TRC visit Stretford High School

On Friday 8th March we were invited along to celebrate International Women's Day with pupils from Stretford High School and other local High Schools from the local vicinity.
TRC had a chance to discuss and explore with young girls and boys the work which Trafford Rape Crisis is doing within the community of Trafford.
It was a great opportunity for us to meet our next generation and hear what they had to say about violence against women, abuse and hear about how this is integrated into their current education.

Biscuits made by women at our FREE drop-in. Held at the Women and Children's Centre on Fridays and Saturdays 11.00-1.00pm

Our wonderful volunteers and staff at TRC

As you can see from the pictures the information stand was well attended and the biscuits made by the wonderful women who attend the drop in group, went down a real treat along with card making for mothers day.

Trafford Rape Crisis joins the Million Women Rise Campaign

Hello
We hope that you have had a happy day wherever you were and whatever you were doing today on International Women's Day.
TRC will be travelling to London tomorrow to join our sisters in the Million Women Rise march, to show our support to the ending of male violence against women. Please visit the campaigns website for further information.http://www.millionwomenrise.com


 Source: accessed on 08.03.13@ 23.46 from http://www.millionwomenrise.com

Drop in sessions run by Trafford Rape Crisis at the Women and Childrens Centre 33 Cross St Sale

Drop in sessions for Trafford Rape Crisis Centre

      

Christmas 

                   decorations we made last year       Silk Painting

 

 

Fridays   11 30am to 1 30pm

Come and learn a new skill, we are very informal and welcoming group.

Friday 11th   Jan       Simple Stitches, make a small item using simple stitches

Friday 18th   Jan        Silk Painting, paint a picture or a panel for a card

Friday 25th   Jan        Printing, try different ways of printing

Friday 1st Feb            Make a collage picture, see what you can make by cutting, tearing and 

gluing

Friday 8th Feb           Card making

Friday 15th                Needle felting

Friday 22nd               Make a fabric broach

             

We look forward to seeing you!

25 November 2012 17:00 ~ Candlelit Vigil – Manchester

 TODAY

25 November 2012 17:00 ~ Candlelit Vigil – Manchester

 

WE ALL HAVE A RIGHT TO LIVE FREE FROM ABUSE

 

Join Trafford Rape Crisis and many other organisations at;
'The Candlelit Vigil in Manchester City Centre to remember the two women a week murdered as a result of domestic abuse.
The Vigil marks the first day of the United Nations’ 16 days of Activism Against Gender Violence
Event supported by Manchester City Council, Independent Choices, the End the Fear campaign and the 10 Greater Manchester local authorities
At 5pm in the area outside the Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, M2 3WS, Manchester City Centre
Cllr Suzanne Richards, lead member for women’s issues at Manchester City Council, will commence the vigil
Some tealights will be available but please bring your own, with a holder, if possible!'

We hope to see you there

Best wishes from all at TRC

TRC supports the North West Recovery Walk Today

  
TRC is supporting this wonderful event, many of the women we support are on their own personal 'recovery journey'. This is the day to CELEBRATE and promote RECOVERY!
Please join us today!

Trafford Recovery Forum supported by Trafford Council have organised the North West Substance Recovery Walk and Celebration, this event will take place TODAY Saturday, 15 September 2012 at Longford Park and Longford Park Athletics Club, Stretford M21 9TA (3pm-7pm)

The athletics track will be the focus for the day's main event, the celebration walk. With around 1500 people either in recovery from substance misuse, currently recovering or supporting someone expected to walk the track, it promises to be an extremely emotional and symbolic celebration for everyone involved.

There will be entertainment for all the family. Afternoon highlights include the official launch of Trafford Recovery Forum, a live satellite link to Hartford, Connecticut, USA to join their 12th Recovery Walk, live bands such as Tom Hingley and The Lovers, Raucous Caucus Recovery Choir, Steel Bands will be there and many more.There will be food, information stalls, Holistic Therapies, Yoga, Artwork and a Recovery Wall. For the children there will be face painting, circus skills, penalty shoot-out, bouncy castle and goodie bags in fact something for everyone.

TRC will have a stall near the car park end of  Longford Park selling organic soaps and handmade cards made by women at our drop in. Children can stop by and make a FREE gift card for someone.

We hope to see you down there.  Please follow the link below for further information.

 http://www.nta.nhs.uk/uploads/recoverywalkleaflet120712.pdf


Best wishes from all at TRC
 

TRC Events and Outreach: Trafford Rape Crisis Stakeholder Event...a lovely ...

TRC Events and Outreach: Trafford Rape Crisis Stakeholder Event...a lovely ...: 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...

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.