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Founding the Women's Equality Party - Sandi Toksvig - Women's Equality Party
Category: Arts
Duration: 00:15:46
Publish Date: 2016-06-27 09:11:40
Description: The Women's Equality Party launch their election campaign with a celebrity fundraiser hosted with 5x15 in May 2016. (intro By Rosie Boycott) Sandi Toksvig is a well-known broadcaster for both television and radio, and a co-founder along with Catherine Mayer, of the Women's Equality Party. She also hosts 'The News Quiz' on BBC Radio 4 and '1001 Things You Should Know' on Channel 4. She presented 'Excess Baggage' on Radio 4 until 2012. She has written more than twenty books including fiction and non-fiction for both adults and children, including 'Peas and Queue's', and is a regular columnist for 'Good Housekeeping' magazine. In September 2012 her play 'Bully Boy' was the opening production for London's first new theatre in thirty years, the St James. Sandi is the new Chancellor of Portsmouth University, and it was recently announced that she would take over from Stephen Fry as the host QI on BBC2. “Now is the time to put our heads above the parapet,” said Sandi Toskvig, who co-founded the party with Catherine Mayer in March 2015, to the 2000-strong audience. “Let’s do it for our daughters and our sons. Join me at the barricades.” 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories Find out more about the WEP event here: http://www.womensequality.org.uk/election_campaign_launches_in_style
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