+One World Week is launched at Shoreham Library
Hi Everyone,
I had a great morning today, as I went to Shoreham Library for the opening of the Churches Together’s ‘One World Week’ in Shoreham Library. I urge all of you who can to take part in the many events being run next week, at local churches, and to look at the exhibition in the library. I also had my carbon footprint calculated! While I was relieved that it was well below the national average, I’m well aware that there is still work to do to minimise the level of waste my house produces!
It is fantastic to see community groups taking the lead in what is one of the most pressing issues for humankind we face today. This is not a party political issue – this is a moral issue, so I was glad both I and Tim Loughton were able to be there to lend our support. Governments can only do so much, individuals and communities have to play their part – as they are doing in Shoreham this week.
The event was timely as just last week the Nobel Peace Prize jury decided to nominate both the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change and former US Vice President Al Gore for the Nobel Peace Prize. They have recognised how we are going to have to work together as ‘one world’ to tackle this problem and that future peace can only be safeguarded if climate change is dealt with.
It’s been slightly disappointing reading some mis-information about me in the press. I did not attend a comprehensive from 11-14, I attended Wallington High School for Girls until I was 16. Wallington is full of fantastic students and I respect and miss them greatly. Unfortunately this paper had completely misread my previous blog on education, (which referred to my primary school) and did not bother to talk to me before printing. I moved to Saint Olaves last year, when I was 16 for 6th form, so I could study Latin for A level.
I hope you saw my letter to the Worthing Herald, in response to a letter the previous week from ‘let-down-of-Findon’. I know that there will be lots of questions about my age. But as I wrote in my reply,
the real question is not how old I am, but do I have what it takes to represent the interests of everyone in the area – not just the people who might vote for me, but everyone else in the constituency, as a good MP has to do.
I’ve even had some hate mail, (some sent via my school), much of which I have found amusing! I assure you neither I or my family are Russian spies, nor am I planning on ‘flashing my drawers’ to any men. I’m going to post more on this in a later blog, so will say more then. Thank you to all of you who have been so kind as to send messages of support – they are really appreciated, and help keep me energised and positive.
I’m looking forward to the next events I’m going to in the constituency. On Wednesday, the Worthing Youth Council has invited me to the launch of their Use It Don’t Abuse It project showing the film that young people have produced, written and acted in, and then, the next week, a celebration of ‘Women in Worthing’ for which I’ve had the pleasure of proposing Joy Hurcombe from EWAS (East Worthing Branch) Joy has been a bedrock of the local Party and has been responsible for the management of our local Labour Hall , a very well used local community asset. She was also responsible for bringing to the public notice the story of the “local volunteers” who served in the International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War, as well as the plight of Basque children who were welcomed into the local society.
Both of these are positive events, recognising the involvement of both individuals and the community in helping and supporting others. I’ll post again to tell you how they went.
That’s all for now, hope to see you out on the campaign trail!
Emily
