RASASH

Whilst there's lots of festive related countdowns on the go - don't forget this one - 4 more sleeps to get your applications in by noon on Friday for Highland Business Women's Charity of the Year 2026. If you know of any other amazing Highland charities, be sure to let them know! 💜

📢 Calling ALL Highland based charities 📢

Applications to become our supported Charity of the year for 2026, close this coming Friday (19th December) at 12 noon.

To submit Your application visit our website at https://hbw.scot/charity-of-the-year/

The selection process will take place on the 16th January 2026, at Bught Park Pavillion, Inverness. Tickets will be on sale after the closing date. All members in attendance have a vote at this event.

Highland Business Women ASB - Association of Scottish Business Women Federation of Small Businesses - FSB

🎄 RASASH Festive Closure Update 🎄

As we approach the festive period, we want to send our community warmth, care, and our wishes for a peaceful and gentle end to the year.

RASASH will be closed from Friday 19 December at 5pm and will re-open on Monday 5 January at 9.30am.

Please note the earlier festive closures for our support services this year:

✨ Advocacy Service
• Closing for new referrals on Tuesday 16 December
• Re-opening on Tuesday 6 January

✨ Support Line
• Closing on Wednesday 17 December at 5pm
• Re-opening on Monday 5 January at 1pm

If you already have appointments booked, these will still go ahead as planned.

💜 If you need support during the festive period, the R**e Crisis Scotland Helpline will be open every day from 5pm–midnight.

📞 Phone: 08088 01 03 02
💬 Text: 07537 410 027
💻 Online live chat available on the R**e Crisis Scotland website: www.r**ecrisisscotland.org.uk

We know this time of year can bring up many different feelings and experiences. Please take gentle care of yourself and reach out if you need support. RASASH will be here for you again in the new year. 💜

🌙 1 Week to Go! – Rooted in the Dark: Living Myths & Stories of the Land
📅 Sat 6 Dec | 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
📍 Dundreggan Rewilding Centre, Glenmoriston

As part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, join Drama Therapy With Kate for an immersive outdoor retreat. Explore story, myth, and nature with a dusk walk, storytelling by fire, reflective time under the stars, and a shared lunch—all while supporting the vital work of RASASH. 💜

✨ Bring: Warm clothes, boots, curiosity & an open heart.

🎟 Grab your ticket now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooted-in-the-dark-exploring-through-living-myths-stories-of-the-land-tickets-1909324584229 - spaces are limited!

Slow down, listen, and honour community and story under the Highland sky. 🌲🔥

16 Days of Activism | Ending Online & Digital Abuse

Under the UN theme of ending online and digital abuse, we’re shining a light on how our Prevention Team is tackling this head-on across Highland.

We deliver Equally Safe at School training with those working with young people, alongside Prevention workshops directly with young people – including our dedicated Online Sexual Violence workshop. These sessions open up honest conversations about consent, boundaries and digital behaviours in today’s online world.

One powerful tool we use across all our youth groups and event-style sessions is our card sort activity.

Young people are asked to explore different online situations and discuss what’s “ok”, what’s “not ok”, and what sits in that grey area. It always sparks passionate debate, challenges assumptions and creates space for critical thinking.

Our recent sessions at Wick Health & Wellbeing Day and Alness Youth Group showed just how impactful this can be – check out the photos to see the cards in action!

Online and digital abuse doesn’t happen in a vacuum – it happens in our communities, and we all have a role in preventing it.

🗣️ We want to hear from you.
What does digital abuse look like in our Highland communities?
And what do you think we can do to tackle it?
👉 Share your thoughts via our short form: https://tr.ee/GEdggdIYVW