Our collective congratulations to the brilliant @anyahindmarch on her Damehood 🎖in the King's Birthday Honours. Anya is an official WI Supporter & friend, whose 2023 'It Takes a Village' collaboration with us celebrated our legacy of campaigning for women's rights & justice ✊🏽
TODAY women from all over England, Wales and the Islands will meet in The Royal Albert Hall (or via watch online) for the National Federation of Women’s Institutes Annual Meeting.
“Thinking Differently” is the WI's campaign about autism and ADHD in women and girls. The campaign highlights the specific struggles and stereotypes that women and girls face, including barriers to diagnosis.
Our speaker is the President of a WI, is autistic and also has ADHD. Join us to bust the myths and ask any questions. This event is on Zoom and is free.
Time: 22 January 2024 19:30 London
https://t.co/5fxgoxCLbw
If you have problem signing in contact us via Social Media
NFWI Annual Meeting 2024 - Speaker Announcement
We're excited to announce one of our speakers who will be joining us at this years Annual Meeting in London on 5 June.
Nazir Afzal OBE is currently the Chancellor of the University of Manchester. Find out more: https://t.co/uuRViMI0hY
We look forward to welcoming @nazirafzal in June!
Are you interested in women's grassroots activism, over the last century through to the present? We'll be joining, & speaking at, a 2 day set of workshops, led by women's orgs, writers & researchers- *online* from 18 Jan 2024 - & you're v welcome to join https://t.co/TmKslASDa5
❣ What a fantastic start to the auction for the Hickling WI from Nottinghamshire federation- smashing their target of £1k by raising £1,100 for Nottinghamshire Blood Bikes charity ❣
@WILifemagazine
It’s looking a lot like Christmas at the bus shelter! In Lambley village in Nottinghamshire, because the fabulous ladies at Lambley WI have been hard at work.
@markspencer1 @nottinghamshirewi @bbcnottingham@womensinstitute@todayswi
Thank you to all the specialist support services, campaign groups, domestic abuse services providers, individuals and volunteers for the tireless work they do to support victims and survivors of abuse and violence.
If you’re looking for support you can contact the
Women’s Aid Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247 or the LGBTQ + Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0800 999 5428. They are both 24/7 confidential free phones providing help and advice about violence against women and domestic abuse.
#NoMoreViolence #16Days
Ahead of the next General Election the End Violence against Women Coalition @EVAWuk have put together a VAWG sector manifesto on what the next government must do to end violence against women and girls. Their key asks include:
· A whole society approach to ending VAWG
· Prioritising prevention
· Sustainably funded support services
· Defending our rights and addressing inequalities.
You can read the manifesto in full here: https://t.co/RKvQL9FFMf
#NoMoreViolence #16Days
At our October meeting last night members enjoyed pie, peas & bingo. Pies were sold in aid of #dementia and we also made orange flowers for #nomoreviolence sold for @LNAACT and green 💚 for #showthelove just because we hadn’t been busy enough!😄 @NottsFedWI
Huge congratulations are in order to Dame Sue Carr who has been appointed today as Lady Chief Justice, President of the Courts of England and Wales and Head of the Judiciary of England and Wales. 1/2
Our event with musician and storyteller @annamudeka is TOMORROW! That's Tuesday 3rd of October at 8pm. Tickets are £5 from Eventbrite. All money from ticket sales will go to Anna.
Link: https://t.co/qjHyKsasQ6
If you can’t make it on the night, we’ll send you a recording 🙂