Hammersmith and Fulham Law Centre SBS Domestic Violence and Immigration Outreach Service are being provided by trained domestic violence advocates at Southall Black Sisters and qualified Immigration solicitors from Hammersmith & Fulham Law Centre. Our partnership with Hammersmith & Fulham Law Centre is a long standing one that has led to successful outcomes over the years for our clients. Hammersmith

Southall Black Sisters are with working Shelter, the housing and homelessness charity, to provide outreach advice services. You will be assisted by a specialist housing advisor, who can: check your legal rights regarding housing and homelessness guide you through legal procedures help you to negotiate or take further action. We will accept referrals for women, over the age of 25,

On a freezing Saturday afternoon in March, Southall Broadway was momentarily brought to a halt as 150 women, children and men took to the streets, placards and banners in hand, to protest against the persistent violence women and girls face within our communities. Outraged at the recent event in Delhi, when a young woman was raped and murdered on a

Women, Rise and Fight! March Against Violence Against Women and Girls On the 16th December 2012, six men repeatedly raped a young woman on a bus in Delhi before dumping her and her friend on the roadside. She died of massive internal injuries two weeks later. What happened in Delhi has sparked outrage in India and has led to global

A Free Training Seminar on Forced Marriage This seminar is aimed at practitioners working on forced marriage with a particular focus on the needs and re-settlement of repatriated victims. The seminar will help to increase your understanding of: The nature of forced marriage The impact of forced marriage on women and girls How to help prevent or help a victim

Protest against sexual violence in India They came from near and far – from London, Surrey, Shropshire, Wales and Yorkshire. Some had travelled 200 miles to be there, emotions high, outside the Indian High Commission in London, on the eve of 7th January, in response to the horrific gang rape and murder of a young woman, 23 year old physiotherapy

7th January 2013 at 4-7pm Outside the Indian High Commission, London, WC2B 4NA WARNING: The details below of the gang rape that took place recently on 16 December might be graphic and/or upsetting for some. Please share this with your friends, colleagues, activists, feminists and blog, tweet, facebook and other social networks. Update: 3rd January 2013 Please note the Protest has now

Over 200 people attended a vigil for Savita Halapannavar , outside the Irish Embassy in London on Saturday 18th November.  Savita, a 31 year old dentist of Indian origin, was  17 weeks pregnant but was in serious pain and miscarrying.  However, her request for a termination at her local hospital in the republic of Ireland was refused, leading to her

Save local hospitals for local people Southall Black Sisters (SBS) joined nearly a thousand protestors on Saturday 15th September 2012 to challenge the proposed closure of emergency services at Ealing hospital.  Two marches from Southall Park and Acton Park converged in Ealing Common in a whole day of action.  If the NHS re-organisation plans go ahead, Accident & Emergency services

SBS joins one of several groups in opposing the government’s recent proposals on family migration in an open letter to the Times Editor For full transcript of the letter go to http://www.migrantsrights.org.uk/blog/2012/05/home-office-plans-are-too-harsh-letter-editor