SI Newcastle would like to congratulate our member, Christine Lumsdon, in securing funding from the Churchill Fellowship to  support the West End Women and Girls’ Centre’s first activity on their farm. This includes setting up a large polytunnel for growing food and also to provide transport to the farm for their members. Fantastic work Christine! @westendwomenandgirls Facebook @WEWAGC Twitter Wewagc Instagram Facebook: @ChurchillFellowship Twitter: @ChurchillFship Instagram:  churchillfellowship Churchill Fellowship website:  https://bit.ly/3o2BYpV Since the start of the pandemic,  many organisations have had to rethink the way in which they operate.  The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust has not been able to award travelling fellowships for two years now.  The Trustees agreed to put some unspent funds into a COVID-19 Action Fund and invite existing Churchill Fellows to apply for a grant ( maximum of £10,000 to be spent in the year 2022 ) to support any work

Quite an agenda tonight… from Programme Action accomplished to new projects waiting in the wings. Watch this space!  @stella.prc @soroptimists @soroptimistgbi @soroptimist_intl_bangkok #eveningchronicle #askmewhyiamasoroptimist

  Today, President Christine planted a tree in Exhibition Park, Newcastle in collaboration with Urban Green. The tree was a gift from SI Glasgow commemorating 💯 years of Soroptimists. #urbangreen @stella.prc @soroptimists @soroptimistgbi #eveningchronicle #askmewhyiama soroptimist

Festive greetings from SI Newcastle upon Tyne @soroptimists @streetwise_newcastle @wewagc @soroptimist_intl_bangkok @soroptimistgbi #askmewhyiamasoroptimist  

SI Newcastle member, Lesley, delivering some festive cheer to the Joseph Cowen Centre.  @2014NEH @sinewcastle @stella.prc @streetwise_newcastle @soroptimistgbi @soroptimistglobal #eveningchronicle #askmewhyiamasoroptimist  

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected. It has been translated into 500 languages and is the most translated document in the world. Women are entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of all of their human rights and to be free from all forms of discrimination. #Soroptimists   Globally have human rights at the top of their agenda. #16daysofactivism #Orangetheworld #Generationequality

As more women find space at the work place, and make positive progress towards leadership roles, they are faced with challenges. Women are targeted for their gender and for progressive roles they have adopted. Female employees suffer harassment. Laws of Prevention of Harassment at work place are in place but more needs to be done. #Soroptimists call for an end to violence against women NOW! #Orangetheworld, at #Generationequality #16Daysofactivism #Metoo  

#Soroptimists will not tolerate sexual exploitation. We call for no tolerance to such violations of human dignity. Sexual exploitations is exploitation of a woman /girl and her body, and child sexual exploitation that leads to child prostitution. Such activity engrains stereotypes and often leads to harmful discrimination. Raise your voice against such exploitation. Join our movement and stand up for women and girls sigbi.org (or your club details) #Orangetheworld, at #Generationequality  

Today we rise for the hard toil and struggle of women in rural communities who compose almost 50% of the agricultural work force. This unpaid labour is coupled with their responsibilities to their homes. Gender-based discrimination and the suffering from the impact of climate change and disasters affect them disproportionately. Soroptimists call for equity and equality for rural women. #Orangetheworld, at #Generationequality.

#16daysofactivism reminds us of the day when 14 women students were murdered for being women who were progressing to be engineers. Soroptimists worldwide reflect on this act of misogyny that revealed a rigid mind set uncomfortable with women progressing into non-traditional roles. Today we remember and regret that despite feminist progress misogynist attitudes towards them remain. Remembering the day #16daysofactivism at #Orangetheworld #GenerationEquality