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UN Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women – 25th November -16 Days of Activism

UN Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women – 25th November -16 Days of Activism

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The 16 Days of Activism against Gender based Violence takes place between 25 November and 10 December each year. The theme for 2021 is “Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!” As the world retreated inside homes due to the lockdown measures introduced to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, reports showed an alarming increase in the already existing pandemic of violence against women across the world. This includes Domestic Abuse, Rape, Female Genital Mutilation, Trafficking, Child Brides, and much more, with Poverty at the root of some of these major issues. On our Club Facebook Pages we have been adding Posts during the build up and each day.  Go to: Soroptimist International of Ipswich to see more. Soroptimist International (SI) and SIGBI both have consultative status at the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at the United Nations (UN), which gives us a voice on important discussion

Thank you to Immediate Past President Mell Robinson

Thank you to Immediate Past President Mell Robinson

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Mell was our President for two years, much of that during lockdowns due to Covid.  There  was a meeting at Newnham College, Cambridge in November 2019, followed by Zoom meetings until we got together in person for our Regions’s 50th anniversary in August 2021 followed by another meeting in September.  No matter what the means of meeting, Mell inspired us, listened and steered us.  As most of our Clubs in this Region were also meeting monthly on Zoom, Mell was able to join each at some stage. We met on 20th November 2021 at Newnham and Mell handed over the Regalia (bling!) to incoming President Sharon Richardson. SI Southend.  She also gave a beautiful brooch to Regional Secretary Pat Dowding for their collaboration during her tenure.  Note: we are all wearing a touch of  ‘Orange’ in recognition of the UN Day of Eliminating Violence Against