Become a Member

If you are part of The Collective you will have access to

• all membership activities and working groups, including: two members network meetings, our annual forum and two safe space meetings
• You will have the opportunity to learn from others, share expertise and experiences.
• Be a part of a vibrant, like-minded community of individuals and organisations.
• Opportunities to take part in key and strategic consultations (UN,Parliamentary, Media)
• Be part of consultations by the Coalition on our strategy and future work
• Opportunity to enhance your expertise and skills by learning from other professionals and experts across our membership.
• Opportunity to participate directly in advocacy, storytelling, and campaigns of the Coalition and our members.
• Be part of consultations by the Coalition on our strategy and future work
• Be a part of a vibrant, like-minded community of individuals and organisations

If you are a member of 'The Allies' you will have access to:

• Access to a specialist network of individuals and organisations working on the intersections of faith, race, feminism and VAWG.
• Free access to Coalition events, such as the annual conference and webinars
• Opportunity to attend two membership network meetings and our annual members' forum
• Being members of a community of organisations and individuals working with faith and ending VAWG
• Opportunity to learn and exchange Knowledge with 'Collective' members

Fees
As allies, we want to make it easier for you to show your solidarity by asking you to resource this work and support us financially

Organisations with an annual turnover of:

• below £500K:
  £50/year
• £500K -1Million:
  £100/year
• £1-2Million:
  £150/year
• Above £2 million:
  £250/year

For individuals - £50/year

Students/Unemployed: £24/year (equivalent to £2/month)

• Women’s experiences of violence intersect with other structural inequalities, which subsequently influence and impact women’s experiences when receiving support and justice.
• There are survivors whose needs are not being met due to a lack of understanding of their needs and structural barriers to support.
• Survivors of faith are subject to secular assumptions surrounding religion and its ‘role’ in VAWG.
• There is a gap in understanding the role of faith in survivors’ lives and, therefore, in policy responses.
• Faith communities and groups may be the only support available to a survivor.
• As specialists and organisations, we are stronger together as a collective voice.
• The gap in funding and support for survivors from faith backgrounds and faith organisations who are working to end VAWG.

In becoming a member of the Faith and VAWG Coalition you commit to practicing the following in membership meetings, our events, collaborations and partnerships:

1. Reducing Harm as a first principle
We aim to have conversations that do not reproduce to the same extent the harmful hierarchies of the inequitable systems we operate in.

2. Safe space
Embrace diverse approaches, perspectives and life experiences.

3. Intersectionality 
Be mindful of the different positions of groups of women; all members are valued equally.

4. Respect
We can challenge each other kindly and encourage each other to receive feedback as a gift. We also encourage each other to share their feelings and name any discomfort.

5. Listening
We welcome each conversation with open hearts and with the intention of solidarity and support through connection.

6. Intersectional Feminist Ethics
While we centre women, we know no one woman’s experience is the same or more valued than another. However, we are swimming in a soup of power and privilege, and we will try to correct that in our conversations with each other.