Wycombe Women’s Aid has joined with other organisations in adding its signature to the joint open letter to the Met Commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, demanding action and accountability for the horrific racist attack on Selma Taha, CEO of Southall Black Sisters, experienced at the end of September.
Here is a link to the letter – https://www.womensaid.org.uk/joint-letter-in-response-to-racist-attack/ and a copy of its contents:
Joint letter in response to racist attack on Selma Taha, CEO of Southall Black Sisters
Dear Commissioner
We are writing in solidarity with and support of Selma Taha, CEO of Southall Black Sisters, following the sickening racist abuse she experienced on the 29th September 2023.
We are horrified at this vile racist attack and disgusted that one of our colleagues was subject to this hatred. It is deplorable that a Metropolitan Police Officer stood by and failed to de-escalate the situation, intervene and do their duty.
We are writing to you in our full support of Southall Black Sister’s call for accountability, and to demand appropriate action is taken with regards to the attacker and the police officer. We continue to see a chasm between the Met’s commitments to culture change and the institutional racism and misogyny which continue to undermine safety and justice for Black and minoritised women.
We look forward to hearing from you as to how you will address this chasm.
Yours sincerely,
Farah Nazeer, CEO, Women’s Aid Federation of England