{"id":6037,"date":"2022-03-28T14:21:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T14:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/?p=6037"},"modified":"2022-05-04T13:40:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T13:40:40","slug":"april-2022-new-woking-new-siwd-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/2022\/03\/28\/april-2022-new-woking-new-siwd-year\/","title":{"rendered":"April 2022 &#8211; New Woking &#8211; New Soroptimist year &#8211; Debates &#8211; Witches &#8211; Soroptimist International &#8211; Action4Women &#8211; Horsell Scrubbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>New Woking &#8211; New Soroptimist Year<\/h1>\n<p>The new Woking is emerging with the opening of Victoria Place.\u00a0 The atrium with its shops and bowling alley is an exciting addition to the shopping centre.<\/p>\n<p>New beginnings are definitely in the air, with the new town development, the start of Spring and a new Soroptimist year on the horizon.<\/p>\n<h1>Horsell Scrubbers<\/h1>\n<p>If you want to meet an inspiring bunch of people, get in touch with Woking&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/en-gb.facebook.com\/groups\/681947305925074\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Horsell Scrubbers<\/a> !\u00a0 Leader Claire Ingham &#8211; just elevated to &#8216;Eminent Citizen of Woking for her work &#8211; started the group during the Covid-19 pandemic when NHS staff needed scrubs and kit.\u00a0 Now that there is less need for those items, Horsell Scrubbers has turned to community sewing and help with sewing and repairs.\u00a0 Check out their great programme of workshops.<\/p>\n<h1>Action4Women<\/h1>\n<p>A timely topic and session!<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/files\/2022\/03\/SI-Zoom-28-April-2022.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6046 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/files\/2022\/03\/SI-Zoom-28-April-2022-300x92.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"92\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">A virtual event with Stephenie Foster, Author of Take Action: Fighting for Women &amp; Girls, an\u00a0 activism &amp; advocacy guide, offering actions to shift social norms &amp; change policies &amp; practices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Register for this meeting on 28 April 2022 at 13.00:\u00a0 <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FI9Cgled46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-hiw28u r-qvk6io r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">https:\/\/<\/span>bit.ly\/3NO8yaa<\/a> <span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TakeActionFight4Women?src=hashtag_click\">#TakeActionFight4Women<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Soroptimist International<\/h2>\n<p>Looking back over the Soroptimist year just ending at global level:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Soroptimist International wrote, endorsed, or orally delivered 50 statements on critical themes affecting the development of the rights of women and girls. These statements amplified SI\u2019s position and encouraged partnership with United Nations Commissions, Member States, and like-minded civil society organisations, as we continue to stand against backsliding in the advancement of women\u2019s rights. &#8221;<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"sd-entry-title\">SI STATEMENT AGAINST THE WAR IN UKRAINE<\/h1>\n<p>Soroptimist International has published a statement about the fighting in Ukraine and the effects on women and girls especially:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;Soroptimist International, Associated Country Women of the World, International Federation of Business and Professional Women, Graduate Women International,\u00a0 International Alliance of Women, Federation of American Women\u2019s Clubs Overseas (FAWCO), Zonta International and NGO Committee on Aging-Vienna <\/em><\/strong>stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, who have found themselves in an unwanted conflict&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;.Women and girls caught up in this humanitarian crisis will miss out on valuable education. They are at increased risks of early or child marriage, trafficking, sexual exploitation and gender-based violence. Women and girls will now be unable to access vital medical services, including sexual and reproductive health treatment and support&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full statement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soroptimistinternational.org\/si-statement-against-the-war-in-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>Not witches &#8211; just women<\/h1>\n<p>In times past, many women suffered because people thought they were witches.\u00a0 Even today, women can be called witches, as a form of insult.\u00a0 The BBC Radio 4 programme &#8216;The Witches Pardon&#8217; takes a new look at the past.\u00a0 Catch up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/m0015bdj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>Woking Debates<\/h1>\n<p>There have been some fascinating debates in the last year.\u00a0 You can watch them now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCMHImqIKb-CDQcW97Wnwyyg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0Upcoming topics in the present series are the welfare state (&#8216;Do we have an effective welfare state?&#8217; debate ) and migrants (&#8216;The Bundle&#8217;, a play by Journeyman Theatre).\u00a0 More info <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wokingdebates.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Woking &#8211; New Soroptimist Year The new Woking is emerging with the opening of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":167,"featured_media":6038,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>April 2022 - New Woking - New Soroptimist year - Debates - Witches - Soroptimist International - Action4Women - Horsell Scrubbers | News | Blog | Events | SI Woking and District<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SI Woking and District : Blog &amp; News : April 2022 - New Woking - New Soroptimist year - Debates - Witches - Soroptimist International - Action4Women - Horsell Scrubbers : Keep up to date with the latest news, articles and events from the Soroptimists of SI Woking and District . 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