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16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER BASED VIOLENCE 2022 CAMPAIGN

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If your organisation has any events or campaigns running locally in Shetland for 16 days that you would like to highlight, please email rebecca@shetlandwa.org

Pollyanna Paradox

By Stephanie Georgia Audio play

25^th November 2022

In collaboration with Shetland Women’s Aid and The Compass Centre and supported by Shetland Arts, this play has been written by local playwright Stephenie Georgia with creative input from survivors of domestic abuse in Shetland. It will be staged as part of this year's 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence. Following the play, the audience will be invited to join a panel of local experts for a Q&A session. 

Pollyanna Paradox live recording.  Please note recommended for ages 13+ 'Pollyanna' includes potentially upsetting themes with references to domestic abuse including coercive control, physical and sexual violence.  Listen on

YouTube: https://youtu.be/Y8CsMdaRoJg

Anchor: https://anchor.fm/shetland-arts/episodes/Pollyana-Paradox-by-Stephenie-Georgia-e1rjh8u

 

Shetland Arts - Mareel

Movie Screenings – Saturday 26^th November and Thursday 1^st December

Nil By Mouth at Mareel. 

Screening in association with Shetland Arts to mark 16 Days of Activism.  There will be safeguarding support from Women’s Aid and The Compass Centre also known as Shetland Rape Crisis during both screening.

For tickets and further details please visits Shetland Arts website link below. 

https://tickets.shetlandarts.org/sales/categories/film/nil-by-mouth-1997-cert-18

TRIGGER WARNING - This film contains scenes of domestic violence and substance addiction which may cause distress.

Shetland Women’s Aid

White Ribbon is the UK’s leading charity engaging men and boys to end violence against women and girls.

White Ribbon Day, 25th November

Shetland Women’s Aid are running local awareness and promoting White Ribbon Day on 25^th November.   A number of local people working together with Shetland Women’s Aid will be supporting White Ribbon and encouraging allies to speak out about violence against women.  Information will be released via social media and Shetland Women’s Aid Website on 25^th November

https://www.shetlandwa.org/

If you would like some more details on White Ribbon, please follow the links below

https://www.whiteribbon.org.uk/

Living well hub

Ashlea Tulloch, Prevention Co-ordinator at Women’s Aid will be visiting The Living Well Hub in Scalloway on Wed 30^th November and Brae on Fri 2^nd December to speak about Women’s Aid, her role as Prevention Co-ordinator and the 16 days of activism campaign against gender-based violence.

The Compass Centre

Following on from #WisToo, The Compass Centre, also known as Shetland Rape Crisis, is curating a digital and print awareness-raising project focused on experiences of sexual harassment and intimate image abuse in Shetland.

Submissions will inspire the creation of a print campaign that will appear on buses and ferries across the Isles during the 16 days and a digital campaign that will be released via social media and on The Compass Centre website on the 25^th of November”

https://www.compasscentre.org/

Light up

Lerwick Town Hall will be lit up in Orange on 25^th November to mark the start of 16 days and the pride flag will be flown.

Mareel will be lit up organise throughout 16 days from 25^th November until 10^th December.

Shetland Recrational Trust – Women/Girls only classes

Ladies FuncFit is on in Aspire Gym in Clickimin on Thursday nights between 5.30 and 6.30pm.  This ladies only fitness class is open to all girls and women (high school age +) of all fitness levels – go at your own pace or push your limits! This full body workout works numerous muscle groups, improves aerobic and anaerobic fitness, while improving strength and conditioning. Come be empowered in our private Aspire Gym.

Customer feedback is important and in order to support and promote these classes Shetland Recreational Trust are running a winter barrier survey and welcome customers accessing Women and Girls only classes to complete the survey using the following link.

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/76JZJFS  

 

POLLYANNA PARADOX  - A powerful and thought-provoking play to kickstart the global 16-day campaign.  Pollyanna Paradox is an original audio play exploring the felt impact of coercive control on a family. The play is centred around the character of ‘Polly’, a survivor of domestic abuse.

Shetland Arts presents POLLYANNA PARADOX. Performed by Islesburgh Drama Group. Written and directed by Stephenie Georgia in collaboration with Shetland Women's Aid and The Compass Centre.

Performance at Mareel Friday 25 November 2022

Show starts at 1930 (Doors 1900)

This is a FREE event

Tickets available from Friday 7 November from Shetland Arts in person at Mareel, by contacting 01595 745500 or online at https://tickets.shetlandarts.org/sales/categories/dramadance

The play will also be broadcast by Shetland Arts on their social media platforms on Thursday 1 December at 1800.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/Y8CsMdaRoJg

Anchor: https://anchor.fm/shetland-arts/episodes/Pollyana-Paradox-by-Stephenie-Georgia-e1rjh8u

PLEASE NOTE: Recommended for ages 13+, 'Pollyanna Paradox' includes potentially upsetting themes with references to domestic abuse including coercive control, physical and sexual violence.

Synopsis:

‘There is always something about everything you can be glad about, if you keep hunting long enough to find it.'

Pollyanna Paradox is an original audio play exploring the felt impact of coercive control on a family. The play is centred around the character of ‘Polly’, a survivor of domestic abuse. A year following the death of her husband she is returning to their villa in Spain with her family to make some big life decisions as the ripples of her husband's coercive control make their presence felt.

This play has been written by local playwright Stephenie Georgia with creative input from survivors of domestic abuse in Shetland. It will be staged as part of this year's 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence.

This is a live reading of an audio play. Following the production, the audience will be welcomed to join a panel of local experts for a Q&A session.

 

 

 

Over 100 cases of domestic abuse take place in Shetland every year. There were 64,807 cases recorded in Scotland from 2021-22 - where gender information was recorded every 4 in 5 incidents of domestic abuse involved a female victim and a male suspected perpetrator. Domestic Abuse affects people across our community regardless of sex, race, age, religion, sexuality, income or lifestyle.