North London Sisters Uncut would like to express our solidarity with the family of Maria Mbombo. Shortly after midday on Thursday 19th May 2016, Maria was murdered as a result of domestic violence. Details about her death are still emerging, but what is clear is that this is another case of fatal violence against women. […]
Domestic violence is a mental health issue. Women’s mental wellbeing is directly linked to the violence and trauma we face. The two cannot be separated. While our bodies and our brains are exposed to physical and mental cruelty, our bodies and our brains will react, even for long periods after the immediate experience of violence is over. I can […]
This morning we witnessed Parliament debating cuts to domestic violence refuges. We’ve been waiting for a moment like this for 18 months, since we first formed as a group and drafted our feministo. Today we heard many of our feministo demands raised by politicians, which means we’re finally being heard. Many of our key demands and messages […]
Sisters Uncut picket City Hall to demand Sadiq save London’s disappearing domestic violence services Over 100 women stage a “die in” and lay flowers outside City Hall on Sadiq Khan’s first day in office. After eight damaging years under Boris, activists and domestic violence workers ask what the capital’s first feminist mayor will do to […]
In January, a woman who we’ll refer to as ‘S’ escaped with her three children from the home that she was sharing with her abusive husband. After years of physical, sexual, financial and psychological abuse, S’s household had become a place so unsafe that she actively avoided being alone when her husband was around. After […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 27/04/16 PRESS RELEASE: Feminist direct action group call rowdy demo outside notorious Holloway prison Feminist direct action group, Sisters Uncut, are protesting violence enacted against women in prison and other state institutions 300 people expected to attend protest outside Holloway Prison The group are known for their radical tactics, having stormed […]