{"id":5106,"date":"2017-05-28T17:11:04","date_gmt":"2017-05-28T17:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=5106"},"modified":"2017-05-28T17:15:54","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T17:15:54","slug":"loveyourvote-ge2017-archive-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=5106","title":{"rendered":"#loveyourvote &#8211; GE2017 Archive Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4994\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LYV_EM_typeface_1_banner_A-1024x370.jpg\" alt=\"LYV_EM_typeface_1_banner_A\" width=\"1024\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LYV_EM_typeface_1_banner_A-1024x370.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LYV_EM_typeface_1_banner_A-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LYV_EM_typeface_1_banner_A-768x278.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LYV_EM_typeface_1_banner_A.jpg 1925w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"page-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #653a7d;\">&#8212; ARCHIVE PAGE &#8212;<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"page-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\"><a style=\"color: #6fa78e;\" href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cOuUIP\" target=\"_blank\">#GE2017 \u00a0\u00a0CAMPAIGN<\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>#Emilymatters<\/strong><\/span> is a social media campaign to support and advance <strong>gender equality<\/strong>, particularly focusing on the importance of <strong>voting<\/strong>. Join our <span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\"><strong>#<span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\">loveyourvote<\/span><\/strong><\/span> campaign, because democracy works better when more of us have a say.<\/p>\n<p>Help us do <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Emily Davison<\/strong><\/span> &amp; her sister suffragettes proud by encouraging more women &amp; young people to have their say at the Ballot Box on 8th June.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Drawing on the experience of <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>suffragette Emily Davison<\/strong><\/span> we use drama and creativity we help to empower women and young people to use their voice and to be heard.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FToFreedomsCause%2Fvideos%2F933589423449409%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=400\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The deadline to register to vote for the general election has now past.<\/span><br \/>\nOur Register to Vote helped to spread this important democratic call out across social media.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our <span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\"><a style=\"color: #6fa78e;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=4940\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>#GE2017 Toolkit<\/strong><\/a><\/span> has all the information you need. From\u00a0<strong>voting by proxy<\/strong>, <strong>accessibility information<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0<strong>getting the facts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The date of the 2017 <strong>UK general election<\/strong>\u00a0has a poignant connection to Emily Davison.\u00a0In <strong>1913<\/strong> just 4 days after her brave Votes For Women protest at the Epsom Derby protest, Emily died on <strong>8th June<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5009\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EM_EWD_pic_A_web-1024x999.jpg\" alt=\"Emily Wilding Davison\" width=\"500\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EM_EWD_pic_A_web.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EM_EWD_pic_A_web-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EM_EWD_pic_A_web-768x749.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If ever there was a moment to reflect on just how important and precious our right to vote is, given that this election is likely to set the direction of the UK for decades to come, then this is it. Help us do Emily Davison proud and<a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cOuUIP\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\"><strong>join our #<span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\">loveyourvote<\/span> campaign<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cOuUIP\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5040\" title=\"#loveyourvote sign up button\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LYV_Emilymatters_letters-1024x218.jpg\" alt=\"LYV_Emilymatters_letters\" width=\"300\" height=\"64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LYV_Emilymatters_letters-1024x218.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LYV_Emilymatters_letters-300x64.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LYV_Emilymatters_letters-768x164.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LYV_Emilymatters_letters.jpg 1318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This general election will set the future course of the UK for decades to come. At the last general election 34% women didn&#8217;t vote.<\/p>\n<p>The UK&#8217;s <strong>Electoral Commission<\/strong> estimates that around <strong>6 million people<\/strong> are not yet correctly registered to vote, so there&#8217;s no better time than now to check that you, your friends, family and colleagues are registered to vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u23f0 To vote you must register by: 22 May 23:59.\u00a0Go to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/register-to-vote\" target=\"_blank\">www.gov.uk\/register-to-vote<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BUSjAN1FoO8\/\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by tofreedomscause (@tofreedomscause)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-05-19T21:56:19+00:00\">May 19, 2017 at 2:56pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Democracy Needs YOU!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/loveyourvote-signup\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up for our campaign newsletter<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>for updates about our upcoming initiatives, including<strong> Twitter Chats <\/strong>and<strong> Voting Awareness events.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t let anyone make you feel that your voice, your vote doesn&#8217;t matter. It&#8217;s your precious birthright and one of the few times today that we are all equal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Make your voice heard. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>You can be sure that those who have very different views about a better future will vote. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don&#8217;t let their voices be louder than yours. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The more women and young people who vote, the louder our voices will, ensuring that whoever forms the next government will have to listen amd take account of our views.<\/p>\n<p>With regards to <strong><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">Emilymatters<\/span><\/strong>, we&#8217;re working on exciting plans for next year. <span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #6fa78e;\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/loveyourvote-signup\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up for our newsletter<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and we&#8217;ll keep you posted.<\/p>\n<p><b>Kate Willoughby<i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/b>Actor, Writer &amp; Creative Director of <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 \/>\nEmily Wilding Davison play <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><b style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" title=\"2014: Play micro trailer &amp; trailers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=1704\">To Freedom\u2019s Cause<\/a><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You&#8217;ll find essential voter information in our<\/span><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\"><b style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"> <a style=\"color: #6fa78e;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=4940\" target=\"_blank\">GE2017 Toolkit<\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><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=\"80\" height=\"143\" 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: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Emily matters | Voting matters | Equality matters<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Emilymatters\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0| <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tofreedomscause?_rdr=p\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a><\/span> | <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tofreedomscause\/\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><\/span> | <strong><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=28\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4999 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/rps20160529_161525-1024x256.jpg\" alt=\"rps20160529_161525\" width=\"600\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/rps20160529_161525-1024x256.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/rps20160529_161525-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/rps20160529_161525-768x192.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/rps20160529_161525.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/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=5106\" data-a2a-title=\"#loveyourvote \u2013 GE2017 Archive Page\"><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.katewilloughby.co.uk%2F%3Fpage_id%3D5106&amp;linkname=%23loveyourvote%20%E2%80%93%20GE2017%20Archive%20Page\" 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%3D5106&amp;linkname=%23loveyourvote%20%E2%80%93%20GE2017%20Archive%20Page\" 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>&nbsp; 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