{"id":2909,"date":"2014-12-08T18:41:34","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T18:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?p=2909"},"modified":"2014-12-13T10:33:42","modified_gmt":"2014-12-13T10:33:42","slug":"why-votingmatters-twitter-chat-join-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?p=2909","title":{"rendered":"Why #votingmatters &#8211; Twitter chat &#8211; join us!"},"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\" alt=\"Emilymatters_80096b\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emilymatters_80096b-1024x170.jpg\" width=\"819\" height=\"136\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>W H Y \u00a0 # V O T I N G M A T T E R S &#8211; T W I T T E R\u00a0\u00a0 C H A T<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/16qVmqdq2RiOSDjDgfuaVqfGJb9BtPRxtf9JpiVfnqqE\/viewform?embedded=true\" height=\"940\" width=\"700\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"#votingmatters\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=2461\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>#Votingmatters<\/strong><\/a> is a new campaign from <a title=\"#Emilymatters\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=2403\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>#Emilymatters.<\/strong><\/a> which champions gender equality and encourages young women to vote, ensuring that legacies of women, such as suffragette <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epsomandewellhistoryexplorer.org.uk\/Davison.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Emily Davison,<\/strong><\/a> are not forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>A new <strong>#Emilymatters<\/strong> website is in development and will be online in the New Year.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>It\u2019s now only 5 months to the UK general election.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <strong><a title=\"#votingmatters\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=2461\" target=\"_blank\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;*N&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:104}\">#votingmatters<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 social media campaign was inspired by the women I spoke to at the Scottish Independence Referendum. Scotland continues to lead the way when the new First Minister, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2014\/nov\/21\/nicola-sturgeon-scottish-cabinet-equal-gender-balance\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nicola Sturgeon<\/strong><\/a>, announced a new cabinet with a <strong>50\/50 gender balance<\/strong> and pledging to put equality at the heart of government.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Votingmatters_grid_IndyRef_democracy1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Votingmatters_grid_IndyRef_democracy1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Votingmatters_grid_IndyRef_democracy1-1024x339.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"203\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>There are now less than 5 months to go before the UK general election, so there&#8217;s plenty to talk about and ideas to share. The first Why #votingmatters Twitter chat had a terrific response.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_CatEleven_Really-great-debate_23Nov14.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2864 aligncenter\" title=\"Click here to go to the summary of our first Why #votingmatters Twitter chat\" alt=\"VM_CatEleven_Really great debate_23Nov14\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_CatEleven_Really-great-debate_23Nov14.jpg\" width=\"504\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_CatEleven_Really-great-debate_23Nov14.jpg 504w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_CatEleven_Really-great-debate_23Nov14-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With only <strong>39%<\/strong> of women aged\u00a018-24 voted in 2010, it\u2019s time for <strong><a title=\"Deeds AND Words \u2013 #votingmatters\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?p=2602\" target=\"_blank\">#DeedsANDWords.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Your_voice_matters_A_08F_BuxtonSkript_Transparent_PSD_80096b-DRAFT_purplefont.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2921\" alt=\"Your_voice_matters_A_08F_BuxtonSkript_Transparent_PSD_80096b-DRAFT_purplefont\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Your_voice_matters_A_08F_BuxtonSkript_Transparent_PSD_80096b-DRAFT_purplefont.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Your_voice_matters_A_08F_BuxtonSkript_Transparent_PSD_80096b-DRAFT_purplefont.jpg 445w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Your_voice_matters_A_08F_BuxtonSkript_Transparent_PSD_80096b-DRAFT_purplefont-300x55.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Firstly, if you haven&#8217;t already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/register-to-vote\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>registered to vote<\/strong><\/a>, you can do so <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/register-to-vote\" target=\"_blank\">online now<\/a><\/strong> in under 5 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Not sure if you&#8217;re already registered or if you have any other questions about it:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Contact your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/get-on-electoral-register\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>local Electoral Services Office<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/register-to-vote\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-2908 aligncenter\" alt=\"VM_FawcettDevon_Its vital we all support you_tweet_06Dec14\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_FawcettDevon_Its-vital-we-all-support-you_tweet_06Dec14.jpg\" width=\"586\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_FawcettDevon_Its-vital-we-all-support-you_tweet_06Dec14.jpg 732w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_FawcettDevon_Its-vital-we-all-support-you_tweet_06Dec14-300x51.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Get_involved_f28_80096b\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Get_involved_f28_80096b.jpg\" width=\"313\" height=\"57\" \/><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mehvash<\/strong> suggested we run a questions poll, so that&#8217;s what we&#8217;re doing.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tell us which question you&#8217;d most like to be included in December&#8217;s chat.<\/li>\n<li>Please share this post, so more people can get involved.<\/li>\n<li>Then take part in the <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/emilymatters\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Why #votingmatters<\/strong><\/a> Twitter chat\u00a0 &#8211; Wednesday 10 December, 7.30-8pm GMT.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Following on from the last Twitter chat, we want to hear what is\/isn\u2019t working in politics and how we can encourage more young people to vote.<\/p>\n<p>Together we can make a positive difference, just like the suffragettes, whose creativity and solidarity saw them through the worst of times and brought about change for good.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOW\u00a0 THE\u00a0 TWITTER\u00a0 CHAT\u00a0 WORKS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: 30 minutes<\/li>\n<li>3 questions (including the most popular 1 from the ballot)<\/li>\n<li>Follow <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/emilymatters\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@Emilymatters<\/strong><\/a> for the questions &amp; RTs<\/li>\n<li>Take a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23votingmatters&amp;src=tyah\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>#votingmatters<\/strong><\/a> hashtag<\/li>\n<li>If you can\u2019t join us this time, we\u2019ll be sharing a <a href=\"https:\/\/storify.com\/2fcplay\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>storify<\/strong><\/a> shortly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Olympic-suffragettes_EmmaT_YasN_EmilyTree_MISC.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2929 aligncenter\" alt=\"Olympic suffragettes_EmmaT_YasN_EmilyTree_MISC\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Olympic-suffragettes_EmmaT_YasN_EmilyTree_MISC.jpg\" width=\"491\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Olympic-suffragettes_EmmaT_YasN_EmilyTree_MISC.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Olympic-suffragettes_EmmaT_YasN_EmilyTree_MISC-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Olympic-suffragettes_EmmaT_YasN_EmilyTree_MISC-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SOCIAL MEDIA:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a 21st century suffragette who believes that <strong>#votingmatters<\/strong> follow the campaign on social media for updates, including details for the next Why #votingmatters Twitter chat:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/emilymatters\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/tofreedomscause\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ToFreedomsCause\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vine.co\/u\/1123583365388627968\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Vine<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_EM_NCS-Ignite-wks_29Nov14.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-2930 aligncenter\" alt=\"VM_EM_NCS Ignite wks_29Nov14\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_EM_NCS-Ignite-wks_29Nov14.jpg\" width=\"461\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_EM_NCS-Ignite-wks_29Nov14.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/VM_EM_NCS-Ignite-wks_29Nov14-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wherever you are from, whatever your age or background, your voice matters.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Join our next Why #votingmatters Twitter chat on Wednesday 10 December, 7.30-8pm GMT &#8211; follow <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/emilymatters\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@Emilymatters<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kate Willoughby<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Actor &amp; Writer of Emily Wilding Davison play <a title=\"2014: Play micro trailer &amp; trailers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=1704\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>To Freedom\u2019s Cause<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"#votingmatters\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=2461\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Votesforwomenstrap\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Votesforwomenstrap.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Emily Davison\u2019s legacy is for\u00a0<em>life<\/em>, not just for 2013.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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\/?p=2909\" data-a2a-title=\"Why #votingmatters \u2013 Twitter chat \u2013 join us!\"><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.katewilloughby.co.uk%2F%3Fp%3D2909&amp;linkname=Why%20%23votingmatters%20%E2%80%93%20Twitter%20chat%20%E2%80%93%20join%20us%21\" 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%3Fp%3D2909&amp;linkname=Why%20%23votingmatters%20%E2%80%93%20Twitter%20chat%20%E2%80%93%20join%20us%21\" 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>W H Y \u00a0 # V O T I N G M A T T E R S &#8211; 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