Baroness Howells Lectures in Luton this coming Friday 28th March

The first £500 from attendance or donations will enable a brick in the new Grenada Parliament to be named after Helen Mercury.
If you are unable to attend, please consider donating £1 via to the GIFT campaign. Visit the Baroness’ website for details – http://www.whatwebuilt.com
4.00 – 5.30 pm – YOUTH LEADERSHIP LECTURE (Venue: Hat Factory)
Especially for [...]

Women Leading The Community

Images of Black Women
in Association with 100 Black Men of London
An inspiring double bill followed by a panel discussion that features Sybil Phoenix & Gerty Archimède stories.
The documentaries draw attention to similarities and differences between black women’s fight against discrimination in France and the UK.
GUEST SPEAKERS:
* Sybil Phoenix
* Patrick Lozès
DATE: Saturday 29 March 2008
TIME: [...]

“Government support for IWD is a Radical Feminist Plot to subvert women’s gender roles”!!

International Women’s Day: Code for ‘Advancing Radical Feminism Around the Globe’
Eagle Forum, a leading pro-family organization founded by Phyllis Schlafly, author of Feminist Fantasies, condemns the U.S. Government’s endorsement of the worldwide feminist event, International Women’s Day (IWD). According to its website, IWD is a “global day connecting all women around the world and inspiring [...]

IWD debates House of Lords and Commons and reference to Rape Crisis

International Women’s Day Debate in the House of Commons
A transcript of the debate can be read on the ‘they work for you’ web site at http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2008-03-06a.1931.0&m=1971
Extract re Rape Crisis Centres:
Barbara Follett (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Government Equalities Office)
“ … I must mention violence against women and, in particular, rape crisis centres. I am pleased that we have [...]

In celebration of all Sisters

Women only event at CLUB E3, 562a Mile End Road, E3 4HP
Sunday 23rd March – 8pm till late
An evening of musical entertainment
£8 before 11 pm
Contact 07956 239 093

In Celebration of My Sisters – now in its 12th year

Sister Village – Saturday 22 March 2008 from 1pm
Royal Festival Hall – Free
Enjoy a special Sister Village, featuring an array of stalls, jewellery, books and clothing, all owned and operated by women.
From 2pm-7pm, enjoy fashion shows, make-up demonstrations, poetry and jazz from the Myke Masters band.
Author Beverley East reads from her book Reaper of Souls [...]

Women’s Films for March at the Cine Club Latin American House

Lucía
13 March 7:00 pm
£2 / £1 members
Lucía is an anthology film that tells the stories of three Lucías, one in 1895, when the Cubans fought for independence from the Spaniards; other in 1933, when Cuban popular resistance against the dictator Geraldo Machado resulted in failure; and the third in 196-, in the aftermath of the [...]

“I feel like a bird in a cage, with broken wings. I feel I am in an open prison, though with no bars.”

These words are not the lyrics of a song. Neither are they a verse from a poem. Rather, they are a description of how a young mother feels day after day. She lives in County Mayo and is a medical doctor.
Last Friday afternoon, along with a number of other women, she addressed an audience in [...]

Royal Association for the Deaf BME International Women’s Day Event

Royal Association for the Deaf (RAD) BME service working together with DeafPLUS (Ealing) is providing a small event called “International Women’s Day”
This will include:
* Speech about “What is International Women’s Day?”
* Role models describing their life
* Light buffet provided
We are currently looking for one more Deaf Ethnic woman to talk about their life and to [...]

Meeting women from other cultures

15 March 2008 from 19:00 onwards
Temple of Peace and Health, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3AP
An evening hosted by UNIFEM and SOVA Wales to which all are welcome to attend and to meet women from other cultures to share experiences and perceptions.
SOVA recruits and trains volunteers from the community to achieve its [...]

Women’s Day: ‘30 years on from the Sex Discrimination Act and still counting … when will women be equal to men?’

Saturday 15th March from 2.30-4.00pm
Birmingham Humanists, Friends Meeting House, George Road, Edgbaston, B15
Lorely Burt is the Member of Parliament for Solihull and the Liberal Democrats’ spokesperson on Small Business.
After graduating in economics from University College, Swansea, Lorely started her career working in the prison service as an assistant governor before working for Beecham, Forte and [...]

Celebrating Women in Publishing

An International Women’s Month Event sponsored by Pearson PLC
Join us as we celebrate International Women’s Month with this exciting event.
Thursday 13 March 2008 from 6-9pm
Pearson Plc, 80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL
Precious is celebrating women in publishing by giving you this rare opportunity to hear from award winning author Bernardine Evaristo and Guardian writer and author [...]

WOZA Members Beaten in the Streets of Bulawayo on International Women’s Day

Over 1,000 members of WOZA and MOZA marched through the streets of Bulawayo
today to commemorate International Women’s Day.
The peaceful protesters, who were carrying balloons, were met by riot police after four blocks and viciously beaten. Over 50 members received medical attention for injuries caused by the assault.
The aim of this march was to exhort [...]

National tour of Palestinian Women 2008

10 Palestinian women coming to Britain to talk about their lives for International Women’s Day
Women from all over the Palestinian West Bank bring their stories to enrich twinning links all over England
The Britain Palestine Twinning Network is organising an exciting speaking tour at the time of International Women’s Day in March 2008. The first of [...]

International Women’s Day Festival 2008 Kirklees

Friday 14th March 2008, 10:00AM – 3:00PM
A seminar style event is taking place on March 14th at Batley Town Hall to mark IWD 2008
Cllr Bates – official opening at 10am
Morning session:
presentations by Kirklees agencies themed around topical issues related to women’s health and well being e.g., domestic violence, teenage pregnancies, forced marriage, [...]

“Dare to Dream” International Women’s Day 2008 Event Northampton

Each year NBC’s Community Forums recognise International Women’s Day by organising an event which is open to existing Forum members and other women too.
The event for 2008 is “Dare to Dream” on Saturday 29th March 2008 a morning of inspirational speaking, networking and workshop activity.
Arrive from 9.30am, find some tea and coffee, cake [...]

On this International Women’s Day, let us resolve to unite in this mission

UN calls on member states to ‘invest in women and girls
Noting that “progress for women is progress for all,” the United Nations is urging the world to invest in its women and girls.
In a statement released ahead of International Women’s Day, celebrated Saturday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon lamented the gap too often seen between [...]

Help make a difference for Mao Hengfeng on International Women’s Day!

This March 8, take action on behalf of Mao and help promote women’s and petitioners’ rights in China. Abusive tactics and detention in illegal jails and psychiatric hospitals await people such as Mao, who have merely attempted to exercise their human rights.
International Women’s Day is a global event connecting all women around the world. Thousands [...]

What Women Have Done For Us All

International Women’s Day Conference 2008
Exmouth Market Centre, 24, Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QE
15th March 2008 from 10am-4.30pm
£25 / £15 Concessions (with lunch)
In fields such as health, education and politics, and in every part of the community, women have made a remarkable contribution to social change.
Legacy! Explores the work of significant figures like Mary Ward (a [...]

Dundee Women’s Festival correction

Apologies for anyone who clicked on the link we gave for the Dundee Women’s Festival.
We have only just heard that it isn’t working properly and you should try this one instead: http://www.dundeepartnership.co.uk/file.php?id=1742
Once again sorry!