A Visit from the Lord Mayor

We're sending out thanks to the Lord Mayor of Belfast for coming to our Hard Hat Thinking group on Tuesday to mark International Day for Ending Violence Against Women & Girls.

Her willingness to listen, engage, and share her own personal story meant so much to the women in the room.

Speaking at WOMEN'STEC, the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Tracy Kelly, said: “All these projects are great examples of the vital work happening, every day, across Belfast to tackle this issue and make it clear that every woman has a right to feel, and be, safe, wherever they are. The Executive Office has indicated their initial support for this, and I look further to seeing how else council can work with community organisations to shine a spotlight on this important work.”

Lynn Carvill, CEO of WOMEN'STEC, said: “We were delighted to receive funding from the Local Change Fund to run our Hard Hat Thinking series of workshops. Regrettably, domestic and sexual violence is presenting as an issue for too many of our students. We welcome the opportunity to increase awareness and challenge this societal scourge within the safe space that WOMEN'STEC provides, and today’s visit from the Lord Mayor allowed us to share this work with her as she met our students and team, and saw its importance for women and communities across Belfast.”

Many thanks again to the Lord Mayor for her time spent with our students and the conversations that were shared.