Glanymor and Tyisha Communities First organised a full day’s event to celebrate International Women’s Day on Friday 7 March at Morfa Social Club. There were stalls from many organisations and performances and workshops by women from all around the world.
Mrs Uzo Iwobi, Chair of the African Community Centre in Wales was the compere for the event. Uzo explains more about the event and the good time that was had in the video at the link below which also has pictures of:
* One of the many performances
* Parents In Action group fundraising with sales of wool hats and gloves knitted by the group. Taken by Annette.
* Ada Garton, an artist who uses recycled environmentally friendly materials for arts and crafts.
* A ‘dream for the future’ catcher in the background. Taken by Amanda.
* Hand painting.
* Hand painting, plus hair style courtesy of Coleg Sir Gar hairdressing students who provided hair styling to all those who performed at the event.
* Ms Nia Griffith MP, who dropped in to make a speech.
* Labels: Glanymor and Tyisha, International Women’s Day
Link http://www.carmsconnect.org.uk/2008/03/international-womens-day_14.html
