As
the NFWI Annual Meeting was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the two
resolutions due to be discussed were not able to be debated or voted on by
delegates. In the shortlisting selection
stage, two resolutions (stem cells and modern slavery) attracted a clear
majority of selections from members (over 70%).
The NFWI Board felt that this was the most democratic means available to
determine the outcome of this year’s resolution process. This means that the two resolutions have now been adopted by the
WI, and members are
free to campaign on these issues.
The resolutions are as
follows:
A call to increase
potential stem cell donor registration
There is an urgent need to
increase the number of people registered on the aligned UK stem cell registry
in order to provide potentially life-saving treatment to people of all ages
with certain blood cancers. We call on all WI members to promote registration
to the database to avoid people dying whilst waiting for a match.
At the moment due to Coronavirus they have temporarily stopped recruiting new stem cell donors but more information (if you wish to read and discuss with friends and family) is available on:
End Modern Slavery
There are tens of
thousands of victims of modern slavery hiding in plain sight in the UK. Modern
slavery has severe consequences for the health and mental wellbeing of
survivors. The NFWI calls on the Government to protect victims of modern
slavery in the first instance and deliver longer term support to help them
rebuild their lives. We call on our members to raise awareness of the
prevalence of modern slavery throughout society and to campaign to defeat it.
For more information see:
The Public Affairs Department
will be producing a range of educational and discussion materials over the
coming weeks and months to allow members to consider the issues in more depth.
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