Join us on May the 15th from the comfort of your own home to give feedback from the GLA elections.

We managed 2.15% overall in London, in the North East we achieved 3.6% - lets meet while the process is fresh in our minds about what went well, what didn't and what we need to focus on to ensure women's voices are heard and more of us are elected to positions of political power to be more impactful in our fight for gender equality

'Every voice raised against racism chips away at its power. We can't afford to stay silent. This book is an attempt to speak'

Leeds Branch of the Women's Equality Party will be holding the next in our series of 'Culture Club', our regular book and film discussion group, on Wednesday 19 May 2021 at 7.30pm online via Zoom. 

'The book that sparked a national conversation. Exploring everything from eradicated black history to the inextricable link between class and race, Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge is the essential handbook for anyone who wants to understand race relations in Britain today.'

We will also be discussing the film Mary Queen of Scots, available on Netflix.

If you would like to read ahead, June's book will be 'I carried a watermelon' by Katy Brand.

To Join the Zoom Meeting Click Here or use meeting ID: 992 7908 1665 and passcode: 392557

Join us on May the 20th from the comfort of your own home to discuss women's voices in elections.

It is over 100 years since the first women were able to vote and yet women's voices are still frequently unheard or drowned out at election time.  

Currently 34% of MPs are women which, although an all time high, is still woefully short of the 50% it should be.  Women are under represented at every level of governance in society from local councils upwards.

We will be discussing the recent elections and how society needs to change so that more women's voices are heard and more women are elected to positions of political power.  

Email [email protected] to be added to the zoom link.   Bring a drink and let's get talking.

WE Edinburgh and The Lothians Branch invite you to our next 'Book Club' on Thursday 27th May at 19:30 via Zoom, and we have decided to give you the choice of two books. 

• The first book is: Scabby Queen by Kirstin Innes

Three days before her fifty-first birthday, Clio Campbell - one-hit-wonder, political activist, life-long-love and one-night-stand - kills herself in her friend Ruth's spare bedroom. And, as practical as she is, Ruth doesn't know what to do. Or how to feel. Because knowing and loving Clio Campbell was never straightforward.

To Neil, she was his great unrequited love. He'd known it since their days on picket lines as teenagers. Now she's a sentence in his email inbox: Remember me well.

The media had loved her as a sexy young starlet, but laughed her off as a ranting spinster as she aged. But with news of her suicide, Clio Campbell is transformed into a posthumous heroine for politically chaotic times.

Stretching over five decades, taking in the miners' strikes to Brexit and beyond; hopping between a tiny Scottish island, a Brixton anarchist squat, the bloody Genoa G8 protests, the poll tax riots and Top of the Pops, Scabby Queen is a portrait of a woman who refuses to compromise, told by her friends and lovers, enemies and fans.

As word spreads of what Clio has done, half a century of memories, of pain and of joy are wrenched to the surface. Those who loved her, those who hated her, and those that felt both ways at once, are forced to ask one question: Who was Clio Campbell?

• The second book is: Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner 

Laura "Lolly" Willowes is a twentysomething middle-class Englishwoman who, on the death of her father, at first becomes a conventional maiden aunt living with her brother in London. Then, "groping after something", she makes a bid for personal freedom, an escape to Great Mop, "a secluded hamlet in the heart of the Chilterns", where she finds herself happily becoming a witch in communion with the devil.

You are welcome to join us whether you have read one book, both books or not had chance to read either of them!

The Zoom Meeting ID is 813 3905 8561

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Join us for our monthly pub & politics! We will be talking about what we have learned from our campaign for the GLA and just have a general catch up.

RSVP to get the details for the Zoom invitation or email us at [email protected]

Do join us for our friendly Barnet branch meeting on Sunday 6th June 19:00 - 20:30.

Please RSVP to get the zoom meeting details. 

Stay Safe & Keep Well

Lisa, Olivia & the branch team

Women's Equality Barnet
http://www.womensequality.org.uk/barnet

Join us to discuss the amazing new book by Ellie McNicoll.  

Elle's website describes the book - A KIND OF SPARK tells the story of 11-year-old Addie as she campaigns for a memorial in memory of the witch trials that took place in her Scottish hometown. Addie knows there’s more to the story of these ‘witches’, just like there is more to hers. Can Addie challenge how the people in her town see her, and her autism, and make her voice heard? A story about friendship, courage and self-belief. 

The book has won numerous awards including Blackwell's Children's Book of the Year,  Blue Peter fiction Book of the Year and was nominated for a Carnegie medal.

We look forward to sharing our thoughts about the book and generally having an open and friendly discussion about the issues raised.

About Elle McNicoll

Email [email protected] for the zoom link

Do join us for our friendly Barnet branch meeting on Sunday 4th July 19:00 - 20:30.

Please RSVP to get the zoom meeting details. 

Stay Safe & Keep Well

Lisa, Olivia & the branch team

Women's Equality Barnet
http://www.womensequality.org.uk/barnet