Today (Wednesday 7th April 2010) the new Leeds Rape Crisis helpline will open at 6pm.

The service, Support After Rape and Sexual Violence Leeds (SARSVL), is currently run entirely by volunteers and paid for by fundraising.

From the 7th April 2010 the helpline opening hours are Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 6pm until 8pm.
The helpline number is 0113 202 1844. The helpline is open to women and girls of all ages.

SARSVL Website |  SARSVL Launch Event |  Rape Crisis England & Wales | The Reality of Rape: An Account | Sexual Harrassment in Public Spaces | Myths About Rape

Seven Arts centre in Chapel Allerton, Leeds, saw the launch of the new Rape Crisis service for the district on the 17th March.

On Tuesday 9th March the Feminist Archive North held an event for International Women's Day on women's peace camps.

Sanctuary for Mireille Mbimbo (Very urgent support needed)

Mireille Mbimbo a national of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and a resident of Bradford, is currently being held at Penine House Manchester STHC (Short Term Holding Centre) and due to be forcibly removed from the UK on Monday 15th February @ 19.00 on Kenya Airways flight KQ101, from Manchester to Nairobi for onward transit on flight KQ550 to Kinshasa. Details of how you can help are outlined at the bottom of the article.

On Saturday 28th November over 200 women marched through Leeds to reclaim those spaces which may be threatening or home to violent attacks against women. The first section of the march was women only while the latter half was open to all. The march then made it's way to the civic hall where several short speeches were made and stalls from local concerned groups could be perused.