Southall Black Sisters

Southall Black Sisters Director Pragna Patel at the Secular Conference 2014.

Southall Black Sisters (SBS) is a non-profit organisation based in Southall, West London, England. This women's group was established in August 1979 in the aftermath of the death of anti-fascist activist Blair Peach, who had taken part in a demonstration against a National Front rally at Southall Town Hall.[1][2] In 1980, SBS successfully campaigned against virginity testing in the UK, a policy that was being used to verify the authenticity of Asian marriages by checking the state of women's hymens.[3][4]

  1. ^ Benn, Melissa (27 July 2000). "Sisters of mercy". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. ^ 'Against the Grain', SBS Tenth Anniversary book, 1989.
  3. ^ "SBS Timeline | Southall Black Sisters". Southall Black Sisters. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  4. ^ Gupta, Rahila (20 March 2008). "Sidelined Sisters". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2018.