April Newsletter

Coronavirus Covid 19 has driven a coach and horses through many of our plans. We can at least be thankful that, unlike many other charities, we are not delivering a service to vulnerable people which could be put at risk by the pandemic. We were fortunate to have been able to hold our successful concert on 4th March and to have been able to celebrate…

Claire Martin & Liane Carroll Benefit Concert – Tickets Now on Sale

Dear Supporters, Jazz legends Claire Martin and Liane Carroll are to perform in a benefit concert for the Mary Clarke Statue Appeal. Please support this event, come along if you can and publicise the concert through your own networks. You can book tickets for the event here. If you can help on the night, please contact information.mcsa@gmail.com. Hope to see you there. Jean Calder, Chair,…

Male politicians come out in support of Brighton suffragette statue

As seen on Brighton and Hove Independent by Clare Calder  Politicians of all colours have come out in favour of a Brighton statue in memory of suffragette Mary Clarke. The latest supporters follow in the footsteps of Green MP Caroline Lucas and Conservative MP Maria Caulfield who expressed their backing of the project earlier this month. On Friday (April 26) more politicians posed for photographs at the…

Why we remember suffragette Minnie Turner

As seen on Brighton and Hove News by Jean Calder   November is the month of remembrance. Last week we remembered the horrors of Kristallnacht and World War. This week our city will commemorate the suffragettes and suffragists, who in 1918 won the right to Vote for 8.4 million women – in many cases sacrificing their livelihoods, their health and in some cases their lives.…

Suffragists or Suffragettes – Who did most for Brighton?: A panel discussion chaired by Caroline Lucas MP

As published on waterstones.  We are delighted to be hosting this fundraising evening for the Brighton Suffragette Blue Plaque Campaign. The main event will be a panel discussion with Helen Pankhurst (writer, women’s rights activist and great granddaughter of Emmeline Pankhurst), Jean Calder (former Brighton councillor, journalist and community activist) and Frances Stenlake (author and historian), chaired by Caroline Lucas (Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion, author and campaigner). Helen Pankhurst Dr Helen Pankhurst…

City must honour women’s achievements

As seen on Brighton and Hove Independent By Jean Calder on 9 March 2018 In 1914, on the eve of world war, the Suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst wrote in her autobiography, My Own Story: “The militancy of men, through all the centuries, has drenched the world with blood, and for these deeds of horror and destruction men have been rewarded with monuments, with great songs…

Mary Clarke Statue Appeal