Earlier this week the girls and I managed to make it up to London for the Women for Women International 'Join us on the Bridge' event that I blogged about a couple of weeks ago.
Apart from the obvious advantages of a high profile event that drew attention to the need to recognise the voices of women in Afghanistan and to formally include them in a meaningfully representative way in the peace process, what most impressed me about the event was the wonderful atmosphere that was created by the huge range of women's groups who came together to create a strongly united voice.
We had a wonderful time at the event, gathering in a festival atmosphere in Borough market, all taking white baloons and flags to carry alongside the patchwork of different banners and to release in a joyful moment on Millenium Bridge.
Next year we must find whoever it was that staged a Bridge Event in Canterbury (I only managed to find reference to this event after it was too late) and make sure that we represent this brilliant organisation at a more local level.
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