Using Suffrage Colours symbol for our activism

[BeenHereAWhileNow]

Inspired by Linda Bellos hanky and it being referred to as causing offence by a court adversary I popped into Museum of London on my way to a meeting to purchase some pins and a suffrage bag.
Their 'votes for women' pins were disappointing as they look more navy than purple.

Wearing a suffrage pin strikes me as a perfect way of signalling the fight is not over and 100 years from getting the vote it is not sufficiently political that employers and colleagues can complain (although I thought that about my women definition bag). It is a way of starting the conversation with anyone commenting on it.

So does anyone know where I can buy a suffrage colours scarf & pin?

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I'm going to get my knitting needles out.
The fabulous Spinners banner I might copy on to a bag

I think the site had a blip, mip - quite a few other multiple posts or even threads.

There's some nice enamel badges on ebay too. And some ribbon.

Hmm, will have to look through my wool and crochet a scarf. Bet I’ve got the right colours hidden away.

I shall get knitting. A woolly hat with the cat ears in the suffragette colours should cover all bases I reckon.

"Purple symbolised dignity, white purity, and green hope."
OK then....I think I might stick with the purple and green.

Purity of purpose? Or, if you're name's Catherine, that means pure apparently.

Good idea.

On a lighter note - I thought M&S's Colin the Caterpillar special edition cake was commemorating with the Suffrage colours but it turns out to be in aid of Macmillan Cancer fundraising.

metro.co.uk/2018/08/27/ms-to-launch-limited-edition-colin-the-caterpillar-in-support-of-macmillan-7885935/

I have a suffragette bra....

www.molke.co.uk/products/details/17

I've ordered the stripey scarf off redbubble.

That bra is truly magnificent.

I have changed my profile pic on Facebook to the suffrage flag.

Oh, I can never resist a Redbubble scarf. They're such great quality. 😍

Purple symbolised dignity, white purity, and green hope

We could look at it as white for purity as in privacy?

Or purity of purpose as suggested by a pp -

I think using the same colours as does send a powerful, and necessary, message

I got a votes for women suffragette pin from the tank museum over the summer. There was other suffragette stuff there too. I'm aware that that's probably not everyone's first place to look .

I’ve just been browsing Red Bubble’s Suffragette section and looking forward to the day when the scarves/mugs/notebooks all feature Posie, Dr Nic, DrRadfem, Jean Hatchett and all those other wonderful women who were prepared to stick their heads up. (And I bought a scarf.)

1918-Green White Violet-Give Women Votes

2018-Green White Violet-Give Women Voices

I’ve just been browsing Red Bubble’s Suffragette section

^ i) isn't it good^? ii) excellent idea for the rest of your suggestions

1918-Green White Violet-Give Women Votes

2018-Green White Violet-Give Women Voices

Powerful.

This is the silver lining.

Have never before considered wearing suffragette colours- respected them, but as history.

No more- after this morning, the TRAs have reignited something that they’re not going to be able to put out.

I also will be crocheting myself a lovely suffrage scarf.

No doubt MRAs will start wearing these colours next.

Loving the bling one...

Beany hats would be very quick to crochet. Chunky yarn,size 6 hook... scarves would take longer.

Crochet or material suffragette bunting would be a possibility. Yarn bombing is a thing apparently.

I have a lovely "deeds not words" pin from Etsy.

Changed my fb cover pic to this today - I've been massively inspired by Posie, Linda & Venice today.

I really like these on NOTHS