Domestic Violence flyer

[UniProject]

Hello,

Me and my friends are working on a uni project and i was wondering if its possible to get some feedback on our flyer from you guys.

thnx :)

Flyer: pasteboard.co/vX1jRWz.jpg

[pinkyredrose]

That's great! Very powerful, simple and to the point.

[DraenorQueen]

I like it!

[MrsTerryPratchett]

More than 7 words on a poster is a no no supposedly. That is a very long sentence, especially with a comma.

Looks great!

[RoseDeGambrinus]

Like the imagery! I'd expect to see contact details / a website or something at the bottom. The para at the top might be more readable in a less 'stretched' font and perhaps splitting up so each sentence is in its own paragraph?

[LassWiTheDelicateAir]

It's got too many words. The phrase "Not to mention " is a clumsy way of starting a sentence and doesn't add anything other than 3 unnecessary words.

1000s of women in Kuwait face domestic violence everyday. It affects them physically and emotionally and causes lifelong trauma to children [who witness it]

That's shorter but still not snappy enough.

It also needs something postive after the image - either something generic like "We can end this" or helpful contact details.

[caroldecker]

Love the bottom half, hate the words - where will it be located? If in Kuwait, do not need the country, if not, why focus on Kuwait when it is a worldwide problem.

take Lass's wording, but delete Kuwait and add a website at the end.

[AliveAlone]

It's eye-catching and I like the hand print but:
What is the purpose of this poster?
Who is the intended audience?
Where will it be displayed?

[JessicasRabbit]

Really like the imagery - very eye catching.


If the idea is to draw attention to the sheer volume of people suffering, could you just use the first sentence and omit the second one altogether?

Thousands of women in Kuwait suffer domestic violence daily.

It's time to speak.


Unless the message is that domestic violence damages children, in which case you could condense the second sentence and omit the first.

Domestic violence in Kuwait damages thousands of children.

It's time to speak.



Or, if you need to get both in as part of a campaign could you use different flyers with the same imagery and slogan but with different sentences at the top? Presumably as its flyers rather than a poster then details such as a website will be on the reverse.

[ObsidianBlackbirdMcNight]

Is it a poster for use in Kuwait? The sentence is too long and badly worded but the imagery is great.

[ThumbWitchesAbroad]

Time to speak out, maybe?

And yes, perhaps the initial info is too long-winded.

Good imagery though.

[Shallishanti]

who is it aimed at?
do most Kuwaitis speak/read English?
I like the 'speak' line but agree it's too many words
and I feel that children don't witness domestic violence they experience it

[cinderfknella]

What about the men suffering from domestic violence or do they not count?

[ObsidianBlackbirdMcNight]

What?

[DraenorQueen]

Dear God there's always one, isn't there.
While I have deepest sympathies with the men of Kuwait who suffer from domestic violence, I rather think you've missed the point, cinderfknella

[cinderfknella]

Sorry for offending you by suggesting that men might just be the victims of domestic violence too, but it does happen, even if you would like to ignore it!

[ThumbWitchesAbroad]

NO ONE wants to ignore it, it's just not appropriate to mention it in THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE as the poster is about WOMEN who suffer from DV in a particularly male-dominated culture.

[MrsTerryPratchett]

Gender equality in Kuwait. www.unicef.org/gender/files/Kuwait-Gender-Eqaulity-Profile-2011.pdf Possibly deal with all of that before shouting, "about about the menz?".

[Taylor22]

The imagery is really good. But the text is far to long. I lost Interest half way through. You need to make it a lot shorter.

[sashh]

Sorry for offending you by suggesting that men might just be the victims of domestic violence too, but it does happen, even if you would like to ignore it!

Are you an expert on Kuwait?

Some parents are victims of their child's domestic violence, some people are beaten at work or are trafficked.

Yes some men are victims, some men also get breast cancer, however the experiences of men in both those situations is different to a woman's.

How come every single discussion about things that affect women 90% of the time have to answer, "what about the menz?" unless it is something that affects 90% of women that is perpetrated by men when the comment, "Not all menz" comes up.

When you talk about a football match do you stop and say, "what about women, they play football too?"?

Thought not, because if you are discussing a male football team that is the subject of discussion.

And assuming you are not an expert on either Kuwait or domestic violence charities in the UK that support victims generally support them in different ways. Women tend to have to go to a refuge, where men tend to be 'allowed' to work by their partner (straight or gay) even if the partner controls the finances.

Men tend to want/need support to stay in their job and the area they live/work. They tend not to be fleeing with children, they tend not to be physically the weaker in a relationship, they tend not to be in fear of their lives, they tend not to have families who will consider it a 'dishonor' not to stay in the relationship.

If they are living in a Muslim country a man can easily divorce his wife or take another one or a temporary wife. He will probably be older than his wife, his wife might be 12 and him 40+, both his and her family will blame her for anything that does not go 'right' from not getting pregnant quick enough, to not giving birth to a boy, to having a terrible birth that leaves her doubly incontinent so that her husband doesn't want her and his family see her as a burden.

If she is beaten it will be her who is at fault for 'making her husband beat her' - in fact it's quite lawful in many places and even expected that a man beat his child bride.

But lets not forget the men.

[cinderfknella]

Wow you have some serious issues there sashh! Calm down please!

[PalmerViolet]

Go on, tell her to smile as well....

[Shallishanti]

yeah, bloody women, coming round here, whining and moaning about the way things actually are in the world

[Lweji]

Some good comments about the flyer.

You need to make it clear what is the audience and what they are supposed to do.
For women suffering dv? People who know about it? What happens if they speak? Raise conscienciousness? Get abusers punished? Make women safe?