“He constantly threatened me that he would send me back to [my home country]” As part of our #16CaseStudiesFor16DaysOfActivism, we share with you Q’s account of the weaponisation of her immigration status by the perpetrator and her horrific experience of being abandoned abroad. Victim-survivors such as Q require specialist, wraparound support, which ‘by and for’ organisations with frontline presence such as SBS provide. To safeguard other Black, minoritised and migrant victim-survivors, many of whom experience the kind of abuse Q did, we also campaign for reform.
Southall Black Sisters
民间和社会团体
Southall，Middlesex 2,629 位关注者
Fighting inequality and injustice since 1979
关于我们
Southall Black Sisters, a not-for-profit, secular and inclusive organisation, was established in 1979 to meet the needs of Black (Asian and African-Caribbean) women. Our aims are to highlight and challenge all forms gender related violence against women, empower them to gain more control over their lives; live without fear of violence and assert their human rights to justice, equality and freedom. Southall Black Sisters provides information, advice, advocacy, practical help, counselling and support to women and children experiencing domestic and other forms of gender-related violence. Our holistic services are aimed at helping all women escape violence and abuse and to this end we address a range of inter related problems such as: * Rape and sexual abuse * Forced marriage * Honour crimes * Sexual harassment * Dowry related abuse * Matrimonial issues * Child residence and contact * Housing and homelessness * Immigration and asylum * Suicide, self harm, mental health and depression * Policing and crime * Racism Subject to capacity, we can also provide expert reports in legal cases in respect of gender related abuse and violence including forced marriage and honour crimes and family, immigration, criminal and other cases. Our other services include undertaking policy and research, running campaigns and working with a range of professionals, academics and organisations to develop specific projects. We have also developed training programmes aimed at improving awareness and understanding of gender-related violence and the experiences of black and minority women and children. We have considerable experience in delivering training on domestic and other forms of gender-related violence, including forced marriage and honour crimes and domestic violence interrelated with immigration and no resource to public fund problems as well as other gender equality matters.
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https://www.southallblacksisters.org.uk/
Southall Black Sisters的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 民间和社会团体
- 规模
- 11-50 人
- 总部
- Southall，Middlesex
- 类型
- 非营利机构
- 创立
- 1979
- 领域
- Advice, Advocacy and Resource centre、Advocacy and Casework、Telephone Advice、Campaigning、Counselling and Support、Group and Self-help therapy、Support Group for Users、Outreach in schools and college、Expert Advice and Reports和Information and Resources
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主要
获取路线
21 Avenue Road
US，Middlesex，Southall，UB1 3BL
Southall Black Sisters员工
动态
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This #16DaysOfActivism, join us in our #FightForChange. Stand with us in calling on the government to extend status and support to all victim-survivors regardless of their immigration status. These protections have life-saving effects by encouraging victim-survivors to come forward.
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We mourn the tragic loss of Harshita Brella’s life. Our hearts are with her family during this painful time. This case raises serious questions about statutory agencies' continued failure to safeguard migrant victim-survivors. Our call to action??? https://lnkd.in/gSyq5F2Z
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Southall Black Sisters are now on #Bluesky. Follow us on @ sbsisters.bluesky.social to engage with our campaigns driven by insight from the frontline. https://lnkd.in/gbpCJkCr
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New data from NACCOM reveals a shocking rise in destitution and homelessness in refugee and migrant communities last year, with people routinely experiencing trauma and hardship. We join NACCOM in calling for urgent action to #EndDestitution. https://lnkd.in/ePsCee5g
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Honoured to have Shakila Maan's posters commemorating 45 years of SBS’ relentless fight for a more just and equal world as part of the Peoples Unite! exhibit on NOW at Gunnersbury Park & Museum. Visit for free to learn how Southall changed the country, and the role SBS’ resistance played in it.??
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Our Director Selma Taha spoke to The Guardian about the significance of Badenoch's election. Questioning whether representation alone is a win, she raised concerns about the implications of Tory leadership's harmful rhetoric on the communities we're from and support. Read ?? https://lnkd.in/gp8JxCTN
‘I won’t be dancing in the streets’: views on Tories’ first black leader
theguardian.com
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We are out at Piccadilly Circus with #OneLawForAll and #FEMEN in solidarity with #AhooDaryaei to demand her immediate release. We continue to resist the patriarchal control exercised over women’s bodies and demand freedom from fear and oppression for all women everywhere.
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Women seeking refuge in the UK do not feel safe in asylum accommodation, says a new report from Rape Crisis England & Wales and Imkaan. The #NotSafeHere report details how the UK asylum system is re-traumatising women, including those who have fled rape and sexual abuse, and reveals systemic failures to protect women and children from further harm while living in asylum accommodation. Read the report and their recommendations here: https://bit.ly/3Aw8Aly
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Black women contribute to a state system that treats them as ‘second-class citizens’. The #KingsCross3 speak out about the impact of being put on trial by an institutionally racist criminal justice system despite being the victims of a horrific racist attack ?? https://lnkd.in/gV5Z9ngk
“We were the victims”: #KingsCross3 seek justice after racist tube attack and dropped court case
https://www.voice-online.co.uk