{"id":8473,"date":"2022-07-26T12:44:58","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T11:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/?p=8473"},"modified":"2022-07-27T13:12:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T12:12:33","slug":"25jul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/2022\/25jul\/","title":{"rendered":"Potluck Supper for Friendship and Orange Days"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Monday 25th July it was lovely to be together at\u00a0 Greenwood URC for a “pot luck supper” where everyone brought a dish and a drink to share. \u00a0A perfect way to mark the International Day of Friendship.<\/p>\n

Sorry – no photo of the delicious spread – we forgot to take a pic when it was all beautifully displayed on the table so we’re standing in front of the mess of empty dishes! It was just a bit too chilly to be be outside so the picnic inside worked very well!<\/p>\n

On a more serious note we are all wearing our new orange badges “Soroptimists say NO to Violence Against Women” – the 25th of every month is Orange Day – read below for more about “Orange Day” and the Soroptimist blog for July Orange Day on stalking.\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Orange\u00a0Day<\/span><\/h3>\n

The United Nations UNiTE campaign has proclaimed the 25th of each month as \u201cOrange<\/span>\u00a0Day<\/span>\u201d, a\u00a0day<\/span>\u00a0to raise awareness and take action to end violence against women and girls. As a bright and optimistic colour,\u00a0orange<\/span>\u00a0represents a future free from violence against women and girls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

https:\/\/www.unwomen.org\/en\/what-we-do\/ending-violence-against-women\/take-action\/unite<\/a><\/div>\n

STALKING BLOG<\/strong><\/h3>\n

What is stalking<\/strong>?\u00a0 It is a pattern of unwanted, fixated and obsessive behaviour which is intrusive and causes fear of violence, serious alarm or distress. These actions affect not only the person being stalked but also their extended network of family and friends. Stalking and harassment are crimes and must be treated as such.<\/p>\n

Whilst stalking of well known individuals sometimes makes headlines the majority of cases occur during everyday life to everyday people.\u00a0 In addition to the \u2018commonly known\u2019 behaviours stalking also occurs when other actions happen such as:<\/p>\n