International Men's Day 2024 | Men, Sexual Violence, & Mental Health | All The Data & Statistics You Need To Know

Finding Strength After Rape & Abuse

With the definition of ‘strength’ including ‘being physically strong’ and having the ‘capacity’ to ‘withstand great force or pressure’ this seems to include the two largest references to strength that would come in rape and sexual abuse. The physical strength of the abuser or rapist to commit their actions and the emotional strength of the survivor to overcome this traumatic experience. But we wanted to focus on the strength that is used to not only overcome the trauma, but also to continue with life after doing so…

“Bravo Madame!” | Everything You Need to Know About the Mass Rape Trial in France

Today, we wanted to discuss the trending news story about the French mass rape trial; in which 51 men are facing a maximum of 20 years in prison after being put on trial for rape by Gisele Pelicot. The 71-year-old retiree’s ex-husband has admitted to drugging her so that men – who were recruited online – could rape her whilst she was unconscious. This trial has shed light on various issues including the fact that French Senator; Melanie Vogel, proposed changing the legal definition of rape over one year ago. With the global significance and vast media coverage of this trial in mind, the Campaign team wanted to publish this article discussing everything around the trial in more detail as well as providing our thoughts on the case. If you find yourself triggered or struggling from this article, please see our Help Directory…

Why We’re Endorsed by Waythrough

You may have noticed a new part to the part of our website which was previously called ‘Commendations’ – it now reads ‘Endorsements and Commendations!’ This change/addition is a result of the Campaign earning its first organisational endorsement from the wonderful, lifesaving charity; Waythrough. So, to celebrate, we thought we’d put together this little article about why the endorsement came about…

Self-Defence Guidance

Self-defence is the use of physical or verbal force to protect oneself or others from harm.

Reasonable Force

Self-defence is all about using the right amount of force needed to protect yourself. Think of it as using just enough strength to keep an attacker at bay without overstepping.

Imminent Threat

It is essential to recognize a real and present danger. Self-defence is applicable when there is an immediate threat—not something that happened in the past or could happen in the future.

The Ultimate Guide To Advice For Mental Health in The Workplace By Founder, Aimee Wilson | World Mental Health Day 2024

For this year’s World Mental Health Day (WMHD), the theme is ‘It’s Time To Prioritise Mental Health in The Workplace.’ In addition to comments from Shake My Hand’s amazing team of Volunteers, I decided to take inspiration from this theme and also write about all the advice I would give around mental health in the workplace, varying from tips to manage the thoughts and feelings you might struggle with in applying for jobs to coping with having to delegate…

Things I Wish I Could Scream At My Rapist

 As Founder of this Campaign, I had imagined I’d be creating a lot – if not all – of the content on the website and the social media for Shake My Hand. However, since hiring a Social Media Assistant (the lovely Lou – who you can read about over on our Meet The Team page) I’ve been able to pretty much hand over all the content on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! This means I now – gladly – have a lot more time for putting together News Articles on the Campaign’s website; and I think I like this fact because I’m a Blogger through and through, so I enjoy and excel at writing. So, I really wanted to make clear that this post is written by me because it’s obviously a very personal one, but – at the same time – I can imagine that other rape and abuse Survivors will find common ground within it; and I’m sorry if this is you…