So I haven't done any blog posts in a while, but it's not because I haven't been doing anything interesting; quite the contrary, it's been hectic. First up tomorrow morning I'm co-chairing a W.A.I.T.S Policy Forum event with the Speaker of the House of Commons, Rt. Hon. John Bercow MP. More details to follow after but, for now, here's the press release for what's set to be a rather interesting event.
PRESS RELEASE
Women Acting In Today’ s Society
( WAITS) is hosting a vist of The Speaker of the House of Commons Rt Hon John Bercow MP Friday
May 25th
Speaker of the House Of Commons Rt Hon John Bercow MP will be visiting
Women Acting in Today’s Society (WAITS) as part of an outreach visit to
Birmingham and Dudley.
The speaker will be hearing from members of WAITS Policy Forum who have experience
of being involved in local politics and the most recent Council elections.
The speaker Rt Hon John Bercow MP will also be speaking at the Football
League Community Trust Annual Conference at the NEC, attending a session of the
Dudley Youth Council, and delivering the Frank Foley Memorial Lecture in
Stourbridge.
House of Commons Speaker, Rt Hon John Bercow MP said: “WAITS is involved in crucial work building the
leadership skills of local women and supporting women affected by domestic
abuse. For all the progress made in recent years to increase female
participation in politics, we still have a long way to go. I am very much
looking forward to the WAITS event and hearing the personal experiences of
women involved in politics”.
About Women Acting In Todays Society WAITS:
WAITS is a registered charity
established in 1993. WAITS mission is to enable women from diverse communities
within the West Midlands to develop themselves and others. WAITS two main areas
of work are:
1. Empowering Women- building
the leadership skills of local women to engage more effectively with other
women, groups, networks, policy makers and service providers.
2. Women’s Support and Development Services –
supporting women affected by domestic abuse, in particular BAME and Chinese
women, through advocacy, counselling and Accommodation
For more information Contact Marcia Lewinson WAITS CEO
marcia@waitsaction.org
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