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Through drama and creativity we help empower women and young people to use their voice and be heard.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#Emilymatters<\/span><\/strong><\/span> is an initiative that takes inspiration from the legacy of suffragette Emily Wilding Davison<\/strong><\/a>, as well as from the stories of Ordinary<\/strong><\/span>, Brave<\/strong> <\/span>and Extraordinary<\/strong> women<\/strong><\/span>, of the past and present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our work is about bringing people together. <\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A special House of Commons performance in 2014 of To Freedom’s Cause<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, by Kate Willoughby<\/strong><\/span> (Actor\/Writer\/Creative Director) was the catalyst for #Emilymatters<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since 2014, Kate’s work has focused on sharing empowering collective stories<\/strong> with new audiences. She believes that creatives have a vital role to play today, as an antidote to the divisive rhetoric that seems to dominate much of social media and society at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I believe in the power of Creativity <\/strong>and Stories <\/strong>to inspire us, because they can remind us of how much we share in common, helping us to nurture more empathy and understanding for those we may never meet.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an age where manufactured division seems to dominate much of our public discourse, Creativity <\/strong>and empowering Stories<\/strong> can help us to challenge this, enabling us to write a new, fairer and more positive tale for all our futures.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the Climate Emergency<\/strong> rightly on world leaders minds, there has never been a better time to for all of us to take positive action<\/strong>, within our local communities as well as with those around the globe. There is no time to lose. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Courage Calls<\/strong>! <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kate Willoughby<\/strong>, #Emilymatters Creative Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have developed strong links with a range of community partners through a series of impactful outreach events<\/a><\/strong> relating to my suffragette play To Freedom\u2019s Cause<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As the USA moves beyond the Trump years, we believe it’s more important than ever to make time to listen <\/strong>to learn<\/strong>, with respect, and to share a more positive narrative, from the heart<\/strong>, one that brings people together<\/strong>, in order to celebrate <\/strong>how much we share in common<\/strong> and to help empower women and young people to use their voices and be heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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