Southall Black Sisters
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Southall Black Sisters founded in 1979 to address needs of Black, minoritised and migrant women empowering them to escape violence RT&Follow≠endorse
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Joined September 2010
Banaz Mahmod, killed in the name of 'honour', deserved protection but was instead gravely failed by agencies. 'Honour' needs explicit recognition as an aggravating factor in sentencing to prevent women's deaths and to hold perpetrators to account. 1/5
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We are appalled at any government moves which place restrictions on our right to protest and freedom of expression, the cornerstone of democracy.
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Change requires various levers from freedom of expression, to marches and demonstrations, to lobbying politicians, to preventing weapons of destruction from wreaking havoc and committing genocide because people matter more than property.
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We know the many risks we place ourselves in, physically, mentally, economically and reputationally, when we stand up to injustice. Political struggle takes a number of different forms;.
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We know and have experienced, at first hand, the many forms of political struggle, usually non-violent, that are pushed into violence by heavy-handed policing.
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We were born in the heat of the Southall uprising of 1979 against the deliberately provocative presence of the far-right National Front in our midst and an intensely brutal and discriminatory policing which criminalised many of us who stood up against the NF.
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Protect our freedom to protest.Southall Black Sisters comes from a proud collective history of feminist, anti-racist and anti-colonial resistance in the 45 plus years of our existence.
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We stand against any government attacks on the right to protest ✊🏾 . A statement by Southall Black Sisters:
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✨ Exciting opportunities to work at Southall Black Sisters!. 1️⃣ Policy and Advocacy Officer.2️⃣ Researcher. 📝 Apply by: 10am on Friday 18 July.🗓️ Interviews: 23 and 24 July.
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🚨 We’re hiring!. Join Southall Black Sisters and help drive real impact in the lives of vulnerable women and children. 💜. We’re recruiting for:.🌟 Young Women’s Advocate.📢 Policy and Advocacy Officer.🔍 Researcher. Apply now👉🏾
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'By and for' organisations, which are rooted in the communities they serve, must be at the table. The most marginalised must not remain an afterthought. This demands targeted legal and policy reform, backed by ring-fenced funding. 5/5.
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Reform must be urgent, victim-survivor centred, and shaped with the specialist sector. Without adequate funding and meaningful consultation, change will fail those who need it most. 4/5.
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Our frontline experience shows this crisis hits even harder for Black, minoritised, and migrant women and girls. Institutional racism and policies like NRPF create additional, often insurmountable, barriers to safety. 3/5.
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A new survey reveals the scale of violence and the deep mistrust many have in public institutions to listen, understand, or act. Reporting is low because confidence in the system is even lower. 2/5.
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🚨 69% of women and girls have seen or experienced gender-based violence in the last year. That number should stop us in our tracks. 1/5.
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PM @Keir_Starmer's demonising remarks about migrants, made during the release of the dangerous immigration white paper, were despicable. We urge the government to cease divisive language & urgently reconsider its proposals with a positive, evidence-based approach to immigration.
Starmer says he regrets using 'island of strangers' phrase
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A rights-based approach to VAWG against migrant women is imperative to ensure that the law does not “turn a blind eye to [their] realities” as urged by GREVIO. Image credits: Council of Europe. 6/6.
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We also call on the @ukhomeoffice to remove the reservation on Art 59 and guarantee the residency rights therein to migrant victim-survivors. 5/6.
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We call on the government to commit to reform such as the recognition of ‘honour’ as an aggravating factor in sentencing and to develop statutory guidance in consultation with specialist VAWG organisations including ‘by and fors’ to improve protections for marginalised women. 4/6.
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Moreover, their culturally specific experiences of abuse, such as the weaponisation of harmful notions of ‘honour’, are frequently missed, dismissed, or ignored. 3/6.
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Our experience affirms that this is notably pronounced for Black, minoritised, and migrant women, who encounter additional structural barriers such as institutional racism and NRPF. 2/6.
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