No Excuses is a high impact media campaign to reach a national audience and it will feature TV, cinema, radio, outdoor, social and digital advertising. It is part of the Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence 2016-2021.
The aim of the No Excuses campaign is to:
The ads highlight and help people recognise the many precursors to sexual harassment and sexual violence and it is hoped that people will hold such behaviours and its precursors totally unacceptable. The ads feature both male and female perpetrators and victims.
It calls on us to stop excusing sexual harassment and sexual violence.
The ultimate goal is to reduce and prevent the incidences of sexual harassment and sexual violence which effects the lives of too many people both directly and indirectly, and thereby make Ireland a much safer society.
Every situation is different. Every potential ally is different. So we can’t tell you what will work in a particular situation. You need to judge what is safe and to remember to act within the law. The following actions are only meant to serve as suggestions on how someone could act in the scenario presented and become an ally to someone potentially becoming a victim of sexual violence.
If you witnessed this scene, you could:
For more suggestions on how to become an ally to a sexual harassment or sexual violence victim follow this link.
If you witnessed this scene, and you have been drinking, your perception of danger may be reduced.
Remember in a bar or nightclub glasses and bottles can become weapons. If you witness a scene such as this, you should ask a staff member to check in on her as you feel she is being targeted by a sexual aggressor. If you witness something you believe is a sexual assault, you can ring the Gardaí and tell your concerns of what you are witnessing.
For more suggestions on how to become an ally to a sexual harassment and sexual violence victim follow this link.
If you witnessed this scene, you could:
For more suggestions on how to become an ally to a sexual harassment or sexual violence victim follow this link.
If you witnessed this scene, and you have been drinking, your perception of danger may be reduced.
Remember at a party, bar or nightclub glasses and bottles can become weapons.
If you witness a scene such as this, you could:
If you felt it was appropriate, and safe to do, you could approach him and tell him your concern for his behaviour.
For more suggestions on how to become an ally to a sexual harassment or sexual violence victim follow this link.
If you witnessed this scene, and you have been drinking, your perception of danger may be less.
Remember outside a nightclub there could be discarded glasses and bottles which can become weapons.
If you witness a scene such as this, you could:
For more suggestions on how to become an ally to a sexual harassment or sexual violence victim, follow this link.
If you witnessed this scene, you could:
For more suggestions on how to become an ally to a sexual harassment or sexual violence victim, follow this link.
If you are a victim of Intimate Image Abuse, follow this link on how to report it and the help that is available to you.
If you become aware of an intimate image of someone else being shared online or in a message, please take a minute to consider if you think it was originally meant to be a private photo? If the answer is yes:
Every single report Hotline receive will be assessed by their team of experts and every report will reduce the availability and prevent the spread of this content online.