A space for LBTQ+ women to feel safe and empowered
MEWSo is a local organisation that supports women from Middle Eastern, North African and Asian communities in Islington. Last year, they started a campaign called LBTQ+ Matters to fight LBTQ+ discrimination, protect rights of LBTQ+ women in their communities and to ensure they have the same chance to lead fulfilling, meaningful lives as everybody else. We talked to […]
Creating a space for friendship, solidarity and celebration
Interview with Sigal Avni, Assistant Director at Islington Mind: How has lockdown and the pandemic impacted the clients you support? Covid-19 and subsequent lockdown measures have disproportionately affected LGBTIQ+ people, many of whom already lived with multiple disadvantages. Our LGBTIQ+ clients tell us they’re cut off from their regular communities and support networks, leaving them feeling […]
Pride Month: Inequalities persist in the borough for LGBTIQ+ people
As we’re nearing the end of Pride Month, we wanted to talk about our LGBTIQ+ communities and the state of equalities in Islington. We’ve talked to two partner organisations, Islington Mind and MEWSo. June is Pride Month, and many people have come together online to celebrate and to commemorate the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall […]
