{"id":5909,"date":"2023-11-29T08:10:40","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T07:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/weybridge\/?p=5909"},"modified":"2023-11-28T16:48:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T15:48:29","slug":"soroptimists-fly-the-flag-for-women-and-girls-for-16daysofactivism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/weybridge\/2023\/11\/29\/soroptimists-fly-the-flag-for-women-and-girls-for-16daysofactivism\/","title":{"rendered":"Soroptimists fly the flag for Women and Girls for #16DaysofActivism"},"content":{"rendered":"

Women volunteers in local soroptimist clubs around the world #orangetheworld<\/span><\/strong> as part of the global campaign and action to stop violence against women and girls.<\/span><\/p>\n

Locally they are ‘flying the flag’ in many ways on Monument Green, Weybridge and in Stoke d’Abernon to highlight the UN messaging for global action and progress under the UNiTE<\/a> program. <\/span><\/p>\n

Soroptimists are advocating to reduce online and IT tech-led actions and increased use of private information which impacts women and girls well being and safety adversely and to encourage everyone to harness technology to enable safety, respect and dignity in every situation, every country and every online media. Progress is steady, nothing is impossible.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We are hopeful not hopeless” in the words of an Afghan women’s advocate speaking at the recent SIGBI conference about the challenges women and girls face every day in country. Amplify the messaging share on social media and at work and at home. We must educate our girls and boys about the need for mutual respect online, when using GPS and gaming tools and sharing images and information.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n