On December 7th – Day 13 of #16daysofactivism Rural women face the worst impacts of climate disasters, and suffer gender-based discrimination. Soroptimists support their rural sisters for equity and equality for rural women. Today we rise for the hard toil and struggle of women in
Join us for an evening of Bird Bingo, chat, festive fun and cheer. Don’t forget to request your bingo cards by post well ahead from Suzette. Ann is awaiting your nominations for the Club Member who is
December 2020 issue of Soroptimist News out now
December 6th WE REMEMBER The Anniversary of the 1989 Montreal Massacre observed as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada 14 women studying to be engineers at the Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal, became the target of a warped misogynist
Women and girls with disabilities should rightly demand enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms. Soroptimists address domestic violence during the pandemic, including at the intersection of gender and disability. Women and girls with disabilities rightly demand enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental
Raising awareness of widespread and multiple forms of slavery is the first step during #16daysofactivism we #Orangetheworld. Today there are more slaves in the world than in any other time of history. An estimated 40 plus million people are in modern slavery. Britain has one
Day 7 (1st December) is World’s Aids Day Over 103,800 people are living with HIV in the UK.. Soroptimists Believe to Achieve a collaborative response to eliminating stigma and discrimination. We want human rights and gender-responsive approaches to be key to ending the colliding pandemics
Soroptimists raise awareness about Human Trafficking for #16DaysofActivism. The explosion of the internet has made this nefarious activity faster and untraceable. The pandemic conditions have seen increase in activity. #Orangetheworld and #EndHumanTrafficking Human Trafficking is a transnational activity that involves the exploitation of humans
SI Weybridge Member MARION features as one of 100 Soroptimists commemorated in our Centennial Year – CONGRATULATIONS Soroptimists Celebrate 100 Years by asking #WhoIsShe? Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI) together with Soroptimists from across the world join together to celebrate 100 years of Soroptimist International (SI)
Soroptimists worldwide respect and support activities of human rights defenders, essential for the full realization of human rights, the rule of law and sustainable development. We Believe to Achieve the work of human rights defenders, is so vital to promote and uphold equality. We #OrangetheWorld
