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Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · 2h

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Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · 1d

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Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · 3d

Our statement on the BBC Panorama documentary which captured racism, misogyny, and islamophobia demonstrated by serving police officers. A radical re-approach to building trust and confidence must be taken that centres young women and girls.

Read here: www.agendaalliance.org/news/agendaa...

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Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · 16d

NEW REPORT FROM TRANSFORMING TOGETHER:

‘Meeting the unmet need for women: A networked model for shifting power and changing systems in the North East’

Read more: www.agendaalliance.org/documents/20...

www.agendaalliance.org

Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · 20d

#Imkaan have shared the following devasting statement regarding the impact of the far-right's extremist targeting of VAWG services and their staff.

There must be urgent measures taken to protect by and for services and the women and girls they support:
www.imkaan.org.uk/imkaan-state...

Imkaan Statement on the Impact of Far-Right Targeting of VAWG — Imkaan

Far-right extremism is escalating, and its impact on Black and minoritised women is immediate and devastating. Imkaan has issued the following statement in light of these disturbing recent events.

www.imkaan.org.uk

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Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · 22d

Proud to also be a signatory to this letter. The government must urgently tackle the poverty crisis in the UK to prevent more women being driven into sex work by poverty and financial need.

Spectra @spectra-london.org.uk · 23d

📢 We have signed an open letter, led by @decrimnow.bsky.social , calling on the UK Government to act on the poverty crisis driving more people, especially women, into s@x work.

Read more:

https://spectra-london.org.uk/2025/09/15/women-in-poverty-sx-work-spectra-open-letter/

A protester in a mask holds a sign reading "Benefit cuts drive women into prostitution." Text below urges government action to prevent women being forced into sex work due to poverty.

Red background with white text stating, "76% of sex workers who responded to a recent survey by Decrim Now said that financial need was the main reason they entered sex work."

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Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · 23d

Are you passionate about uplifting marginalised experiences and making change for women and girls?

We are now recruiting for a communications co-ordinator to join our team.

Deadline to apply: 9am, 13 October

Find more details on our website: www.agendaalliance.org/careers/comm...

Pink graphic with an image of a woman in the bottom right corner, holding a sign which says "I want to be heard". Text reads "Are you a story-teller, with a passion for making change for women and girls? Join our team as Communications Co-Ordinator. Deadline to apply 9am, 13 October."

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Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · 23d

Our statement in solidarity with our Muslim, migrant, Black, brown and minoritised colleagues and friends, in the wake of the far-right's mobilisation in London this weekend.

Please read: www.agendaalliance.org/news/agendaa...

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Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · 28d

The Women’s Justice Reimagined partnership has launched a briefing setting out the urgent steps the Women's Justice Board must take to address racial disproportionality in the criminal justice system.

Read more: www.agendaalliance.org/news/wjr-rac...

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Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · Sep 9

Agenda Alliance is delighted to announce the appointment of four new members onto our Board of Trustees: Tina Ajuonuma, Anne Kazimirski, Mariam Radi, and Tanja Salem.

Find out more about them on our website: www.agendaalliance.org/news/four-ne...

Headshots of Agenda Alliance's four new Trustees against a pale blue background.

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Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Ministry of Justice UK’s Sentencing Bill has been published.

The Bill offers a vital opportunity to reform sentencing, and work to reduce the reasons women and girls offend.

Read our initial response here:
www.agendaalliance.org/news/agendaa...

Agenda Alliance responds to the Sentencing Bill

www.agendaalliance.org

Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · Sep 2

We're proud to share our first impact report, marking a decade of Agenda Alliance striving to make a difference for women & girls at the sharpest end of inequality.

Find out how we've pushed the overlooked and underrepresented needs of women and girls onto the political agenda: tinyurl.com/mhe6bw9n

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Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · Aug 14

Report after report from the Chief Inspector of Prisons this year have highlighted the lack of safety and proper support for women across our prisons.

We wish to remember Natasha Chin, and the as yet unnamed 25 year old young woman, whose lives could have potentially been saved with better care.

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Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · Aug 14

It is deeply distressing to read the news that two women have died so recently at HMP Bronzefield.

The loss of these lives only serves as a painful reminder of how serious the consequences of women's unmet needs in custody can be. Our thoughts are with all who loved them.

tinyurl.com/2ewj3bku

Two prisoners die in UK women's jail within days of each other

The jail is holding both Lucy Letby and Constance Marten.

metro.co.uk

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Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · Aug 13

We previously raised our concerns regarding the recommendations to reduce the threshold for deportation included in the Independent Sentencing Review, and the potential serious impacts on migrant women.

You can read that statement here: www.agendaalliance.org/news/agendaa...

Agenda Alliance responds to the Independent Sentencing Review

www.agendaalliance.org

Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · Aug 13

We're dismayed by the government's plans to expand the numbers of people facing deportation immediately after conviction.

Read our Women's Justice Reimagined partner Hibiscus' statement to understand why this could seriously harm women & girls 👇

hibiscusinitiatives.org.uk/blog/stateme...

Statement on government plans on early deportation of migrant people in contact with the criminal justice system - Hibiscus Initiatives

12.08.25 The government’s plan announced over the last days to introduce legislation that would allow the immediate deportation of migrant people convicted of criminal offences in the UK will cause ca...

hibiscusinitiatives.org.uk

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Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · Aug 8

After seven meaningful years at Agenda Alliance, our Deputy CEO, Jess Southgate, is moving on to a new role at the Youth Endowment Fund.

We are now recruiting for a Head of Influencing and Impact here at Agenda; find more details at the close of Jess' blog:
www.agendaalliance.org/news/jess-so...

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Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · Aug 1

"We expect to see a clear, targeted, approach for young women included in the upcoming Women's Justice Board’s strategy, to make sure they can remain in their communities, supported by well-funded specialist services designed to meet their specific needs."

www.agendaalliance.org/news/agendaa...

Agenda Alliance responds to levels of self-harm reaching ‘new peak’ in women’s prisons

www.agendaalliance.org

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Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · Jul 24

Great to see coverage of this issue in the @the-independent.com today.

We're calling for the Department of Education to launch a specific inquiry into the needs of girls missing from education, either through official or unofficial exclusions.

www.independent.co.uk/news/educati...

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Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · Jul 21

📢 Our analysis has found a shocking 257% increase across the last 6 years of the number of girls marked as severely absent from school.

We're calling for better pathways of support for girls with unmet needs, to make sure girls in all regions can stay in school.

Read more: tinyurl.com/mpnautth

Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · Jul 11

New data from DfE shows girls' exclusions have increased by 10% on last year - we're really concerned by the impact near-record levels of suspensions and exclusions will have on girls and their life chances.

Read our statement:
www.agendaalliance.org/news/agendaa...

Agenda Alliance responds to sharp rise in girls' exclusions

www.agendaalliance.org

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Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · Jun 25

Alongside seeing the voices of Black, Asian, migratised and minoritised women at the heart of this investigation, there must be increased investment in maternity funding, including working with expert charities to ensure additional avenues of support for women who need them.

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Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · Jun 25

This year we have seen huge cuts to maternity services - the national Service Development Funding (SDF) for maternity is set to go from £95m in 2024-25 to just £2m in 2025-26.

This a decimation of maternity funding, and will only deepen the inequalities we know exist in maternal healthcare.

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Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · Jun 25

This week, Wes Streeting announced an investigation into NHS maternity services.

From the outset, this investigation must centre the lived experiences of Black women, who are three times more likely to die during childbirth than white women, and experience higher rates of maternity complications.

Birth Companions @birthcompanions.bsky.social · Jun 24

We welcome yesterday's announcement of a national maternity investigation. We're encouraged to see explicit focus on the devastating inequalities experienced by Black and Asian women, and those living in the most deprived areas.

Our full reflections here: www.birthcompanions.org.uk/articles/bir...

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Agenda Alliance @agenda-alliance.bsky.social · Jun 11

Our response to this afternoon's Spending Review:
www.agendaalliance.org/news/agendaa...

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