2019 Resolutions - Results of the national votes are in!
This year’s voting total is 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 has decided to put forward the top two resolutions to the NFWI Annual Meeting in Bournemouth on 5 June.
Resolutions chosen to go forward to the 2019 NFWI Annual Meeting on 5th June are:
Resolutions chosen to go forward to the 2019 NFWI Annual Meeting on 5th June are:
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.
Next steps - 1. Deciding
Find a selection of resources below to help you learn more about the resolutions:
- Detailed Briefing Notes, including links to videos – Decline in local buses and Don’t fear the smear.
- NFWI PowerPoint presentations on the topics – Decline in local buses and Don’t fear the smear.
- Judith's PowerPoint on local Bus service provision in Bucks (as presented at the Resolution Briefing meeting on April 23rd)
- NHS data for cervical cancer screening nationally (referenced by Dr Fran at the Resolution Briefing meeting on April 23rd)
- A link to Jo's Trust campaigning (referenced by Dr Fran at the Resolution Briefing meeting on April 23rd)
- Quizzes to test your knowledge – Decline in local buses and Don’t fear the smear.
- A Frequently Asked Questions document about the resolutions process.
- A Discussion guide with ideas about how to discuss the resolution in your WI.
- Printer-friendly versions of the briefing notes – Decline in local buses and Don’t fear the smear.
Next steps – 2. Voting
- WIs should now consider how they wish their delegate to vote at the Annual Meeting.
- All WIs get one vote per resolution – for or against.
- WIs may give their delegate discretion to decide how to vote after hearing the speakers’ presentations and the debate at the Annual Meeting. Please ensure your WI makes it clear to your delegate whether you are granting her discretion.
- BFWI also encourage WIs to hold discussion events for members to consider how they wish their delegate to vote.
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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There is also a file of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the NFWI Resolutions process, and 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:
