Category Archives: 20151009

9 October 2015 18:00 ~ Manchester Suffragette Charity Première – The Pankhurst Trust Incorporating Manchester Women’s Aid

Ticket @ £25 + booking fee – Donation optional (*)
Odeon IMAX Cinema Manchester Printworks
27 Withy Grove, Manchester M4 2BS

Suffragette is the story of the Pankhurst Women, founders of the Women’s Social Political Union, whose militant tactics made the Pankhursts crucial contributors to women’s suffrage and Manchester’s radical heritage.

This Pathé movie will première in Manchester and the PANKHURST TRUST have the privilege of hosting it in the home city of the Pankhursts before it goes on general release.

We would like you to join us for an evening of celebration for the city. We hope that the women who make Manchester great today will come together to celebrate and honour the women who enabled this to happen: the Suffragettes who fought for, and won, the vote for women nearly 100 years ago.

Dr Helen Pankhurst, of Emmeline Pankhurst will be joining us at the screening and, together with Stella Duffy writer, theatre maker and Women’s Equality Party Campaigner, will answer your questions on the Pankhursts, the Suffragettes and the ‘legacy’ of women’s suffrage in relation to the wider women’s movement and contemporary struggles to tackle gender inequality and injustice.

All proceeds from the event will go to the PANKHURST TRUST to support the Pankhurst Centre that houses a small museum dedicated to the Pankhurst family, the women’s suffrage movement and that commemorates women’s historic and contemporary struggle for political, social and economic equality.

About the Pankhurst Trust (Incorporating Manchester Women’s Aid)

On the 23rd June 2014 Manchester Women’s Aid and The Pankhurst Trust merged to form a single charity. United with one clear message that together we have a renewed energy and commitment to tackling gender inequality and the violence and injustice it fosters.

We have great plans to revitalise, protect and restore the heritage, history and architecture of 60-62 Nelson Street, birthplace of the Women’s Social and Political Union founded by Emmeline Pankhurst. And to ensure that the powerful story of the women who won the vote continues to inspire those who dare to challenge gender inequality and the violence and social injustice this fosters.

Your help and support for our project would go a long way to securing the c £2 million Heritage Lottery Funding (HLF) we hope to attract following a first stage application for HLF in November 2015.

(*) Book tickets online at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/manchester-suffragette-charity-premiere-tickets-18431745848

September 22, 2015

Friday 9 October 2015 9.30 ~ Safeguarding : Challenging Attitudes And Opening Minds – SI Yorkshire Anti Slavery Group – Leeds

Until 4.00pm at Thorpe Park Hotel & Spa, 1150 Century Way, Thorpe Park, Leeds, LS15 8ZB £45.00 to include parking, lunch and refreshments

Soroptimist International (SI) is a global organisation for women working in partnership with other organisations to improve the status and uphold the rights of women and girls. It has General Consultative Status at the UN and is represented at all the major UN centres.

A key concern for us all is that sexual exploitation is becoming normalised. Further to SI Yorkshire Anti-Slavery Group’s two successful conferences on grooming and safeguarding against sexual exploitation, our third in October will look at changing the mindsets – the attitudes and stereotypes – that underpin this disturbing behaviour. Only by changing the way people think can we hope to change their behaviour.

We believe we’ve put together a very informative, hard hitting programme. Our speakers and presenters have been invited because of their expertise and work in the field of sexual exploitation and gender stereotyping:

And under the artistic direction of Steve Archer, young people from St Mary’s Youth Theatre, Garforth will demonstrate how gender stereotyping feeds into violent behaviour.

Please join us, to learn and share your ideas about how to challenge destructive mindsets and nip sexual exploitation in the bud, before any damage is done. You will be well fed and watered with unlimited refreshments and a two course lunch – and you can park your car for free!

Please scroll down for booking details. Further information will be sent on confirmation of your booking. We look forward to seeing you.

Val Michie, Chair SI Yorkshire ASG – valmichie@btinternet.com

DELEGATE BOOKING DETAILS

Please complete one booking per delegate and send to:
Mrs Julie Thompson, 86 Branstone Grove, Gawthorpe, Ossett, WF5 9SU /

Your contact details
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email:

Company/organisation contact details (if appropriate)
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Payment details
Please pay by either BACS/bank transfer:  
Account name:   SI Yorkshire – General Account
Account no:     00509329
Sort code:      20-48-46
Reference: ASG
Or Cheque, made out to SI Yorkshire and send to the address above.

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Address/email address to where confirmation of acceptance is to be sent:

The closing date for bookings is Friday 18 September. We cannot take bookings after this date.

Once your payment has been received you will be notified that you have been accepted as a delegate and sent further information regarding the venue, catering, overnight accommodation, etc.

See also: http://www.womensgrid.org.uk/groups/?p=3100

June 29, 2015

9 October 2015 9.30 ~ Safeguarding : Challenging Attitudes And Opening Minds – Soroptimist International Yorkshire Anti-Slavery Group – Leeds

Until 4.00pm at Thorpe Park Hotel & Spa, 1150 Century Way, Thorpe Park, Leeds, LS15 8ZB
£45.00 to include parking, lunch and refreshments

Soroptimist International (SI) is a global organisation for women working in partnership with other organisations to improve the status and uphold the rights of women and girls. It has General Consultative Status at the UN and is represented at all the major UN centres, including the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York. The SI Yorkshire Anti-Slavery Group focusses specifically on issues such as grooming, sexual exploitation and safe relationships. We have distributed over 75,000 thousand ‘Loves me Loves me not’ bookmarks to schools, colleges and universities, and organisations working with children and young people.

A key concern is that sexual exploitation is becoming normalised. Further to our two very successful conferences on grooming for, and safeguarding against sexual exploitation, we are holding a third in October that will look at changing the mindsets – the beliefs, attitudes and stereotypes – that underpin this outrageous behaviour. Only by changing the way people think can we hope to change their behaviour.

Our speakers and presenters have been invited because of their expertise and work in the field of sexual exploitation and gender stereotyping, and we believe we’ve put together a very informative, hard hitting programme. We are especially pleased that a group of young people have accepted our invitation to show us, through an interactive presentation, how gender stereotyping feeds into violent behaviour. We urge you to join us, to learn and share your ideas about how to challenge destructive mindsets and nip sexual exploitation in the bud, before any damage is done. You will be well fed and watered with unlimited refreshments and a two course lunch – and you can park your car for free! Please come. We look forward to welcoming you.

A formal invitation, booking details and information about the venue will be sent in July. In the meantime, please save the date – Friday 9th October 2015. And please forward the date to colleagues and associates who share your concerns about sexual exploitation.

April 9, 2015