We know #IWD is about more than just slogans- it's about actions Want to know what we have been up to?.... we look forward to hosting our AGM this afternoon ♥️ Visit our link to take feminist actions for women & girls brightonsisters.wordpress.com/16daysofacti...

#OnThisDay, 4 Mar 1933, Frances Perkins is sworn in as Secretary of Labor: the first woman to hold a cabinet post in the USA. She was a workers-rights activist, a key builder of the New Deal, and was in FDR's cabinet throughout his Presidency. #WomenInHistory #History #AmericanHistory 🗃️ 1/2

JOIN US THIS APRIL: Email chains. WhatsApp groups. Private jets. Web forums. This is what men say when we are not in the room. This is what they do. And the scale is staggering. BOOK: www.tickettailor.com/events/siste... FREE CRECHE I CENTRAL BRIGHTON I FREE TRAVEL FOR THOSE WITH NRPF

#OnTheDay, 2 Mar 1977, Bette Davis receives the American Film Institute's lifetime achievement award. She is the first woman to win it. Of the 51 recipients to date, 11 have been women. #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #WHM #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInHollywood 🗃️

Women (& girls) across Brighton tell us again & again that single-sex spaces are life saving & necessary to heal after sexual trauma. This is not a myth & the basis by which we lawfully run a popular women-only organisation. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Concerns raised over alternatives to #Brighton day centre threatened with closure #LDreporter www.hellorayo.co.uk/greatest-hit...

#OnThisDay, 23 Feb 1965, Constance Baker Motley is elected Manhattan Borough President, the first woman to hold the office. She had been a state senator, and would go on to be a federal judge. #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #BlackHistory 🗃️

How can women in Brighton and Hove support their sisters in Iran? Click for information & actions 👇 brightonsisters.wordpress.com/genderaparth...

Medalists in misogyny. "We’re gonna have to bring the women’s team, you do know that”, to which the players laugh." #NotAllMen #IsItTho? www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/...

TAKE ACTION TODAY WITH THE WOMEN OF ROJAVA Action 1: Write to your MP Action 2: Donate to TOV Kurdish Aid Action 3: Join with local solidarity initiatives like @BrightonKurdSol brightonsisters.wordpress.com/rojava/

For too long maternity pay for teachers has been too poor. Today our Labour government is taking a first step towards changing that — doubling the number of weeks at full pay. With Labour, change is coming for school staff. www.lbc.co.uk/article/teac...

Virginia Giuffre gave a list of 40 men to the FBI over a decade ago. The DoJ hosts evidence of crimes on its own website. Time & time again trafficking & rape is reported to the authorities & no action is taken. www.instagram.com/reel/DU5WX9b...

Reem Alsalem, the United Nations special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, said the arrest sends “an important message that nobody is above the law, irrespective of your wealth, your connections – even if you’re royalty”. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...

♥️share & sign♥️ SIGN THE PETITION TO ENSURE CHILD MAINTENANCE SERVICE SAFEGUARDS PREVENT FINANCIAL ABUSE & COERCIVE CONTROL ✍️ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73... For more actions to #FixTheCMS see our webpage 👀 brightonsisters.wordpress.com/childmainten...

Desi Hayward, 33, of Falmer Road in Brighton, was arrested on suspicion of stalking involving fear of violence. He was further arrested on two counts of possession of an offensive weapon in a private place after two bladed weapons were found. www.theargus.co.uk/news/2586000...

Saturday 7th March International Women's Day Hear from Shahed Ezaydi, Kaia Allen-Bevam, Yasmeen Jabri & Alia Alzougbi Book for Iftaar meal: www.tickettailor.com/events/onech... #WeAreStillHere #IWD #Brighton

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I do hope women get to have more of a say at the top level but as a Labour Party member I have repeatedly seen promises of this and it never happens. Misogyny runs deep in the Labour Party.

Show REAL LOVE today & use our website to take actions for women & girls #HappyGalentine #Valentines 🫶♥️🫶👇 brightonsisters.wordpress.com/16daysofacti...

#HappyGalentine women! For our upcoming women-only events, see our link in our bio ♥️

#OnThisDay, 13 Feb 1907, around 15 suffragettes rush into the lobby of the House of Commons in London: around 60 more are arrested outside. The picture shows their release the next day. #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #BritishHistory #VotesForWomen 🗃️

Witchcraft, women & feminism.... Get your tickets here 🫶👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-histor...

#OnThisDay, 12 Feb 1983, around 200 to 300 women protested the Law of Evidence in Lahore. The law effectively made women’s testimonies worth half that of men’s. The police used tear-gas and batons before arresting 50 of the protestors. #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️ 1/2

Racists gathered in Brighton city centre intimidating members of the public & refugees. Fuelled by racist, dehumanising false narratives, half truths & outright lies. Have you been duped by their fake news? Take the quiz: act.refugee-action.org.uk/page/185854/...

“Violence against women & girls is perpetrated by men of all backgrounds- the vast majority of rapes are perpetrated by someone known to the victim." Co opting inaccurate & racist anti-migration rhetoric hurts all women, especially Black & brown women. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Right at the end of this Guardian piece. So why wasn't she involved or asked? "We need to be honest about the fact that if women like Jess Phillips had been in that room when the decision was taken, Peter Mandelson would never have been sent to Washington.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Brighton's number one feminist discussion group! This month we talk about the Darlington nurses, their case & what this means for women. Book here (including free Creche) ♥️ www.tickettailor.com/events/siste...

DISCO DIVAS 🪩 Raise money for RISE Brighton's life saving domestic abuse charity ♥️ Tickets: exeterstreethall.org/event/silent...

In January, the "Darlington Nurses" won a landmark employment tribunal case against Durham & Darlington NHS Their case? To uphold their right to be provided with single-sex changing facilities at work. Join us this Feb to discuss all things Darlington! app.tickettailor.com/events/siste...

"Anyone who recognises the man is urged to come forward and report information to us.” Information can be reported to Sussex Police online or by calling 101 and quoting serial 273 of 17/12. www.theargus.co.uk/news/2576171...

Her daughter spent 8 days in a Sussex A & E waiting for a section 3 psychiatric bed. The sex gap is increasing- women & girls are more likely to self harm (rates in young women are double that of young men) Please sign the petition: c.org/tYGZYCg6Gf

How can women in Brighton & Hove take action with their sisters in Iran? Actions: brightonsisters.wordpress.com/genderaparth... #WomanLifeFreedom #BellaCiao

WATCH: Rage Against The Machine: Iran 📺 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #EndGenderAparthied

NEW YEAR, NEW YOU? Book January's Salon now! At our Salons we aim to build relationships, communities, and understanding of our lives including steps we can take to improve them. Everyone is welcome. Brighton I Women-only I Free creche www.tickettailor.com/events/siste...

UN Projections: At the current rate, it could take nearly 300 years for economic gender parity, with women earning about 80% of what men earn globally.

Start of wars in Gaza and Ukraine led to spikes in global incidents affecting pregnant women's access to healthcare. #WaronWomen www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

"This is often the last option that women will choose," Money can not buy consent, whether it is on the street or in a lux apartment. #EndDemand news.sky.com/story/debate...

Witnesses said the victim, a woman in her 20s, was in a vulnerable position during the incident at about 11am on June 7. Scott was seen grabbing the woman and trying to stand her up before giving her alcohol. www.theargus.co.uk/news/2572222...

VOTE FOR WOMEN & VOTE FOR A MARY CLARKE STATUE! @BrightonHoveCC is encouraging residents to vote for allocation of funds. It is time Brighton celebrated its feminist history. Log in to the council website & cast YOUR VOTE! yourvoice.brighton-hove.gov.uk/ideas/a-stat...

NEW YEAR, NEW YOU? Book January's Salon now! At our Salons we aim to build relationships, communities, and understanding of our lives including steps we can take to improve them. Everyone is welcome. Brighton I Women-only I Free creche www.tickettailor.com/events/siste...

Join us, this Saturday to celebrate another year of feminism in Brighton. Grope free Christmas party 🪩 Book for details 🍾 www.tickettailor.com/events/siste...

📆Dec 2nd 2012: Anna Ushenina made history, winning the Women’s World Chess♟️ Championship, becoming Ukraine’s 1st women’s world chess champion, proving strategy & resilience can change history over a board. #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM shorturl.at/7e2ZW

Well done girlguiding & thank you to all the women who made this possible @ggconnect.bsky.social has always been a rare & essential girl-only space for girls to learn & thrive. In a sexist world in mixed sex-spaces girls are spoken over & de-prioritised. www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...

#BlackFriday was a terrible deal for women. Mocked, sexually assaulted, beaten... yet still they persisted ♥️ #16Days #ActivismWorks For actions you can take for women & girls: brightonsisters.wordpress.com/16daysofacti...

🎄Hyrrs nor hymns! 🎄 Wishing you a merry feministmas. Join us to celebrate another year of sisterhood & feminist campaigns. Free to register- central Brighton- cosy pub www.tickettailor.com/events/siste...

Ellame Ford-Dunn death was both tragic & preventable, failed by a system that was meant to protect her. Our thoughts are with those who loved & cared for her. uk.news.yahoo.com/nhs-trust-fi...

Be an active feminist… share, amplify & act in support of feminist campaigns… ACTION: Suicide is Homicide Support, follow and amplify Project Resist’s Suicide is Homicide Campaign. Visit our page for more actions brightonsisters.wordpress.com/femicide/ #16Days #femicide

The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women #NoExcuse Because violence against us is not inevitable. Be an active feminist & take a daily action for women & girls via our #16Days page ✊⬇️ brightonsisters.wordpress.com/16daysofacti...

Consent. Women & girls have the first and last say, not only about what goes into their bodies, but what comes out. #AbortionIsHealthcare #TheRacicalNotionThatWomenAreHuman #MyBodyMyChoice Be an active feminist Take action 2 protect women's rights⬇️ brightonsisters.wordpress.com/abortion-rep...

Kieran Hayler is charged with three counts of rape and one of sexual assault, with the alleged offences reported to have taken place at an address in West Sussex in 2016. Our thoughts are with his alleged victim. www.theargus.co.uk/news/2563417...