{"id":6360,"date":"2023-03-01T14:13:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T14:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/?p=6360"},"modified":"2023-03-22T13:52:02","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T13:52:02","slug":"march-2023-international-womens-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/2023\/03\/01\/march-2023-international-womens-day\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2023 &#8211; World Water Day &#8211; Protecting Girls &#8211; International Women&#8217;s Day &#8211; Spring Newsletter &#8211; Your Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Your Sanctuary<\/h1>\n<p>SI Woking is a regular supporter of <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/our-projects\/your-sanctuary\/\">Your Sanctuary<\/a>. We are proud to say that Soroptimist Barbara R, one of our 2022-3 co-Presidents, raised money for Your Sanctuary with a cake sale on 25 March 2023.<\/p>\n<h1>World Water Day<\/h1>\n<p>World Water Day falls in March every year.\u00a0 A day to think about looking after this precious resource.\u00a0 Especially as we hear regular news of unusual drought in other countries &#8211; and in parts of the UK.<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/files\/2023\/03\/Clipart-Tap.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6390 size-thumbnail alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/files\/2023\/03\/Clipart-Tap-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>Let&#8217;s all help to ensure we have enough clean water for our needs.\u00a0 No wet wipes or tampons in the loo and no fat down the sink will cut the fatbergs, for example.<\/p>\n<p>But should we be putting toilet paper in the loo?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/files\/2023\/03\/PFAS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6391\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/files\/2023\/03\/PFAS-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/files\/2023\/03\/PFAS-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/files\/2023\/03\/PFAS.jpg 891w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Time magazine recently posted an article about PFAS (&#8216;forever chemicals&#8217;) in loo paper.\u00a0 Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6259819\/pfas-found-in-toilet-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>International Women&#8217;s Day<\/h1>\n<p>A day to celebrate the achievements of women past and present.\u00a0 And also to remember the achievements to protect women from harm.<\/p>\n<h2>An inspiring woman from the past<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.english-heritage.org.uk\/learn\/histories\/women-in-history\/bess-of-hardwick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bess of Hardwick Hall<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/files\/2023\/03\/Hardwick-Hall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6374\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/files\/2023\/03\/Hardwick-Hall-300x144.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/files\/2023\/03\/Hardwick-Hall-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/files\/2023\/03\/Hardwick-Hall.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ES adorns the top of Hardwick Hall &#8211; signalling the power and drive of the woman who built it: Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury.<\/p>\n<h2>Inspiring woman living now<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/files\/2023\/03\/empowered-women-empower-women.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6376 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/files\/2023\/03\/empowered-women-empower-women-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/files\/2023\/03\/empowered-women-empower-women-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/files\/2023\/03\/empowered-women-empower-women.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/files\/2023\/03\/empowered-women-empower-women-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Which living woman do <strong>you<\/strong> choose to celebrate International Woman&#8217;s Day?<\/p>\n<h2>New law to protect girls<\/h2>\n<p>An addition to the measures protecting women and girl came into force on 28 February 2023. T he Marriage and Civil Partnership Act 2022 now applies in England and Wales in the United Kingdom. So young girls of 16 and 17 can no longer marry or be married.\u00a0 More <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/2023\/major-new-change-to-marriage-law-comes-into-force-in-england-and-wales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>Soroptimist Spring News<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/files\/2023\/03\/Newsletter-Feb-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6370\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/files\/2023\/03\/Newsletter-Feb-2023-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/files\/2023\/03\/Newsletter-Feb-2023-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/woking-and-district\/files\/2023\/03\/Newsletter-Feb-2023.jpg 725w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your Sanctuary SI Woking is a regular supporter of Your Sanctuary. 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