Hi everyone, 

Time is running out. There’s just over 24 hours left to invite your MP to our event on 8 June. Take two minutes to email or tweet your MP using our template.

At our event in Parliament we’ll be asking MPs to support our call for Government to ratify the Istanbul Convention, and opt in to providing life saving support for migrant women. 

The Convention is a gold standard approach that would bring us one step closer to tackling violence against women and girls. But only if the Government include all women in this.  

This would mean that women like Fatima would be protected from abuse. 

Fatima’s story

“I came to the UK to live with my dad. He is the only parent I have. For the past five years, my dad has been struggling with mental illness...He went from the kindest and most loving dad to a violent man.

The violence started with slaps, punching and pushing…He choked me, threw chairs at me, so I started getting really scared; scared he might accidentally kill me one day.

I made many calls to the council…and many other organisations for people who suffer domestic violence. They all said the same thing. I had no right to public funds so they couldn’t and wouldn’t help me.” 

Join us in calling on the Government to provide support for migrant women when they ratify the Convention. 

Invite your MP to our event today 

Thank you  

Lizzie, Robyn, Kathryn and the IC Change team