BAND & BROWN HELP “DRUM OUT ABUSE”

Band & Brown Communications took on a pro-bono challenge back in November – assisting Sussex charity ‘The Women’s Refuge Project’ with their rebrand to ‘Rise’.
To mark the rebranding of the service, which offers refuge, information, support and education to females and families affected by domestic abuse, the refuge organised ‘Drum Out Abuse’, a noisy march through Tarner and Eastern Road in Brighton.
The march was based on a 17th Century tradition; when domestic abuse was taking place, people in the community would come out of their homes and stand together banging on pots and pans outside the house of the abuser, showing that they were aware of the abuse and would not stand for it. By rebranding and organising a similar event in Brighton, Rise aimed not only to raise awareness but to increase people’s understanding of the signs of domestic abuse and to investigate how they can help a friend or relative who may be suffering.
Band & Brown joined the procession on the day and secured press coverage in the Brighton Argus, as well as broadcast coverage on Splash FM, Southern FM, BBC Southern Counties Radio and Sussex Gold, as well as local TV stations BBC South Today and ITV Meridian.
Gail Grey, CEO of Rise, said;
“Domestic abuse is an increasingly serious problem in the UK, with two women a week dying from domestic violence and over 750,000 children witnessing domestic violence every year. These families need support and protection, but unfortunately domestic abuse is still very much viewed as a taboo subject with too many people turning a blind eye. Everyone has a responsibility to recognise the signs and know how to help.”