We at Southall Black Sisters are extremely sad to learn of the death of Denise Marshall, Chief Executive of Eaves, a feminist charity, after a short but fierce battle with inoperable cancer.
Denise did ground breaking work for women trafficked into prostitution (the Poppy Project); a peer befriending scheme for sexual violence survivors (the Amina scheme) and a London-wide training programme that educates voluntary sector personnel in assisting women out of prostitution.
SBS had the privilege of working closely with Denise on a number of campaigns. She was a fearless campaigner, a spirited critic of government cuts, returning her OBE in protest at ‘austerity’ measures, a fellow traveller, a woman with an outrageous sense of humour and a larger than life presence.
Feminist politics will be much the poorer without her. Our condolences to her family, Eaves staff, her friends and all the women whose lives she touched.
For more information, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/08/feminist-campaigner-denise-marshall-cancer-eaves
Image credit: Martin Godwin/Guardian
