Nottinghamshire Federation of WIs

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 ✊🏽

Thank you so much to @MichelleB_FB for being on the panel @Prosp_her and for your inspiring words

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: thewi.org.uk/annual-meeting 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 tinyurl.com/yzna42ax

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: bit.ly/44YuJSy #NoMoreViolence #16Days

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

Happy birthday, WI! 108 years young today. Share the love of the WI by sharing our brand new video - capturing the fun, friendship, and sisterhood of our movement. thewi.org.uk/home/wi-promoti… #HappyBirthdayWI #WIDay23

Here's our brand new video in full. We hope you love it 💚🎂🥳 #WIDay #HappyBirthdayWI #WIDay23