Alimatu Dimonekene MBE

175 DAYS IN PRISON

Zainab Sheriff a young mother in Sierra Leone has spent 175 days in prison. We are calling for her release, for compassion, and for justice.

We want Zainab Sheriff out of prison.

Please scan the QR code and sign the petition: change.org/clemency4zainab

Add your voice. Share widely. Stand for justice.

#FreeZainabSheriff #ClemencyForZainab #JusticeForZainab #SierraLeone

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As a Black woman, I am beginning to feel that our kindness and the pressure to always be “respectable” are being taken for granted. We work so hard to preserve our dignity, yet people seem to mistake our restraint for permission to trample over us.

At this big old age, I am done swallowing my anger to keep others comfortable. If you cross me, expect to hear the voice I have held back for far too long. My dignity comes with boundaries.

@kelechnekoff love you babes ❤️🌹

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Isata’s story is sadly so familiar to many of us working with women and girls in Sierra Leone, where too many girls face abuse, from FGM to rape and sexual exploitation. Often enforced by the political leadership.

Something happened to her at 16 years old

Yet we have far too few services to address the deep-rooted trauma and provide lasting support.

When a girl keeps returning to the streets, we must ask what safe alternatives she actually has. Without shelter, counselling, education and support for young mothers, escaping abuse can feel impossible.

Rescue alone is not enough.

Our girls need protection and sustained care to rebuild their lives.

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Please sign this petition. For years, we have heard deeply troubling reports of exploitation and grooming involving predominantly Black young people, yet serious questions remain about the response.

I watched a mother describe how her 17-year-old daughter, still a child, had allegedly been groomed and held against her will. She says no action has been taken. These allegations deserve urgent investigation, and families deserve answers.

Demand a full UK investigation into SPAC Nation and Nxtion Family. Sign and share: c.org/kXc9XwfftJ via @Change

@SteveReedMP

Honoured to attend today’s Remembrance Sunday service at Enfield Town War Memorial, joining our community to remember those who served and gave their lives in the two World Wars and more recent conflicts.

My sincere thanks to Wing Commander David Hale RAFAC, Chairman of the Enfield Branch of the Royal British Legion, for inviting me.

Across Edmonton Green, Enfield Town and Southgate, communities gathered for services, parades and wreath laying. At Enfield Town, the service was led by Ann Cable, Deputy Lieutenant for Enfield, with wreaths also laid by Council Leader Cllr Alessandro Georgiou and Mayor Cllr Emma Supple.

This year, I crocheted and donated dozens of poppies to the Royal British Legion. Each stitch was my small, personal way of honouring sacrifice and supporting remembrance.

As we remember all who served, I hold a special place for African and Commonwealth soldiers whose contributions must never be forgotten. We honour their memory through remembrance and our commitment to peace.

We will remember them. ❤️