Rochdale Women's Network

Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) is UK national threat and it’s time to act. Our Rochdale Women's Network is a space for ALL those invested in improving VAWG outcomes to come together and uncover root causes of violence against women.    

This network facilitates conversation guided by systems change and community-led action to begin the reduction of VAWG in Rochdale, topics we will discuss include:

• Rochdale led campaigning and Community Power
• Early intervention and Education

Women’s Foundation group:

The Foundation Group is a small group of network members, who have a greater commitment to the work of the network. The members of the group are:

• Rochdale Connections Trust
• Healthwatch Rochdale
• Aspire 2 Inspire
• Rochdale Women’s Welfare Association
• Theatre in Flow
• Kashmir Youth Project
• De Butterfly CIC
• WHAG

Foundation Group Statement of intent:

We aim amplify the voices of the Rochdale community to influence strategic change, through collaboration with decision and policy makers that will enable positive outcomes in the reduction of violence against women and girls.

What does systems change mean to us?

Systems change is confronting root causes of issues (rather than symptoms) by transforming structures, customs, mindsets, power dynamics and policies, by strengthening collective power through the active collaboration of diverse people and organisations.

Join us in making a positive change for the women of Rochdale, to enable them to move freely, feel safe and flourish.  

Our quarterly meetings welcome voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise organisations, partners and activists working to support people and communities around women’s priorities across Rochdale.

For more information about this Network, please contact our Systems Change Facilitator, Nichelle Cutler: nichelle.cutler@actiontogether.org.uk