-600x491.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bfed7be elementor-section-stretched elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bfed7be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f8e3731\" data-id=\"1f8e3731\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-796f01b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"796f01b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-573b4f2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"573b4f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3e52c1\" data-id=\"a3e52c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b89dce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b89dce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/50th-Birthday-Banner-1024x838.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-44558\" alt=\"A black and white image of people protesting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/50th-Birthday-Banner-1024x838.png 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/50th-Birthday-Banner-300x245.png 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/50th-Birthday-Banner-768x628.png 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/50th-Birthday-Banner-1536x1256.png 1536w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/50th-Birthday-Banner.png 2048w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/50th-Birthday-Banner-600x491.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d53e6cd elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d53e6cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05e02a2\" data-id=\"05e02a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba0ff1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eba0ff1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Womens-Aid-50th-Logo-White-1024x178.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-44548\" alt=\"Women&#039;s Aid 50 years\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Womens-Aid-50th-Logo-White-1024x178.png 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Womens-Aid-50th-Logo-White-300x52.png 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Womens-Aid-50th-Logo-White-768x133.png 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Womens-Aid-50th-Logo-White-1536x267.png 1536w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Womens-Aid-50th-Logo-White.png 2048w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Womens-Aid-50th-Logo-White-600x104.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d0a5b2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d0a5b2f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bb03251\" data-id=\"1bb03251\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47903015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47903015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>We marked\u00a0<strong>50 years<\/strong> since the Women&#8217;s Aid federation in England was founded, officially making this our golden anniversary.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fffe6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fffe6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While there&#8217;s been a lot of positive change since 1974, the reality for countless women and children today is still far from golden. <strong>We will not stop until women and children are safe from domestic abuse.\u202f\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>We are committed to building <span data-contrast=\"none\">a more inclusive, future-facing federation, where every survivor, including those women who face additional barriers, can get support in a way that meets their needs, when they need it. \u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d855178 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d855178\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd38429\" data-id=\"fd38429\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e342f58 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e342f58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/woman-and-child-50th-birthday-webpage-1024x690.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-44555\" alt=\"Woman and child smiling at each other\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/woman-and-child-50th-birthday-webpage-1024x690.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/woman-and-child-50th-birthday-webpage-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/woman-and-child-50th-birthday-webpage-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/woman-and-child-50th-birthday-webpage-1536x1034.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/woman-and-child-50th-birthday-webpage-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/woman-and-child-50th-birthday-webpage-600x404.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2892406\" data-id=\"2892406\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80e3529 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80e3529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>No Woman Turned Away<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Supporting women and their children fleeing domestic abuse, who face barriers when trying to access a safe refuge.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a37ab11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a37ab11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/what-we-do\/i-work-with-survivors\/no-woman-turned-away\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find out more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31b58340 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31b58340\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d47d73e\" data-id=\"d47d73e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b37301c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b37301c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Driving <strong>change<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2><p>Despite the significant milestones that have been reached over the last 50 years \u2013 from the introduction of the<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/domestic-abuse-bill\/a-bill-for-survivors\/\">Domestic Abuse Act<\/a><\/strong>, through to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/criminalisation-of-coercive-control-reaches-eight-year-anniversary\/\">criminalisation of coercive control<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 there is so much more to do. Domestic abuse is still devastatingly common, with so many women and children suffering in silence. <strong>It<\/strong> <strong>quite frankly hides in plain sight.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Our 50th birthday year coincided with a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/general-election-2024\/\">general election<\/a><\/strong>, providing an important opportunity to influence much needed change. 2024 saw the powerful culmination of Women\u2019s Aid\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/endabusetogether\/\">Come Together to End Domestic Abuse <\/a><\/strong>campaign, highlighting the vital role everyone has to play in ending abuse. <strong>#EndAbuseTogether<\/strong> the campaign hashtag, drew together the incredible range of positive action happening across our members, partners, supporters and national activities.\u202f<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a90743f elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a90743f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d3f127d\" data-id=\"3d3f127d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62c3d5ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62c3d5ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The Come Together campaign asks for <strong>five actions:\u202f\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca033cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"ca033cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2111\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2111\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Make a change where you are<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2111\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2111\"><p>D<span class=\"TextRun SCXW146151325 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW146151325 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">omestic abuse <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW146151325 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">doesn\u2019t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW146151325 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"> just affect relationships \u2013 it affects you in all areas of your life. <strong>\u00a3316m<\/strong> is lost to UK businesses each year because of domestic abuse. Tell your employer, your school, your <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW146151325 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">club<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW146151325 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"> or an organisation that you work with about domestic abuse, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/posters-and-leaflets\/\">download a poster<\/a> <\/strong>to raise awareness in communal spaces or <\/span><\/span><strong><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW146151325 BCX8\" href=\"mailto:partnerships@womensaid.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW146151325 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW146151325 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">ask Women\u2019s Aid to come in and speak to your teams<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW146151325 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW146151325 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">.\u202f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW146151325 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"eop\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;02126d85-71b6-49f7-bf9e-9caf9cfb30f3|11&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;eop&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;eop&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW146151325 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2112\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2112\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Dispel myths about domestic abuse and challenge sexism and misogyny <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2112\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2112\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW134062220 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134062220 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">Domestic abuse <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134062220 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">doesn\u2019t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134062220 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"> happen because you provoked the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW134062220 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">abuser<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134062220 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"> and it <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134062220 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">isn\u2019t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134062220 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"> your fault if you are being abused by your partner \u2013 sexist attitudes to women\u2019s roles and men\u2019s rol<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134062220 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">es<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134062220 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"> must be challenged <strong>to end domestic abuse.<\/strong><\/span><strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134062220 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"eop\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;02126d85-71b6-49f7-bf9e-9caf9cfb30f3|11&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;eop&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;eop&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">\u202f<\/span><\/strong><\/span><strong><span class=\"EOP SCXW134062220 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2113\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2113\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Take action, your voice counts<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2113\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2113\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244598920 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244598920 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/campaign-champions\/\"><strong>Join campaigns<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for better protection for survivors or <\/span><\/span><strong><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW244598920 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/fundraise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW244598920 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244598920 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">fundraise<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244598920 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244598920 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"> at work or in your own time to enable us to make a change. You can put on an eve<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\">nt or take part in a challenge. You can also <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/donation-50\/\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\">donate<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"> to Women\u2019<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\">s Ai<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\">d<\/span><\/a><\/strong> <span class=\"TextRun SCXW244598920 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244598920 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">for our lifesaving services, or to your local organisation <\/span><\/span><strong><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW244598920 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/give\/support-your-local-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW244598920 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244598920 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">here<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244598920 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244598920 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244598920 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">D<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244598920 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">on\u2019t<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244598920 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">forget to use your voice to vote too, <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW244598920 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/General-Election-2024-Full-Manifesto-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW244598920 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244598920 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">calling for political parties to <strong>prioritise a whole-systems response to domestic abuse <\/strong>and other forms of violence against women and girls.<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244598920 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244598920 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"eop\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;02126d85-71b6-49f7-bf9e-9caf9cfb30f3|11&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;eop&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;eop&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2114\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2114\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Learn what to say to someone experiencing abuse<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2114\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2114\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Women\u2019s Aid can help you <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/the-survivors-handbook\/im-worried-about-someone-else\/\">understand the reasons why<\/a><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> it may not be easy to just leave. Be an advocate and <a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/campaign-champions\/\"><strong>join campaigns<\/strong><\/a> f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">or better protection for survivors or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/fundraise\/\"><strong>fundraise<\/strong><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> to enable us to make a vital change. You can put on an event or take part in a challenge. You can also <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/donation-50\/\">donate to Women\u2019s Aid <\/a><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">to support our lifesaving work, or to your local domestic abuse charity <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/give\/support-your-local-services\/\">here<\/a><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u202f<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2115\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2115\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Speak up\/out on social media<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2115\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2115\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Show we are standing up against domestic abuse together. <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=sVuQku29J0a0norwdnCdKfaZFVc3Gz9OnBt-3RvD80VUN1lGNzFJNlZRR0VRUDZTV0czVEgzTDNXRC4u\"><strong>Send us photos and stories<\/strong><\/a> about what you are doing in your local area or online to help stop domestic abuse and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/the-survivors-handbook\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>support survivors<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>.<\/strong> We want to show positive examples of how we can make a difference to encourage others to join us.\u202f<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11251880 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11251880\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26488e12\" data-id=\"26488e12\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f1c664 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f1c664\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/donation-50\/\">Will you <strong>Come Together<\/strong> and donate today?<\/a><\/h2><p>We\u2019re asking everyone to\u00a0<strong>Come Together to End Domestic Abuse<\/strong>; we cannot do this without your support. Your donations allow us to provide life-saving services to survivors. Services where they are given a space to be heard and believed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3411b7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3411b7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/donate\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Donate today<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0f0823 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0f0823\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d729e9\" data-id=\"5d729e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02657bc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"02657bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e670163 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e670163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The here and <strong>now<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As we moved into our 50th year with a wealth of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/what-we-do\/research\/research-and-reports\/\">research<\/a><\/strong> about the attitudes that underpin domestic abuse from the Come Together campaign, we are ready to translate learning from our <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/evidence-hub-come-together-to-end-domestic-abuse-a-survey-of-uk-attitudes-to-domestic-abuse-2022\/\">attitudes survey<\/a><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/influencers-and-attitudes-report\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>influencers and attitudes report<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> into action.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This knowledge and insight will be the golden thread that runs through all our work \u2013 everything from <a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/what-we-do\/education-and-public-awareness\/\"><strong>popular culture<\/strong> <\/a>\u2013 TV, film and football to providing expert advice, commentary and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/what-we-do\/training\/\">training<\/a><\/strong>. And we\u2019ll be centring our focus on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/children-and-young-people\/\">children and young people<\/a><\/strong> with work across education and awareness; seeking further funding to enhance our support and campaigning with young people.\u202f<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92b095a elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92b095a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-617c62c\" data-id=\"617c62c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed748c3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed748c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/merchandise\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/merch-tote-bag-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-44147\" alt=\"Women&#039;s Aid merchandise\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/merch-tote-bag-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/merch-tote-bag-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/merch-tote-bag-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/merch-tote-bag-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/merch-tote-bag-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/merch-tote-bag-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04606f1\" data-id=\"04606f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9d3768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9d3768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/merchandise\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Shop the <strong>archive collection<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h2><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In honour of Women&#8217;s Aid turning 50, we\u2019ve delved deep into our vaults to transform<\/span>\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"auto\">art and posters from the beginning of the federation into an <strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/merchandise\/\">iconic range of merchandise.\u202f<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0126a1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0126a1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/merchandise\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Shop our merchandise<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ed1108 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ed1108\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ead3239 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ead3239\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca194f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ca194f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41d29d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41d29d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/50th-Birthday-image.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45674\" alt=\"Celebrating 50 years\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/50th-Birthday-image.png 400w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/50th-Birthday-image-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-750297e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"750297e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-700b152 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"700b152\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Celebrate <\/strong>with us!<\/h2><p>Download our free resources and celebrate Women&#8217;s aid turning 50!<\/p><ul><li>Download our 50th Birthday <a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bunting-members-3.pdf\"><strong>bunting<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li>Download our 50th Birthday<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/50th-Birthday-Empty-belly-BLANK.pdf\"><strong> poster (for members)<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li>Download our 50th Birthday<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/50th-Birthday-Empty-belly-Support-my-fundraiser.pdf\"><strong> fundraising poster<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74277b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74277b4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2334ff\" data-id=\"a2334ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41ff1b0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"41ff1b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fba442c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fba442c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Ending abuse <strong>for good\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We have an exciting programme of content and events planned to raise awareness of the reality of domestic abuse in our society right now, but also to build moments of celebration recognising what has been achieved over the past half-a-century by our incredible national network and <strong>what we can achieve in sisterhood for generations ahead.\u202f\u202f<\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26f4255d elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26f4255d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aebbf24\" data-id=\"aebbf24\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc3bd41 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>As we look to the next 50 years<\/strong> as an organisation, we are resolute in our aim to reduce and eventually eradicate domestic abuse.<\/span><\/h3><h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.us18.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=352a5d9f70ad29212c221f6fd&amp;id=784aa380eb\"> Join our movement<\/a><\/strong> to create the first generation where domestic abuse no longer exists.\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9143b25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9143b25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" 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