Safe Space Pledge - City
About this Event

The Safe Space Pledge training is aimed at workers/ volunteers in Nottingham’s Night-time Economy and Hospitality Industry.

These free sessions are part of Nottingham’s partnership response to improving the safety of women and girls in our city. This training aims to provide businesses and employees in the Night-time economy with awareness of how to respond towards incidents of violence and abuse to women and girls in venues or on-street.

The session are 1.5 hours long and attendance at this training is part of the requirement to become a Safe Space Pledge venue.

The training can be accessed in person or online.

Attendees at the session will:

Explore how and when harassment, violence and abuse might take place towards women in the night-time economy from strangers, acquaintances or intimate partners
Extend this understanding to men who may experience sexual violence or harassment in the night-time economy
Understanding myths, stereotypes and judgemental attitudes towards women
Identify a range of methods on how to respond in a variety of scenarios, including bystander intervention
Increase awareness of support options available to those experiencing abuse
Understand how to create safe spaces in venues
Increase understanding and awareness of the Safe Space Pledge

Funders:

The Safe Space Pledge training is funded by the Late Night Levy via Nottingham’s Violence Reduction Partnership.

Find out more or book

Choose an upcoming session below or, if you’ve got questions, drop an email to [email protected]

Please be aware that this session will contain some reference to types of violence. It is recommended that the session is attended in a quiet and confidential space. If you are impacted by the content of the session, you will be provided with points of contact as part of your follow-on resources, and reference will be made to support options in the session.

Information on support is also available on Equation's Website:

Get Help | Equation

Nottingham Mental Health Helpline | Turning Point (turning-point.co.uk)

Cancellation

Please note failure to attend the course without prior cancellation may result in a charge for your place. If you do wish to cancel, you can do so through your Eventbrite confirmation or by getting in touch with our team at [email protected].

Cost

Please be aware: due to the conditions of our funding, this training is free to people working in Nottingham City only.

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