{"id":7,"date":"2009-11-22T15:35:10","date_gmt":"2009-11-22T14:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soroptimist-gbi.co.uk\/oxford-and-district\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2024-12-26T11:57:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T11:57:59","slug":"recent-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/recent-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Read about our Recent Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This page tells you a bit about our recent meetings and events. For upcoming dates please\u00a0take a look at our\u00a0<a title=\"Meetings &amp; Events\" href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/meetings\/\">Meetings and Events<\/a>\u00a0and <a title=\"About our Club\" href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/about-our-club\/\">About our Club<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like more information about Soroptimist International, please do <a title=\"Link to Oxford Soroptimists Contact page\" href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/contact-us\/\">get in touch,<\/a>\u00a0we\u2019d love to hear from you.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Visit from SI Leiden<\/h1>\n<p>September 2024<\/p>\n<p>Members of SI Leiden visited Oxford this September.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2024\/10\/Group-Bridge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4525 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2024\/10\/Group-Bridge-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"Visitors from SI Leiden visiting Oxford\" width=\"780\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2024\/10\/Group-Bridge-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2024\/10\/Group-Bridge-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2024\/10\/Group-Bridge.jpg 1218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2024\/10\/Group-Castle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4522 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2024\/10\/Group-Castle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"975\" height=\"697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2024\/10\/Group-Castle.jpg 975w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2024\/10\/Group-Castle-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2024\/10\/Group-lunch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4524 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2024\/10\/Group-lunch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2024\/10\/Group-lunch.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2024\/10\/Group-lunch-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2024\/10\/Jenny.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4526 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2024\/10\/Jenny.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2024\/10\/Jenny.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2024\/10\/Jenny-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Visit from SI Madurai<\/h1>\n<p>January 2024<\/p>\n<p>Members of SI Oxford and District (SIOD) and SI Madurai met in Oxford to discuss their joint project to help mothers of children with childhood glaucoma. \u00a0SIOD have raised \u00a3300 for this project so far.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4518\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4518\" style=\"width: 614px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2024\/02\/2024-02-SI-Madurai-visit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4518 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2024\/02\/2024-02-SI-Madurai-visit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2024\/02\/2024-02-SI-Madurai-visit.jpg 614w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2024\/02\/2024-02-SI-Madurai-visit-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visitors from SI Madurai with SIOD members<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Members Garden Party<\/h1>\n<p>August 2023<\/p>\n<p>We got very lucky with the weather, and attended a garden party held by one of our members. In addition to some delicious food and the opportunity to catch up with each other, we held a raffle. \u00a345 was raised for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abingdoncarousel.org.uk\/\">Abingdon Carousel<\/a> charity.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4510\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4510\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2023\/09\/20230816_200242.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4510 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2023\/09\/20230816_200242.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of SIOD members\" width=\"1024\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2023\/09\/20230816_200242.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2023\/09\/20230816_200242-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SIOD Summer Garden Party<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Oxford Food Hub<\/h1>\n<p>July 2023<\/p>\n<p>Members attended a talk given by the <a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordfoodhub.org\/\">Oxford Food Hub<\/a>, and brought along items for donation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4508\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4508\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2023\/09\/2023-07-SIOD-foodbank.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4508 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2023\/09\/2023-07-SIOD-foodbank.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of items bought by SIOD members for the food bank\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2023\/09\/2023-07-SIOD-foodbank.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/files\/2023\/09\/2023-07-SIOD-foodbank-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Items brought by members for donation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>SIOD raise money for the Women&#8217;s Refuge<\/h1>\n<p>February 2022<\/p>\n<p>Members, their friends and families organised various activities around reading in order to raise money for the Women&#8217;s Refuge. This included being sponsored to read as much as possible and meeting to read and discuss our favourite books with each other.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4490&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Oxford visit SI Bonn, Germany<\/h1>\n<p>May 2019[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_media_grid element_width=&#8221;6&#8243; grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1650800476177-8e3791c6-c5a2-1&#8243; include=&#8221;708,716&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Four members of SI Oxford and District visited\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/si-club-bonn.de\/\">SI Bonn<\/a>\u00a0to join the club in watching the annual \u2018Rhine in Flames\u2019 celebrations. We experienced a wonderful weekend of hospitality, fun and friendship as guests of Soroptimists from our friendship link club, Bonn-Siebengebirge. We enjoyed museum visits, sight-seeing, and social events culminating in a wonderful evening at the \u2018Rhein in Flammen\u2019. This is a traditional event with at least forty boats lit up travelling down the Rhine and to top the evening off there was an amazing firework display. It was a wonderful visit and an opportunity to build friendships and share experiences on projects supported.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;717&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Nursing and the Samaritans<\/h1>\n<p>January 2019<\/p>\n<p>Kay McCallum, the Lead Nurse in Oncology at the OUH trust, came to talk about her work as a nurse and her volunteering as a Samaritan. Kay was a most engaging speaker and was very willing to answer questions during her talk. She had trained in Northern Ireland, worked at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, and then worked as a MacMillan Nurse in Scotland before coming to Oxford. Since coming to Oxford she had met and married her husband and in addition to her hospital job she volunteers with the Oxford branch of the Samaritans. Kay gave us a very good overview of the history of the Samaritans as well as the kind of calls she can receive. It was a great pleasure to listen to her stories and to hear her enthusiasm for her work and volunteering.<\/p>\n<p>The Samaritans help anyone who needs them.\u00a0Most people who contact the Samaritans are not suicidal. They will\u00a0give you an opportunity to talk about any thoughts or feelings you have, whatever they may be.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritans.org\/\">https:\/\/www.samaritans.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Sushi making<\/h1>\n<p>November 2018<\/p>\n<p>We had an excellent evening making our own sushi-style rolls under the guidance of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollwithmesushi.co.uk\/\">Roll With Me Sushi<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_media_grid grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1650800476180-72c4fbf1-d5b3-6&#8243; include=&#8221;690,689,688&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Good Morning, Lords and Ladies<\/h1>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">September 2018<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"yiv8502891007m_-811918937780032820gmail-docs-internal-guid-a1a04806-7fff-9df3-4bd9-5f39fc019594\">Barry and Gill Goodman gave us a very interesting talk about folk customs and traditions around the UK from their own experiences of the folk scene over the last 40 years. They went through the year starting with May day traditions such as May poles and Jack in the Green, and ending with Jack Valentine in Norfolk in February. It was interesting to hear how many traditions were lost at the beginning of the 20th century and were then revived in the 1970s and 80s!! The talk was punctuated with songs and we were all encouraged to join in the choruses! The most interesting tradition was the Tar Barrel rolling that takes place on Bonfire night in Ottery St Mary, Devon, sounds like an amazing sight although I\u2019m not convinced about the health and safety provisions!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;682&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Emotional Intelligence<\/h1>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">July 2018<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Club member Berna Bridge gave a fascinating and very interesting talk to members about Emotional Intelligence. We are used to referring to intelligence as a general quality as many of us in our earlier years would have undergone IQ tests. However intelligence takes a number of forms and emotional intelligence is just one. Briefly it is about how well we handle ourselves and our relationships. It includes such elements as self awareness, self management, for example how we deal with difficult emotions in an effective way, and empathy \u2013 understanding how someone else is feeling. Members greatly enjoyed Berna\u2019s talk.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;676&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Nasio Trust<\/h1>\n<p>June 2018<\/p>\n<p>The Nasio trust, which has its UK headquarters in Oxfordshire, was founded when a local woman (Irene Mudenyo) in rural Kenya found an abandoned baby in a sugar cane field and took him into her home.\u00a0 Over time with help from her daughters Irene created a day care centre for orphaned children which eventually became the Nasio Trust. Our speaker \u2013 UK secretary Sue Russell \u2013 told us how since its beginings the Nasio Trust has blossomed into a force for good with local Kenyan workers and UK volunteers working hard together to provide food, education and healthcare for local children.\u00a0\u00a0A school and a medical centre have been built by teams from both countries.\u00a0\u00a0Funding has increased over time so that the charity is able to support projects further afield, for example the Oldonyosambu water project in Tanzania. The Nasio Trust also supports income generating projects such as spirulina production and sustainable farming.<\/p>\n<p>Funds for the trust are raised in all the usual ways in this country but also through school and other groups climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.\u00a0\u00a0Our members decided that this was perhaps not for them but that we would knit red jumpers, the school uniform, and buy pretty pants for girls who do not have them and need them, of course, especially during their periods.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenasiotrust.org\/\">https:\/\/www.thenasiotrust.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Maggie\u2019s Centre, Oxford<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_media_grid element_width=&#8221;6&#8243; grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1650800476185-688ccfdc-0f6a-5&#8243; include=&#8221;623,622&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Pip Dingle, Fundraising Manager from Maggie\u2019s Oxford, gave a most interesting talk on all the work that the Centre does. It offers free, practical, emotional and social support for people with cancer, and to their families and friends.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The beautiful building has been specially designed so that it feels more like a home than a hospital with a big kitchen table at its heart.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">On average about 50 a day visit the Centre for support with all this work carried out entirely through voluntary donations. No Government or NHS funding. Just amazing!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">(Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maggiescentres.org\/our-centres\/maggies-oxford\/\">https:\/\/www.maggiescentres.org\/our-centres\/maggies-oxford\/<\/a>)<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;548&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div>February 2018<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>At February\u2019s Programme Action Evening, Maria Skoyles told us all about her amazing Dress Project.\u00a0 In 2016 Maria designed a dress \u2018that would empower the voiceless in the fashion supply chain\u2019. The design has been patented and developed so that it can be made in remote parts of the world.\u00a0 It comes in one size which fits all including pregnant and breast feeding women. Each garment is made using fair trade fabric and Maria stressed the importance of providing the dress maker with a fair price of 30% of the selling price.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>To find our more about The Project and the work Maria does visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariaskoyles.co.uk\/\">www.mariaskoyles.co.uk<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Regional Meeting \u2013 Celebration of International Human Rights Day<\/h1>\n<p>December 2017<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Club members from around the region were treated to an excellent day at Bedford in celebration of such an important international day. Barbara Conridge and Angela Huddart, trustees from Yarl\u2019s Wood\u00a0 Befrienders, gave an inspiring presentation on the work that is done by befrienders to support women at the immigrant removal centre.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">In the afternoon Professor Helen Atkinson, Pro Vice Chancellor at Cranfield University, whose talk with the intriguing title of \u2018Cornflour, Ketchup and Parts of Cars, was excellent. She not only informed us of the work done at the university but also about the engineering opportunities available to young women in our world today. She reinforced the fact that engineering is NOT about males and spanners!<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;531&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Dementia Friends and Project Shoebox<\/h1>\n<p>November 2017<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0Senhoa, which is part of the Senhoa Foundation, is a social business that creates lovely jewellery made by women who are vulnerable to human trafficking and exploitation in Cambodia.\u00a0 Club members supported the organisation at our recent meeting by buying items of jewellery which will help to support the women who made the pieces while also helping to fund education and empowerment programmes for vulnerable communities. (Source \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/senhoa.co.uk\/\">senhoa.co.uk<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div>.<\/div>\n<div>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Fiona Joines joined our November club evening to run a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dementiafriends.org.uk\/\">Dementia Friends<\/a>\u00a0Workshop so that we would all be better informed about the disease but also hopefully become a Dementia Friend. The organisation has gained 2.3 million friends since it started and after the workshop even more! The workshop was really fun and also informed us of a number of key messages, for example \u2013 dementia is not a natural part of ageing and it is possible to live well with dementia. Workshop activities helped to increase our understanding or how challenging simple tasks like making a cup of tea can be for those living with the disease.<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;526&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]We also collected items for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shoeboxoxford.uk\/\">Project Shoebox Oxford<\/a>\u00a0for women and families in need.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;525&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>PLAN International<\/h1>\n<p>September 2017<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca Lewin gave a really interesting and informative presentation on her role as Director of Logistics and Procurement at PLAN International. Although the organisation is not as well known as, for example, Oxfam, it is much bigger. PLAN has many roles including focusing on economic security and disaster risk. As part of their global strategy they are aiming to transform the lives of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plan-international.org\/100-million-girls\">100 million girls<\/a>.<br \/>\nRebecca remarked on the problems that can arise if too many aid groups arrive at the same crisis and also the essential role that a very large fleet of motor bikes play in their work!<br \/>\nClub members were tasked with some scenarios to decide upon action needed. This really highlighted to us the complexity of e.g. identifying suitable suppliers to purchase goods from to provide help during a crisis, or what sort of emergency supplies are most important to get to people in need when time and transport options are limited.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on PLAN International go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plan-international.org\/\">https:\/\/plan-international.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092815273_25552\">Meru Women\u2019s Garden Project \u2013 Kenya<\/h1>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092815273_25554\" dir=\"ltr\">May 2017<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092815273_25556\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092815273_25537\" dir=\"ltr\">Pam Robertson, London Chilterns Region ambassador for the project gave a most interesting talk on our current Federation project. The Meru Garden Project in collaboration with child.org \u2018is supporting some of the poorest women-led households in Kenya and is entirely focused on providing opportunities to women and girls who may never otherwise be given the chance to earn an income. Improved food production and education is supporting women and girls to transform their lives\u2019. ( SIGBI.org)<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Pam updated us on the latest developments and the money raised by clubs so far of around \u00a348,000 is making a huge difference to the lives of women and girls.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092815273_25542\" dir=\"ltr\">For more information on this project see the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/child.org\/tags\/meru-womens-garden-project\">Meru women\u2019s garden project<\/a>\u00a0website.<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;506&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1490537783468_46599\">Refugee Resource<\/h1>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1490537783468_46607\" dir=\"ltr\">15th March 2017<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1490537783468_46609\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1490537783468_46611\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1490537783468_46611\" dir=\"ltr\">Club members were treated to a very moving and informative talk by Eden Habtemichael, Women\u2019s Services Co-ordination at the Oxford charity Refugee Resource\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.refugeeresource.org\/\">www.refugeeresource.org<\/a>. Eden came to the UK in 2001 from Eritrea and since then she has worked tirelessly for other migrant and refugee women in Oxford.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1490537783468_46615\" dir=\"ltr\">This year Eden has won the prestigious Women on the Move Award, Woman of the Year 2017. This award is organised by Migrant Organise and UNHCR to recognise and celebrate inspirational leadership and contribution from migrant and refugee women to U.K. Society.\u00a0Congratulations to Eden!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1490537783468_46628\" dir=\"ltr\">[Source: Refugee Resource Press Release]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;479&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Domestic Abuse<\/h1>\n<p>15th February\u00a02017<\/p>\n<p>Clare Roche gave members a most informative and engaging talk on domestic abuse at this month\u2019s meeting. She started her work with young victims through volunteering with a charity which deals with sexual abuse but now works with victims of domestic abuse. She outlined the five different types of domestic abuse and informed us that 2 \u2013 3 women each week in the UK are killed in instances of domestic abuse. Clare reminded members of the new law introduced by Theresa May which has made coercive control illegal. This covers for example, isolation, humiliation, exhaustion and fear. To conclude her talk Clare showed members two short videos and recommended the You Tube video \u2018Love You To Death\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at our\u00a0<a title=\"Link to Meetings &amp; Events page\" href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/meetings\/\">Meetings &amp; Events<\/a>\u00a0page to see what\u2019s coming up for our monthly meetings this year!<\/p>\n<p>To see what other topics we\u2019ve heard talks on, causes we\u2019ve supported, and activities we\u2019ve enjoyed in the past, visit our\u00a0<a title=\"From 1952, Our Archive\" href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/archive\/\">Our Archive<\/a>\u00a0page.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This page tells you a bit about our recent meetings and events. 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