The SHARK CAGE N.Ireland

30/01/2023

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It's only when we all act together that we can make a meaningful change. That's the message behind our campaign . We are asking everyone, men and women, young and old, to call out any situation that makes a woman feel uncomfortable, disrespected, unequal, not to mention scared, threatened or endangered.⁠
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It’s up to all of us to CALL THIS OUT.

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30/01/2023

Objectives of the Shark Cage Program.

1. Increase knowledge of healthy and unhealthy relationships.
2. Increase capacity to set boundaries.
3. Increase skills in respectful assertive communication.
4. Increase understanding of consent.
5. Decrease victim-blaming attitudes
6. Increase the ability to care for and be kind to themselves
7. Increase awareness of “gut feelings” about people and situations.
8. Increase sense of self-worth
9. Increase belief in entitlement to rights.
10. Increase ability to recognise a potentially abusive or exploitative person.
11. Increase awareness of and respect for the rights of others.

30/01/2023

"Northern Ireland has the joint highest rate in Europe of women killed as a result of domestic violence.

The most recent statistics show that Northern Ireland faces an endemic in relation to female murders, with more women per capita murdered in Northern Ireland as a result of domestic violence than any other part of western Europe. In Europe, the murder rate of women subjected to domestic violence is joint highest in Northern Ireland and Romania.

Additionally, instances of domestic violence, mostly related to violence committed against women, are rising significantly in Northern Ireland. Latest PSNI figures show that it received reports of almost 2,000 domestic abuse incidents between 14 December 2021 and 1 January 2022, a 12 per cent increase on the same period the year before.

The rise is consistent with annual figures, which show that in the 12 months from October 1, 2019, to September 30, 2020, there were 32,015 domestic abuse incidents recorded by the PSNI, meaning domestic abuse incidents now account for almost 20 per cent of all police-recorded crime.

Latest PSNI figures show that it received reports of almost 2,000 domestic abuse incidents between 14 December 2021 and 1 January 2022, a 12 per cent increase on the same period the year before.”

(Agenda NI)

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