Have you recently got excited about the potential of political activism? Do you want to be making decisions for your community and you’re currently working out what that means? Are you a Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic woman* trying to establish the next steps in your political career?

This three-part programme will take you on a journey with a community of supportive Black, Asian & Ethnic Minority women* as you map out the next steps in your political journey. This programme is for women who have made the decision to get politically active and want to understand what steps to take to make that a reality. Three weekly sessions will help you reflect on your passions and map out your journey to elected office, learning from the experiences of others and Elect Her’s resources.  We’ll encourage you to choose whether to stand for a party or as an Independent, help you learn about the roles available to stand for and equip you with the tools you need to Get Ready To Stand.

In registering to join us, you are committing to joining all 3 sessions and doing one hour of preparatory work between each session. These sessions will be facilitated by the wonderful Jackie Taylor and Soriya Siddique.

June 7th: Session 1 - Finding your why.

• What motivates me? 

• How do I get involved?

June 14th: Session 2 - How are we going to do this?

• Understanding yourself & what you have to offer

• Steps to political office

CLLR SHAHIN ASHRAF MBE

Cllr Shahin Ashraf is a Green Party Candidate for Shirley South Ward in Solihull. Shahin will be joining us in week two to share her “why” and lived experience of her journey into political office!

June 21st: Session 3 - Creating your road map

• Identify your next steps

• Create a pledge

CLLR MICHELLE CAMPBELL

Cllr Michelle Campbell is a Scottish National Party Councillor for the Erskine and Inchinnan ward in Renfrewshire Council in Scotland. Michelle will be joining us in week three as you identify your steps and start making your political goals!

This programme is for women only.

*A Note on language: Both Elect Her and Muslim Women’s Network UK are aware and mindful of the limitations of certain phrases used when describing diverse women with intersecting identities. We are exploring the language we use, particularly for those whom racism, and other forms of prejudice and discrimination may be factors in their experiences, particularly when embarking on political journeys. We are committed to creating spaces for such women, in order to better understand and address the inequalities faced.  And therefore, this session is particularly for minoritised women in the UK, who may experience racism, prejudice and discrimination based on their race, gender and/or religious belief.

Elect Her is committed to hosting inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including women with disabilities, to engage fully in our conversations. We provide AI live captioning for all our online workshops. If you require BSL interpretation for this session, or any further accommodations to access this event, please email zainab@elect-her.org.uk Requests must be made at least 2 working days before the scheduled event in order to enable us time to make arrangements.

We ask all workshop participants to read the Equal Power values which can be found here, and commit to respecting them within our workshop.

To  join us for this motivating mini-programme, please sign up below and a zoom link to access the 3 sessions will be sent to you automatically 48 hours before the first session. If you have any questions for us before you register to join, please contact Zainab at zainab@elect-her.org.uk