{"id":5545,"date":"2018-12-14T08:19:46","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T08:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?p=5545"},"modified":"2018-12-14T08:19:46","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T08:19:46","slug":"courage-calls-for-a-peoples-vote-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?p=5545","title":{"rendered":"Courage Calls for a People&#8217;s Vote!"},"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;\">14th December 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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>14th December<\/strong> marks 100 years since some women and all men in the UK had the right to vote in a general election. Throughout 2018, there have been events paying tribute to the courage, determination and selflessness of Women\u2019s suffrage campaigners. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Theresa May led the 6th February Centenary celebrations 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> as well as the unveiling of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/go\/london\/arts\/statue-of-suffragist-millicent-fawcett-is-dream-come-true-says-campaigner-caroline-criado-perez-a3822206.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Millicent Fawcett statue<\/strong><\/a> on 24th April. The slogan held aloft by Fawcett reads: \u201c<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Courage Calls to Courage Everywhere!<\/strong><\/span>\u201d which she is said to have written in response to suffragette <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Emily Wilding Davison\u2019s<\/strong><\/span> brave <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/av\/uk-42943815\/suffragettes-emily-davison-s-death-at-epsom-derby\" target=\"_blank\">Epsom Derby protest<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5546\" style=\"width: 608px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/suffragist-millicent-fawcett-first-woman-to-have-statue-in-parliament-square-11344888\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5546\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5546\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/TMay_SKhan_24April18_viaSkyNews_website.jpg\" alt=\"TMay_SKhan_24April18_viaSkyNews_website\" width=\"598\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/TMay_SKhan_24April18_viaSkyNews_website.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/TMay_SKhan_24April18_viaSkyNews_website-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/TMay_SKhan_24April18_viaSkyNews_website-768x429.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sadiq Khan and Theresa May at the Millicent Fawcett statue unveiling, 24 April 2018. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/suffragist-millicent-fawcett-first-woman-to-have-statue-in-parliament-square-11344888\" target=\"_blank\">Image via <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/suffragist-millicent-fawcett-first-woman-to-have-statue-in-parliament-square-11344888\" target=\"_blank\">Sky News<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am sure that all those politicians present meant every word of praise for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.uk\/about\/living-heritage\/transformingsociety\/electionsvoting\/womenvote\/parliamentary-collections\/collections-19thc-and-suffragists\/millicent-fawcett\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Millicent Fawcett<\/strong><\/a> and all those women who never gave up the struggle for equality and the right to vote. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, too many in the <strong>Mother of Parliaments<\/strong> continue to deny the People their right to have the final say on the issue that will determine the future of this nation for decades to come. The casual use of divisive and fear mongering language coupled with a second vote on the Prime Minister\u2019s leadership do nothing to encourage trust in our democratic process that women like <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Emily Davison<\/strong><\/span> fought so hard to achieve.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\">Words AND Deeds\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In response to this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.uk\/get-involved\/vote-100\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Vote 100<\/strong><\/a> anniversary and Brexit, I have written \u2018<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2geSE8ZVjpg\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">Coura<\/span>ge Calls for a People\u2019s Vote!<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u2019 that honours Emily and her brave suffrage sisters and joins the calls for a <strong>Public Vote on the Brexit deal<\/strong>. It highlights that now it is our turn to champion democracy and that time is pressing. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\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;\u00a0<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.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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 louder by the hour as Westminster seems to implode. 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 ask the people?\u00a0<\/span><\/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\/Bp-TUB9H6x9\/?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\/Bp-TUB9H6x9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/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 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\/Bp-TUB9H6x9\/?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=\"2018-11-09T20:45:05+00:00\">Nov 9, 2018 at 12:45pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writing this piece in the former suffragette Headquarters, I am reminded of Manchester\u2019s\u2019 Mary Leigh, a loyal friend to suffragette Emily Davison. Decades after the equal suffrage had been secured, she wrote:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cTo the men and women of the Generations which will come after us.<br \/>\nYou will look back at us with astonishment. But what you will never know is\u2026<br \/>\nHow it was thinking of you and for you that we struggled as we did.\u201d<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Mary\u00a0<span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">Leigh<\/span><\/strong><\/span>, from\u00a0<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).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like its <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bl.uk\/votes-for-women\/articles\/the-campaign-for-womens-suffrage-an-introduction\" target=\"_blank\">Votes For Women<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>forebear, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peoples-vote.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>People\u2019s Vote campaign<\/strong><\/a> is a movement, across the political spectrum, for the greater good. A battle for hearts and minds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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<h4><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\">Keep on!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#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).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having written and performed a call to action speech by <strong><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">Emily Davison<\/span><\/strong>, drawn from her writings, at several of this year\u2019s Centenary suffrage events, I could no longer stand up \u00a0and say those words yet stay silent on such a significant democratic issue that I believe she would be campaigning for today. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since taking \u2018<a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=244\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>To Freedom\u2019s Cause<\/strong><\/a>\u2019, my play about <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Emily Davison<\/strong> <\/span>and her brave band of sister suffragettes from the north, to the House of Commons in February 2014, I have worked extensively with community groups and organisations promoting women\u2019s and young people\u2019s voices through drama and creativity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout the 2016 EU Referendum campaign and subsequent Brexit negotiations, <strong>women\u2019s voices have been sidelined<\/strong>, whilst around <strong>1.4 million young people have become eligible to vote<\/strong>. This is why I believe that more politicians need to have the courage of their convictions to put this momentous decision back to the electorate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are also concerned by what is happening with regards to Brexit, please do <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.uk\/get-involved\/contact-your-mp\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>contact your MP<\/strong><\/a>. There is a helpful template that you can personalise on the People\u2019s Vote website\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notbuyingit.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>#notbuyingit page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t let elements of 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 listen, learn and act on the genuine issues that were highlighted by the 2016 referendum result. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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 UK governments have ignored, leaving the EU to be an all too easy scapegoat. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\">Remain hopeful\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This chaotic situation could yet prove to be our finest hour, where Westminster listens and acts to ensure that difficult issues are tackled head on, so that no one is left behind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>final say on the Brexit deal<\/strong> 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. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I believe it is time to <strong>listen to and trust the electorate<\/strong> in a free and fair vote on the final Brexit deal. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong>Courage calls for a <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\">People&#8217;s <\/span>Vote!\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yours in the Cause,<\/p>\n<p><b><em>Kate Willoughby<br \/>\n<\/em><\/b>Actor &amp; Writer of Emily Wilding Davison play\u00a0<b><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" title=\"2014: Play micro trailer &amp; trailers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=1704\">To Freedom\u2019s Cause<\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BrP7P-knX_9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" 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:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BrP7P-knX_9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; 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