At this event, abuse in the home is portrayed by an exhibition of shoes. The collection of shoes on show, with their accompanying comments, will speak on behalf of abused individuals who suffer, and some who die, at the hands of their partner or ex-partner. Other comments come from people who journey with them and […]
Continue readingSouls of Our Shoes in Ireland
Our exhibition, ‘Souls of our Shoes – A journey into and out of Domestic Abuse’ was on display throughout August 2022 at the Carraig Centre in Ballincollig, Co. Cork in the south of Ireland. It walked visitors through the reality of domestic abuse in an incredibly powerful and compelling way as it was staged in […]
Continue readingLight in the Darkness Webinar
Faiths working together against abuse The Scottish Interfaith Group on Domestic Abuse will host a Webinar on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Wednesday 25th November 2020 7.30pm You will gain an insight into domestic abuse from a survivor Hear how CoVid-19 has impacted domestic abuse for Women’s Aid and an MSP […]
Continue readingStronger Together – Against Domestic Abuse
Scottish Interfaith Group on Domestic Abuse with Amina, Muslim Women’s Resource Centre You are cordially invited to attend an event in the City Chambers, 82 George Square, Glasgow G2 1DU on Thursday 4th July 2019 at 1 p.m. prompt. Your supportive presence will be greatly appreciated as we outline the different ways we work to […]
Continue readingLaunch of film ‘Walking Through Domestic Abuse’
We are pleased to announce the launch of our film which highlights the stories of people walking through domestic abuse, including information about domestic abuse and suggestions on to how to help. ‘This film and the shoe exhibition are opening people’s eyes to the devastating effect of domestic abuse’ says the Mothers’ Union in Scotland. “Where […]
Continue readingExhibition held at the Bar Castillejar in Lincolnshire
Exhibition held 5th to 8th of February at the Bar Castillejar, New Street, Louth, Lincolnshire Organised by East Lindsey Domestic Abuse Service Volunteer Coordinator, Mandy The Exhibition was a great success. We had 104 candles and a minute’s silence to mark the closing of the Exhibition. It was a long week and the Exhibition received […]
Continue readingShoe Exhibition at the Mothers’ Union General Meeting, Edinburgh
On the 30th September, we were invited to display our exhibition at the EICC Edinburgh, for the Mothers’ Union General Meeting which sees about 1,000 delegates mainly from the UK and Ireland. The theme of the day was ‘Peace and Reconciliation’, because the key note speaker was the Archbishop of Canterburys chief advisor on this […]
Continue readingHeart & Soul 2017
On 21 May, members from the Interfaith Group on Domestic Abuse set up a stall at the Church of Scotland annual festival, Heart & Soul. The festival had a feature article in the Church’s magazine and below is the portion featuring the author’s experience and reflection of the IfGoDA tent: ‘My first port of call […]
Continue readingShoes Exhibition at Crown Terrace Baptist Church
As the lovely poster in our previous post showed, the Shoes Exhibition made an appearance at Crown Terrace Baptist Church. See photos below of the exhibition on show:
Recent Outing for Souls of our Shoes Exhibition
Our exhibition has recently been displayed at Crown Terrace Baptist Church:
Continue readingSHOES in SCHOOL
Children and young people experience domestic abuse as victims and as witnesses to the abuse of other family members. They are not to be forgotten in the fray. We have taken the shoe exhibition into an Academy setting, where throughout the day teachers accompanied pupils from all years to view 60+ pairs of shoes and […]
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