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Soroptimists International London and Chiltern Regional Conference Sat 10 October 2020

Soroptimists International London and Chiltern Regional Conference Sat 10 October 2020

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  The Soroptimist International London Chilterns (SILC) Region AGM and Conference is going online this year on Saturday 10 October 10am to 1pm.  Speakers include Ann Beatty from the Steve Sinnott Foundation, an international education charity and Janis Feely MBE,  founder of the Living Room charity in Hertforshire talking about the aims of the charity to break family addiction. All are welcome to join on Zoom 10 Oct 10am to 1pm. For more information and how to book a place click here

Stable futures for trafficked children
Stable futures for Trafficked Children

Stable futures for Trafficked Children

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Trafficked children need long term support and stability to recover from their experiences, but the UK Government is currently denying them this opportunity.  Should anyone wishing to support this campaign to speed up the guardianship offer for trafficked children arriving in the UK, please follow the link below and click on the link which sends a letter to your local MP. Click here to learn more and find link for letter to send to your MP

Women of the World Annual Festival
WOW Women of the World Festival

WOW Women of the World Festival

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WOW Global 24, the first ever free 24 hour online festival uniting women and girls across the world will take place 27 – 28 June.  The effects of Covid19 pose a profound risk of reversing progress towards achieving equality, one that must be tackled together and fast.  To learn more, see link below: https://twitter.com/WOWisGlobal Women of the World Festival is an annual arts and science festival that celebrates the achievements of women and girls, as well as looking at the obstacles they face across the world. As a global feminist movement, it seeks to inspire new generations of young women and girls.  

Winter Night Shelter MK
Winter Night Shelters work during Coronavirus

Winter Night Shelters work during Coronavirus

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The end of our winter season in 2020 was like no other before it. Kathy Howard, Welfare Manager of the Winter night Shelter said “We had to close our emergency accommodation early before the nationwide lockdown began on 23rd March and urgently find our homeless guests a safe place to stay. In the weeks and months following we have been providing emergency food relief and welfare support to those who have no other source of help.” Click on the video below for the story of what becomes possible when the community and volunteers come together to support those in urgent need. This work has been supported by public donations and funding from MK Community Foundation. Video – Covid-19 Emergency Relief from Winter Night Shelter To find out more about the work of the Winter Night Shelter Milton Keynes, and to donate, please visit www.winternightsheltermk.com/. Thank

British Red Cross
Call of help from our link charity British Red Cross

Call of help from our link charity British Red Cross

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Hi I’m Esme Smithson from the British Red Cross and I’m reaching out to ask if SI Milton Keynes and friends could support the British Red Cross and our response to the Covid-19 crisis by getting involved in some of the fun activities we are doing online? We’re currently supporting the most vulnerable people within the community; we’re delivering food parcels and helping people financially impacted by the crisis through our Hardship Fund. Many people have needed our support over the past few weeks and we know this need will only increase in the coming weeks and months.  Why we need your support: It just isn’t safe to run our face to face fundraising activities right now so like many other charities, we are working hard to raise vital funds through online fundraising activities so we can meet the need for support at this time.