Campaigning and Strategic Advocacy
Safety4Sisters works to create systemic change for Black and minoritised migrant women affected by gender-based violence. Alongside providing specialist support, we challenge the policies, practices, and systems that exclude migrant women from safety, justice, and protection because of their immigration status.
Our campaigning is rooted in the lived experiences of migrant survivors and focuses on dismantling the structural barriers that prevent women from seeking help and living free from violence.
Our Key Campaigning Priorities
National Firewall
We continue to advocate for a National Firewall between public services and immigration enforcement. A Firewall is essential to ensure that migrant women can report abuse, access healthcare, housing, and other support services without fear of data-sharing, detention, or deportation.
No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF)
We campaign for the removal of the No Recourse to Public Funds condition, which forces many migrant women to remain in abusive situations or face extreme poverty and homelessness. Ending NRPF is critical to ensuring that all women can access safety and support when they need it.
Challenging Racism and Far-Right Violence
We challenge racism and racialised violence that disproportionately impact Black, minoritised, and migrant women. This includes speaking out against hostile immigration narratives, discriminatory systems, and far-right violence that increase fear, isolation, and risk for migrant survivors.
Collective Advocacy and Systemic Change
We work in solidarity with feminist, migrant-led, and specialist organisations to influence policy, raise awareness, and amplify migrant women’s voices at local, regional, and national levels. Through collective action and sustained advocacy, we push for long-term change that centres dignity, equality, and human rights.
We believe that meaningful change requires both direct support for women and persistent campaigning to transform the systems that place migrant women at risk.
