Lorena's Posts - National Theatre Wales Community2024-03-28T23:13:11ZLorenahttps://community.nationaltheatrewales.org/profile/Lorenahttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2986269668?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://community.nationaltheatrewales.org/profiles/blog/feed?user=3qfs897rngxj8&xn_auth=noVolunteer at Cardiff Processions 2018tag:community.nationaltheatrewales.org,2018-05-16:3152760:BlogPost:2764372018-05-16T13:34:19.000ZLorenahttps://community.nationaltheatrewales.org/profile/Lorena
<p><strong>Background Information:</strong></p>
<p>In 1918, the Representation of the People Act gave the first British women the right to vote and stand for public office. One hundred years on, we are inviting women* and girls across the UK to come and mark this historic moment as part of a living portrait of women in the 21<sup>st</sup> Century.</p>
<p>On Sunday 10<sup>th</sup> of June, women and girls in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London will walk together as part of this celebratory…</p>
<p><strong>Background Information:</strong></p>
<p>In 1918, the Representation of the People Act gave the first British women the right to vote and stand for public office. One hundred years on, we are inviting women* and girls across the UK to come and mark this historic moment as part of a living portrait of women in the 21<sup>st</sup> Century.</p>
<p>On Sunday 10<sup>th</sup> of June, women and girls in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London will walk together as part of this celebratory mass participation artwork. Wearing either green, white or violet, the colours of the suffrage movement, the <em>PROCESSIONS</em> will appear as a flowing river of colour through the city streets.</p>
<p><em>*those who identify as women or non-binary</em></p>
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<p><strong>Cardiff <em>PROCESSIONS</em>:</strong></p>
<p>For the Cardiff Procession we are looking to recruit 100 volunteers to assist with assembling the parade; issuing the scarves that each woman/child will wear to represent the colours of the Suffragette's and to provide information and assistance to the participants.</p>
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<p><strong>Date:</strong> Sunday 10<sup>th</sup> June 2018</p>
<p><strong>Time:</strong> 10am - 6pm</p>
<p><strong>Fee:</strong> Voluntary - lunch provided, and you will be given a souvenir t-shirt.<br/> <strong>Minimum age:</strong> 18</p>
<p>This role is open to both women and men.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Role description:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Attend volunteer briefing.</li>
<li>Coordination of procession start/ organising participants.</li>
<li>Manning information points at the start and end of parade.</li>
<li>Distributing scarves to the participants part of the visual artwork.</li>
<li>Assisting those with accessible needs.</li>
<li>Be available on Sunday 10<sup>th</sup> June- rain or shine!</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Other information:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Work to be undertaken outdoors</li>
<li>You will be able to walk with the parade.</li>
<li>Many of the roles will require being stood up, please specify when you apply if you cannot stand up for long periods of time.</li>
<li>If you have a preference as to which role you would like, please specify when applying.</li>
<li>Parking will be limited, please identify if you would require parking.</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Signing Up</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>If you are interested, please email <a href="mailto:processionscardiff@gmail.com">processionscardiff@gmail.com</a> stating your interest, availability and contact number.</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>We are looking forward to hearing from you!</strong></p>
<p></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2999449385?profile=original" target="_self">Processions%202018%20Volunteer%20Role%20Description%20-%20cymraeg.pdf</a></strong></p>