The WEP Leeds Culture Club is a monthly meet up to discuss books, films and TV with like-minded people. After the success of our first Culture Club comes CC#2 where we will be discussing Beloved by Toni Morrison and also the Netflix special Nanette by Hannah Gadsby. £5 to join, all funds go to supporting @wep_leeds. WE would love to see you there! 

Hello!

We have monthly Open Branch Meetings in Tunbridge Wells.  Everyone is welcome.   They are for anyone who is interested in achieving gender equality in our lifetime and wants to help us do that.  It is a very informal gathering.

More details of what we'll be discussing will be posted on our facebook page nearer the time. 

No previous experience in or knowledge of politics required, just a wish to be involved somehow.

We are meeting a new location which is the cafe on the ground floor of the Trinity Theatre.  

We meet from 7.30pm till 9.30pm.

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Facebook Page   www.facebook.com/WEPTWells

Twitter Handle   www.twitter.com/WEPtw

We look forward to meeting you.

Branch Officers

Emma Quig / Liz Orr - Branch Leader
Erin Brady- Communications Lead
Matt Richards - Data Manager
Alison Fleming - Treasurer

Our brilliant candidate Gemma Evans is standing in Bury South in the general election. Join us on the campaign trail!

We are standing against MPs with unresolved allegations of violence or harassment at the general election.

Join our campaign in Bury South on Friday 15 November. Ivan Lewis was accused of sexual harassment by a 19-year-old student but he resigned before a verdict could be reached by the Labour party investigation, and he has continued to act as an independent MP until the election. WE will be campaigning for changes to the Recall Act to empower constituents to remove MPs who have been found guilty of harassment or violence by an independent process.

Let's end abuse, starting with Westminster.

We start all canvassing sessions with training. New canvassers are welcome and will be paired with experienced canvassers.

Wear comfy shoes, bring your phone and we'll bring the rest.

This month we are reading Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee-Shetterly.

Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow South and the civil rights movement, the true story of NASA’s African-American female mathematicians who played a crucial role in America’s space program—and whose contributions were previously unheralded.

Before John Glenn orbited the Earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of professionals worked as “Human Computers,” calculating the flight paths that would enable these historic achievements. Among these were a coterie of bright, talented African-American women. Segregated from their white counterparts by Jim Crow laws, these “colored computers,” as they were known, used slide rules, adding machines, and pencil and paper to support America’s fledgling aeronautics industry, and helped write the equations that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space.

As ever it doesn't matter if you've read half the book, all of it or just the first 10 pages, all are welcome. Come and join in the conversation.

Canvass with us for the St. George's Ward council by-election on 12th December! Elections are exciting and galvanising times and you will have bags of fun as well as doing a good thing. If you're new to this, you will be trained and paired with someone more experienced! Meet at the Tuffnell Park Tavern, 11am on Saturday morning.

Our brilliant candidate Gemma Evans is standing in Bury South in the general election. Join us on the campaign trail!

We are standing against MPs with unresolved allegations of violence or harassment at the general election.

Join our campaign in Bury South on Friday 15 November. Ivan Lewis was accused of sexual harassment by a 19-year-old student but he resigned before a verdict could be reached by the Labour party investigation, and he has continued to act as an independent MP until the election. WE will be campaigning for changes to the Recall Act to empower constituents to remove MPs who have been found guilty of harassment or violence by an independent process.

Let's end abuse, starting with Westminster.

We start all canvassing sessions with training. New canvassers are welcome and will be paired with experienced canvassers.

Wear comfy shoes, bring your phone and we'll bring the rest.

Give few hours of your time to make a huge difference.

A General Election has been announced and we need to raise enough money to fund our stand-out election strategy: WE will stand five survivors against five MPs with unresolved allegations of harassment and violence - because violence has no place in parliament. We need as many volunteers as possible to join us to call our members and donors to tell them about our exciting campaign and invite them to make a donation to build our campaign fund. 

You will be calling supporters who, like you, want to shake up politics and make change happen, and who have told us they want to be called by us. By giving your time on this important day, you'll be able to make a massive difference to the five formidable women who will be standing up against MPs who should be held accountable. Please sign up asap to let us if know you can attend. 

Things you need to know: 

☕ Tea and snacks will be provided to keep you going.

😰 If you have never done a fundraising phonebank before, or feel nervous about calling strangers, be reassured that we will provide full training and call scripts, and answer all your questions before you start calling. If you still don't fancy calling we have plenty other ways you can help, such as sending follow-up texts, so please sign up even if you are not completely sure.

🎁 We know you're not in it for the swag, but... each phonebanker who joins us on the night will get a limited edition WE goody bag and there will be a special prize to the person who raises the most on the night. Don't miss out! 

I am delighted to announce our next event in support of my GLA2020 campaign. I hope that you will be able to attend. 

Come along to our next WE Barnet Open Branch Meeting and get involved in your local branch as we discuss our plans for our branch and the London GLA Elections 2020!

We will then have an informal discussion/chat on a topical subject.

If you are able to join us, please RSVP. If you are unable to attend, it will be great to hear your thoughts and ideas which we can share at the meeting.

We look forward to seeing you.