Courageous advocacy is one of our core values. We challenge myths surrounding sexual violence and abuse, and those who do not support survivors. You can support Survive and those living with sexual trauma by campaigning for change.
National and local campaigns bring the conversation surrounding sexual violence and abuse to the forefront. They help elevate the voices of those affected by sexual trauma and demand change.
Below are some ongoing/upcoming campaigns that you may like to get involved with.
#ActOnIICSA
Help us protect current and future generations of children from sexual harm.
We know the impact of child sexual abuse can be long term and for some life-long.
We’re asking the government to establish Child Protection Authorities (CPA) in England and Wales – one of the 20 recommendations made by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), published in October 2022.
The role of the CPA should be to:
- improve minimum standards for child protection by institutions, including statutory agencies
- provide advice to government in relation to policy and reform to improve child protection, including through the publication of regular reports to Parliament and making recommendations to government
- to inspect and enforce standards in institutions as it considers necessary.
You can support this call for change, by writing to your local MP. Find an example letter here.
Find out more about #ActOnIICSA here.
Rape Crisis England & Wales
Current petitions and campaigns by Rape Crisis that you may also be interested in:
Years Too Long: don’t keep survivors waiting for justice
Did you know that victims and survivors of rape are waiting, on average, more than two years for their cases to complete in court? And that many are waiting much, much longer? And having their court dates postponed multiple times?
Join Rape Crisis England & Wales in putting pressure on MPs to cut these unacceptable waiting times.
Keep Counselling Confidential
Did you know that the police are routinely trying to access the counselling and therapy notes of survivors of rape? And that these notes can be read by police officers, prosecutors, defence lawyers and even the person who raped them – often to try and find something that could make the survivor look untrustworthy?
Don’t think this is okay? Join Rape Crisis England & Wales’ campaign to #KeepCounsellingConfidential
Petitions to Parliament
Petitions are submitted to Parliament to drive change. If a petition gets 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in Parliament. Anyone can start a petition if they are a British citizen or UK resident.
