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Reflections on Black History Month

Wednesday 23rd October 2024
Sekinat Adima

I would like to start by thanking the AWRC for giving me the opportunity to share my thoughts on Black History Month. I am proud to support AWRC in delivering their Harmful Practice (HP) course, which stands as the only one of its kind in the UK. This course is invaluable as it addresses the harmful practices that we, as Black, Minority and Ethnic (BME) women, experience, and educates professionals working with victims of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) on the complex, layered issues we face as women of colour. In writing this, I have chosen to use the term "BME" rather than "global majority." While I appreciate the rationale behind the global majority movement, which seeks to…

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