Achievements
Women’s Voice (WV) was formally set up in 2010. Since then WV has:
- celebrated International Women’s Day (8 March) since 2006 bringing together women of many different cultures, ages and abilities
- organised and celebrated International children Day (19 Nov) annually since 2009
- hosted women-only conferences exploring the situation of women locally in education, work, the media and politics
- provided speakers for local schools addressing issues of sexism and racism
- hosted programmes of international films by and about women
- has facilitated and delivered workshops on: women and domestic violence; the sexualisation of women in the media; women in public life; crafts and creativity
- hosted successful global kitchen workshops, leading to potential employment
- coordinated the first women’s pop-up museum in conjunction with Hastings Museum and Art Gallery as well as facilitating a project on women's experiences of the First World War culminating in an exhibition of women's art and writing at Hastings Museum
- liaised with Hastings Borough Council to promote and host White Ribbon Day against domestic violence against women
Vision for the future..
- to set up a permanent Women’s centre in Hastings that will provide a safe social space and resource for all local women
- to organise and facilitate educational and creative workshops, on issues such as domestic violence, assertiveness, employment skills and other topics that contribute to the empowerment of women
- to fundraise so that we can respond to and meet the needs of local women