Nottingham connected
Through a motion through the Council of the region Jackie Morris had declared Nottingham the first city to be ‘Zero Tolerance’ towards FGM and she has from the beginning worked closely with anti-FGM organisations to create a city that is keen on creating change surrounding the status of FGM in the UK and globally. Alongside Jackie Morris, may other organisations have come together to sign the pledge from faith organisation, institutions, firms, faith leaders, safeguarding professionals and other charities. This is indicative on how we can steer the movement to encourage other cities to become ‘Zero Tolerance.’ As well as teamwork and leadership the movement needs consistency and Mojatu has strived to achieve this for the second time. In the second annual conference Mojatu has welcomed more organisations and institutions to promise to do more in the global effort by not only educating them but by discussing long term methods like training and action.
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Councillor Jackie Morris said that “FGM is something that many people think shouldn’t be talked about but that’s partly what makes the practice continue. That’s why I helped to move the motion, to make it known that Nottingham is a Zero Tolerance City to FGM.” The point she makes is crucial in understanding that encouraging a dialogue between people, in particular community leaders is important in setting an example for other cities to follow, mobilising the movement. Hence, the Conference allowed the discussion of the methods in tackling such a ‘sensitive’ issue amongst different communities, enabling the diversification of the how the topic is talked about. If you want to be an advocate for social change and support Mojatu’s work please sign the pledge below with a personalised message of why you want to end FGM. https://bit.ly/2W4FCTm