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January 2018 is a time for resolutions and not just those related to eating well.
WI resolutions should reflect the view of Clifton Members by the end of this month.
The shortlist of resolutions will need to be voted on at the January meeting on the 31st or by posting the voting slip in your copy of WI Life directly to the NFWI.
Here is the shortlist as a reminder:
1. Positive body image in a digital age
This
meeting urges every WI and the NFWI to campaign to ensure that government and
the media industry promote healthy body images and ensure diversity is
represented in the media.
2. Stop female genital mutilation
Almost
200,000 women and girls in England and Wales are affected by or threatened with
the risk of female genital mutilation (FGM). This figure rises to 200 million
worldwide. FGM is illegal in the UK, but it is still happening. We urge the
NFWI to use its collective voice and influence to raise wider awareness of the
traumatic health consequences of FGM and support and partner with agencies that
are working to end this practice in the UK and worldwide.
3. Raising awareness of modern slavery in
the UK
Modern
slavery affects thousands of people in the UK every year, and leaves them
facing servitude, forced or compulsory labour, sexual exploitation and human
trafficking. This meeting calls on every WI and the NFWI to raise awareness of
this important issue and to lobby for more effective support for the physical
and psychological health of victims of this crime.
4. Mental health matters
Mental
health matters as much as physical health. The NFWI urges all WI members to
recognise the importance of parity between mental health and physical health,
and take action to make it as acceptable to talk about mental health issues as
much as physical health issues, and to lobby government for better support for
mental illness.
5. Healthier Mouth, Healthier Body
Health
research suggests that there is a link between gum health and serious illnesses
such as heart disease, stroke and even dementia. The NFWI calls upon the
government to raise awareness about the importance of oral health and the
impact that it can have in preventing life changing acute and chronic health
conditions.
Clifton WI have been asked to highlight these messages from good causes we have supported in 2017
The Marmalade Trust - 'challenging loneliness, one spoon at a time'
On Christmas Day local Bristol charity, Marmalade Trust, invites older people who are on their own to join them in restaurants in Bristol and South Glos for a free festive lunch. Every guest is made to feel very welcome and part of their own Marmalade family.
They will be collected from their home by a Marmalade volunteer who will drive them safely to and from the restaurant, accompany them inside and introduce them to the other guests. The groups are kept small and everyone is very friendly.
Marmalade Trust want to highlight this opportunity whilst also seeking volunteers to assist on Christmas Day. For further details: https://marmaladetrust.org/
SS Great Britain - Being Brunel
As you may be aware a new national museum, Being Brunel, will be opening alongside the ss Great Britain at the end of March next year.
The new museum will be based in redeveloped, previously derelict, 20th century buildings on the water front including Brunel's original drawing office. Being Brunel has been designed to be interesting, engaging and fun.
The SS Great Britain Trust needs around 80 volunteers to bring it alive, hence this message to Clifton WI members. For further details:
