This October, Haki Collective joins communities across the UK in celebrating Black History Month 2026, under the theme "Honouring Our Communities." At Haki, this theme speaks directly to who we are and what we believe in. Our work is rooted in Disability Justice and Racial Justice, grounded in the understanding that Black history, Black identity and Black liberation must include the experiences and contributions of Black Disabled people. 

Too often, Black Disabled people remain invisible in conversations about racial justice, while their experiences of racism are overlooked within wider disability movements. Yet our lives and identities cannot be separated. Racism, ableism, poverty and unequal access to resources intersect, creating barriers that leave some of the most marginalised people within our communities excluded from opportunities, services and decision-making.

But this Black History Month, we also want to celebrate something powerful: the everyday contributions of Black Disabled people who are quietly transforming our communities. 

We celebrate the parents advocating for their Disabled children, the community organisers creating spaces of belonging, the neighbours supporting one another, the advocates challenging injustice and the individuals sharing their knowledge, time and lived experience to make life better for others. 

Many do this work without funding, recognition or public attention. They are not seeking fame or applause. Their contributions are rooted in love, solidarity, collective care and a belief that our communities deserve better. 

These are the people holding our communities together. Their contributions are part of Black British history, even when their names never appear in history books. 

At Haki, we believe liberation cannot be achieved while some of our people remain excluded. Racial justice must recognise disability justice, just as disability justice must confront racism and economic inequality. Our movements are stronger when the voices, leadership and lived experiences of those most marginalised are at their heart. 

This Black History Month, we honour the Black Disabled people who show up, speak out, care, organise and create change, often without recognition. 

You are part of our history. You are shaping our present. And you are helping build a more just and inclusive future. 

Your contribution matters. Your lived experience matters. Your story matters. 

Haki Collective – rooted in disability justice, racial justice and collective liberation. 

- Title image designed by Magnific -

December 2025

From October 2025, Haki have been engaged in delivering a 5-part workshop series with Black and Global Majority disabled individuals, exploring the intersections of disability justice and racial justice.

The series, which drew to a close in early-December, has brought together consultants, grassroots organisations, community activists, small business owners, parents of disabled children - all individuals with lived experience - creating space for reflection, connection and shared learning. 

We hope to publish a report on the series soon, which can be shared with partners, funders and communities, as well as through our finalised website, and other social media platforms.

In the coming year, we aim to build further spaces for learning and reflection in collaboration with the people and communities we work with and are part of, by developing similar programmes in new configurations and settings.   

September 2025

Alongside developing our Working Together Framework, we also spent time this year taking a deeper look at Haki Collective as an organisation — where we’ve come from, how we operate, and where we want to go next.

This work was captured in our Organisational Development Report, completed in July 2025 following a commissioned process with facilitator Anu Priya.

Haki Collective emerged from a clear and urgent need: the recognition that racism and ableism are too often treated as separate issues, despite being deeply interconnected in the lived experiences of Black and Global Majority Disabled people.

What began informally has grown into an organisation committed to addressing these intersectional injustices through collaboration, partnership and community-led approaches.

The purpose of this commissioned work was to support us in strengthening our governance and operational foundations, while also identifying opportunities for growth and development within the co-director team.

As the report reflects, “[Haki] has strong values and a clear vision. What is needed now is the systematic work of building governance and operational systems that can sustain this important work whilst staying true to its principles of disability justice and intersectional liberation.”

The process was rooted in values that closely align with our own, including anti-oppression, anti-racism, disability justice, transformative justice, feminism and womanism.

It was designed to be “emergent and collaborative,” creating space for honest and sometimes difficult conversations about how systemic harms show up inside organisations — even those working to dismantle them — while “honouring the complexity of building something new.”

This work has helped us clarify our direction of travel, strengthen our foundations, and better align our internal practices with the values that guide our external work.

As with everything at Haki, this is part of an ongoing process of building an organisation that can meaningfully support Black and Global Majority Disabled people and communities, now and into the future.