{"id":5263,"date":"2017-12-31T19:13:14","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T19:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=5263"},"modified":"2017-12-31T19:21:37","modified_gmt":"2017-12-31T19:21:37","slug":"2017-highlights-thanks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=5263","title":{"rendered":"2017 Review &#038; Thanks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><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<h1 class=\"page-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\">R E V I E W\u00a0 \u00a0&amp;\u00a0 \u00a0T H A N K S<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Emilymatters\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>| <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tofreedomscause?_rdr=p\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>| <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tofreedomscause\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>| <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=28\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a><\/strong><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emilymatters_COLLAGE_B_jpeg.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5265 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EM_Best9_2017_web-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"EM_Best9_2017_web\" width=\"499\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EM_Best9_2017_web-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EM_Best9_2017_web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EM_Best9_2017_web-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EM_Best9_2017_web-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EM_Best9_2017_web.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It&#8217;s been another busy year for Team<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"> <a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=2403\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>#Emilymatters<\/strong><\/a><\/span>. We&#8217;ve worked with a range of grassroots as well as established organisations, as part of our growing <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=3956\"><strong>outreach work<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, which seeks to\u00a0empower a new generation to use their voice and be heard!<\/p>\n<p>We have a range of creative and drama based projects, including\u00a0<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>workshops<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>suitable for schools and community groups as well as\u00a0<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>performances<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(from a solo performance of an\u00a0<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Emily <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">Davison\u00a0<\/span>speech<\/strong><\/span>, where she speaks to future generations [drawn from her writings], with accompanying\u00a0<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>talk<\/strong><\/span>, to\u00a0performances of\u00a0<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=244\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>To Freedom&#8217;s Cause<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0later in the year.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, we also develop\u00a0<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>bespoke projects<\/strong><\/span>. Most recently we\u00a0worked with\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=5204\" target=\"_blank\">Girlguiding Anglia<\/a> <\/strong>and created<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"> <strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=5204\" target=\"_blank\">two video clips<\/a><\/strong><\/span> as part of their <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>UK Parliament Week activities<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>We would love to work with you as part of an <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>ongoing legacy project<\/strong><\/span>, so please do\u00a0<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=4677\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>get in touch<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-301 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Votesforwomenstrap.jpg\" alt=\"Votesforwomenstrap\" width=\"601\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Votesforwomenstrap.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Votesforwomenstrap-300x90.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"page-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\">T H A N K\u00a0 \u00a0Y O U !<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Thank you<\/strong><\/span> to all our amazing supporters and volunteers who helped us\u00a0further develop suffragette Emily Davison&#8217;s powerful legacy, using social media, drama and creativity.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a brief overview of our highlights, which were many!<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NewYearsEve?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NewYearsEve<\/a> and with that, we look back on the events that shaped our year in 2017 in this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Moments?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Moments<\/a> collection <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rObrEgVjrS\">https:\/\/t.co\/rObrEgVjrS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; #Emilymatters (@Emilymatters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Emilymatters\/status\/947497791957487616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nBefore reflecting on\u00a0the past year, we&#8217;re looking forward to a wonderful <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>2018<\/strong><\/span>, full of exciting <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>#Vote100<\/strong><\/span> events!<\/p>\n<p>Join us on <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>6th February 2018<\/strong><\/span>, when we will be celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parliament.uk\/about\/living-heritage\/transformingsociety\/electionsvoting\/womenvote\/parliamentary-collections\/collections-the-vote-and-after\/representation-of-the-people-act-1918\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">Representation<\/span> of People Act<\/strong><\/span><\/a> , which gave the first group of women on the UK mainland the right to vote and all men.<\/p>\n<p>We will be celebrating through out the day on social media and in\u00a0Westminster.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=4677\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1101\" 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\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"page-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #6fa78e; text-decoration: underline;\">2 0 1 7<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"page-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\">P A R L I A M E N T\u00a0 \u00a0 W E E K<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>For the 2017 UK Parliament Week,\u00a0we teamed up with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.girlguiding-anglia.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Girlguiding Anglia<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wowbradford\/\" target=\"_blank\">WOW Festival Bradford<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.durhamsu.com\/groups\/model-westminster-society\/articles\/model-westminster-society-to-celebrate-parliament-week-2017\" target=\"_blank\">Model Westminster Society (Durham)<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0Read more about our participation in the most successful UK Parliament Week to date in our <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=5204\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>#Emilymatters Outreach &#8211; #UKPW<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">17 page<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As part of the Model Westminster Society event, I spoke with <strong>Caitlin Allen<\/strong>. The <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/PurpleRadio99\/in-conversation-with-kate-willoughby\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>interview<\/strong><\/a><\/span> gives an insight into the origins and aims of <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/PurpleRadio99\/in-conversation-with-kate-willoughby\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>#Emilymatters<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, as well as highlighting some of our exciting plans for <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>2018<\/strong><\/span>, including a new creative outreach project, to be linked with performances of <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=244\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>To Freedom&#8217;s Cause<\/strong><\/a><\/span> later in the year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=4677\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1101\" 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\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"page-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\">E M I L Y &#8216;S\u00a0 \u00a0B I R T H D A Y<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>This year we live streamed our annual <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=5136\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Emily Davison birthday celebrations<\/strong><\/a><\/span> at the former WSPU Head Quarters in London.<\/p>\n<p>Emily was born on <strong>11th October 1872<\/strong>, in Blackheath, London, a date she now shares with <strong>International Day of the Girl<\/strong>, which very much reflects our work of drawing on the past to inspire and empower future generations, in the UK and around the world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"page-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\">P A N K H U R S T\u00a0 \u00a0C E N T R E<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MWomensAidCEO\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Gail Heath<\/strong><\/a> and her amazing team have been very supportive of our work since 2014. This year we took part in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PankhurstCentre\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Pankhurst Centre&#8217;s<\/strong><\/a> Heritage Open Days weekend.<\/p>\n<p>A special &#8216;<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Take tea with Emily<\/strong><\/span>&#8216; <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>performance<\/strong><\/span>, gave visitors of all ages the opportunity to meet\u00a0<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Emily Davison<\/strong><\/span> and take\u00a0tea with her, as she told them about the suffragettes and her hopes for the future.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Pankhurst Centre<\/strong>, on Nelson Street, Manchester, is the place where where the suffragette movement was founded\u00a0by <strong>Emmeline Pankhurst<\/strong> and her daughters in <strong>1903<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This autumn we supported the Centre&#8217;s successful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BcpCOFFlhwb\/?taken-by=tofreedomscause\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>#PankhurstGarden<\/strong><\/a> crowdfunding campaign to create a very special legacy for generations of Manchester women and children to come.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<center><\/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-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BY8xFMOl10k\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 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\/BY8xFMOl10k\/\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by tofreedomscause (@tofreedomscause)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-09-12T17:33:01+00:00\">Sep 12, 2017 at 10:33am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"page-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\"># E M I L Y M A T T E R S\u00a0 \u00a0O N\u00a0 \u00a0T O U R !\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Through out the summer and autumn, we took part in a number of fantastic feminist events, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"> <strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BaJf7pmFocA\/?taken-by=tofreedomscause\" target=\"_blank\">FiLiA in London<\/a><\/strong><\/span>,<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NorthPowerWomen\" target=\"_blank\">Northern Power Women&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BXX0CPHFkKw\/?taken-by=katewilloughby8\" target=\"_blank\">#NPWLive Leeds<\/a><\/strong> <\/span>event<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BVc9W0VF0El\/?taken-by=tofreedomscause\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Change of Art Festival<\/strong><\/a><\/span> (part of the <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BVc9W0VF0El\/?taken-by=tofreedomscause\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Great Get Together Weekend<\/strong><\/a><\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Our own<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"> <strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BXxqYFml3Jv\/?taken-by=tofreedomscause\" target=\"_blank\">#EmCrew Meet Up, Margate<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5279 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EM_Summer17_Collage-web-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"EM_Summer17_Collage-web\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EM_Summer17_Collage-web-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EM_Summer17_Collage-web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EM_Summer17_Collage-web-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EM_Summer17_Collage-web-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EM_Summer17_Collage-web.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As part of the <strong>#NPWLive Leeds<\/strong> event, I wrote an <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yorkshirepost.co.uk\/news\/opinion\/kate-willoughby-more-young-voters-need-to-find-their-voice-and-honour-suffragettes-like-emily-davison-1-8629383\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>opinion piece for the Yorkshire Post<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, about young people finding their voice and the suffragette legacy.<br \/>\n<center><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><br \/>\n<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<h1 class=\"page-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\"># L O V E\u00a0 \u00a0Y O U R\u00a0 \u00a0V O T E !<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>The UK&#8217;s <strong>general election<\/strong> took place on the <strong>8th June<\/strong>, which was the anniversary of Emily Davison&#8217;s death. In contrast to an increasingly tribal and shouty Public discourse, we ran our #loveyourvote campaign,\u00a0which sought to encourage more women and young people to use their hard won democratic right.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>#Emilymatters is <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">non<\/span> <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">partisan<\/span><\/strong><\/span>, so it was important that we\u00a0led\u00a0a more positive and empowering campaign, which drew interest and support from across the UK. From <strong>Glasgow<\/strong> to <strong>London<\/strong>, <strong>Cardiff<\/strong>, <strong>Yorkshire<\/strong>, the <strong>South East<\/strong> and the <strong>South West<\/strong> our <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=5106\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>#loveyourvote<\/strong><\/a><\/span> message seemed to resonate.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4933 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LoveYourVote_EM_heart_IG-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"LoveYourVote_EM_heart_IG\" width=\"500\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LoveYourVote_EM_heart_IG-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LoveYourVote_EM_heart_IG-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LoveYourVote_EM_heart_IG-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LoveYourVote_EM_heart_IG-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LoveYourVote_EM_heart_IG.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to everyone who got involved in our campaign\u00a0to encourage women and young people, in particular, to register and then vote on 8th June 2017.\u00a0<strong>? Your vote is powerful and fragile.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Are you registered to vote? If not, now is the perfect time!\u00a0\u2139\ufe0f <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/register-to-vote\" target=\"_blank\">www.gov.uk\/register-to-vote<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Those are just some of the highlights of another busy year. Thank you to everyone who got involved with our <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=3956\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>outreach work<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and for the continued support of so many amazing supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s to an exciting 2018!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"page-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #6fa78e; text-decoration: underline;\">2 0 1 8<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><center><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Emilymatters\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>| <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tofreedomscause?_rdr=p\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>| <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tofreedomscause\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>| <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=28\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/center><center><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=4677\" target=\"_blank\">Get in touch<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>#Emilymatters<\/strong>\u00a0supports and advances\u00a0<strong>gender equality<\/strong>, particularly focusing on the importance of <strong>voting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Much of our work\u00a0and future projects are about <strong>bringing people together<\/strong>, to <strong>celebrate<\/strong> how far we have come and through <strong>drama<\/strong> and <strong>creativity<\/strong>, helping to empower <strong>a new generation<\/strong> to use their <strong>voice<\/strong> and <strong>be heard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We have a range of creative and drama based projects, including <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>workshops<\/strong> <\/span>suitable for schools and community groups as well as <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>performances<\/strong> <\/span>(from a solo performance of an <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Emily Davison <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">speech<\/span><\/strong><\/span>, where she speaks to future generations [drawn from her writings], with accompanying <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>talk<\/strong><\/span>, to\u00a0performances of <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=244\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>To Freedom&#8217;s Cause<\/strong><\/a><\/span> later in the year.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, we also create bespoke projects, most recently two <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>video clips<\/strong><\/span> for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=5204\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Girlguiding Anglia&#8217;s UK Parliament Week activities<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3zM0UKGWOaw\" target=\"_blank\">Emily Davison<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2MLhRc7o0w8\" target=\"_blank\">Contemporary<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We would love to work with you as part of an ongoing legacy project, so please do <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=4677\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>get in touch<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2FC_WUp_tweet_take_baton.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3816 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2FC_WUp_tweet_take_baton.jpg\" alt=\"2FC_WUp_tweet_take_baton\" width=\"635\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2FC_WUp_tweet_take_baton.jpg 635w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2FC_WUp_tweet_take_baton-300x88.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s look to the future and build a <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">powerful<\/span> living legacy<\/strong><\/span>, which has a positive ripple effect, from one generation to the next!<\/p>\n<p><em>Kate Willoughby<\/em><\/p>\n<p>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><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4916 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_card_WOW_1_Mar2017-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"VM_card_WOW_1_Mar2017\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_card_WOW_1_Mar2017-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_card_WOW_1_Mar2017-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_card_WOW_1_Mar2017-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_card_WOW_1_Mar2017-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_card_WOW_1_Mar2017.jpg 1439w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Listening and valuing what others have to say is very much a a part of what we do.<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>It matters to us that you are heard and not just at election time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It\u2019s time to <strong><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">Step Up!<\/span> | <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">Vote!<\/span> | <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">Lead!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/PicsArt_1438341318294.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-3725 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/PicsArt_1438341318294-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"PicsArt_1438341318294\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/PicsArt_1438341318294-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/PicsArt_1438341318294-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/PicsArt_1438341318294-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/PicsArt_1438341318294.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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=5263\" data-a2a-title=\"2017 Review & Thanks\"><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.katewilloughby.co.uk%2F%3Fpage_id%3D5263&amp;linkname=2017%20Review%20%26%20Thanks\" 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%3D5263&amp;linkname=2017%20Review%20%26%20Thanks\" 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>R E V I E W\u00a0 \u00a0&amp;\u00a0 \u00a0T H A N K S Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Email . 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