🚨Just launched from Stand Up to Racism🚀
Women MPs, cultural figures and campaigners have come together to reject the far right’s racist lies and weaponisation of sexual abuse
📰Read the Guardian exclusive https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/02/women-stop-linking-asylum-seekers-sexual-abuse
✍️Sign the open letter: bit.ly/womenagainst
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Sign the open letter today
The far right is using women’s safety as a weapon to spread racism and division. They are not defenders of women—they exploit violence against women and children to push hate. Together we can stand with all survivors and victims of abuse, unite against the far right and challenge the racist lies and scapegoating. Join women MPs, cultural figures and campaigners in signing the open letter below to show that we will not let the far right speak in our name
Initial signatories:
Paloma Faith, singer / Annie Macnamus, DJ & broadcaster / Joy Crookes, singer / Charlotte Church, singer / Anoushka Shankar, musician / Shirley Manson, singer / Lambrini Girls, band / Zarah Sultana MP / Diane Abbott MP / Bell Ribeiro Addy MP / Baroness Shami Chakrabarti / Samira Ali & Sabby Dhalu, Stand Up to Racism / Nadia Whittome MP / Kim Johnson MP Mary Kelly Foy MP / Ellie Chowns MP / Leanne Wood, former Plaid Cymru leader / Sarah Woolley, BFAWU General Secretary / Fran Heathcote, PCS General Secretary / Taranjit Chana, TUC LGBT+ Committee / Sarah Kilpatrick, NEU President / Maryam Eslamdoust, TSSA General Secretary / Maria Fawcett, TSSA Assistant General Secretary / Andrea Bradley, EIS General Secretary / Julia Georgiou, NHBCSA General Secretary / Zita Holborne FRSA / Louise Regan, NEU Exec / Jess Edwards, NEU Exec / Cllr Chantelle Lunt Priyamvada Gopal, professor & writer / Abortion Rights UK / Robina Qureshi, Positive Action in Housing CEO / Sian Summer-Rees, City of Sanctuary UK / Charlotte Khan, Care4Calais / Linda Allbutt, Period Power founder / Ruth Brown, Asylum Justice / Zoe Gardner, Independent researcher / Dr Naomi Green, MCB Assistant Secretary General / Raghad Altikriti, MAB Chair / Linsay Taylor, CEO MEND / Rabbi Lee Wax / Salma Yaqoob / Lindsey German, STW Convenor / Patsy Stevenson / Cllr Ilkay Cinko-Oner / Sheffield Women’s Collective / Rose Hunter, North Staffs Miners Wives Action Group / Vonni Hardman & Heather Wood, National Women’s Action for Positive Change / Love Music Hate Racism