#wfi — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #wfi, aggregated by home.social.
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Rachel Reeves says she’ll "regulate for growth." But what does that mean for women, carers, and communities already stretched to breaking point?
Women carry the heaviest cost when finance goes wrong: austerity, job cuts, public service erosion.
Reeves’s Mansion House speech risks repeating history.
Scotland needs a wellbeing economy, not trickle-down Thatcherism in a new suit.
#WfI #MansionHouse #Deregulation #WellbeingEconomy #ScotlandDeservesBetter
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Rights we fought for are under threat, with women and minorities being targeted!
💥 It’s time to act.
Join Women for Independence:
🌍 Defend human rights
💚 Fight poverty, not people
✊ Build a fairer, independent Scotlandwww.wfi.scot/join-donate
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We’re launching a Steering Group to bring together local WFI groups + the National Committee, creating stronger links, better communication, and shared decision-making. 💬💜
✨ Local groups can send up to 2 reps (flexible + changeable).
✨ Real power for local voices to help shape our direction.
📧 Email [email protected] so we can update our contact list, we want everyone included.
Let’s make the next phase of WFI bold, feminist, and deeply connected. ✊ -
it's Friday!
in this week's podcast we have a good old natter with Fatima Joji aobut revitalising Women for Independence #wfi. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts
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The BJP and Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh Need Each Other More Than Ever
While top leaders aren't sharing a stage with the sitting Kaiserganj MP, he remains defiant and is trying to appeal to emotions while campaigning for his son.
#LokSabhaElection2024 #BrijBhushanSingh #KaranBhushanSingh #SexualHarassment #BJP #WFI #wrestling #hindutva #WrestlersProtest #india
https://thewire.in/politics/the-bjp-and-brij-bhushan-sharan-singh-need-each-other-more-than-ever
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‘Today we can stand without fear, look Brij Bhushan in the eye, and tell him — we are not going anywhere’: Vinesh Phogat
“The framing of charges (sexual harassment and outraging modesty of women) against former WFI president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is a win for us but our battle will continue in court,” writes Vinesh Phogat.
#VineshPhogat #BrijBhushanSingh #SexualHarassment #BJP #WFI #SakshiMalik #SexualAssault #ViolenceAgainstWomen #india
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Delhi court frames sexual harassment charges against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh
Six women wrestlers have levelled allegations of sexual harassment against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh who headed the Wrestling Federation of India.
#BrijBhushanSingh #SexualHarassment #SexualAssault #BJP #WFI #wrestling #sport #ViolenceAgainstWomen #india
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Wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia React Sharply as BJP Fields Brij Bhushan’s Son
'It is the misfortune of the country that daughters who win medals will be dragged on the streets and the son of the person who sexually exploits them will be honoured by giving him a ticket,' Punia wrote on X.
#LokSabhaElection2024 #BrijBhushanSingh #KaranBhushanSingh #kaiserganj #SexualHarassment #SakshiMalik #BajrangPunia #WFI #wrestling #sport #ViolenceAgainstWomen #UttarPradesh #twitter #india
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Vinesh Phogat's Paris Olympics quota: Why it's more than just a big sporting moment
"I will look him [Brij Bhushan] in the eye and medal leke aungi main, tu dekh [bring back an Olympic medal and show it to him]. If I train well, I can win a medal. No one can stop me."
#wrestling #ParisOlympics #VineshPhogat #WrestlersProtest #WFI #BrijBhushanSingh #SexualHarassment #sport #india
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Wrestler Sakshi Malik listed among 100 most influential people by Time magazine
Sakshi, India's only female Olympic medallist in wrestling, has been honoured for her relentless fight against alleged sexual harassment of female wrestlers by former Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
#SakshiMalik #WrestlersProtest #WFI #BrijBhushanSingh #VineshPhogat #BajrangPunia #BJP #SexualHarassment #TimeMagazine #wrestling #sport #india
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Suspended WFI Holds its Own 'Nationals', Leading to a Quandary for India's Wrestlers
Most of India's top players are giving this tournament a miss and instead attending the 'nationals' organised by the ad hoc committee set up by the Union sports minister early next month, in Jaipur.
#WFI #wrestling #BrijBhushanSingh #SexualHarassment #BJP #rajasthan #jaipur #sport #india
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Vinesh Phogat returns Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards, leaves them at Kartavya Path
Vinesh Phogat said their lives were not like those “fancy government advertisements” that speak of women’s empowerment and upliftment.
#VineshPhogat #WFI #BrijBhushanSingh #SexualHarassment #ViolenceAgainstWomen #BJP #KhelRatna #ArjunaAward #wrestling #sport #hindutva #PMO #NarendraModi #india
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Tennis star Somdev Devvarman on wrestlers’ protest: ‘Athletes are being silenced for speaking up’
The former India tennis star Devvarman also asserted that the people at the top of the sports federations are not the best people suited for the job.
#WFI #SexualHarassment #SexualAssault #wrestling #sport #WrestlersProtest #SakshiMalik #BajrangPunia #SanjaySingh #BrijBhushanSingh #BJP #ViolenceAgainstWomen #india
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‘Are We Traitors, PM Modi?’ Asks Vinesh Phogat As She Returns Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award
In her letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Phogat referred to Sakshi Malik's retirement from wrestling as well as Bajrang Punia's giving up his Padma Shri, and said she now felt revulsed by her own awards.
#WFI #VineshPhogat #KhelRatna #ArjunaAward #PadmaShri #SakshiMalik #BajrangPunia #BrijBhushanSingh #SanjaySingh #SexualHarassment #sport #wrestling #WrestlersProtest #BJP #NarendraModi #hindutva #india
https://thewire.in/rights/vinesh-phogat-writes-to-pm-modi-returns-awards
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Has BJP MP, Ex-WFI Head Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh Been Brought Down a Peg or Two?
The short answer: No. The question is, has he in fact been upgraded?
#WFI #BrijBhushanSingh #SexualHarassment #ViolenceAgainstWomen #BJP #SanjaySingh #DelhiPolice #SakshiMalik #BajrangPunia #padmashri #hindutva #wrestling #sport #india
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Under Pressure After Public Outrage, Modi Govt Suspends New Wrestling Body
The decision came after newly elected president Sanjay Singh, a Brij Bhushan loyalist, announced that Under-15 and Under-20 nationals will take place at Uttar Pradesh's Gonda, which is Brij Bhushan's turf.
#WFI #wrestling #BrijBhushanSingh #BJP #SexualHarassment #SanjaySingh #ViolenceAgainstWomen #WrestlersProtest #india
https://thewire.in/government/wrestling-federation-of-india-suspend-sanjay-singh-gonda
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Now Deaflympics gold medallist Virender Singh to return Padma Shri over WFI president's election
Bajrang Punia, one of the prominent faces of the protest against the former WFI chief, had returned his Padma Shri on Friday.
#WFI #wrestling #VirenderSingh #SexualHarassment #BrijBhushanSingh #SanjaySingh #BJP #ViolenceAgainstWomen #hindutva #sport #deaflympics #india
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Wrestling: Bajrang Punia returns Padma Shri in protest against Brij Bhushan aide winning election
Bajrang Punia was conferred with the Padma Shri award in 2019.
#wrestling #WFI #WrestlersProtest #BajrangPunia #PadmaShri #BrijBhushanSingh #SexualAssault #SakshiMalik #VineshPhogat #BJP #ViolenceAgainstWomen #hindutva #sport #india
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Sakshi Malik Quits Wrestling, Vinesh Phogat Breaks Down After Brij Bhushan Aide Sanjay Singh Becomes WFI Chief
Sanjay Singh, who is a close aide of tainted former WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, defeated Anita Sheoran in the elections held on December 21.
#SakshiMalik #WrestlersProtest #BrijBhushanSingh #SexualAssault #SanjaySingh #WFI #BJP #sport #wrestling #ViolenceAgainstWomen #hindutva #india
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Accused of Sexual Harassment, BJP's Brij Bhushan Was in LS When Women’s Reservation Bill Was Passed
During the debate on the women’s reservation Bill, some opposition MPs questioned the BJP government’s commitment to women’s empowerment by highlighting its 'protection' on the outgoing WFI chief.
https://thewire.in/politics/sexual-harassment-bjp-brij-bhushan-singh-womens-reservation-bill
#BrijBhushanSingh #BJP #SexualHarassment #WomensReservationBill #parliament #WrestlersProtest #WFI #wrestling #sport #hindutva #india
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Brij Bhushan Singh sexually harassed wrestlers at every opportunity: Cops tell court
In the alleged sexual harassment case lodged against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the Delhi police said that Singh never missed an opportunity to sexually harass women wrestlers.
#BrijBhushanSingh #BJP #VinodTomar #WFI #SexualHarassment #WrestlersProtest #DelhiPolice #SakshiMalik #VineshPhogat #BajrangPunia #wrestling #sport #ViolenceAgainstWomen #hindutva #india
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Charges should have been framed, women wrestlers tell court
The counsel representing the wrestlers claimed Brij Bhushan and suspended Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) assistant secretary Vinod Tomar were never exonerated by the ‘oversight committee’.
#BrijBhushanSingh #VinodTomar #WFI #SexualAssault #SakshiMalik #VineshPhogat #BajrangPunia #SexualHarassment #BJP #hindutva #sport #wrestling #india
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Enough Evidence Available to Try Brij Bhushan in Sexual Harassment Case, Delhi Police Tells Court
The public prosecutor urged the court to frame charges against the BJP MP. He also dismissed Singh's submission in the court that he 'had no sexual intent' when he hugged wrestlers.
#BrijBhushanSingh #WrestlersProtest #VineshPhogat #SakshiMalik #BajrangPunia #WFI #DelhiPolice #SexualHarassment #BJP #hindutva #ViolenceAgainstWomen #wrestling #sport #india
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Delhi court grants bail to ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in sexual harassment case
The court has imposed conditions saying Brij Bhushan will not leave country without prior permission of court.
#delhi #WrestlersProtest #BrijBhushanSingh #BJP #SexualAssault #SexualHarassment #ViolenceAgainstWomen #sport #WFI #wrestling #india
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Wrestlers’ sexual harassment case: Brij Bhushan Singh gets interim bail
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s co-accused Vinod Tomar, the former WFI assistant secretary, was also granted interim bail.
#WrestlersProtest #SexualAssault #BrijBhushanSingh #VinodTomar #SexualHarassment #ViolenceAgainstWomen #BJP #WFI #sports #wrestling #VineshPhogat #SakshiMalik #BajrangPunia #india
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Pictures, Phone Location, Other Evidence Show Brij Bhushan Allegedly 'Making Advances'
The chargesheet filed by Delhi Police says the former Wrestling Federation of India chief is liable to be prosecuted and punished for offences of sexual harassment, molestation, and stalking.
#WrestlersProtest #BrijBhushanSingh #SexualAssault #BJP #DelhiPolice #WFI #sport #india
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'Fight to Continue in Court Instead of on the Streets,' Say Top Wrestlers
Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia had been the faces of a 38-day protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar against the WFI chief and BJP bigwig Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. On June 15, Delhi Police submitted a charge sheet in this regard.
#delhi #WrestlersProtest #SexualAssault #VineshPhogat #SakshiMalik #BajrangPunia #WFI #BrijBhushanSingh #BJP #sport #wrestling #india
https://thewire.in/rights/vinesh-phogat-sakshi-malik-bajrang-punia
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Defiant Brij Bhushan holds rally amidst sexual harassment allegations, announces bid for 2024 Lok Sabha elections
WFI Chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan holds Rally amidst sexual harrassment allegations, bids for Lok Sabha Elections 2024.
#UttarPradesh #gonda #BrijBhushanSingh #SexualAssault #SexualHarassment #BJP #WFI #WrestlersProtest #elections2024 #india