On Saturday fifth of June 2021 Lichfield and District Soroptimists ran their first online planet conference entitled Global Challenges, Local Action…Here’s a summary of what went on…
It’s National Vegetarian Week! Committing to eating less meat can help reduce the greenhouse gas emissions we produce. Plant-based food is a healthy option but it’s also delicious too….Nothing bland or boring here! You can join the Veggie Challenge or just build in more plant based meals to your regular diet. Here’s a few ideas taken from our Club Cook Book (which is work in progress) to take you beyond National Vegetarian Week:
CSW65 – report from ‘first time attendee Marisha Place, SI Lichfield & District Due to the pandemic the conference was being transmitted virtually which gave me the opportunity to attend as it is held in New York, USA. I had to be approved and give a photograph of myself. It sounds silly but it fed my excitement for the week and made me feel so important. I decided to attend some training on what to expect and how to obtain the most experience from the week. It was worthwhile, and when put into breakout rooms I was fortunate enough to be partnered with two senior Soroptimists and a young woman who had mobility restrictions from an organisation that empowers women with disabilities. I had not thought about how positive the world becoming more virtual would be to someone with disabilities until she explained that everything
Outgoing Club President Jenny McLelland looks back over a VERY different year in the Soroptimist calendar. We’ve all lived in “interesting times” that’s for sure, and despite that, some huge positives and achievements have come about…
Today is the International Day of Human Space Flight. Louie Clegg reminisces on the 1969 moon landing and the history of women in space… It was July 1969 my last year at junior school when Apollo 11 landed on the moon. As a class we were sooooo excited as we were allowed to watch it ‘live’ on the television in the classroom. A television in the class what were they thinking?!
Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating violations of human rights in our world today. It is a major obstacle to the fulfilment of women’s and girls’ human rights and to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 5, Gender Equality. It occurs worldwide, cutting across all generations, nationalities, communities and spheres of our societies. Violence Against Women Must Stop.
On International Women’s Day 2021, Communications Lead Nancy muses on power, empowerment and how societies value women’s contributions.
On Zero Discrimination Day, which is commemorated every year on 1 March, UNAIDS is calling for an end to discrimination against women and girls and for equal rights, opportunities and treatment. Membership Lead Louie shares her thoughts…
Single use plastics…a bigger problem than ever…
Club Advocacy lead Karen Whitworth reports on recent moves to include non-fatal strangulation within the Domestic Abuse Bill that was currently working its way through Parliament. Despite a disappointing start with our local MPs, we’ve shown that we CAN make a difference!
