March 2014 Henning makes a stand against Domestic Violence

Henning Klövekorn CEO of Skytrust this week donated his time to raise awareness about domestic violence with Angela HEESOM (Renowned Casting Director/Producer) who along with Annette ELLIOT (Established South Australia's first women's shelter) are running as independent candidates for the SA Legislative Council.

Angela was recently described as one of South Australia's most influential women by the 'Advertiser'.

Henning is handing out brochures, visiting the Fringe to speak to visitors on the issue and has also sponsored facebook adverts in March 2014 to promote the 'say no to domestic violence' campaign.

The information available on the prevalence of domestic, family and sexual violence in Australia is derived from surveys. The 2013 Australia-wide survey on personal safety conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) found that many men and women experience at least one encounter with violence in their lifetimes. The survey showed that men are far more likely to experience physical violence at the hands of a stranger but the majority of women experience physical violence by someone known to them—usually an intimate partner or family member. Both men and women are more likely to experience physical violence than sexual violence but women are much more likely to experience sexual assault in their lifetime than men.

The ABS Personal Safety Surveys in 2005 and 2012 provides the most up to date figures on domestic, family and sexual violence.In its findings, the survey estimated that:•49 per cent of men (4,148,000) and 41 per cent of women (3,560,600) had experienced some form of violence since the age of 15•women were more likely than men to have experienced physical assault by a male in their home. An estimated 62 per cent of women compared to 8 per cent of men experienced their most recent incident of physical assault by a male in their home

“No matter your political persuasion, society must stand against Domestic Violence. Let us all raise awareness on the issue and adopt a zero tolerance stance”  Henning A. Klövekorn