{"id":55224,"date":"2021-11-23T17:17:42","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T17:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=55224"},"modified":"2021-11-23T17:17:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T17:17:43","slug":"survivor-of-domestic-abuse-shares-her-story-at-senedd-vigil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/11\/23\/survivor-of-domestic-abuse-shares-her-story-at-senedd-vigil\/","title":{"rendered":"Survivor of domestic abuse shares her story at Senedd vigil"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Women\u2019s Institute campaigns for action to end all violence against women and girls<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A CANDLELIGHT vigil was organised by the Women\u2019s Institute and held on the Senedd steps to show solidarity with victims and survivors of abuse.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event last night was part of the WI&#8217;s annual Not in my Name campaign, to mark the start of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and White Ribbon Day, which begins on Thursday, November 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was an opportunity for us to come together to show solidarity with victims and survivors of violence against women across the world,&#8221; said Jill Rundle, vice-chair of the National Federation of Women\u2019s Institutes Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women aims to create awareness of violence against women; whereas White Ribbon Day is a movement of men and boys working to end male violence against women and girls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_candle_senedd_-1024x695.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_candle_senedd_-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_candle_senedd_-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_candle_senedd_-770x522.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_candle_senedd_-1536x1042.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_candle_senedd_-500x339.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_candle_senedd_-293x199.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_candle_senedd_-1400x950.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_candle_senedd_.jpg 2015w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_candle_senedd_-1024x695.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_candle_senedd_-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_candle_senedd_-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_candle_senedd_-770x522.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_candle_senedd_-1536x1042.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_candle_senedd_-500x339.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_candle_senedd_-293x199.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_candle_senedd_-1400x950.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_candle_senedd_.jpg 2015w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><strong>Candle display about domestic violence outside the Senedd<\/strong>. (Image by Angharad Thomas) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A survivor shared her journey with the crowd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After suffering years of abuse from her partner, she saw a sticker for Women\u2019s Aid on the back of a public toilet door while out food shopping with her children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three months later she finally called them for help. The day she did was the last day with her abuser, but that wasn\u2019t the end of her story.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said: \u201cI had a new life, and he didn\u2019t like it. He spent the next 18 months stalking and harassing us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEverywhere we went, he was there. He would text me letting me know he was watching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI had to change my work hours because he knew my routine. I had friends come food shopping with me, they even made a rota so that I wasn\u2019t alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs evidence and cases built up, he was given a 12-month suspended sentence. Afterwards, he broke into my flat and called the police telling them he had killed me and our children.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her ex-partner was sent to Crown Court for sentencing after magistrates said he deserved to be given a longer sentence that the 12 months they could impose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the judge at crown court gave him 10 months in prison and he was out in five,.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She added: \u201cI was gutted, it wasn\u2019t the justice I hoped for.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_img_9284.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_img_9284.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_img_9284-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_img_9284-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_img_9284-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_img_9284-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_img_9284-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_img_9284.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_img_9284.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_img_9284-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_img_9284-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_img_9284-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_img_9284-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_img_9284-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Women marching at the Candlelight Vigil outside the Senedd. (Image by Natasha Hirst) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tragic events this year, such as the murders of Sarah Everard and Sabina Nessa, have reinforced how far society and the justice system still has to go before women feel safe in their homes and out in public. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Office of National Statistics highlight that almost one in three women aged 16-59 will experience domestic abuse in their lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speakers at the vigil included Jane Hutt MS, the Minister for Social Justice; Zaira Munsif, a Cardiff locality manager for BAWSO; Glyn Roberts, the president of the Farmers&#8217; Union of Wales, and members from the White Ribbon Day movement.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supporters also shared the importance of why they attended the vigil.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s really important to highlight violence against women and just come together in solidarity. It\u2019s nice to be here with other people and to see that other people care. I feel that it\u2019s an issue that should get more publicity and it just show how important stuff like this is,\u201d said Sophie Harries, 30, from Barry.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joanne Galazka, 31, Women\u2019s Officer for Unite said: \u201cIt\u2019s about showing solidarity. As a trade union, it is a priority to us to tackle domestic violence, not only in the workplace but the wider community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"814\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_wi_-1-814x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_wi_-1-814x1024.jpg 814w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_wi_-1-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_wi_-1-770x969.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/rsz_wi_-1-1221x1536.jpg 1221w, 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