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FiLiA meets: Sam Smethers β FiLiA
RT @FiLiA_charity: ππΆππΆπ π£π’ππππ¦π§π¦ Amplifying the Voices of Women (particularly those less often heard or purposefully silenced) FiLiA meets: Sam Smethers, Chief Executive of the Fawcett Society, trustee of Equally Ours, and a Director of the Good Law ...
ππΆππΆπ πππ’ππ¦ Amplifying the Voices of Women (particularly those less often heard or purposefully silenced) PANDEMICS: MISOGYNIST VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS AND COVID-19 By Jeanne Sarson and Linda MacDonald https://t.co/KMoCvX... https://t.co/HJ8 ...
'Her family say her humble grave at nearby Manor Park Cemetery β which they only discovered existed in the last few years β is under threat of being levelled to make way for other plots.' https://t.co/qcsoH6...
RT @HWistrich: https://t.co/uWUrwl... Please support the bid to include a statutory defence for those convicted of criminal defences committed as a direct consequence of domestic abuse. The DA Bill provides a critical opportunity for reform. @PRTuk ...
RT @HiboWardere: #nogm just evil father to the core. https://t.co/U60cEc...
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Tougher Laws On Domestic Abuse Must Protect Migrant Women Too, Says Commissioner Nicole Jacobs
"I am so pleased to see the success of specialist charities in securing funding, particularly those who support black and marginalised women when they need it most." says @nicolejacobsST Designate Domestic Abuse Commissioner https://t.co/wfbO5u...
Over 100 frontline domestic abuse charities given government funding
'DTK co-chair and HDP Hakkari MP Leyla GΓΌven was taken into custody at her home in Amed.' Listen to FiLiA's interview with Leyla's daughter during her previous hunger strike: https://t.co/eFgcaP... @sabihatemizkan "Berxwedan Jiyan e!" https://t.co/EW ...
HDP Hakkari MP GΓΌven and Amed MP FarisoΔullarΔ± arrested
RT @FiLiA_charity: FiLiA - Building Sisterhood and Solidarity - Amplifying the Voices of Women - Defending Women's Human Rights https://t.co/jsBMQI... https://t.co/MBmesc...
*** πππ§ππ¦π§ ππΆππΆπ π©π’ππ¨π‘π§πππ₯ π£π’π¦ππ§ππ’π‘π¦ *** 1. CAMPAIGN LEAD. FRIENDS OF FiLiA. 2. PROJECT LEAD. WOMEN AND THE ENVIRONMENT https://t.co/5cOdKP... https://t.co/qkCdli...
'The premature deaths of the two women, both apparently during mental health crises, have focused a spotlight on police training to safely de-escalate tense situations.' #Canada https://t.co/oLzjuI...
"Engaging women means having them in response teams, in decision-making positions and setting up discussions for women by women," said Chantal Umutoni #Congo https://t.co/fz5bUe...
Women hit as Congo faces triple disease threat
"βWe are asking the Scottish Government what actions it is taking to fulfil womenβs right to protection during the coronavirus emergency" https://t.co/2MVVkP...
MSPs seek commitments on support for domestic abuse victims during lockdown
RT @FiLiA_charity: https://t.co/YCPUaE... https://t.co/XuyOA2...
"On two separate occasions I have been confused for another black female MP. "This has also happened to my black female colleagues." Says @FloEshalomi https://t.co/ssnodc...
Black MP mistaken for colleagues condemns racism
'βWeβre often told by professionals; βThis is whatβs going to happen to you,' no discussion. Minority women are often ignored and feel like they have no say in their own treatment,β explains @leannepero #BlackWomenRising https://t.co/lQaHD0...
Black women with cancer are treated differently to white women. Fact. Let's change that...
Trafficking fears as hundreds of Nigerian refugees, some pregnant, vanish. And several years ago, scores of young Nigerian girls were disappearing from refugee centres every month. Some of them were later traced working in brothels in Italy and ...
'Over time, I stopped seeing the imagined flaws and remembered just how much you, my body, has got me through. Now I donβt hate what you have become, but feel grateful that you have been able to adapt so much to change.' #menopause ...
To my post-menopausal body... I've learnt to love you for your resilience
'When you consider the complex history and unsavoury discourse that has long existed within feminism, and its known history of exclusion when it comes to non-white voices and experiences, it feels like a failure.' https://t.co/wSdUjV...
The Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich documentary erases Black women's involvement in the story
'The United Nations agency for sexual and reproductive health (UNFPA) has estimated that there would be 31 million more cases of domestic violence worldwide if lockdowns continue for another six months.' #India https://t.co/hrtM1F...
Virus hits autonomy of women
Why Black Women Fear For Their Lives In The Delivery Room 'Race is a significant factor in just how closely monitored women are in pregnancyβ not to mention, according to many Black Canadian women, how seriously their health concerns are taken' ...