Category: Campaigning
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Reclaim the Common!
One of our members Alice, concerned by recent attacks on the Common, has written the following blog post about how we might get more involved with this issue. We think it is a great idea and would love to hear your thoughts and suggestions! As any Southampton resident knows, the parks are best to be…
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How can we keep women out of jail?
As part of our series of blogs about the upcoming vote on WI resolutions (for more details, see our earlier blog post), we examine to the funding (or lack of) that is provided to help vulnerable women and keep them out of prison. We’re writing these posts to kick-start the debate about these issues in advance…
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Campaigning to stop FGM
As part of our series of blogs about the upcoming vote on WI resolutions (for more details, see our earlier blog post), we turn our attention to the practice of female genital multilation (FGM). We’re writing these posts to kick-start the debate about these issues in advance of our November meeting; they don’t reflect any particular…
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Organ donation – what are your thoughts?
As part of our series of blogs about the upcoming vote on WI resolutions (for more details, see our earlier blog post), we turn our attention to the often discussed topic of organ donation. We’re writing these posts to kick-start the debate about these issues in advance of our November meeting; they don’t reflect any…
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More voting at the next meeting – this time, resolutions!
Last month (October) we had our voting hats on to decide a new committee member; this month we’ll have more voting to do as we make our opinions heard on the resolutions for 2014. For anyone who doesn’t know much about WI resolutions and campaigning (I didn’t until I joined the committee), here’s a…