| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, agendas, payments summary, newspaper cuttings and funding requests relating to the Birmingham Rape Crisis and Research Centre (BRCRC). Funding source(s): Barrow and Geraldine S. Cadbury Trust. The BRCRC was opened on 01 October 1979 with the support of the Trust. The rape crisis centre concept has its origins in the American Women's Liberation Movement. The aim of the organisation is to provide, 1) emergency crisis intervention, 2) a supportive, calm environment for rape victims, 3) a coordinated group of volunteers to support victims, 4) ongoing support for victims, 4) basic skills of self defence, 5) train volunteer counsellors, 6) research the incidence of rape locally and nationally, and, 7) develop resources for educational purposes to foster better informed attitude towards rape. Nature of support: No grants were made. Minutes: This file contains primarily minutes of the BRCRC. No minutes cited. Notes: File organised from newest to oldest. File numbered '5/2/2'. |