Imkaan is a UK-based Black feminist organation dedicated to addressing violence against Black and minoritised women and girls.[1]
Imkaan was founded in 2004.[2] From 2004 to 2013 its executive director was Marai Larasi.[3] From 2019 to 2023 Imkaan's executive director was Baljit Banga.[4]
Since 2023, Imkaan's Co Executive Directors have been Mary Clarke and Ghadah Alnasseri.
In July 2024 Imkaan launched their manifesto "In Our Words", calling for the new government to end systemic inequality and violence against Black and minoritised women and girls https://www.imkaan.org.uk/
In March 2020 Imkaan launched a report, Reclaiming Voice, on sexual violence against minoritized women.[5]
References
edit- ^ Helen Beckett; Jenny Pearce (2017). Understanding and Responding to Child Sexual Exploitation. Taylor & Francis. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-351-86657-6.
- ^ Case Study: Imkaan—Supporting Asian, Black, Minority, Ethnic, and Refugee Survivors, UN Virtual Knowledge Centre to End Violence against Women and Girls. Accessed 14 December 2020.
- ^ David Batty, Marai Larasi: 'I'm hurt that this country neglects BME women', The Guardian, 12 February 2019. Accessed 14 December 2020.
- ^ Baljit Banga[permanent dead link], Women Against Violence Europe, 2 December 2019. Accessed 14 December 2020.
- ^ Joanna Bourke, Imkaan, Intersectionality, and Sexual Violence, SHaME, Birkbeck, University of London, 11 March 2020. Accessed 14 December 2020.