Southall Black Sisters

 

29 May 2020

 

Southall Black Sisters

16 posts today

RT @TheMatchgirls: If you would like to hear more about Sarah Chapman's life on Saturday 30th May- REGISTER for this joint London @LNWN_NUT Women's Network and @The_TUC LESE Women's Rights Committee event https://t.co/KcrWxR... @ApsanaBegumMP ...

May 29th @ 1:15 pm |

Southall Black Sisters

16 posts today

RT @CllrNKKooner: Well said - hopefully they’ll understand these additional barriers faced by some victims and often the reason they feel they have no choice but to stay in the abusive relationship https://t.co/h10yyl...

May 29th @ 1:14 pm |

Southall Black Sisters

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RT @publiclawcentre: What can we expect from the gov's £76m funding pot to support survivors? Will enough be allocated to services led ‘by and for’ BME women? Or will these vital services be overlooked yet again? @mhclg @pritipatel Read our blog post ...

May 29th @ 1:12 pm |

Southall Black Sisters

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RT @kiritunks: “Everything is possible - celebrating working women everywhere” Grassroots women organising in TU movement. Brilliant two day on-line event organised by @LNWN_NUT (NEU) in collaboration with TUC LESE Committee Sat 30/Sun 31 May ...

May 29th @ 12:58 pm |

Southall Black Sisters

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RT @Sistah_Space: @SBSisters Thank you for your gracefulness & understanding, family. Nothing but love & solidarity can see us through. @hackneylife Please note that this is not personal, but a matter of life and death for some of us. We must ...

May 29th @ 12:52 pm |

Southall Black Sisters

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Our Director Pragna Patel will be taking part in this @NEUnion event tomorrow at 5pm. We invite you to join us as we reflect on SBS’ struggles to uphold the rights of BME and migrant women and girls over the decades, & the challenge to secure a ...

May 29th @ 12:28 pm |

Southall Black Sisters

16 posts today

We support @Sistah_Space in calling for Hackney Life to acknowledge and list the vital #DV specialist charity for black women in its area. We operate a national helpline for all BME women and would certainly refer women locally to this important ...

May 29th @ 12:27 pm |

Southall Black Sisters

16 posts today

RT @hope4greyplaces: Wow. The UK ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’ policy has been found to breach the ECHR. When I volunteered for a DV charity, it was these cases that made me not want to come in. There were so few ways we could help these women ...

May 29th @ 2:53 am |

Southall Black Sisters

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RT @JCWI_UK: This is HUGE!! WELCOME, Prime Minister, to the movement to scrap #NoRecourseToPublic... NRPF rules that force thousands of people - including over 100,000 children - into poverty & make them unable to access state support in this ...

May 29th @ 2:52 am |

Southall Black Sisters

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RT @GraceL32138483: @SBSisters @SistersUncut Pls sign and share this petition. In childcare, like in social care, the non-union, low paid, mostly female workers are expected to accept risk of providing close personal care without PPE in a pandemic. ...

May 29th @ 2:50 am |

Southall Black Sisters

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RT @Jlemom2: This has received excellent coverage over the last two weeks. Testament to the partnership working of #VAWG team @MOPACLdn with @SolaceWomensAid @SBSisters @SaferLondon1 @Hestia1970. A great response to #COVIDー19. Supporting those ...

May 29th @ 2:50 am |

Southall Black Sisters

16 posts today

RT @afsanalachaux: @SBS are a pioneering organisation & have have been fighting for migrant women’s rights for 40yrs. That’s a solid track record. To exclude them from #hiddenharms summit will hurt minority women. To eradicate #DV #vawg we must ...

May 29th @ 2:50 am |

Southall Black Sisters

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RT @RosieRoss11: How does our PM not know about NRPF? This hostile condition is imposed on people based on their immigration status - they cannot access welfare such as UC and housing benefit. It forces migrants and their families into destitution. ...

May 29th @ 2:49 am |