Two pleased-as-punch WI members who garnered 84% of the membership vote to take forward the Resolution for Clean Rivers for People and Wildlife. Christy Crouch, and Alia el Asmar. #WI_AM2023
🎉Women's Institute #WI_AM2023 massive win for rivers as 180,000 amazing women agree to lead a national campaign for bathing waters to make Defra UK clean up pollution
Thank you for the honour of asking me to fill for Feargal Sharkey to debate the resolution with Alastair Chisholm
Emma gives an example of WI members using their power in 1986 to change attitudes around HIV and AIDS. Today, members are doing similar to spread awareness around ovarian cancer - literally saving lives. We always speak up for those without a voice, without prejudice #WI_AM2023
Our fantastic members are arriving at St David's Hall for #WI_AM2023 - here are the ladies from the Staffordshire Federation. What a great day for it in sunny #Cardiff
And here are our UWI Facebook team! Looking resplendent in their daisies in the Welsh sunshine #WI_AM2023 St David's Hall
Shivers as - as is tradition - the hall of St David's Hall is filled with the powerful and anthemic, Jerusalem 🎶✊🏼 #WI_AM2023
'Just under 21,000 new members have joined us since the last AM, and we welcome each of you... We are offering new ways to invite new women to be part of our organisation...working hard to develop inclusive, innovative paths to reach all women.' Ann Jones, Chair NFWI #WI_AM2023
Seconded by WI member Alia el Asmar - in favour of a Resolution, proposed by member Christy Crouch, to combine our efforts and apply for safe bathing water status for stretches of river where live #WI_AM2023
Are you diving into our #WICleanRivers campaign? We want to hear from members getting started in their local area. Whether applying for a bathing water designation, or joining an existing one. Email us at: [email protected]. A national newspaper is tallying activity for next week!
The brilliant Laura McAllister 🏴 speaking at #WI_AM2023 :
'Normalisation is sport being played at the highest level - by girls and women not just boys and men... If women don't have agency, every organisation - including sporting ones - will be run by men, for men.'
WI member Christy Crouch puts forward a Resolution to begin a campaign to clear up our rivers, for people and wildlife. She asks members to vote today in favour.... #WI_AM2023
What an absolute pleasure having a spur of the minute visit to Hay Festival getting last minute tickets to see Ruby Wax and meeting the Women's Institute. All #inspiringwomen . Say hello if you see them.
Some of our fab members featured in Essex Life magazine read their article and more in the latest edition 🤩 Women's Institute WI Life magazine