24th April 2021

Ask your PCC and Wight DASH

Ask your PCC

Elections on 6th May include Police Crime Commissioners (PCCs) for some areas of the UK (Wales and England excluding London and Manchester). If you live in an area electing a PCC you can take this opportunity to ask them how they will deal with misogyny and and help women victims of crime, including asking if crimes will accurately be recorded by sex rather than gender identity.

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#AskYourPCC Links to PCC’s here: choosemypcc.org.uk Simply input your postcode to find your force area and Candidates for Police Crime Commissioner Open Letter here:

docs.google.comOpen Letter to PCCs

Wight DASH putting women first

Wight Dash is an organisation that supports women affected by domestic abuse, trauma and mental health issues on the Isle of Wight. They were accused of transphobia after a transwomen applied to work with them. Wight DASH have stood up for women and employ the single sex exemption which is legal and important. Women need single sex spaces, most importantly women dealing with trauma and domestic abuse. Domestic abuse charities have been put under pressure this past year with multiple organisations including RISE in Brighton losing funding for not being inclusive enough of males. Wight DASH are doing vital work for women.

There is a petition from Women’s Aid asking that local authorities fund specific Domestic abuse services for women. It’s nearly at 10’000 signatures.

Women's Aid @womensaid

📢 We currently have 8,677 signatures for our petition calling for local authorities to fund specific DA services for women. Let's do everything we can to help women living with abuse to find a place of safety when they need it most. Sign & share ➡️ lght.ly/5hkk9e5

lght.lyPetition: Require local authorities to fund specific domestic abuse services for womenThe Government should recognise that domestic abuse is a gendered crime and women are the majority of victims and the vast majority of severe injury and domestic homicide victims, and require local authorities to fund specific domestic abuse services for women.

Call to Action

• If you are in an area electing a PCC you can write to them. Details in the above tweet and there is a link to find your PCCs here.

• Send support to Wight Dash if you are on twitter. They have a justgiving. You can also find Women’s services local to you here.

• You can sign Women’s aid petition here.