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Ally Hall On Leeway Domestic Violence Services
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In this episode of Community Chest, Dominik hosts a special hour for International Women's Day. He speaks with Ally Hall about Leeway, an organisation providing specialist domestic violence services and refuges in Norwich and Great Yarmouth. Key moments include a discussion on Leeway's support for women and children, an announcement regarding a women's only event at Friends House, and a promotion for a jazz show focusing on women instrumentalists.
In this Community Chest interview, Dominik speaks with Ally Hall regarding Leeway, an organisation providing specialist domestic violence services, including outreach and refuges in Great Yarmouth and Norwich. Hall explains that Leeway's broad definition of domestic violence includes physical, sexual, financial, and emotional abuse, as well as homophobic or racist abuse. The service supports approximately 1,500 children and 1,000 women annually, with advocacy workers based in police stations to assist women during court proceedings. The discussion also touches upon funding sources and International Women's Day. Dominik plays 'California' by Joni Mitchell, whom he describes as an inspired composer.
Topics
- Domestic violence support services and definitions
- International Women's Day celebrations and events
- Legal advocacy and police cooperation for victims
Participants
- Dominik
- Ally Hall
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It's making a woman feel inferior, making her feel like she's not good enough, making her feel like she's going mad. There's financial abuse where a woman doesn't have access to her own money, where money's withheld, where she's forced to.
Because I think the other thing about domestic violence is you don't just leave, you don't kind of pack your bags one day on the Monday and then by the Tuesday you've left and everything's okay. What we know is that often the violence can get more, or there can be ongoing harassment once women have left. So it is important they have.
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