WI resolutions are our call for change |
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Through national and local campaigning, members play a key role in achieving change on important issues. The WI has been campaigning for over 100 years, including some groundbreaking campaigns on equal pay and AIDS awareness. Our resolutions and mandates process is democratic and member-led, which ensures that every national campaign has its roots within the membership. In 2020, a record number of draft resolutions were sent up to NFWI's Public Affairs team. We are proud that five Resolutions were submitted from Buckinghamshire WIs, and grateful to our Resolutions Adviser, Lynn (Member Support) for all her assistance in this process.
Resolution Selection Results 2020/21
Annual Meeting Resolution Result 2021In the lead up to and following the Annual Meeting, WIs have been discussing the proposed ovarian cancer resolution and deciding how they wish to vote.
We are happy to confirm that the resolution ‘A call to increase awareness of the subtle signs of ovarian cancer’ has passed with a majority of 99.48%.
This means the resolution is now an NFWI mandate and will form the basis of a national WI campaign which all members are invited to work on.
What happens next?
You can now download our briefing on the new campaign with background information and some initial ideas about how you can take action.
The NFWI Public Affairs Department will be producing a full campaign action pack with ideas and resources that you can use to take the campaign forward. This will be available on the NFWI website and My WI when it is ready.
If your WI has planned any activities for the campaign, we would love to hear about it. Please do get in touch with us at pa@nfwi.org.uk
You can use our meeting/event evaluation form to track the impact of your activities on a local level as part of this campaign. Please share the form with anyone who attends a meeting or event you are organising on ovarian cancer, and ask them to return it to the NFWI Public Affairs Department by email using the email address above.
You can download the evaluation form here.
We are happy to confirm that the resolution ‘A call to increase awareness of the subtle signs of ovarian cancer’ has passed with a majority of 99.48%.
This means the resolution is now an NFWI mandate and will form the basis of a national WI campaign which all members are invited to work on.
What happens next?
You can now download our briefing on the new campaign with background information and some initial ideas about how you can take action.
The NFWI Public Affairs Department will be producing a full campaign action pack with ideas and resources that you can use to take the campaign forward. This will be available on the NFWI website and My WI when it is ready.
If your WI has planned any activities for the campaign, we would love to hear about it. Please do get in touch with us at pa@nfwi.org.uk
You can use our meeting/event evaluation form to track the impact of your activities on a local level as part of this campaign. Please share the form with anyone who attends a meeting or event you are organising on ovarian cancer, and ask them to return it to the NFWI Public Affairs Department by email using the email address above.
You can download the evaluation form here.
Resolutions Timetable for 2021/22
If you want to get involved with the 2021-22 resolution process, submissions are now open for members to put forward proposed resolutions. You can read more here.
www.thewi.org.uk/campaigns/resolution-submissions-202122
If you have any questions about the resolutions process or NFWI campaigns, please contact the Public Affairs Department via email (pa@nfwi.org.uk) or phone (020 7371 9300 ext. 238).
www.thewi.org.uk/campaigns/resolution-submissions-202122
If you have any questions about the resolutions process or NFWI campaigns, please contact the Public Affairs Department via email (pa@nfwi.org.uk) or phone (020 7371 9300 ext. 238).
Buckinghamshire Resolutions
Not every Resolution submitted can become a mandate at national level. Did you know that Buckinghamshire Federation have a long history of supporting local Mandates?
In 2011, when, at the Annual Council Meeting in April, Bucks members passed a Resolution calling on local Health and Social Care providers to make resources for the care of stroke survivors more effective. Members acknowledged that at the time, standards of care, especially in the vital first hours after a stroke, were not consistently excellent throughout the county. We wrote to those who could make a difference to raise awareness of the issue, and partnered with other organisations working on the issue locally. We raised public awareness, helping to ensure that facilities were maintained and new ones developed. More recently, a Bucks Resolution "End Plastic Soup" was mandated and much work has been put into this specifically and also spin-off initiatives. www.thewi.org.uk/campaigns/key-and-current-campaigns/end-plastic-soup
Progress with this work continues to be monitored by the Science and Society Sub-Committee.
So if you feel the WI should be raising awareness of an issue - and it is in line with our charitable aims and objectives - get started on drafting a Resolution! The deadline for 2021 submissions is 11th September!
Discuss this with your WI and BFWI Member Support.
In 2011, when, at the Annual Council Meeting in April, Bucks members passed a Resolution calling on local Health and Social Care providers to make resources for the care of stroke survivors more effective. Members acknowledged that at the time, standards of care, especially in the vital first hours after a stroke, were not consistently excellent throughout the county. We wrote to those who could make a difference to raise awareness of the issue, and partnered with other organisations working on the issue locally. We raised public awareness, helping to ensure that facilities were maintained and new ones developed. More recently, a Bucks Resolution "End Plastic Soup" was mandated and much work has been put into this specifically and also spin-off initiatives. www.thewi.org.uk/campaigns/key-and-current-campaigns/end-plastic-soup
Progress with this work continues to be monitored by the Science and Society Sub-Committee.
So if you feel the WI should be raising awareness of an issue - and it is in line with our charitable aims and objectives - get started on drafting a Resolution! The deadline for 2021 submissions is 11th September!
Discuss this with your WI and BFWI Member Support.