Sisters Uncut

Taking direct action for domestic violence services.

Why Sisters Uncut support Black Lives Matter UK #shutdown

Friday, August 5, 2016

Sisters Uncut pledge our commitment and solidarity to Black Lives Matter UK and our black, queer siblings who are leading the movement on this side of the Atlantic. Black Lives Matter is part of a long struggle by the black community against police and state brutality. Though it was founded in the US, the parallels […]

This is how we know we can win

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Last Thursday, sisters in Doncaster celebrated the opening of a new domestic violence service. Well, not so much a new service, but the revival of a service that had been forced to close – and that they fought to bring back. This didn’t happen overnight, and it didn’t happen without a whole community of Doncaster […]

In Solidarity with Migrant Sisters

Monday, July 18, 2016

Sisters Uncut North London stands in solidarity with all our migrant sisters. We stand against all racism and xenophobia. We stand against Islamophobia, and the racialised way it targets our Muslim sisters of colour. We stand against borders. We commit to unite with our migrant sisters against the vicious racist, sexist cuts imposed on us […]

Summer of Action: Why we reclaimed an empty council flat

Friday, July 15, 2016

East End Sisters Uncut have reclaimed an empty council home in Hackney to highlight the need for access to social housing for survivors of domestic violence. We are following in the footsteps of our sisters in the refuge movement, who squatted empty buildings in order to use them to provide sanctuary for women and children […]

Were you lying Theresa?

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

In June 2012 the coalition government said they were serious about ending violence against women. They said they would fully support the Istanbul Convention, which is an international plan that makes governments responsible for preventing gendered-violence and providing specialist support and intervention that protects survivors when they need it. The convention guarantees refuge provision, early […]

Shameful Southwark Council response to Sisters Uncut occupation

Friday, July 1, 2016

The South East London Sisters Uncut occupation of 285 Rye Lane is in full swing. We have opened our doors to hundreds of people to attend workshops about the current state of domestic violence services, take classes like yoga or crafting and use our crèche. The occupation has provided a space for Peckham residents to […]