Seminars – Juliet Coley
Juliet Coley is a Christian, mother, educator, black children’s book publisher, author and heart attack, heart surgery and cancer survivor.
Charity welcomes judgement in prostitution case
Charity welcomes judgement highlighting exploitation in prostitution and Holding that there is no “right” to purchase sex.
Seminars – Sheila A Belgrave
My experience spans 40 years in central and local government, private and voluntary social housing, specialising although not exclusively in housing management, change management, business planning, policy development, project management auditing, performance management and service improvements. SAB CONSULTANCY I am currently a consultant conducting equalities, diversity, inclusion, and unconscious bias training. I develop ED&I toolkits […]
Seminars – Degna Stone and Alaa Satir
Degna Stone Degna Stone is an award-winning poet and editor living in north east England. She shares her home near the River Tyne with her husband, two teenagers and their chihuahua. Her third poetry pamphlet, Handling Stolen Goods (Peepal Tree Press), explores issues of race and class. Her latest, Weighing of the Heart (Blueprint), charts […]
Black History Month – Seminars
Seminars: We will hold a series of lunch time talks for our staff with women speakers of Black heritage addressing us on a range of topics falling within the broad theme this year of family with all the various challenges and dimensions that this can present for Black women. Our first speaker was: Joan Saunders-Reece […]
Black History Month
What is Black History Month? Carter G. Woodson was born in Virginia 1875, ‘the son of former slaves’. He was able to attend one of the few high schools for Black students having saved money from working as a coal miner. He went on to gain several qualifications, including a PhD in history from Harvard, […]
A short statement from our Chief Executive, Karen Ingala Smith
On 7 July 2021, Pink News released a piece which contains inaccuracies about me and about nia. About nia nia prioritises women, girls and children who have been subjected to sexual and domestic violence and abuse, including prostitution. It is not correct that nia ‘specifically excludes transwomen’ from our services, as was stated by Pink […]
nia is for all women
At nia we prioritise women, women as a sex class. We recognise that race and class inequality intersect with sex inequality. nia rejects accusations that a feminism that prioritises women is white feminism.
Job opportunities with nia
nia’s staff are what allows us to help women, girls and children escape from and move on after sexual and domestic violence and abuse, including prostitution…
Women on the margins
The voices of women who have been subjected to sexual and domestic violence and abuse, including those exploited through prostitution, are not often heard in the narratives of our time. ‘Women on the margins’, developed by the Anita Project team, provides a focus on prostitution, allowing us to take the opportunity of this special day […]
