{"id":1206,"date":"2014-02-05T23:00:51","date_gmt":"2014-02-05T23:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?p=1206"},"modified":"2016-02-02T09:47:03","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T09:47:03","slug":"emilymatters-national-voter-registration-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?p=1206","title":{"rendered":"#Emilymatters – National Voter Registration Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Forcible feeding was torture, pure and simple. It left many suffragettes permanently damaged.<\/p>\n

Something worth remembering on National Voter Registration Day. \u202a#\u200eNVRD\u202c<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2014 production of \u00a0TO FREEDOM’S CAUSE \u00a0at the Houses of Parliament does not shy away from the brutality of forcible feeding.<\/p>\n

Women, such as Emily Davison, Sylvia Pankhurst and Mary Leigh put their lives on the line so that future generations of women would have the right to vote and become equal members of society.<\/p>\n

#\u200eEmilymatters\u202c<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Suffragette Mary Leigh faces an uncertain recovery at home, after being subjected to forced feeding in prison. Emily Davison (Kate Willoughby) & Mary Leigh (Kyra Williams).
Photo: Brian Astbury, 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

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USEFUL LINKS:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Bite the Ballot<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0are on\u00a0a mission to empower young voters.<\/p>\n

Whilst Let Me Vote_UK<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0have all the information you need to get registered.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\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>
\n<\/b>Emily Thornberry MP, founder of the
\nEmily 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:
\n<\/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,
\n<\/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:
\n<\/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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\"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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Sign up:
\n<\/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