Jan Bowden, immediate past president of MAR, came to speak to us about her work as an English tutor at a local men’s prison. As a good Soroptimist should, she challenged us about some of our perceptions of prisoners, their offences, rehabilitation and the
According to an article on the BBC website An average of 137 women across the world are killed by a partner or family member every day, according to new data released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Women are much more likely
Today is the start of the UN campaign –16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. The campaign runs every year from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10
Our photo is one of more than 3,700 images used to create the face of Hilda Burkitt, part of the Face of Suffrage art work at Birmingham New Street Station! Read more about this amazing lady – Face of Suffrage
Charity is now in charge of what is called the Nursery Ward which holds very sick babies in an ICU corner and runs outpatient days for new mums and babies. (Charity was the first nurse that our Club sponsored to train to care for
This year, the centennial of the cessation of hostilities in the First Wold War fell on Remembrance Sunday itself, adding extra poignancy to the occasion. President Anita represented our Club at the annual service at Kenilworth Memorial.
On behalf of Club I attended a session organised by Suki Rai (SI Rugby) from EQUIP (Equality and Inclusion Partnership) on the subjects of Domestic Violence, Safeguarding and Child Exploitation, and Forced Marriage and Honour Based Abuse. All three main speakers were excellent and very
Once again we helped out with refreshments at the flu clinics held at Castle Medical Centre. We couldn’t offer badges to say that patients had been ‘brave’ when they’d had their flu jab but were able to serve them with a cuppa and
Great news from our Friendship Club SI Blantyre about the knitting club we have sponsored through Friends of Sick Children in Malawi Dear Sharon thanks for the update, i met with Alexis and her husband here in Blantyre and together with Alexis we went to Queens
The stories behind the artwork for this project Birmingham New Street is to host a unique art installation which celebrates 100 years since women first got the right to vote. The ‘Face of Suffrage’ artwork will be a floor-based, 200 metre-square photo mosaic consisting
