Name: WOMEN IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT: BE A COUNCILLOR — Elect Her
Start: 2021-06-16T19:30:00+0100
End: 2021-06-16T21:00:00+0100

Are you curious about becoming a Councillor? Are you working out your next steps on your political pathway and are interested in learning more about this role? Do you want to know more about what a typical day for a Councillor looks like? Then this workshop is for you!

This workshop is in partnership with the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Be A Councillor initiative. The workshop will provide a safe space for women to hear from Councillors already in elected office. It will provide the skills and knowledge needed to put yourself forward for the role ahead of the 2022 local elections!

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This workshop is a part of our Getting Ready To Stand series, and will provide an opportunity for you to understand the role of a councillor in Local Government; District, County, City or Borough Councils. You will hear more about what councils do, how Councilors fulfil their responsibilities, the time commitment, skills and experiences required to take on the role. This is the opportunity to ask all the questions you have for others in the role and consider whether now is the time for you to put yourself forward to represent your local community.

We will be joined by amazing women who have been successfully elected as Councillors who will share their experience of the job. We hope the workshop will provide you with the opportunity to consider whether now is the time for you to put yourself forward to represent your local community as a Councillor in time for the 2022 local elections.

We will be joined by:

Jackie Image.png — CLLR JACKIE TAYLOR

Cllr Jackie Taylor has been an elected Councillor in Sandwell since 2014. She will be facilitating the workshop!

Emma MacDonald.jpg — CLLR EMMA MACDONALD

Cllr Emma Macdonald is an Independent Councillor for Shetland North. Emma is also the Deputy Leader of the Council and Chair of the Integration Joint Board at Shetland Island Council.

CLLR DI CLEMENTS

Cllr Di Clements is a Conservative Party County Councillor in Pembrokeshire, representing Martletwy.

Helen Reeves.jpg — Helen Reeves (LGA)

We will also be joined by Helen Reeves. Helen is the Programme Manager - Leadership at the Local Government Association.

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

This is a women only event.

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.

Sign up for this workshop below and a zoom link to access the session will be sent to you 48 hours before the event.