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VAV Interview With BBC

Posted on 21 March 2012 by pink Comments Off on VAV Interview With BBC

A member of Voice Against Violence yesterday had an interview with the BBC, where we discussed how overwhelmed we were that we won the Philip Lawrence Award and how we made a film to be circulated to all schools in Scotland. Click here to check the video out! 🙂

Voice Against Violence Win Philip Lawrence Award

Posted on 21 March 2012 by pink Comments Off on Voice Against Violence Win Philip Lawrence Award

Voice Against Violence have won a Philip Lawrence Award and we celebrated at the Scottish Parliament on 20th March 2012, the first time that the Philip Lawrence Awards have been to the Scottish Parliament to present an award. We all had a fantastic night and are all so humbled to have won the award it really is fantastic. We will be going to London in the summer for the big awards ceremony with all of the other winners 🙂

Young Scot Awards 2011 Winners!

Posted on 8 April 2011 by pink Comments Off on Young Scot Awards 2011 Winners!

Wow, Wow, Wow Voice Against Violence last night scooped the award for Diversity and Citizenship :-). We all had a great night as well as rubbing shoulders with the likes of Olly Murs, Shayne Ward,  Alesha Dixon and many more we enjoyed the whole ceremony. Scotland is blessed to have as many young people that are so talented.  🙂 x

The moment we were announced as winners!

Holding up the award

VAV Award Nominees

Posted on 29 March 2011 by pink Comments Off on VAV Award Nominees

Hello everyone! Well our new and exciting news is that VAV has been nominated for the Young Scot 2011 award under the category for Diversity and Citizenship. The award is in association with the Sunday Mail and the co-operative foundation and we are over the moon for the nomination.

Our wonderful nominator said:

Through their activism, they are changing Scottish society, and not only are they themselves developing into responsible citizens, they are helping other young people to do likewise.

The awards are held on the 7th of April and we have our fingers and toes crossed but at the end of the day, it was an honour to have been nominated. We will let you know what happens. Wish us luck.

VAV Report Circulated to Cabinet

Posted on 29 March 2011 by pink Comments Off on VAV Report Circulated to Cabinet

VAV met with Ministers & CoSLA on the 1st February 2011 – we had a great meeting and we felt like we are really being listened to. A lot of positive things were said – it was the first time in a long time that everyone in VAV felt great after the meeting.  We feel that we have built a really strong relationship with Ministers and CoSLA and long may it continue. Who knows what the next government will bring? 🙂

At the meeting Alex Neil, Minister for Housing and Communities, asked us to send a report to Cabinet summarising our findings and recommendations. This was circulated at the end of February. If you are interested, click here to read it: Voice Against Violence Report to Cabinet – Service Gaps for CYPEDA.

Visit to Drumchapel Women’s Aid Refuge

Posted on 30 January 2011 by pink Comments Off on Visit to Drumchapel Women’s Aid Refuge
Raya, Jack and I (Pink!) lead on Priority 8 which is about making sure that women and children have a safe and high standard place to stay when they escape domestic abuse. It is also about making moving home smoother or helping some families to stay in their own homes safely.
Priority 8 is a huge area that covers refuges and homelessness prevention. Over the summer we visited the Drumchapel Women’s Aid refuge which is the most up-to-date in Scotland. We spoke to Women’s Aid workers and to Neil from Cairn Housing Association who built the refuge. We also spoke to two young people who lived in Drumchapel’s old refuge for 1 year; then they moved to the new one and got re-housed after 6 weeks.
What impressed us about Drumchapel was its size and its facilities – the teenagers’ room, the huge garden, the communal living room for women and the room for children. The flats are modern and big. Families do not have to share bathrooms or kitchens. We were also impressed by the workers who provide support 24/7. Their story of how the refuge was built is inspirational. They fought for ten years to complete it. At one point they even tried to build it themselves because the local authority did not want to give them enough funding to make it as high standard as it is today. The workers and the women trained themselves as builders and plumbers and that is when the local authority started to listen and Cairn Housing Association was invited to build it. What was most impressive though was how proud the young people are of the new refuge and how much of a difference living there has made to their lives.

Pink, Jack and Raya with the two young people in the refuge’s room for children