Railing press release 2018 (ESJ) + pics compressed
SOROPTIMISTS RAILING AGAINST ABUSE Local women raise awareness of domestic abuse There are many United Nations special days each year, but the one that matters to Soroptimist International of Weston-super-Mare (SI Weston) is 25th November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, when the theme is ORANGE. On this day, for the past three years, supported by Tara Newley Arkle and Soroptimists of the South West Region, the women of SI Weston have drawn attention to domestic abuse. We dress in orange and hand out ‘Loves me, Loves me not’ bookmarks. These bookmarks include a checklist to help young people understand that they do not have to tolerate persistent abuse or controlling behaviour in a relationship. They are already in use by many North Somerset schools. Last year we were joined at the Lord Mayor’s chapel in Bristol by Dame Joan Collins,
Newsletter 2017-2018 2nd copy with thanks to both Danielle and all the contributors.
This report has been circulated : NRM Statistics Q3 2017 v1.0.
We have a wealth of archived material carefully stored by Heather, but which does not often see the light of day. Here are a couple of photographs of our club dating back to the era of the Queen’s Coronation. The dinner resembles an murder mystery evening and if I’m not mistaken Alfred Hitcock was a guest at the dinner? Have a look and see for your-self!
