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This week, we’ve been reflecting on the theme of International Women’s Day 2024: ‘Inspire Inclusion’. We’ve been considering what true inclusion could mean for the women we support – and what we can all learn from their experiences as courageous, resilient survivors of trauma. The women we meet are some of the most marginalised in Bristol. They face barriers to accessing support services that could…
The theme of International Women’s Day this year is ‘Inspire Inclusion’ – a topic that’s close to our hearts and central to our mission. The women we meet are some of the most marginalised in Bristol. They face barriers to accessing support services that could help them and often experience judgement about street sex working. We want to live in a society where marginalised women…
Every Valentine’s Day, One25 is filled with yellow roses. The flowers are a symbol of friendship and sisterhood – a reminder for the women we support that they are valued. Many of the women face discrimination and stigma on a daily basis. Most are survivors of violence: last year 93% of the women we worked with had experienced domestic or sexual violence during their lives. The…
Is the third Monday in January really the most ‘depressing day of the year’? Back in 2004 it was labelled Blue Monday by a travel company looking to promote its winter deals. For many of the women we support, it isn’t especially ‘blue’: it’s just another difficult day. All of the women we work with have experienced trauma – many during childhood or young adulthood….
