2019 Resolutions - Results of the vote at the Bournemouth Annual Meeting!
This year’s voting total was the highest since the individual selection process was introduced, with over 105,000 selections cast by members. To allow members to work on a breadth of issues, the NFWI Board of Trustees decided to put forward the top two resolutions to the NFWI Annual Meeting in Bournemouth on 5 June.
Resolutions put forward at the 2019 NFWI Annual Meeting on 5th June were:
Resolutions put forward at the 2019 NFWI Annual Meeting on 5th June were:
Don't fear the smear
Cervical screening saves around 5,000 lives a year, yet attendance is currently at its lowest for a decade. The NFWI urges WI members to attend routine screening, to take action to raise awareness of the importance of cervical screening and address barriers to attendance to help eradicate cervical cancer.
A call against the decline in local bus services
Over the last decade there has been a massive decline in the number of bus services, particularly of those in rural and semi-rural areas. In order to alleviate loneliness, improve health and wellbeing, as well as promoting sustainable development, the NFWI calls on the government and local authorities to increase subsidies and work in partnership with bus companies and community transport operators to enable an adequate provision of services.
2019 Annual Meeting
The first resolution up for debate on ‘the decline in local bus services’ was proposed by Jackie Housham, Burniston and Cloughton WI and seconded by Valerie Stevens, Maiden Castle WI. Expert speaker Darren Shirley, CEO of the Campaign for Better Transport set out points for consideration in favour of the resolution. Expert speaker Paul Buchanan, Partner at Volterra set out points for consideration against the resolution.
The resolution passed with a 96% majority.
The second resolution up for debate, ‘don’t fear the smear’ to raise awareness of the importance of cervical screening, was proposed by Sheila Knotts, Disley WI and seconded by Anna Kidd, N1 WI. Expert speaker Rob Music, CEO of Jo’s Trust set out points in favour of the resolution.
Due to the sensitivity of the topic there was no expert speaker to speak against the cervical screening resolution. NFWI Trustee Hilary Haworth spoke on behalf of the board to outline some points against the resolution.
The resolution passed with a 97% majority.
The resolution passed with a 96% majority.
The second resolution up for debate, ‘don’t fear the smear’ to raise awareness of the importance of cervical screening, was proposed by Sheila Knotts, Disley WI and seconded by Anna Kidd, N1 WI. Expert speaker Rob Music, CEO of Jo’s Trust set out points in favour of the resolution.
Due to the sensitivity of the topic there was no expert speaker to speak against the cervical screening resolution. NFWI Trustee Hilary Haworth spoke on behalf of the board to outline some points against the resolution.
The resolution passed with a 97% majority.
Full information is available on the MyWI page [log in required] or via https://www.thewi.org.uk/campaigns/resolutions-and-mandates
Do you want to make a difference?
Have you thought about submitting a Resolution?
Our resolutions and mandates process means every campaign starts within our membership. So if you know of an issue which you feel the WI should be campaigning and educating people about - get started on drafting a Resolution!
Discuss this with your WI and the BFWI Resolutions Adviser, Lynn Hutton (Member Support).
Discuss this with your WI and the BFWI Resolutions Adviser, Lynn Hutton (Member Support).
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These notes are designed to guide you through completing the resolution submission form, please ensure you read them before you start working on your resolution.
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To accompany the Form, there is also an infographic showing the stages through the WI year.
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Introducing WI Campaigns
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Read more about the wide range of WI campaigns and some recent successes, and see our campaigning history through snapshots going back to 1926.
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Formed in 1915, the WI has a long history of campaigning on a wide range of issues.
WI campaigns are about changing things for the better and tackling the issues that matter to members. Members are at the heart of the WI and they play a central role in bringing issues onto the WI's national agenda through our public affairs and campaigning.
From equal pay to climate change, from gaps in the midwifery workforce to the plight of the honey bee, WI members have embraced a diverse set of challenges and built a reputation for the WI as a practical and ambitious organisation that doesn't shy away from tricky issues.
For more information about campaigning actions going on in Buckinghamshire, please visit the Science and Society page on this site.
For more information about campaigning actions going on in Buckinghamshire, please visit the Science and Society page on this site.
Key Campaigns and initiatives
Follow the links below for information about the mandates passed at recent Annual Meetings:
