Wednesday 24 March 2010, 2pm to 5pm
Amnesty International Human Rights Action Centre, 17-25 New Inn Yard, EC2A 3EA
WRC, HEAR and Voluntary Sector Forum are hosting a hustings event for the 2010 London Local Elections.
In the lead up to May’s local elections, we are inviting four London Councillors to answer your questions about their commitment to [...]
Women and Girls Network is funded by London Councils to provide counselling and support to women who have experienced gendered violence primarily in the boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark.
We are holding promotional events in each of these boroughs to coincide with International Women’s Day. At each event there will be [...]
Supported by Tower Hamlets Council and Tower Hamlets Partnership
VOICE – Votes for Women – looking at the past and to the future
During International Women’s Week in Tower Hamlets a diverse range of community and women’s groups across the borough will be focusing their celebrations on Women and the Vote. Events will explore the history of [...]
CHICCHI ART LOUNGE 020 8141 4190
516 Roman Road, Bow E3 5ES
Bow tube www.chicchi.co.uk
Mon-Fri 8am-7pm Sat 8am-6pm FREE
Until 21 March
JANE LACK My World
ELEVEN SPITALFIELDS 020 7247 1816
11 Princelet Street, Spitalfields E1 6QH
Liverpool St tube www.elevenspitalfields.com
Tues-Sun 12noon-6pm FREE
5 – 25 March
CAROL SHARP Paradigm Shifts
This show challenges the widely held assumption that a photograph is a piece of [...]
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL 020 7033 1544
Human Rights Action Centre
17-25 New Inn Yard, Shoreditch EC2 A 3EA
Liverpool St/Old St tube www.amnesty.org.uk
Monday 8 March 7pm: ‘Anyone here been raped and speaks English?’
- Memoirs of foreign correspondent Edward Behr (1978)
THE POTRAYAL OF WOMEN IN THE UK MEDIA
Why do media stories about women’s rights tend to focus on issues [...]
wisewords bookfest
Celebrating women writers, artists & performers
March 2010 Women’s History Month
produced by alternative arts
From fiery debates at Amnesty International to thoughtful, thrilling and funny women at the Wisewords Bookfest and the opportunity to get up and speak your stuff at the Poetry Open Mic Night Wisewords celebrates women writers, artists and performers with an exciting [...]
WAFE [Women worldwide Advancing Freedom and Equality]
Invites you to a meeting on:
Achieving Equality in Parliament
On International Women’s Day, 8th March 2010 ,in the House of Lords, Room G from 6:00-8:00pm
Chair: Baroness Harris of Richmond
Programme:
6.00 Welcome from Chair and WAFE update from Elizabeth Sidney
6.15 Peter Facey, Director of Unlock Democracy and expert in democratic reform
6.40 [...]
Celebrating Women Filmmakers – Birds Eye View Film Festival 4-12 March 2010
BFI Southbank, ICA and Barbican
Birds Eye View is back for its 6th annual Film Festival of celebrating, championing and showcasing women filmmakers.
Nine jam packed days, 8 inspired features, 7 penetrating documentaries, 21 visionary shorts, 22 retro movies starring iconic blondes, a masterclass from one [...]
The Anachronistic Album
Laura Braun, Heather McDonough, Melanie Stidolph
Curated by Zuzana Flaskova
Three photographers have invited an emerging curator to respond to their work. This exhibition will forefront the curator’s choices and reasoning, rather than the artists’ individual practice. The photographers are opening up their work, which jointly represents over 50 years production, as a vast library. [...]
Gender and the Climate Change Agenda
Women’s Environmental Network (WEN) invites you to the launch of their comprehensive new report
Tuesday 2 March 2010 from 6-8pm
Grand Committee Room, House of Commons, London
Come and find out about the gendered impacts of climate change on women in the UK and internationally and why it is crucial to involve women [...]
