Friday 10 August 2012

Trafford Rape Crisis Stakeholder Event...a lovely day within our Community


Nazir Afzal- Chief Crown Prosecutor for the North West  agreed to show his support to Trafford Rape Crisis and the work we do by speaking at our Stakeholder Event.

A stall of the wonderful art produced by TRC resident artist Donna, some of it in conjunction with TALKSHOP (http://www.talkshoptrafford.co.uk/) . Donna is available to do Outreach work with groups/ agencies please contact us by email or phone  for more information.

Some of our fabulous volunteers at Trafford Rape Crisis

The WAST (Women Asylum Seekers Together) Nightingales performed some of their delightful songs at the event. For more information please visit;  http://www.wast.org.uk/ .



TRC delights on sale! Helen and Barbara who facilitate the womens Drop-in's were there along with some of the women who attend these sessions,to sell some of the handmade goods made.
TRC enjoys working with other agencies, and were supported on the day by The British Heart Foundation, Greater Manchester Fire Service, Victims Support, 42nd Street- supporting young people under stress, News from Nowhere Bookshop.

Ice and Fire who explores Human Rights Stories through performance Asylum Monologue was performed by Sue Buchan on behalf of ice and fires outreach project, Actors for human rights, a network of more than 500 professional actors dedicated to drawing attention to contemporary human rights concerns. At the Stakeholders event Sue performed the moving account of  'Marjories Testimony',  an amazing woman from Uganda who after surviving torture and rape in an army prison, escapes to UK to face further challenges and the emotional torture of 'waiting for the Home Office' to decide her fate.
Remember the muslin squares everyone decorated personally at the TRC Conference back in March? Well it has now been made into a quilt, which was unveiled at the stakeholder event...
... and here it is!!! A beautiful piece of art created by over 100 people  which captures the moment of the Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Conference which TRC organised back in March 2012.We are now planning for the quilt to travel and it has already begun it's journey having been exhibited in Windsor  at the British Psychology Society's Psychology of Women's Annual Conference. Please contact us if you have an event where you would like the quilt to be displayed.