The ExReMet event on Friday, 24th July, 2015 proved there is a lot of concern, understanding and good practice happening throughout Europe on the issue of domestic abuse and violence against women. Partners in the Grundtvig collaboration from Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Spain and Scotland (UK) attended their last partnership meeting to share their work over the last two years with practitioners throughout Scotland. Over the two years the women from all six countries have designed and disseminated several products e.g. a social & legal report, a report on services available, an ExReMet bag in each country, a leaflet with women’s inspirational stories, and a DVD which shows campaigns and services throughout the six countries. At the event they each presented this work.

To an audience of women’s aid workers, community safety workers, Assist, the Procurator Fiscal’s office, Scottish Drugs Forum, SAY women, community development practitioners and many other vital workers in the field of domestic abuse and violence against women, the Minister for Community Safety & Legal Affairs. Paul Wheelhouse MSP explained that the present Scottish government will be providing additional resources for Court work, community safety and support for other services. Other key speakers included Baillie Fariha Thomas from Glasgow City Council and Dr Marsha Scott from Scottish Women’s Aid.

For recordings of the event, please see this Google Drive Acount.

Lesley O’Brien (Glasgow Women’s Aid), Joyce Nicholson (University of Glasgow), Karen Gardner (East Ayrshire Woman’s Aid), Judy Ferguson (East Ayrshire Women’s Aid), Lynette Jordan (University of Glasgow) and Rosina McCrae (missing from photo) of the Scotland/UK team.

An event supported by the Centre for Research & Development in Adult and Lifelong Learning (CR&DALL) at the University of Glasgow School of Education.