The Feminist Library celebrates 35 years of archiving and activism with a bumper birthday benefit, presenting a fabulous line-up of feminist performers, including Viv Albertine, Martha & Eve, Trash Kit, Lorraine Jordan, Julie McNamara, Women Sing East with Laka D, Girl Germs DJs. Stalls, drinks, cakes! Accessible venue. Tickets £5/£10/£15. All ages and genders welcome. [...]
the nia project provides a wide range of services for women and children who have experienced domestic violence and other forms of gender violence. The organisation is now recruiting for the following Maternity cover posts within the Children and Young Peoples Service. Family Learning Project 1 x Family Learning Worker Full time (35hrs/week) Maternity Cover [...]
Celebrating women writers, artists & performers March 2011 Women’s History Month WISEWORDS OPEN MIC NIGHT Thursday 10 March 7.30pm Adm £3 on door (£2 for those doing floor spots) VIBE LIVE @ THE VIBE BAR 020 7247 3479 Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane E1 6QL Aldgate East/Liverpool St tube Possessed by the spirit of [...]
Lucy Porter Ava Vidal Roisin Conaty Suzie Ruffell Carly Smallman FRIDAY 4 MARCH 2011 7.30pm Tickets £10/£8 concs RICH MIX, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, Shoreditch E1 6LA Liverpool St/Old St tube/Shoreditch Stn Booking 020 7613 7498 www.richmix.org.uk Alternative Arts presents five of the finest female comics celebrating comedy writing at its most crucial. LUCY PORTER [...]
Celebrating the centenary of International Women’s Day Saturday 12 March 2011 10am – 5pm Admission Free SPITALFIELDS TRADERS MARKET Brushfield Street, London E1 6AA Liverpool Street tube • ARTISTS • BOOKS • CRAFTSWOMEN • DESIGNERS • PERFORMERS • WORKSHOPS • WOMEN’S GROUPS and ORGANISATIONS • Come and celebrate with a wonderful collection of creative women [...]
The Festival returns for its seventh annual celebration of women filmmakers from 8-17 March at BFI Southbank, the ICA the Southbank Centre, with over 40 events and screenings including an unprecedented seven international feature debuts (fiction and documentary) by women, plus seven specially commissioned new live scores for silent classics. Programme includes: •Features inc Golden [...]
Abortion is the poor relation of public health services. Together with contraception and sexual health, it remains a hidden and stigmatised area, vulnerable to ideological assault and all too often an easy target when cutbacks are looming – as they are now. As the reality of the government’s plans for the NHS becomes apparent, it [...]
Charities urge councils to protect Sure Start as 60,000 families set to lose their children’s centre The true scale of the potential closures and cuts to Sure Start Children Centres has been laid bare today for the first time, with approximately 250 at risk of closing within a year; a further 2,000 cutting back the [...]
Daycare Trust is pleased to announce another series of free training sessions for voluntary and community organisations working with parents. We have a number of different courses in London, all delivered by experienced trainers who are experts in their field. Courses this year will be: * Help with childcare costs; * Encouraging take-up of childcare [...]
Helpline Volunteers (001VSW) Closing date: 6th February 2011 Refuge is the country’s largest specialist provider of domestic violence services for women and children escaping domestic violence. We are looking for Volunteers to work on the Helpline. The 24 hour National Domestic Violence Helpline (run in partnership with Refuge and Women’s Aid) are recruiting female volunteers [...]
