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During this week we are encouraged to reflect on what it means to be anti-racist and how we work towards racial equality.

Colleagues came together to reflect and share what being anti-racist means to them and shared resources and reading recommendations.

Debbie Roach, Perpetrator Services Manager at Safer Merthyr Tydfil; Sue Coleman, Chief Executive of West Mercia Women's Aid; and Annie A Gibbs, Founder & CEO, Amour Destiné.

A huge congratulations to our colleagues at the Drive Partnership, we look forward to the next 10 years!

There was also a fascinating expert panel in discussion with @commissionerda.bsky.social; with contributions from @jessasatomp.bsky.social, Chair of the APPG on Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse; April Dawn Ventour, Director at Creating Equalz 2;

Respect CEO, @jotodd.bsky.social shared the below:

Reflecting on a decade of progress, we heard from a range of keynote speakers including Shana Begum, SafeLives Pioneer; the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls, @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social, Josh Babarinde OBE MP; and Kyla Kirkpatrick, Director of the Drive Partnership.

It has been a pleasure to work alongside service delivery partners, funding and commissioner partners, statutory and non-statutory services, specialist co-production partners, by and for organisations, experts by experience,
researchers and academics and centrally victims and survivors.

In 2015 with Respect, @safelives.bsky.social, and Social Finance, the Drive Partnership was founded on a shared ambition to turn the tide on domestic abuse by challenging & changing the behaviour of those causing harm & supporting victims & survivors, including children, to live free from abuse.

Last week, @drivepartnership.bsky.social was delighted to mark a decade of collaborative work to challenge harmful behaviour and increase victim and survivor safety alongside nearly 150 partners and colleagues at its 10-year Anniversary Parliamentary Reception, hosted by @joshbabarinde.bsky.social.

As part of these conversations, members of the EDI Steering Group have been sharing about their experience and why being part of the group is important to them.

There will always be more to do and we’re grateful to have colleagues committed to supporting us on this journey.
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Thank to you to all our speakers, members, and stakeholders for joining the session.

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It was a pleasure to hear from Dame Nicole Jacobs, @commissionerda.bsky.social, Janaya Walker, Head of Public Affairs at the @evawuk.bsky.social and our own CEO, @jotodd.bsky.social on their reflections following the published VAWG Strategy.

This meeting followed on from our May 2025 meeting where we anticipated the VAWG Strategy, which was published in December 2025.

Thank you for sharing.

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