Sistah Space forced to close over safety concerns

The award-winning domestic violence charity said recent events have forced them to cease many operations due to safety concerns

CLEARED: The Charity Commission has found no evidence against Sistah Space

SISTAH SPACE has been forced to temporarily cease operations due to safety concerns of its service users and team.

This comes after the charity’s founder Ngozi Fulani revealed she was continuously asked where she “really came from” at an event held at Buckingham Palace last month.

Since then, the charity boss has been subjected to prolonged racist abuse across social media.

In a statement posted to the charity’s Instagram page on Friday night, Sistah Space said: “Thank you for the continued support and messages.

“Unfortunately recent events meant that we were forced to temporarily cease many of our operations to ensure the safety of our service users and our team.

“We are overwhelmed by the amount of support and encouragement and look forward to fully reinstating our services as soon as safely possible.”

MESSAGE: Sistah Space’s statement shared on Instagram.

Charity

Sistah Space is an award-winning domestic and sexual violence charity that caters to African and Caribbean women.

Ms Fulani’s charity has been tirelessly advocating for Valerie’s Law – which will allow cultural training for police and other government agencies to better support Black women affected by domestic violence.

The initiative is named after Valerie Forde, 45, who along with her 22-month-old baby girl, was murdered by her ex-partner, in 2014.

The campaign has gathered over 100,000 signatures and the backing from celebrities like Sir Lewis Hamilton and FKA Twigs.

Risk for black women

Last year, Ms Fulani told The Voice: “We need laws that protect Black women. Unfortunately, the media doesn’t seem to care about the safety of Black women and girls”

She added that current domestic abuse services do not understand Black culture, which is putting Black women and girls at risk and insists Valarie’s Law will help them become more “culturally competent.”

She continued: “Bruises and scars might be difficult to see on some Black skin, but it doesn’t mean they are not there.

“Black women who have been abused, are being told their scars are invisible and that is not good enough.

“Understanding that bruises may appear different on black skin can make a real difference and can be the difference between life or death.”

Essential research by Sistah Space, revealed that in the UK 86% of women of African and Caribbean heritage have either been a victim of domestic abuse or know a family member who has been assaulted.

Only 57% of victims said they would tell the police about abuse.

Last week, black community leaders came to Ms Fulani’s defence and said there was a “rightwing campaign to discredit her.”

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3 Comments

  1. | Chaka Artwell

    Sistah Space founder, Ms Ngozi Fulani, has used her fifteen minutes of national and international fame to busily appear on Breakfast News programmes; BBC Radio Four’s Women’s Hour, and other news broadcasts, to disparage; malign and accuse Lady Susan Hussey of being prejudice for merely asking Ms Fulani, who was dressed in African costume, to reveal her African heritage.

    Lady Susan Hussey is familiar with engaging with his His Majesty’s African-heritage Subjects; as the church Lady Hussey attends, is heavily attended by laity of African-heritage.

    I feel sure Lady Susan Hussey genuinely wanted to hear of Ms Fulani’s African-heritage.

    Nevertheless, the Monarchy, the Palace, and the Marxist Left-wing Press and Media have wholeheartedly supported Ms Fulani accusation of “racism,” against Lady Susan Hussey.

    Lady Hussey’s 60 years of loyal service to the Monarchy has ended under a cloud.
    Sistah Space has temporarily suspended its activities due to adverse public reaction,

    Caucasian-heritage people now fear even trying to politely engage with African-heritage people, in case we claim to have been offended by being asked commonly asked questions, when meeting a stranger.

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  2. | Chaka Artwell

    Sistah Space founder, Ms Ngozi Fulani, has used her fifteen minutes of national and international fame to busily appear on Breakfast News programmes; BBC Radio Four’s Women’s Hour, and other news broadcasts, to disparage; malign and accuse Lady Susan Hussey of being prejudice for merely asking Ms Fulani, who was dressed in African costume, to reveal her African heritage.

    Lady Susan Hussey is familiar with engaging with his His Majesty’s African-heritage Subjects; as the church Lady Hussey attends, is heavily attended by laity of African-heritage.

    I feel sure Lady Susan Hussey genuinely wanted to hear of Ms Fulani’s African-heritage.

    Nevertheless, the Monarchy, the Palace, and the Marxist Left-wing Press and Media have wholeheartedly supported Ms Fulani accusation of “racism,” against Lady Susan Hussey.

    Lady Hussey’s 60 years of loyal service to the Monarchy has ended under a cloud.

    Sistah Space has temporarily suspended its activities due to adverse public reaction,

    Caucasian-heritage people now fear even trying to politely engage in conversation with African-heritage people; in case we claim to have been offended by being asked, “where are you from?” which is a commonly asked question and way of initiating conversation.

    Reply

  3. | DAZZA

    White Supremacists in the media and non-media are becoming ever more aggressive and bold. Because there are no leaders in the community. The black community is divided some on her side and others acting white and trying to be like by whites.

    Reply

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