We are Sisters Uncut. We stand united with all self-defining women who live under the threat of domestic violence, and those who experience violence in their daily lives. We stand against the life-threatening cuts to domestic violence services. We stand against austerity.
In the UK, two women a week on average are killed at the hands of a partner or ex-partner. The cuts make it harder for women to leave dangerous relationships and live safely.
Safety is not a privilege. Access to justice cannot become a luxury. Austerity cuts are ideological but cuts to domestic violence services are fatal.
Every woman’s experience is specific to her; as intersectional feminists we understand that a woman’s individual experience of violence is affected by race, class, disability, sexuality and immigration status.
Doors are being slammed on women fleeing violence. Refuges are being shut down, legal aid has been cut, social housing is scarce and private rents are extortionate.
What’s more, local councils are selling out contracts to services who are running them on a shoestring – putting the safety of survivors at risk and deteriorating the working conditions for those who work with abused women.
To those in power, our message is this: your cuts are sexist, your cuts are dangerous, and you think that you can get away with them because you have targeted the people who you perceive as powerless.
We are those people, we are women, we will not be silenced. We stand united and fight together, and together we will win.
Demands
No more cuts to domestic violence services
Restore funding that has been cut
Secure funding for specialist domestic violence services; this should be ring-fenced* at a national level
Local Authorities to fully meet the demands of their communities, recognising that different women have different needs
Guaranteed access to legal aid for women experiencing domestic violence
Provide access to safe and secure social housing for women who otherwise cannot afford to flee
Panic rooms should not be classified as a spare room under the Bedroom Tax
Safety should not be subject to immigration status; extend access to safe housing to women with no recourse to public funds
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
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