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Women For Independence Highland +WFIHighland
We support Scottish Independence, greater equality in public life and social justice. We are part of the national organisation and are based
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What are your priorities for the new First Minister. Sue Lyons shares hers

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So… we have the first Muslim leader of the SNP and today, the first Muslim First Minister of Scotland. This is really important for Scotland, and, as Humza Yousaf pointed out, something his grandpa…

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International Women’s Day Blog from Sue Lyons.

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So… today is International Women’s Day and I’m exhausted. I expect I’m no different than many women around Scotland or in fact right across the world. In 2023 its hard work being a woman. It’s true…

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Latest blog from WFI’s Sue Lyons

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So … Brexit. And we have a WM Tory Government who wouldn’t know the truth if they fell over it in broad daylight. This week we are facing shortages of some fresh food. The ridiculous Brexit obsesse…

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So… I’ve been quiet for a wee while. To be honest, I haven’t had the energy for all the hate and the misery and the stupidity and the cruelty and the lies. I deleted my Twitter App and immersed mys…

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Latest Blog from Sue Lyons - pass it on sisters.

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So… what to write about today? Oh my goodness there is so much going on at the moment that I don’t know where to start. There is the apparently now £5 million in tax and penalties that Nadhim Zahaw…

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What’s going on THIS week

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So … this week has already shown what a shitshow the UK is and it’s only Tuesday. Living in Britain today is like thinking that you have seen the worst of everything and then watching something els…

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Todays Blog from Indy Blogger Sue Lyons

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So … the NHS. We all know the NHS is struggling. If we are lucky, we know that through reading about it in the papers and online. If we aren’t so lucky we have first hand experience of being unable…

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Latest Blog by Sue Lyons. Sue spoke at the WFI AGM on Saturday and follows that up here.

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So… Wednesday will see the results of the Supreme Course decision on the right of the Scottish Parliament to legislate for a second independence referendum. There are rallies planned around Scotlan…

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Today Women for Independence make a statement on the misogyny which we have sadly seen increase recently

womenforindependence.org/a_wfi_come_all_ye We are living in unprecedented and challenging times, as Scotland and the whole world attempts to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. Lockdown and physical distancing separates us from the routines, cares and pleasures of ‘normal’ life....

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STOP PRESS!!! Anyone feeling miserable and weighed down by the whole political scene just now? Wondering what you can DO? You can come along to … Women for Independence Highlands Women Talking Sense Evening Wednesday 27th February The Bught Stop, Torvean Avenue, Inverness 7pm to 9pm There’ll be refreshments No agenda - its up to you. Want to talk about Brexit? Independence? Highland...

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Hi again! Unfortunately the crowdfunder for the Brain family has had to go public after all, so money raised on the original page (justgiving.com/crowdfunding/alljocktamsonsbairns) will be transferred to the family. Please see the update on that page.

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WFI YESers let's get active in the Highlands! There will be an evening of chat and debate on where to next for the YES campaign and how WFI Highland can contribute. The hope is to gather together some willing recruits to revive our local group and take it from there. Sign up below through Eventbrite.
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Follow us on Twitter as well at YES@WFI_Highland

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Book group is back! We're looking forward to catching up after summer break and getting stuck into some new books. We'll be meeting on the first Wednesday of every month at the Snow Goose. So set the date folks and lets get reading! You can sign up through the link to Eventbrite below.
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Independence Gallery and Yes Hub Opening - Come along! Opening of new Independence Gallery and Inveryess2 Hub by Lesley Riddoch, award winning journalist, writer and broadcaster, Blossom author and cyclist, she writes regularly for The Scotsman and The National. A small opening ceremony at the shop with Lesley and the owner Morag Frame and YesHub manag...

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Hi there folks! Sent a message to your WFI Hotmail account, but it bounced. Do you have another email address or shall I send a PM? :-D

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