Southall Black Sisters

26/06/2026

Our joint statement in response to the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee report on ‘Settlement, Citizenship and Integration’ that rejects the proposals to extend the standard qualifying period for settlement to 10, 15 or 20 years, and its recommendation that the Government retain the existing five-year route. But also ignores the abuse, leaving perpetrators free to act with impunity. ✊🏽

22/06/2026

Major sporting events should never mean increased risk & harm for women.

During the 2022 World Cup, Sussex Police reported a significant rise in domestic abuse-related 999 calls. Behind every statistic is a woman living with fear, control or violence.

If you are worried about yourself or someone else, support is available.

19/06/2026

📢 We’re hiring!

Are you passionate about justice and equality, and keen to support Black, minoritised and migrant women experiencing abuse or drive policy and campaigning for systemic change? Join Southall Black Sisters.

We’re hiring for four vital roles:

🌟 Policy Advocacy Officer
🔹 Contract Type: Fixed Term until March 2030 with a view to extend subject to funding
🔹 Hours: Full Time (35 hours per week)
🔹 Salary: £32,480 - £37,480 per annum (depending on qualifications and experience)
📍 Location: Southall
⏳ Deadline: Sunday 5 July at 00:00 am
🎤 Interview dates: Tuesday 14 July, Wednesday 15 July 2026

🌟 Ascent Advocate (Advice Caseworker)
🔹 Contract Type: Fixed Term until March 2030 with a view to extend subject to funding
🔹 Hours: Part Time (17.5 hours per week)
🔹 Salary: £32,480 - £37,480 per annum, pro rata (depending on qualifications and experience)
📍 Location: Southall
⏳ Deadline: Sunday 5 July at 00:00 am
🎤 Interview dates: Monday 20 July, Tuesday 21 July, Wednesday 22 July 2026

🌟 Helpline Advisor
🔹 Contract Type: Fixed Term until March 2028 with a view to extend subject to funding
🔹 Hours: Full Time (35 hours per week)
🔹 Salary: £32,480 - £37,480 per annum, pro rata (depending on qualifications and experience)
📍 Location: Southall
⏳ Deadline: Sunday 5 July at 00:00 am
🎤 Interview dates: Monday 20 July, Tuesday 21 July, Wednesday 22 July 2026

🌟 NRPF IDVA
🔹 Contract Type: Fixed Term until March 2028 with a view to extend subject to funding
🔹 Hours: Full Time (35 hours per week)
🔹 Salary: £32,480 - £37,480 per annum, pro rata (depending on qualifications and experience)
📍 Location: Southall
⏳ Deadline: Sunday 5 July at 00:00 am
🎤 Interview dates: Monday 20 July, Tuesday 21 July, Wednesday 22 July 2026

If you’re committed to challenging injustice and creating lasting impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Find out more on our website here: https://southallblacksisters.org.uk/get-involved/work-with-us/

17/06/2026

Refugee Week is a vital reminder of something we witness all year round: the resilience and strength it takes to seek safety and rebuild a life.

Solidarity cannot begin and end with a single week. We must continue to defend the dignity, rights, and humanity of refugees, including Black, minoritised and migrant women fleeing abuse, every day of the year, especially at a time when those protections are being eroded. Safety and justice should never be conditional.✊🏽

12/06/2026

Our statement in light of the latest police data published by The Guardian on the 2024 Anti-migrant riots which reveals that one in five people arrested during the 2024 anti-migrant riots have since been reported to police for domestic abuse, adding to earlier findings that two in five had already been reported for domestic abuse before the disorder took place.

09/06/2026

Four years on, we remember Zara Aleena.

Zara should have made it home safely. Instead, her life was stolen by a man’s violence, a man who should have been stopped by the state but wasn’t because of repeated missed opportunities. His violence is part of a wider epidemic of violence against women and girls in the UK, compounded by systemic failures to safeguard women, particularly those from Black, minoritised and migrant communities.

As we walk with Zara’s family and loved ones, we walk for Zara and for every woman and girl who has been told to change her route home, hold her keys tighter, or shrink her world in the name of safety.

We refuse to accept violence against women and girls as inevitable.

Join us in remembrance, solidarity, and collective action. Because safety is not a privilege; it’s a right. And until every woman can walk home without fear, our work is not done.

📅 Saturday, 27 June 2026
🕓 1:30 PM
📍 Valentine’s Park, Bethell Avenue Entrance, Ilford IG1 5UX

02/06/2026

‘By and for’ services matter because we understand the realities Black, minoritised and migrant women face, including inadequate culturally responsive support, language barriers, institutional racism and the hostile immigration environment. Our staff’s own lived experiences mean we understand the need for, and value of, intersectional advocacy.

As our Real Impact series analysing the government’s VAWG strategy explores, this work goes far beyond crisis support. We provide specialist casework, counselling, and peer support, with a focus on long-term outcomes that empower women.

Research shows marginalised women are more likely to trust and engage with ‘by and for’ services because they feel believed, understood, and not judged. That trust saves lives. It also creates better outcomes across the board, reducing crisis escalation and long-term pressure on public services.

Yet despite this, ‘by and for’ organisations remain chronically underfunded and under-recognised. We will continue to call for long-term, sustainable, ring-fenced funding for specialist services supporting Black, minoritised and migrant women.

Read our blog in the Real Impact Series to know more about how ‘by and for’ services fit in the government’s VAWG strategy.

https://southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/why-by-and-for-services-and-their-funding-matter/

01/06/2026

Six months on from the Government's VAWG Strategy, the gap between political ambition and lived reality remains stark for Black, minoritised and migrant women.

While some important steps have been taken, the Strategy continues to fall short in critical areas, particularly in relation to structural reform and access to support. All women deserve safety regardless of their background, race or immigration status.

Read our full analysis here:
https://southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/tracking-the-vawg-strategy-six-months-on/

29/05/2026

Our Policy Manager, Sanskriti Sanghi, recently joined Lycamobile's Lyca Xtra podcast to discuss how perpetrators weaponise migrant women's insecure immigration status, and how this is replicated through the state's imposition of the No Recourse to Public Funds condition.

Highlighting our long-standing campaign to equalise rights and protections for all women, regardless of immigration status, she spoke about the urgent reforms still needed to guarantee safety and support.

Listen to the full podcast and learn more on YouTube.

This episode dives into the harsh reality of domestic abuse, a cris...

26/05/2026

Lauris and Yolanda’s case lays bare the deadly consequences of institutional failures.

Despite repeated pleas for help, evidence of stalking, and escalating risk, Lauris was failed by the very systems meant to protect her.

As the coroner ruled, Yolanda’s unlawful killing could have been prevented had the Metropolitan Police taken Lauris’s domestic abuse case seriously.

This is not an isolated tragedy. Black, minoritised and migrant women are too often treated as less credible, less deserving of protection, and left navigating policing and safeguarding systems shaped by structural discrimination.

Stalking and coercive control continue to be minimised, forcing women to repeatedly prove the danger they face while perpetrators exploit systemic gaps with impunity.

We urgently need accountability and meaningful reform across policing and other statutory agencies. This must include stronger responses to stalking and coercive control, properly funded specialist ‘by and for’ services, trauma-informed, culturally competent and anti-racist practice, and equal protection for migrant women regardless of immigration status.

We stand in solidarity with Lauris in her fight for justice and accountability for her mother, Yolanda. Women should not have to die before systems decide to listen.

Read more here:

Yolanda Saldana Feliz was stabbed 40 times by Miguel Angel Florentino, after Lauris Saldana’s emails to Met police went unanswered