to ask MNetters to help Abortion Support Network and Rape Crisis

[LoveTheWets]

ASN are very close to meeting their target thanks to the generosity of Mumsnetters. One in the eye for the Telegraph who tried to discredit them and MNHQ for supporting them.

Rape Crisis are way short of their target.

As these two organisations help women at a time when they are very vulnerable, it would be great if anyone who can spare cash makes a donation which MNHQ will kindly match.

Abortion Support Network

Rape Crisis

[cozietoesie]

It would indeed.

[fiddlybulb]

It would be great to get Ipsea a good total too. So many posters on SN say they do excellent work

[cozietoesie]

RC are now over the £3k I think fiddlybulb - although, like IPSEA, they've still to meet the full target.

[FolknNorah]

Bumping for the evening traffic.

[fiddlybulb]

Bumping again - Rape Crisis is £300 off £3000, can we get them to £3k?

[CaitBlanche]

Afternoon bump and I've started a thread in chat as I'm interested in people's opinions on why this cause is struggling.

here is my tumbleweed thread.

[cozietoesie]

Give it until the end, BIWI.

[BIWI]

Still a way to go though

[cozietoesie]

On the home straight now.

[cozietoesie]

Just to re-post that link that BIWI posted upthread in case anyone didn't read it.

[cozietoesie]

Rape Crisis need to go just a very little way to meet half of their target.

[BigChocFrenzy]

Bumping for Saturday night

[RitaFairenough]

Saturday evening bump

[cozietoesie]

They're doing a little better, Doobigetta although they could always do with more help still.

[Doobigetta]

Donated to both.

[RitaFairenough]

Tea time bump and

[cozietoesie]

Thank you for linking to that, BIWI.

[BIWI]

Worth having a read of this too

[NiceAcorns]

Donated to RC.
Bump

[fiddlybulb]

Ooooh they're doing so much better than they were hugs everyone

It must be so difficult to get people to donate to things like this. People don't want to think about rape, understandably, or maybe think that people who've been raped have all their needs met by free services like the NHS.

They don't. Only voluntary organisations like Rape Crisis do this sort of work for free and they need money to do it. And they hardly get any from the government (indeed rape crisis centres are closing down left right and centre)

Sorry for the lecture but please give them some money if you can afford it and if you think they do important work

[BIWI]

And another bump, to get it into Active Convos again!

[RitaFairenough]

Saturday morning bump

[cozietoesie]

Rape Crisis and IPSEA are doing a bit better now and there's still a good few hours to go.

[cozietoesie]

PS - Sorry. MNHQ are to match fund up to a total of £25k.

[HermioneWeasley]

Agree, those are the two I chose to support for those reasons