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Formation | 2015 |
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Founder | Ngozi Fulani |
Legal status | Charity |
Purpose | Domestic violence support |
Headquarters | Hackney, London, UK |
Website |
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Sistah Space is a London-based domestic violence charity [1] that provides specialist services to women of African and Caribbean heritage. [2]
Sistah Space was founded by Ngozi Fulani in 2015, following the 2014 murder of Valerie Forde and her daughter. [2] [3] [4] Sistah Space is "community-based nonprofit initiative created to bridge the gap in domestic abuse services for African heritage women and girls" [5] Sistah Space operated out of a retail location on Lower Clapton, switching to accommodation on Mare Street, Hackney provided by Hackney Council in December 2019. [2] [1]
In 2020, the organisation complained about tweets sent by Philip Glanville. [1] In the same year, the organisation entered into a dispute with Hackney Council over premises in Clapton supplied under a voluntary sector lease, which it claimed to be unsafe. [6] Sistah Space subsequently changed locations. [6] The following year, the organisation suggested sensitivity training for police to help them better support black women who have experienced domestic violence. [7] In August 2022, they were denied permission to have their own float at the Hackney Carnival. [8]
The charity attracted attention in November 2022 when its founder, Fulani, alleged that she had been subject to racist questioning by Lady Susan Hussey, a royal staff member, at a Buckingham Palace function. [9] [10]
In December 2022, the charity stopped much of its work and made a statement on Instagram that online abuse and safety concerns drove the decision. [11] The same month, reports stated that the Charity Commission and the London Assembly were making preliminary investigations into the running of Sistah Space, following a series of more than 200 posts by an anonymous Twitter user questioning the charity's finances and organisation. [12] [13]
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Formation | 2015 |
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Founder | Ngozi Fulani |
Legal status | Charity |
Purpose | Domestic violence support |
Headquarters | Hackney, London, UK |
Website |
www |
Sistah Space is a London-based domestic violence charity [1] that provides specialist services to women of African and Caribbean heritage. [2]
Sistah Space was founded by Ngozi Fulani in 2015, following the 2014 murder of Valerie Forde and her daughter. [2] [3] [4] Sistah Space is "community-based nonprofit initiative created to bridge the gap in domestic abuse services for African heritage women and girls" [5] Sistah Space operated out of a retail location on Lower Clapton, switching to accommodation on Mare Street, Hackney provided by Hackney Council in December 2019. [2] [1]
In 2020, the organisation complained about tweets sent by Philip Glanville. [1] In the same year, the organisation entered into a dispute with Hackney Council over premises in Clapton supplied under a voluntary sector lease, which it claimed to be unsafe. [6] Sistah Space subsequently changed locations. [6] The following year, the organisation suggested sensitivity training for police to help them better support black women who have experienced domestic violence. [7] In August 2022, they were denied permission to have their own float at the Hackney Carnival. [8]
The charity attracted attention in November 2022 when its founder, Fulani, alleged that she had been subject to racist questioning by Lady Susan Hussey, a royal staff member, at a Buckingham Palace function. [9] [10]
In December 2022, the charity stopped much of its work and made a statement on Instagram that online abuse and safety concerns drove the decision. [11] The same month, reports stated that the Charity Commission and the London Assembly were making preliminary investigations into the running of Sistah Space, following a series of more than 200 posts by an anonymous Twitter user questioning the charity's finances and organisation. [12] [13]