Pride and power are not just personal values — they are tools for change.

Marsha Brown is a domestic abuse specialist with over 20 years of experience supporting women and girls to live free from violence. She co-founded Bambuuu CIC, leads initiatives at Juno Women’s Aid, and holds key leadership roles across several women’s networks. A qualified IDVA and SafeLives Associate Trainer, Marsha also serves as a Domestic Homicide Review Chair, reflecting her deep expertise and commitment to ending abuse. 

Pride is the dignity of knowing our own worth, even when the world tries to define us through stereotypes and deficit. Power is the ability to transform that self-worth into action to challenge injustice, demand equality, and build stronger communities. 

Too often, Black and Brown people, women, LGBTQ+ communities and others at the margins are portrayed through someone else’s narrative. Pride and power mean rejecting those portrayals and standing firmly in who we are. 

This is not power over others. It is empowerment creating spaces where everyone can recognise their own value, claim their voice, and know they belong. Real pride is not individual. It is collective, rooted in solidarity and the courage to lift each other up. 

Pride and power demand action: supporting by-and-for services, challenging stereotypes wherever they appear, and standing with survivors and marginalised communities. 

If we want a more equal future, we cannot leave pride and power as words. They must become how we live, how we organise, and how we change the world together.