{"id":3956,"date":"2015-11-09T09:27:15","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T09:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=3956"},"modified":"2018-01-04T21:34:39","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T21:34:39","slug":"emilymatters-outreach-speeches-talks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=3956","title":{"rendered":"#Emilymatters Outreach &#8211; Speeches &#038; Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emilymatters_80096b.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emilymatters_80096b-1024x170.jpg\" alt=\"Emilymatters_80096b\" width=\"819\" height=\"136\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EM_Gridline_banner.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EM_Gridline_banner-1024x256.jpg\" alt=\"EM_Gridline_banner\" width=\"614\" height=\"154\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Emily matters<\/strong>\u00a0is a social media campaign to support and advance\u00a0<strong>gender equality<\/strong>, particularly focusing on the importance of\u00a0<strong>voting<\/strong>. See our\u00a0<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" title=\"#Emilymatters\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=2403\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>#Emilymatters<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0page to find out more about what we do.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Through drama and creativity we help empower young people to use their voice and be heard. <\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"page-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\">O U T R E A C H \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0S P E E C H E S \u00a0 &amp; \u00a0 T A L K S<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/To-Freedoms-Cause_large_only_figure.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1101 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/To-Freedoms-Cause_large_only_figure.jpg\" alt=\"cause2\" width=\"137\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/To-Freedoms-Cause_large_only_figure.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/To-Freedoms-Cause_large_only_figure-168x300.jpg 168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 137px) 100vw, 137px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>The Sikh Network &#8211; Women in Parliament Event &#8211; Birmingham<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>WOW!!! I&#8217;m mesmerised by Kate Willoughby &#8211; Such a powerful &amp; moving speech as Emily Davison. Absolutely incredible!<br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Manjit Kang, The Sikh Network Women &amp; Politics event Co-organiser<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kate, what an inspiring speaker you are! Was a pleasure meeting you and thanks for speaking at #womeninpolitics15 today.<br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Preet kaur Gill MP for\u00a0Birmingham Edgbaston; Sandwell Councillor\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Literally feel so inspired for my studies after hearing speeches today from <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Emilymatters\" target=\"_blank\">@Emilymatters<\/a><\/strong><\/span> &amp; Jess Phillips MP.<br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Olivia Underhill, who wrote a blog in response to the speech, entitled <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/livandlearn3.blogspot.co.uk\/2015\/10\/emilymatters.html\" target=\"_blank\">#emilymatters<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jmJjs-Yw-bY?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Girlguiding LaSER&#8217;s Use Your Voice 2016 (#UYV2016) Event\u00a0&#8211; London<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Very grateful for your spell-biding performance &#8211; I think you could have heard a pin drop!<br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Claire Whitmore, Programme Lead for Use Your Voice 2016\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>Kate, you were\u00a0amazing at the event! Really good conceptualization of what women have been through!<br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Fran Jones,\u00a0#UYV2016 attendee\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Thought provoking speech from <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Emilymatters\" target=\"_blank\">@Emilymatters<\/a><\/strong><\/span> reflecting on #suffragette role in giving women a voice! <strong>#UYV2016<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Nicola Grinstead,\u00a0World Board Chair, World Association of Girl Guides &amp;\u00a0Girl Scouts <\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Great speech to put <strong>#UYV2016 #Useyourvoice #girlguiding<\/strong> into context!<br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Sophie Alcock, #UYV2016 attendee\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Amazing performance from <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=2403\" target=\"_blank\">@Emilymatters<\/a><\/strong><\/span> A reminder of why we have to keep aiming for equality <strong>#UYV2016<br \/>\n&#8211; Katrina Lambert,<b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Girlguiding\">@Girlguiding<\/a><\/b> British Youth Council Delegate and Senior Section Member<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">. \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4616 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/GGL_UYV2016_grid_10Sept2016-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"ggl_uyv2016_grid_10sept2016\" width=\"498\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/GGL_UYV2016_grid_10Sept2016-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/GGL_UYV2016_grid_10Sept2016-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/GGL_UYV2016_grid_10Sept2016-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/GGL_UYV2016_grid_10Sept2016-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/GGL_UYV2016_grid_10Sept2016.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Woman Up! Conference &#8211; London<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>When I decided I wanted there to be an evening performance at Woman Up, I knew it had to be by the #Emilymatters team. I was completely moved after watching To Freedom&#8217;s Cause at a previous event in Parliament. I wanted the Woman Up audience to experience #Emilymatters for themselves.<\/p>\n<div>The performance was a beautiful mix of the old and the new: reminding us of the struggles of the brave women of our past, and encouraging us to do something in the present. I could not be more inspired or happy that we had the honour of seeing the #Emilymatters performance at Woman Up. Just like the first time I saw them perform, I can&#8217;t wait to see them again.<\/div>\n<div><strong>&#8211; Yas Necati, campaigner &amp; Woman Up! co-organiser<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>Kate Willoughby talked very insightfully about Emily Davison and the importance of women and voting <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=2403\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>#Emilymatters<\/strong>.<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Alice Dermody Palmer, Model Westminster Ambassador<\/strong><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/PicsArt_1447093144407.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-3991 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/PicsArt_1447093144407-1024x337.jpg\" alt=\"PicsArt_1447093144407\" width=\"614\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/PicsArt_1447093144407-1024x337.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/PicsArt_1447093144407-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/PicsArt_1447093144407.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Women&#8217;s Equality Party Branch Inaugural Meeting &#8211; York<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Privileged to hear Kate Willoughby&#8217;s <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=2403\" target=\"_blank\">#Emilymatters<\/a><\/strong><\/span> speech tonight. Very moving and a call to further action.<br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Carmel Maria Offord, WEP York<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chilling and completely inspiring.<br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Penelope Jacques, WEP York<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/221259297&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Mummy&#8217;s Gin Fund #GE2015 Hustings &#8211; Hither Green<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Impassioned plea from <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emilymatters\" target=\"_blank\">@Emilymatters<\/a><\/strong><\/span> that we all us our votes.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Clare Griffiths<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kate from <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emilymatters\" target=\"_blank\">@Emilymatter<\/a>s<\/strong><\/span> making some excellent points. #MGFVote<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Sally Reeve Edwards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The more women who vote, the louder your voices will be and parties will HAVE to listen <strong><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emilymatters\" target=\"_blank\">@Emilymatter<\/a>s<\/span><\/strong>. #MGFVote<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Mother&#8217;s Gin Fund Twitter account<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_Speech_MGF_ge2015_grid_trio.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-3998 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_Speech_MGF_ge2015_grid_trio-1024x337.jpg\" alt=\"VM_Speech_MGF_ge2015_grid_trio\" width=\"614\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_Speech_MGF_ge2015_grid_trio-1024x337.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_Speech_MGF_ge2015_grid_trio-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_Speech_MGF_ge2015_grid_trio.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">Royal Holloway Feminist Society &#8211; Egham, Surrey<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was enormously inspiring to see such passionate belief in the fact that the vote of today\u2019s women is crucial.<br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Natasha Barrett, RHUL Fem Soc\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_Speech_RHUL_ge2015_grid_trio.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-3997 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_Speech_RHUL_ge2015_grid_trio-1024x337.jpg\" alt=\"VM_Speech_RHUL_ge2015_grid_trio\" width=\"614\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_Speech_RHUL_ge2015_grid_trio-1024x337.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_Speech_RHUL_ge2015_grid_trio-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_Speech_RHUL_ge2015_grid_trio.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>WEA North East Region Spring Conference &#8211; Newcastle<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It was lovely to meet you last week and thank you so much for your keynote speech and performance at our WEA Conference on Friday. We\u2019ve had lots of positive feedback about your contribution \u00a0-\u2018 inspiring\u2019 and \u2018galvanising\u2019 were two of the many nice comments made on the day.<br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Anne Staines, Regional Educational Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a great graphic, Kate. You&#8217;re the Social Media Suffragette par excellence!<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Ann Walker, Adult education specialist &amp; campaigner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Great talk from <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katewilloughby8\" target=\"_blank\">@katewilloughby8<\/a><\/strong><\/span> love your campaign &#8230; Let&#8217;s get more female voices heard, then do more than complain &amp; be the ones making the decisions.<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Anne Preston, Researcher<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Pan Asian Women&#8217;s Association &#8211; Women &amp; Politics Event &#8211; House of Commons<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kate was a guest speaker with me on a panel at an International Women&#8217;s day 2015 event at the <strong>House of Commons<\/strong>. She is a great speaker, with relevant insights to share, and her talk was spontaneous and she captivated the audience instantly, with her anecdotes.\u00a0 From feedback the group felt connected and uplifted while listening to Kate.\u00a0 Wish her all the best with <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=2403\" target=\"_blank\">#Emilymatters<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and campaigning for more women to vote.<br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Tamina Mir, Social entrepreneur &amp; event co-organiser<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/201685113&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Inaugural International Women&#8217;s Day event &#8211; Bolton Sixth Form College<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kate joined Bolton Sixth From College for our inaugural International Women&#8217;s Day event and she was inspirational. Our students thoroughly enjoyed her talk and are now so much more informed on why #votingmatters and the importance of promoting political rights for young people. Learning about <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=2403\" target=\"_blank\">#Emilymatters<\/a><\/strong><\/span> has inspired our young men as well as young women, and we hope to invite Kate back to college in the very near future. She is amazing.<br \/>\n<strong>&#8211;\u00a0Sharon Marshall (Senior Tutor &amp; Literacy Coordinator) Bolton Sixth Form College<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">Care Leavers Voting Matters Event &#8211; Redbridge<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thank you so much for coming to meet with our young people to talk about voting and <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=2403\" target=\"_blank\">#Emilymatters<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. We will definitely follow up on your session. I think it&#8217;s important that we do &amp; show these young people their voice matters.<br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Ann-Marie,\u00a0Redbridge Leaving Care Team Volunteer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_Speech_RedbridgeCL_Feb15_grid_trio.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4001 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_Speech_RedbridgeCL_Feb15_grid_trio-1024x337.jpg\" alt=\"VM_Speech_RedbridgeCL_Feb15_grid_trio\" width=\"614\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_Speech_RedbridgeCL_Feb15_grid_trio-1024x337.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_Speech_RedbridgeCL_Feb15_grid_trio-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_Speech_RedbridgeCL_Feb15_grid_trio.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Emily Davison &amp; Suffragettes in the North\u00a0Talk &#8211;\u00a0Masham, North Yorkshire<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kate, through her dramatic presentation of Emily Davison&#8217;s life exhibited the passion and commitment of the Suffragette movement: much has been achieved, but womens&#8217; rights worldwide continue to an issue which still needs addressing.<br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Jenifer Bullen,\u00a0Masham Local History Group<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4826 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_Grid_MashamTownHall_Jan16_KateWilloughby_WS-1024x338.jpg\" alt=\"vm_grid_mashamtownhall_jan16_katewilloughby_ws\" width=\"621\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_Grid_MashamTownHall_Jan16_KateWilloughby_WS.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_Grid_MashamTownHall_Jan16_KateWilloughby_WS-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_Grid_MashamTownHall_Jan16_KateWilloughby_WS-768x254.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More about\u00a0<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emilymatters\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@Emilymatters<\/strong><\/a><\/span>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A social media campaign<\/li>\n<li>Includes my Emily Davison play &#8216;<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=244\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>To Freedom\u2019s Cause<\/strong><\/a><\/span>&#8216;<\/li>\n<li>Supports &amp; advances gender equality<\/li>\n<li>Particular focus on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/votingmatters?source=feed_text\" target=\"_blank\">\u202a<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=2461\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>#\u200e<\/strong><strong>Votingmatters<\/strong><\/span>\u202c<\/a>\u00a0for young people &amp; women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=2403\" target=\"_blank\">bit.ly\/Emilymatters<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Find us on: \u00a0<\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Emilymatters\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a><\/span>\u00a0 | \u00a0<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ToFreedomsCause?ref=hl\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0| \u00a0<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/tofreedomscause\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our future plans are taking shape and so we\u2019d love you to get involved and be part of our\u00a0<b>#Emilymatters Crew<\/b>. Be inspired by remarkable women like\u00a0<b><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.epsomandewellhistoryexplorer.org.uk\/Davison.html\" target=\"_blank\">Emily Davison<\/a><\/span>,<\/b>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sophia_Duleep_Singh\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Sophia Duleep Singh<\/b><\/a><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sylviapankhurst.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Sylvia Pankhurst<\/b><\/a><\/span> but most of all\u00a0<em><b>take action<\/b><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about what we have planned next, you can <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=4677\" target=\"_blank\">sign up for our updates<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Listening and valuing others\u2019 contributions is very much a part of what we do. We think the quiet voices often have the most interesting things to say.<\/p>\n<p><b>Kate Willoughby<i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/b>Actor &amp; Writer of Emily Wilding Davison play\u00a0<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" title=\"2014: Play micro trailer &amp; trailers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=1704\"><b>To Freedom\u2019s Cause<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/tofreedomscause\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/PicsArt_1441280259780.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-3808 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/PicsArt_1441280259780-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"PicsArt_1441280259780\" width=\"491\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/PicsArt_1441280259780-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/PicsArt_1441280259780-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/PicsArt_1441280259780-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/PicsArt_1441280259780.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0It\u2019s time to\u00a0<strong>Step Up | Vote | Lead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit addtoany_list\" data-a2a-url=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=3956\" data-a2a-title=\"#Emilymatters Outreach \u2013 Speeches & Talks\"><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.katewilloughby.co.uk%2F%3Fpage_id%3D3956&amp;linkname=%23Emilymatters%20Outreach%20%E2%80%93%20Speeches%20%26%20Talks\" title=\"Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/twitter.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Twitter\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.katewilloughby.co.uk%2F%3Fpage_id%3D3956&amp;linkname=%23Emilymatters%20Outreach%20%E2%80%93%20Speeches%20%26%20Talks\" title=\"LinkedIn\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/linkedin.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"LinkedIn\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\"><img src=\"\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emily matters\u00a0is a social media campaign to support and advance\u00a0gender equality, particularly focusing on the importance of\u00a0voting. 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