Awaab Ishak’s tragic story sparked Awaab’s Law – proving that powerful stories can drive systemic change.
As the housing landscape shifts with new reforms, including the Renters Right’s Bill, now is the time to ask: how can we use policy to create safe, secure, and equitable housing for Black and Minoritised Ethnic families?
This session will explore what safe housing should look like, and how stories can be translated into meaningful recommendations for policymakers.
Together, we will imagine a housing system that is not only free from hazards and exploitation, but actively supports health, dignity, and equality for all communities.
Housing is one of Voice4Change England's four key areas of focus in our new Horizons London Programme. The Horizons London Programme is committed to addressing entrenched racial inequalities by co-designing real world solutions, building a united movement, fostering strategic collaborations, and developing actionable strategies.
🌟This session will be lead by out Policy and Influence Officer, Christabelle Quaynor
Christabelle has led initiatives highlighting housing as a fundamental human right and driving reform. She previously contributed to the #ItStartsWithHousing campaign and wrote to the Labour Government calling for a national programme of affordable, energy-efficient homes. Christabelle has published blogs and articles on the long history of women in housing activism and on how housing shapes nearly every aspect of society, from work and family to debt and social inequality. She has also advocated for Awaab’s Law and is undergoing training to deliver advice on social housing. Through Brick by Brick, co-signed a letter to Baroness Janke on centring racial experiences in housing policy. Most recently, Christabelle organised the Room for All Roundtable, bringing together researchers, community leaders, and advocates to explore structural inequalities in housing and inform ongoing reform.
