Following is the certificate that the SIM received at the November Regional Council Meeting. SIM came third in the region for Programme Action (PA) for its work with Women Learning Together (WLT), whose aim is to facilitate greater integration between the different cultures and communities
Both, Pam and Susan, spoke at the SI Yorkshire’s regional meeting on Saturday, the 30th of November 2013, on “The Challenges of Membership” and “Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)“, respectively. Moreover, the following pictures of SIM’s secretary, Pam Cooper, along with the SI Magdeburg members, are
Depicted are some of the SIM members who gathered together an assortment of Christmas presents for the homeless in Middlesbrough – hoping this may add some cheer for those less fortunate than us over the December festivities.
On Thursday, the 21st of November, we spent an enjoyable evening catching up with club business and Programme Action news, which is so important to our members. We welcomed a new SIM member into our group also – Mrs Maureen Taylor – and the picture
Six members of SI Middlesbrough attended the annual SIGBI Federation conference at the Sage concert hall Gateshead in October and early November 2013, where some 1,400 Soroptimists met over 3 days to review the previous year’s work. The conference was launched with a short demonstration
SI Middlesbrough celebrated UN International Day of Peace with a talk by member Shahda Khan MBE about her recent visit, with a group of other north-eastern women, to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in Geneva. The purpose of the visit was
SI Middlesbrough presents an hour of poetry readings on the 24th of October, 2013 beteen 6:00 p.m and 7:00 p.m., preceded by refreshments from 5.30pm at the Teesside University. Volunteers have the choice to either read their own poem or favourite poem of another poet. Contact
SIM celebrates the United Nations (UN) International Day of Peace on Saturday the 21st of September 2013 where Shahda Khan MBE will talk about her recent visit to Geneva to lobby the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) at The Acklam Green Centre,
Last night, President Geraldine hosted an Indian Evening at the Dosa Houze Restaurant in Middlesbrough for a little over 30 people. She welcomed everyone with a flower stem; and inside the pretty venue we were also offered Indian bangles and halva sweets in-line with the
