Bringing disabled women together, mobilising
and sharing through lived experiences
In solidarity: Black Disabled Lives Matter
Sisters of Frida stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement globally and in the UK. We cannot do that without including Disabled Black Lives.
Racism and ableism are intertwined.
From deaths in custody to the hostile environment, from the school
exclusions to austerity policies, Black lives and, in particular, Black Disabled lives are devalued by systemic and structural racism and ableism. The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare health inequalities in the UK: Black people are four times more likely to die of Covid-19 than white people
and deaths of people learning difficulties have gone up by 134% during the pandemic.
We fight for a world where Black Disabled women are valued, cherished and can thrive in our communities.
[…] SoF said in a statement: “From deaths in custody to the hostile environment, from the school exclusions to austerity policies, black lives and, in particular, black disabled lives, are devalued by systemic and structural racism and ableism. […]