{"id":1176,"date":"2014-01-31T21:00:17","date_gmt":"2014-01-31T21:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?p=1176"},"modified":"2014-01-31T22:00:09","modified_gmt":"2014-01-31T22:00:09","slug":"emilymatters-yas-necati-guest-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?p=1176","title":{"rendered":"#Emilymatters – Yas Necati guest blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following guest post is by Yas Necati<\/a><\/b>, a seventeen year old activist from London and winner of The Guardian<\/i> Women Awards 2013: Best hope for the future (UK). Yas has campaigned tirelessly for a number of feminist causes and she is particularly proud to be a member of the No More Page 3<\/a><\/b> team.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re delighted that Yas will be a member of our panel at the upcoming Emily Davison Statue in Parliament Campaign event.<\/p>\n

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When I stood outside News UK HQ for the first time, I imagined I was a Suffragette\u2026 ok – I wasn\u2019t quite fighting for the right to vote\u2026 but a fight for liberation nonetheless. \u00a0The press may be separate to politics – but feminism asks for equal rights on every ground. I looked up at the cold, towering building with both fear and a sense of anticipation. I was about to take on the biggest-selling family newspaper in the country with origami flowers! I imagined all the women in the past who have chained themselves to railings, broken into parliament and starved themselves for equal rights. I thought of Emily Davison, because she wouldn\u2019t have been afraid to do the right thing\u2026 to fight for equal representation for women\u2026 had she been alive today.<\/p>\n

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Just over 100 years ago, Emily Davison stepped in front of the King\u2019s horse at the Epsom Derby and lost her life. Many remember her as a martyr for women\u2019s rights; a hero, an inspiration. Emily may have left us that day, but her legacy lives on. I\u2019m sure I\u2019m not the only feminist who\u2019s called on her for strength when I\u2019ve needed it the most. I\u2019ve done a lot of scary things as a campaigner\u2026 and often wanted to opt out\u2026 but I always ask myself \u201cWhat would Emily do?\u201d… and if taking up residence in the Houses of Parliament on Census Night isn\u2019t proof enough she would\u2019ve risen to any challenge, I don\u2019t know what is!<\/p>\n

As we enter 2014, feminism is just as vital as ever. Perhaps, it could be argued, that it\u2019s necessary to carry on the fight now more than ever. It\u2019s crucial that we don\u2019t allow women\u2019s past achievements to be lost or forgotten, and that we continue to strive for an egalitarian society in an environment that claims we \u201calready have one.\u201d 2013 saw a massive growth in feminist societies in schools and universities, and an explosion in the feminist movement as a whole. It\u2019s time now to embrace the change that\u2019s already happened, and continue to strive for more.<\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t see Emily Davison\u2019s feminism as a different feminism to my own. We may have been fighting for different things, but the ultimate goal is the same. When I stood outside News UK I wanted women to be treated with equal respect in the media. Emily Davison wanted women to be treated with equal respect in politics. Whatever way you look at it, our battle is one; a fight for rights, representation and a better future. Emily Davison will always be a part of that battle.<\/p>\n

Please join us in sharing your reason as to why Emily matters today by using the hashtag #Emilymatters<\/b> and supporting the Emily Davison Statue in Parliament Campaign<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n

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Yas Necati<\/b><\/p>\n

For Yas Necati\u2019s blog, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For the No More Page 3 petition, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEmily Wilding Davison was a great campaigning feminist. Her struggle continues and she remains an icon for women even over a century after her death.\u201d<\/b>
<\/b>Emily Thornberry MP, founder of the
Emily Davison Statue in Parliament Campaign<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Special Parliamentary Performance & Debate Details:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The debate:<\/b><\/p>\n

The panel includes\u00a0Dr Helen Pankhurst<\/b>, great-granddaughter of Emmeline Pankhurst and granddaughter of Sylvia Pankhurst,\u00a0Yas Necati<\/b>, feminist campaigner and winner of The Guardian Women awards 2013: Best hope for the future (UK) and\u00a0Emma Barnett<\/b>\u00a0(writer and broadcaster).<\/p>\n

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The play:
<\/b>Brian Astbury directs\u00a0an exclusive presentation of\u00a0To Freedom\u2019s Cause<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 a new play about one of the nation\u2019s most important suffragettes \u2013 as part of a special Parliamentary event to promote the Emily Wilding Davison statue campaign.<\/p>\n

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This is the powerful story of people who encountered Emily,
<\/b>who changed her life and whose lives she changed<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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http:\/\/epetitions.direct.gov.uk\/petitions\/51269<\/b><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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Get involved:
<\/b>Due to the location restrictions, this is\u00a0an invitation only\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>event.<\/p>\n

A small number of tickets will be made available via\u00a0Twitter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Emily Davison was a pioneer in using modern media to promote direct political action. She believed that women and men had the right to be equal citizens.<\/p>\n

Join the conversation now by following\u00a0@2FCPlay<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and using\u00a0#Emilymatters<\/b><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\"Votesforwomenstrap\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Emily Davison\u2019s legacy is for\u00a0life<\/em>, not just for 2013.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/b>Emily Davison is\u00a0one of our most important feminist icons<\/b>. Her legacy continues through current campaigns such as\u00a0No More Page 3<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Everyday Sexism Project<\/b><\/a>. Sign the petition in support of the campaign calling for a statue of Emily to be erected in Parliament:<\/p>\n