{"id":5518,"date":"2018-11-24T11:50:17","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T11:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?p=5518"},"modified":"2018-12-13T13:24:43","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T13:24:43","slug":"courage-calls-for-a-peoples-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?p=5518","title":{"rendered":"Courage Calls!"},"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\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emilymatters_80096b-1024x170.jpg\" alt=\"Emilymatters_80096b\" width=\"819\" height=\"136\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><em><strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=5294\" target=\"_blank\">Through <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">dr<\/span>ama and creativity we help empower<br \/>\nwomen and young people to use their voice and be heard.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bringing people together<\/strong>, to celebrate how far we have come and\u00a0to empower a new generation to use their voice and be heard is central to the\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">#Emilymatters<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>initiative.<\/p>\n<p>We\u00a0take inspiration from the legacy of suffragette <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epsomandewellhistoryexplorer.org.uk\/Davison.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Emily Wilding Davison<\/strong><\/a>, as well as the stories of <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Ordinary<\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Brave<\/strong> <\/span>and <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Extraordinary<\/strong> <\/span>women, past and the present.<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"post-title single\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\">Courage Calls for a People&#8217;s Vote!<\/span><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h1>\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=\"137\" height=\"244\" 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: 137px) 100vw, 137px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\">24th November 2018<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emilymatters\"><b>Twitter<\/b><\/a><\/span>\u00a0|\u00a0<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tofreedomscause?_rdr=p\"><b>Facebook<\/b><\/a><\/span>\u00a0|\u00a0<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/tofreedomscause\/\"><b>Instagram<\/b><\/a><\/span><wbr \/>\u00a0|\u00a0<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" title=\"Contact\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=28\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Email<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">It is time to listen to and trust the People<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2geSE8ZVjpg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><br \/>\nThe calls for a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peoples-vote.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>People\u2019s Vote<\/strong><\/a> on the final Brexit deal, with the option to Remain and Reform grow louder by the day. Parliament continues to be in stalemate and unable to back any option. Given that so much has changed since 2016, no one can now claim to speak for the \u2018Will of the People\u2019 today, so why not\u00a0ask the people?<\/p>\n<p>More politicians need to have the courage of their convictions and put this momentous decision back to the electorate.<\/p>\n<p>If you are also concerned by what is happening with regards to Brexit, please do <strong>write<\/strong>\/<strong>email<\/strong>\/<strong>speak with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.uk\/mps-lords-and-offices\/mps\/\" target=\"_blank\">your MP<\/a><\/strong>. There&#8217;s a helpful template that you can personalise on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notbuyingit.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>#notbuyingit website<\/strong><\/a>.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nobody&#8217;s happy with Theresa May&#8217;s botched Brexit. A snap YouGov poll earlier this week revealed that 62% of women voters now support a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PeoplesVote?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PeoplesVote<\/a> on the Brexit deal. We must demand a say: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bt4HIBaihe\">https:\/\/t.co\/Bt4HIBaihe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nYpG6AvrcI\">pic.twitter.com\/nYpG6AvrcI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Women for a People&#8217;s Vote (@women4PV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/women4PV\/status\/1064075738427490304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Throughout the <strong>2016 EU Referendum campaign<\/strong> and subsequent Brexit negotiations, women\u2019s voices have been sidelined, whilst around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/politics\/final-say-brexit-latest-young-voters-second-referendum-remain-poll-a8467631.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>1.4 million young people<\/strong><\/a> have become eligible to vote.<\/p>\n<p>Writing this piece in the former suffragette Headquarters, I am reminded of Manchester&#8217;s\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/spartacus-educational.com\/WleighM.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mary Leigh<\/strong><\/a>, a loyal friend to suffragette <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Emily Davison<\/strong><\/span>. Decades after the equal suffrage had been secured, she wrote:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u201cTo the men and women of the Generations which will come after us.<br \/>\n You will look back at us with astonishment. But what you will never know is\u2026<br \/>\n How it was thinking of you and for you that we struggled as we did.\u201d<br \/>\n &#8211; <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Mary Leigh<\/strong><\/span>, from <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=244\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>To Freedom\u2019s Cause<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, (original source: LSE Women\u2019s Library archives).\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Like its forebear, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bl.uk\/votes-for-women\/articles\/the-campaign-for-womens-suffrage-an-introduction\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Votes For Women campaign<\/strong><\/a>, the People\u2019s Vote campaign is a movement, across the political spectrum, for the greater good. A battle for hearts and minds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\">Keep on!<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Despite all the setbacks and broken promises by Westminster, women like Mary, Emily and <a href=\"http:\/\/historysheroes.e2bn.org\/hero\/whowerethey\/3521\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sophia Duleep Singh<\/strong><\/a> never gave up hope. And nor should we.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n&#8220;We will not be bullied. Our voices will be heard!&#8221;<br \/>\n &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Emily Davison<\/strong><\/span>,\u00a0\u00a0call to action speech from\u00a0<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=244\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">To Fr<\/span>eedom&#8217;s Cause<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0(by Kate Willoughby, 2015).\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Having written and performed a call to action speech by <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">Emily<\/span> Davison<\/strong><\/span>, drawn from her writings, at several of this year&#8217;s Centenary suffrage events this year, I could no longer step up\u00a0 and say those words yet stay silent on such a significant democratic issue that I believe she would be campaigning for today.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\">Heart and Head.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>For me, it is a matter of the heart and head. Having a final say is all about the right to be heard &#8211; to check with the electorate, once a deal is on the table, whether we still want to leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peoples-vote.uk\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net\/in\/sites\/1011\/meta_images\/original\/pv_logo.png?1523450013\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"193\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A referendum on the Brexit deal is about listening to and respecting the Will of the People. Silencing people on Brexit would, I believe, undermine the warm words spoken by politicians about the anniversary of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.uk\/about\/living-heritage\/transformingsociety\/electionsvoting\/womenvote\/overview\/thevote\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Representation of the People Act<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The title of my suffragette <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Emily Davison<\/strong><\/span> \u2018<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2geSE8ZVjpg\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Courage <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">Calls for a People&#8217;s Vote<\/span>!<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u2019\u00a0 speech was inspired by\u00a0the slogan held aloft by the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-politics-43868925\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Millicent Fawcett statue<\/strong><\/a>, by artist Gillian Wearing, in Parliament Square. Those powerful words were written by Fawcett about <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Emily Davison<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The speech is <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>a call to action today<\/strong><\/span>, from the great suffrage campaigners of the past. I feel that we have much to learn from Emily and her suffrage sisters: their hopes for and belief in <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">future<\/span> generations<\/strong><\/span>, as well as their strength and determination to keep on when all seemed lost:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u201cWe did not shrug our shoulders in the face of self-interest, misogyny and social injustice. We worked shoulder to shoulder, in solidarity, across borders and the oceans wide. Sisters moving forwards together, with our friends and allies by our sides.\u201d<br \/>\n &#8211; <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Emily Davison<\/strong><\/span>, from \u2018<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2geSE8ZVjpg\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Courage Calls for a People&#8217;s Vote!<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u2019 A speech for today (by Kate Willoughby, 2018).\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 2018\u00a0version of <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><u><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=244\">To Freedom&#8217;s Cause<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/span>, my play about <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Emily Davison<\/strong><\/span> and her brave Band of Sister Suffragettes, reflects on the past and looks to future generations, drawing on Emily&#8217;s and <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Mary Leigh\u2019s<\/strong><\/span> writings.<\/p>\n<p>This new version of the play was performed at the former suffragette <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/blog\/raided-london-headquarters-womens-social-political-union\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>(WSPU) Head Quarters<\/strong><\/a> last month, as part of the <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=2403\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>#Emilymatters<\/strong><\/a><\/span> (<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?p=5453\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>#EmPawa<\/strong><\/a><\/span>) celebrations in honour of <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">Emily<\/span> Davison\u2019s<\/strong><\/span> birthday and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unwomen.org\/en\/news\/in-focus\/girl-child\" target=\"_blank\">Day of the Girl<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This <strong>Vote 100<\/strong> anniversary year has seen an inspiring and eclectic range of celebrations, in recognition of the 1918 <strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.uk\/about\/living-heritage\/transformingsociety\/electionsvoting\/womenvote\/case-study-the-right-to-vote\/the-right-to-vote\/birmingham-and-the-equal-franchise\/1918-representation-of-the-people-act\/\">Representation of the People Act<\/a><\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It has been fantastic to be part of a number of Centenary Suffrage events. There is much to celebrate and it\u2019s absolutely right that we mark this important chapter in the UK&#8217;s suffrage history.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\">What would Emily and her suffrage sisters do?<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>What would <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Emily Davison<\/strong><\/span>, <strong><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">Mary Leigh<\/span><\/strong> and other women\u2019s suffrage campaigners make of what is happening in the UK today?<strong><br \/>\n <\/strong><br \/>\n I am sure that they would be very moved by this year&#8217;s impressive array of community events, initiatives and statues; pleased to see that their incredible work has not been forgotten, but also mindful that we are in fact in the <strong>Vote 90<\/strong> year (It was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.uk\/about\/living-heritage\/transformingsociety\/electionsvoting\/womenvote\/overview\/thevote\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>1928<\/strong><\/a> before all women had equal voting rights with men).<\/p>\n<p>I also believe they would be deeply concerned by the current state of affairs we find ourselves in.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bqng73QnjIm\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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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 href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bqng73QnjIm\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by tofreedomscause (@tofreedomscause)<\/a> on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2018-11-25T20:52:58+00:00\">Nov 25, 2018 at 12:52pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Listening to women and young people is the focus of my work with the <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/emilymatters\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">#Em<\/span>ilymatters<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0initiative. It has become increasingly clear that their voices are not being heard in Westminster.\u00a0Surely this is the year to change that and create a living legacy that does women like <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">Emily<\/span> Davison<\/strong><\/span> and her suffrage sisters proud?<\/p>\n<p>We stand on the shoulders of giants &#8211; <strong><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">Ordinary<\/span><\/strong>,<strong><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"> Brave<\/span> <\/strong>and<strong><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"> Extraordinary<\/span> <\/strong>women, who never gave up the fight for <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>equality<\/strong> <\/span>and the <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>right to vote<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\"><strong>Now it is our turn and time is pressing.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u201cMake sure you can say that you championed the cause of Democracy, Equality and Peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Emily Davison<\/strong><\/span>, from \u2018<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2geSE8ZVjpg\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Courage Calls for a People&#8217;s Vote!<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u2019 (by Kate Willoughby, 2018).\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What prompted me to first write <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=244\">To Freedom&#8217;s Cause<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, was the last letter Margaret Davison wrote to her daughter, the day after her Epsom Derby protest. It was heartfelt, urgent and full of love.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u201cI know you have given up your whole heart and soul to [the Cause] and it has done so little in return for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Margaret Davison<\/strong>, 5th June 1913.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=244\">To Freedom&#8217;s Cause<\/a><\/strong><\/span> has always been a very personal piece. A performance of the play in the House of Commons in 2014, directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianAstbury\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Brian Astbury<\/strong><\/a>, was the catalyst for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/emilymatters\"><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">#Emilymatters<\/span><\/a><\/strong> (a cross-party initiative that seeks to build on <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Emily Davison\u2019s<\/strong><\/span> phenomenal legacy and create a living legacy, by encouraging more young women to <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">Step<\/span> Up<\/strong><\/span>, <strong><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">Vote<\/span> <\/strong>and <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Lead<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1841\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=244\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1841\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1841\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kyra-Kate_Em-MaryL-1460_60_2FClogo-1024x743.jpg\" alt=\"Kyra Kate_Em MaryL -1460_60_2FClogo\" width=\"660\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kyra-Kate_Em-MaryL-1460_60_2FClogo-1024x743.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kyra-Kate_Em-MaryL-1460_60_2FClogo-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">House of Commons performance of To Freedom&#8217;s Cause, 2014: Emily Davison (Kate Willoughby), Photo credit: Brian Astbury.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Every week the calls for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peoples-vote.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>People\u2019s Vote<\/strong><\/a> on the final Brexit deal grow stronger, from Nurses, Midwives, Doctors to businesses and lawyers adding their voices, backed up by nationwide surveys,\u00a0including\u00a0by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/major-new-brexit-poll-shows-voters-swinging-towards-remain\">Channel Four News<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I want to make it very clear that I believe that we all have the right to our minds, or to stay the same when it comes to Brexit. That is what makes us a mature democracy. Given that so much has changed since 2016, no one can claim to speak for the &#8216;Will of the People&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t let the media or political figures silence you with talk of some people never voting again or defying democracy. It is up to all of us to <strong>listen<\/strong>, <strong>learn<\/strong> and <strong>act<\/strong> <strong>on<\/strong> the genuine issues that were highlighted by the 2016 referendum result.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peoples-vote.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>People\u2019s Vote<\/strong><\/a> is not about the status quo, it is a moment for politicians to step up and tackle issues that for decades UK governments have looked away, which some elements of the media have sought to blame on the EU.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\">Hope.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The final say on the Brexit deal is above party politics and it is far too important to be left to assumed consent, when so much has changed and a new generation of voters are eligible to have their say. What we decide will affect their futures far longer than ours.<\/p>\n<p>I believe it&#8217;s time to listen to and trust the electorate in a free and fair vote on the final Brexit deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Courage calls for a People&#8217;s Vote!\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yours in the Cause,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><em>Kate Willoughby<br \/>\n <\/em><\/b>Actor &amp; Writer of Emily Wilding Davison play\u00a0<b><a title=\"2014: Play micro trailer &amp; trailers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=1704\">To Freedom\u2019s Cause<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><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: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BpNRCJCg1sK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\"><a style=\"background: #FFFFFF; line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BpNRCJCg1sK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><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\/BpNRCJCg1sK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by tofreedomscause (@tofreedomscause)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-10-21T19:42:22+00:00\">Oct 21, 2018 at 12:42pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/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=5518\" data-a2a-title=\"Courage Calls!\"><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.katewilloughby.co.uk%2F%3Fp%3D5518&amp;linkname=Courage%20Calls%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%3D5518&amp;linkname=Courage%20Calls%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>Through drama and creativity we help empower women and young people to use their voice and be heard. Bringing people together, to celebrate how far we have come and\u00a0to empower a new generation to use their voice and be heard is central to the\u00a0#Emilymatters\u00a0initiative. 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