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Building Sisterhood and Solidarity, Amplifying the Voices of Women, Defending Women’s Human Rights

#FiLiA2027 is in Blackpool, Lancashire

Tickets and so much more @ https://linktr.ee/filiauk
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FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · Nov 2
"FiLiA volunteers were truly extraordinary – they always are but they were really tested this year and were all champions, every one of them."

Become a Friend of FiLiA filia.org.uk/friends-of-filia

#Sisterhood #Solidarity #FiLiA2026
filiacharity.bsky.social
Important @ukhouseoflords.bsky.social debate last week on Govt's #VAWG strategy: #FGM, honour-based abuse, online #misogyny, CSE & role of the new Victims’ Commissioner.

📺 youtu.be/evl7kUzji1Y

Peers’ asked Lord Hanson ‘when’ the strategy will be published, he repeatedly answered ‘very soon’...⏰
What is the government doing to reduce violence against women and girls?
YouTube video by House of Lords
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
filiacharity.bsky.social
#FiLiA2025: The State as Perpetrator of Violence Against Women, with chair Brownyn Winter & @maryamaldossari.bsky.social, Clarice Saadi, Ninotchka Rosca, @atenadaemi.bsky.social, with interpreter Tooba Zakipoor, & Froha Poya; @unsrvaw.bsky.social sent a statement.

📺 youtu.be/o7CLnIVfbHI

#16Days
December 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM
filiacharity.bsky.social
🧵 Last month, FiLiA welcomed our new Director of Research, Dr Laura Favaro, who will bring together FiLiA’s diverse strands of research to establish a dedicated space for the production of high-quality, feminist-driven research: the FiLiA Research Hub.

#16Days #16DaysOfActivism
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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kiritunks.bsky.social
Really looking forward to this. Spaces limited so book early! #UnionsForWomen #AnnieMills
filiacharity.bsky.social FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · 3d
Starved, Protested, Arrested: Unearthing Annie Mills at the Marx Memorial Library. Join us for a tour of the library & an archive workshop on this little-known activist of the National Unemployed Workers’ Movement.

🗓️ Wed 28th January 6pm
📍 Marx Memorial Library, London
🎟️ bit.ly/FiLiAAnnieMillsMML
December 6, 2025 at 12:24 PM
filiacharity.bsky.social
Starved, Protested, Arrested: Unearthing Annie Mills at the Marx Memorial Library. Join us for a tour of the library & an archive workshop on this little-known activist of the National Unemployed Workers’ Movement.

🗓️ Wed 28th January 6pm
📍 Marx Memorial Library, London
🎟️ bit.ly/FiLiAAnnieMillsMML
December 6, 2025 at 12:16 PM
filiacharity.bsky.social
#MVAWG accounts for at least 15.8% of all recorded crime, has been declared a national threat and the Gov't has committed to halving this within 10 years.

In Making Policy Work for Women, we made several recommendations to Gov't📑➡️ bit.ly/FiLiA-Making-Policy-Work-For-Women

#16Days #16DaysOfActivism
December 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
filiacharity.bsky.social
And next week, our other #Wales event.

We know it's not easy for all Women to travel to #Cardiff and we want to hear from women across #Wales to find out how the #FiLiAWomensAssembly can support you.

🗓️ Wednesday 10th December 7pm
🌐 ONLINE
🎟️ bit.ly/FWA-WalesZoom

#16DaysOfActivism #16Days
December 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
filiacharity.bsky.social
Don't forget, tomorrow is our next event in #Wales - a Women-only meeting in #Cardiff & share your views on what Women need from the #FiLiAWomensAssembly in Wales.

🗓️ Saturday 6th December 11am
🎟️ bit.ly/FWA-Wales

#16Days #16DaysOfActivism
December 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
filiacharity.bsky.social
🧵 Since we first met & interviewed nine lesbians in the #Kakuma refugee camp, we have walked alongside them & their sisters through moments of hope & far too many hardships.

Read more of their stories on our campaign page ➡️ filia.org.uk/kakuma-campaign

#16Days #16DaysOfActivism #NoWomanLeftBehind
December 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
filiacharity.bsky.social
We welcome @jessasatomp.bsky.social's appointment to this role and look forward to working with her to improve the #VAWG response within health and social care.

#16Days #16DaysOfActivism
jessasatomp.bsky.social Jess Asato MP @jessasatomp.bsky.social · 7d
I'm honoured to have been asked to advise the Health Secretary on how our health system can contribute to this Government's mission of halving violence against women and girls in a decade.
December 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
filiacharity.bsky.social
Feminist Resistance to the Porn Industry – Gemma Aitchison, Rakel Nævdal, with chair @tonia-antoniazzi.bsky.social on how feminists are resisting exploitation, exposing truths & demanding change (w/Gail Dines @culturereframed.bsky.social via video).

📺 youtu.be/4FS5IANO26k

#16Days #16DaysOfActivism
December 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM
filiacharity.bsky.social
🧵 Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities #IDPD2025 #IDPD

www.un.org/en/observanc...
International Day of Persons with Disabilities | United Nations
The International Day of Disabled Persons aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development.
www.un.org
December 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
filiacharity.bsky.social
Surrogacy must be part of #16Days – to shine a light on how #surrogacy is inherently exploitative, how it exposes Women & children to #humanrights violations, how it is characterised by violence against Women & children. Ban it now.

➡️ www.filia.org.uk/latest-news/...

#16DaysOfActivism
December 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
filiacharity.bsky.social
At the #FiLiA2025 closing, our sisters from #Kakuma joined us via a live Zoom and as always, there is so much to learn from them – their resilience and their compassion and above all, their unwavering #Sisterhood and #Solidarity

📺 youtu.be/_NZ4hW4T8qYi

#16Days #16DaysOfActivism #NoWomenLeftBehind
December 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
filiacharity.bsky.social
In September, the FiLiA Young Women's group had a stall at #SussexUni Freshers Fair & asked ‘What are the biggest problems young Women face in 2025?’

Read what the students had to say at our new blog ➡️ www.filia.org.uk/latest-news/...

#16Days #16DaysOfActivism #AndrewTate #MVAWG #Spiking #OnlyFans
December 1, 2025 at 9:03 AM
filiacharity.bsky.social
Thank you, Lady Falkner, for your leadership and interventions in balancing the rights of everyone, in your role as Chair of the #EHRC

We are especially grateful for your defence of women's human rights, especially in the face of toxicity & hostility.

🔗 www.equalityhumanrights.com/kishwer-baro...
November 30, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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sikhwomensaiduk.bsky.social
A fantastic and insightful panel discussion. We took so much away from this as Chair. Caste may manifest in different ways but the underlying root causes of caste structures are identical.
filiacharity.bsky.social FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · 10d
For #16days, from #FiLiA2025, the session Caste is a Feminist Issue.

📺 youtu.be/j52q3aLQg_M

Vandana Aparanti, Terezia Rostas & Harumi Gellineau explored caste & stressed the urgency of cross-caste & Feminist #solidarity, with chair Sukhvinder Kaur @sikhwomensaiduk.bsky.social

#16DaysOfActivism
November 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
filiacharity.bsky.social
For #16Days read about our #WomenFirst team, Women with lived & living experience.

Via their Audit Tool, they aim to help local authorities build on any existing good practice & address gaps, to improve outcomes for Women exploited in the sex trade.

🔗 filia.org.uk/women-first

#16DaysOfActivism
November 30, 2025 at 10:58 AM
filiacharity.bsky.social
We also have an ONLINE event for Women in #Wales – especially for those who are unable to or struggle to travel to #Cardiff – we are hosting a FREE Women-only session via Zoom.

🗓️ Wednesday 10th December 7pm
🎟️ bit.ly/FWA-WalesZoom

#16Days #16DaysOfActivism #HumanRightsDay
filiacharity.bsky.social FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · 21d
Make them Listen – Amplifying Welsh Women’s Voices!

We know it's not easy for all Women to travel to #Cardiff & want to hear from women across Wales to find out how the #FiLiAWomensAssembly can support Women to ensure their voices are heard.

🗓️ Wed 10th December 7pm
📍 ONLINE
🎟️ bit.ly/FWA-WalesZoom
November 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
filiacharity.bsky.social
And in the next two weeks, our next events in #Wales - firstly come along to this Women-only meeting in #Cardiff & share your views on what Women need from the #FiLiAWomensAssembly in Wales.

🗓️ Saturday 6th December 11am
🎟️ bit.ly/FWA-Wales

#16Days #16DaysOfActivism
filiacharity.bsky.social FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · 21d
Two more events coming up for #Wales

#FiLiAWomensAssembly in Wales: come along to this event to hear more and to share your views on what women need from the Assembly in #Cardiff and Wales.

🗓️ Saturday 6th December 11am
📍 Central Cardiff
🎟️ bit.ly/FWA-Wales

#FWAWales
November 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
filiacharity.bsky.social
Don't forget tonight is our next FiLiA Women's Assembly event in #Bolton - still a few tickets left for this, it's FREE and for Women-only 🔥

🎟️ bit.ly/FiLiAFireBolton

#Manchester #GreaterManchester #16Days
filiacharity.bsky.social FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · 24d
Come along to FiLiA's Fire! #Bolton – a free Women-only FiLiA Women’s Assembly event. It's a relaxed, informal discussion group, with a topic for each meeting – this time it's #WomensHealth

🗓️ Sat 29th November 7pm
📍 Bolton centre
🎟️ bit.ly/FiLiAFireBolton

#FiLiAFireBolton #GreaterManchester
November 29, 2025 at 11:44 AM
filiacharity.bsky.social
For #16days, from #FiLiA2025, the session Caste is a Feminist Issue.

📺 youtu.be/j52q3aLQg_M

Vandana Aparanti, Terezia Rostas & Harumi Gellineau explored caste & stressed the urgency of cross-caste & Feminist #solidarity, with chair Sukhvinder Kaur @sikhwomensaiduk.bsky.social

#16DaysOfActivism
November 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
filiacharity.bsky.social
As part of the #16days, we’re proud to highlight @filiahaguemums.bsky.social, a volunteer-led campaign working with frontline experts & victim-survivors to end injustices for mothers & children fleeing DA, created by #HagueAbductionConvention

🔗 www.hague-mothers.org.uk

#16DaysOfActivism #IDEVAW
November 28, 2025 at 10:23 AM
filiacharity.bsky.social
The two-child benefit cap will be scrapped in full from April 2026, described by the @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social as ‘a landmark step towards tackling child poverty in the UK’ & which will ‘lift over half a million children out of poverty by the end of the decade’.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped from next year
The policy, introduced under the Tories, means parents can only claim universal credit for their first two children.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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neweconomics.bsky.social
👀Looks like this government is scrapping the two child limit! This is good news for the thousands of children who will be lifted out of poverty and for the economy. Previous NEF analysis found this would reduce the economic cost of child poverty by £3.2bn a year.
Text: Scrapping the two-child limit will reduce the economic cost of child poverty by £3.2bn a year by the end of this parliament
November 26, 2025 at 12:36 PM