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BBC News
25-05-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Shipley's role in votes for women fight highlighted in new tour
The story of one of the biggest rallies outside of London in the early 20th Century calling for women's right to vote is to be retold at a series of events in the town where it took estimated 100,000 people took part in a mass rally in support of the suffragette movement at Shipley Glen in West Yorkshire in 1908, with local campaigner Nell Kenney one of the key speakers.A new heritage tour being launched this weekend in Shipley, and running for much of the year, aims to highlight the town's role in the suffragette movement, with actress and singer Joanne Crowther playing the part of Ms Crowther said the aim was to reclaim a story of "women who stood up and demanded change". Ms Crowther said it must have been a huge moment when "up to 100,000 people surged from Bradford city, and across the region, up to the Glen to take part in this amazing rally".In fact, the event at Shipley Glen is considered to be a direct precursor to the famed Hyde Park rally held later that year in support of women's right to the Shipley rally, Ms Kenney, who worked for a stationers in Bingley and was a leading member of the Women's Social and Political Union, spoke alongside famous suffragette Emmeline Crowther explained that Ms Kenney and her sisters not only campaigned across West Yorkshire, but also travelled widely - from the North East to the Midlands - on bicycles and trains to spread the word about votes for Kenney also famously led demonstrations at the Houses of Parliament and at one point was jailed for 14 days as a Crowther said: "She had a very significant impact in the provinces in the votes for women movement. She was fearless."These women risked everything - reputation, freedom, safety - so we could have the right to vote today." Ms Crowther said the aim of the new tour, the first of which is due to take place at 13:00 BST on Sunday 25 May and which will be run regularly until the autumn, was to bring the story of Ms Kenney and other "forgotten" suffragettes back to would "really celebrate and appreciate all that dedication, hard work and sacrifice that enabled women now to be able to vote", she Crowther explained that the inaugural performance would begin in Saltaire with her first playing another character, Pollie Toothill, a Victorian woman re-created from historical research and census Toothill would recount her life as the wife of a scandalous Victorian character in the 1870s - and would also give the audience a window onto the world of famed local personalities including Sir Titus Salt, the founder of Crowther said that as the audience boarded the famous Shipley Glen Tramway - dubbed the "time machine" - she would switch hats and costumes and grab her sash and umbrella, which was known as the suffragettes' "weapon of choice", to morph into Nell Kenney."Bringing this to life isn't just about history," she said."It's about reclaiming a story of women who stood up and demanded change - and showing that this corner of Yorkshire was right at the heart of it." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Calgary Herald
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Calgary Herald
Nelson: Five million reasons why PM Carney must act
Finally, there's something to celebrate in Alberta: our province just cracked the five million mark. Article content Article content Some lucky soul this past weekend made history, though they'll never know it, as the population numbers relentlessly tallied by StatCan are gathered anonymously. Article content Thus, that magic five-million milestone arrived without any fanfare, late on Sunday. (As I write, we're already diligently working on our next five million — Alberta's population now stands at 5,000,648 and counting, according to Canada's real-time population clock.) Article content Article content It's an important milestone, nevertheless, and one we should take a moment to acknowledge. Article content Article content Because it was the various struggles and triumphs of those millions who came before us that collectively turned this province into such a unique slice of Canada. Article content It's likely most Canadians would say the same of their province: how special it is. Still, there's something about Alberta that is indeed different. Article content Most Canadians beyond our provincial borders would probably describe it as a conservative place. It isn't. Sure, Albertans have voted Conservative for decades — the recent federal election cementing that political tradition. Article content But in its wider connotation, we're not conservative at all. Not in the least. That lowercase noun implies an adherence to the status quo: keeping things the same with an aversion to change. Really? When was that ever part of Alberta's DNA? Article content No, at its heart, this is a radical province: the most radical in Canada by a country mile. Article content Article content All sorts of political and social movements were born or blossomed here, from the United Farmers, to the CCF — forerunner of today's NDP — to the wild and wacky world of William Aberhart and Social Credit, and the more recent rise of the Reform party. When Emmeline Pankhurst, the famous leader of the British suffragette movement, toured Canada in 1917, it was in Calgary where she received the most vociferous welcome. Article content Article content Yes, that radical and populist strain has run through Alberta from inception, which is why anyone who dismisses the current push for a vote on separation as a silly sideshow makes a dangerous mistake. Article content This undercurrent to go it alone isn't new. It has always flowed below the surface. It took a decade of Justin Trudeau's antagonistic federal rule to turn it into a raging torrent.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Why statues are wearing 'forced smiles' for Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week
If you're a mum, you likely know the feeling of forcing a smile through exhaustion, anxiety and overwhelm. In fact, 58% of mothers say they don't think anyone realises how lonely they are, so they simply smile and carry on. Plus, a huge 43% of new mums have never told anyone how they really feel, according to research by Tommee Tippee and women's social network Peanut. The survey of 2,000 mums found most fear being a burden or believe they should just 'get on with it', stopping them from opening up about their mental health. Yet, 75% of them experience difficulties including loneliness during the first three months postpartum. The stats have been published during Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, with 'forced smiles' being added to eight statues of women around London to raise awareness about the impact. The yellow smiles were added to statues including the Bronze Woman, Emmeline Pankhurst, Millicent Fawcett, and Mother and Baby. The campaign was launched to break the stigma of how hard motherhood is, with the research finding 69% of women reporting a loss of self, 63% experiencing a collapse in confidence, and 54% finding this time particularly isolating. 'Mothers are forcing smiles outwardly and then suffering alone across the UK,' says Michelle Kennedy, CEO of Peanut. 'Motherhood is the ultimate "Instagram vs reality" moment – and mothers feel they should be so happy to have a healthy baby that their feelings should be put on the back burner. 'This forced happiness is also making the situation far worse, as many don't realise that others are masking their true feelings too. We hope that this campaign will highlight to mums everywhere that they are not alone, they don't have to just "keep calm and carry on smiling", and that help is out there.' You Might Also Like 13 Buys To Help You Feel Great From £5 16 Speedo Swimsuits that Won't Flash Your Bum When Getting Swim-fit 11 Best Gym Trainers for Different Types of Workouts
Sky News
29-01-2025
- Politics
- Sky News
Suffragette's great-granddaughter says climate protest sentences were 'disproportionate'
The great-granddaughter of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst described the sentences given to several climate protesters as "heavy-handed and disproportionate". Helen Pankhurst was speaking ahead of the Court of Appeal hearing challenges against the sentences handed down to 16 activists. They were jailed for between five years and 15 months for their involvement in four climate protests. Adding her support to the appeal bids, Ms Pankhurst said: "The suffragettes are looked up to because they fought tooth and nail and refused to be silenced and give up on their cause, the universal suffrage now taken for granted in all democracies. "Environmental activists today stand in the same tradition. I have no doubt future generations around the world will thank them for their campaigns. "The heavy-handed and disproportionate custodial sentences given in the UK to peaceful environmental activists speaking truth to power is worrying in the extreme. "A repeal is the only just outcome here." Environmental campaign groups Friends of the Earth (FoE) and Greenpeace UK have been allowed to intervene in the case of a group of five protesters nicknamed the " Whole Truth Five", with FoE claiming the sentences were of "unprecedented length related to peaceful protest". The challenges are set to be heard at the Court of Appeal in London over two days. They were jailed in July last year for agreeing to disrupt traffic by having protesters climb on to gantries over the M25 for four successive days in November 2022. Roger Hallam, co-founder of environmental campaign groups Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion, was sentenced to five years in prison. Daniel Shaw, Louise Lancaster, Lucia Whittaker De Abreu and Cressida Gethin each received four-year jail terms. FoE and Greenpeace UK said their submissions supporting the five would also assist others involved in linked appeals. George Simonson, Theresa Higginson, Paul Bell, Gaie Delap and Paul Sousek were jailed for their involvement in protests on the M25, during which they climbed on to gantries over the motorway. Simonson and Higginson were jailed for two years, Bell for 22 months, and Delap and Sousek for 20 months last August. Larch Maxey, Chris Bennett, Samuel Johnson and Joe Howlett all received prison terms of between three years and 15 months, after occupying tunnels dug under the road leading to the Navigator Oil Terminal in Thurrock, Essex. Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland were jailed in September 2024 after almost "destroying" Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers by throwing soup on its protective glass at London's National Gallery. Plummer was sentenced to two years behind bars and Holland 20 months. Katie de Kauwe, senior lawyer at FoE, said: "Instead of further burdening our overcrowded prison system by criminalising those trying to push the climate and nature emergencies up the political agenda out of sheer desperation, the government should be accelerating efforts to deliver fair and meaningful action on the environment." Areeba Hamid, co-executive director of Greenpeace UK, said: "These long sentences for peaceful protest make it difficult to see modern Britain as the kind of mature, tolerant culture our parents and grandparents enjoyed."
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Suffragette's great-granddaughter says climate protest sentences were 'disproportionate'
The great-granddaughter of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst described the sentences given to several climate protesters as "heavy-handed and disproportionate". Helen Pankhurst was speaking ahead of the Court of Appeal hearing challenges against the sentences handed down to 16 activists. They were jailed for between five years and 15 months for their involvement in four climate protests. Adding her support to the appeal bids, Ms Pankhurst said: "The suffragettes are looked up to because they fought tooth and nail and refused to be silenced and give up on their cause, the universal suffrage now taken for granted in all democracies. "Environmental activists today stand in the same tradition. I have no doubt future generations around the world will thank them for their campaigns. Read more: "The heavy-handed and disproportionate custodial sentences given in the UK to peaceful environmental activists speaking truth to power is worrying in the extreme. "A repeal is the only just outcome here." Environmental campaign groups Friends of the Earth (FoE) and Greenpeace UK have been allowed to intervene in the case of a group of five protesters nicknamed the "", with FoE claiming the sentences were of "unprecedented length related to peaceful protest". The challenges are set to be heard at the Court of Appeal in London over two days. They were jailed in July last year for agreeing to disrupt traffic by having protesters climb on to gantries over the M25 for four successive days in November 2022. Roger Hallam, co-founder of environmental campaign groups and Extinction Rebellion, was sentenced to five years in prison. Daniel Shaw, Louise Lancaster, Lucia Whittaker De Abreu and Cressida Gethin each received four-year jail terms. FoE and Greenpeace UK said their submissions supporting the five would also assist others involved in linked appeals. George Simonson, Theresa Higginson, Paul Bell, and Paul Sousek were jailed for their involvement in protests on the M25, during which they climbed on to gantries over the motorway. Simonson and Higginson were jailed for two years, Bell for 22 months, and Delap and Sousek for 20 months last August. Larch Maxey, Chris Bennett, Samuel Johnson and Joe Howlett all received prison terms of between three years and 15 months, after occupying tunnels dug under the road leading to the Navigator Oil Terminal in Thurrock, Essex. Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland were jailed in September 2024 after almost "destroying" Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers by throwing soup on its protective glass at London's National Gallery. Plummer was sentenced to two years behind bars and Holland 20 months. Katie de Kauwe, senior lawyer at FoE, said: "Instead of further burdening our overcrowded prison system by criminalising those trying to push the climate and nature emergencies up the political agenda out of sheer desperation, the government should be accelerating efforts to deliver fair and meaningful action on the environment." Areeba Hamid, co-executive director of Greenpeace UK, said: "These long sentences for peaceful protest make it difficult to see modern Britain as the kind of mature, tolerant culture our parents and grandparents enjoyed."
