Soroptimist International Bray & District are actively participating in the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.
On Friday evening they were in situ outside the Town Hall in Bray providing information and raising awareness. On Saturday, my daughter Róisín and I were proud to join these amazing women outside Bray DART Station. Keep an eye out for them across the town and District and stop by to say hello.
To hear the stories of a number of women who stopped to talk to us on the day was very hard but so important. My thanks to them for sharing their experiences.
We need to have conversations about violence against women and create better awareness of the supports available and about recognising the 'red flags'. Jenny Kristín expresses this with such bravery in the following video produced by Soroptimist International of Europe.
If you would like to learn more about Soroptimist International Bray & District you can contact them by email at bray.soroptimistsinternational@gmail.com , check out their twitter @BraySoroptimis1 or visit www.soroptimistireland.com
Soroptimist International is a global voice for women through: Awareness - Advocacy - Action
It is a friendship and service organisation for women and is one of the world's leading international women's organisation focused exclusively on building a better world for women and girls.