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NEW DATE – PRESENTING RESEARCH ON WOMEN DIFFERENTLY
Posted by Laura on February 11, 2010
Tags: academia, events, feminism, Research
Not PowerPoint Again! Presenting research on women in popular culture differently.
University of York, 2nd July 2010
Are you bored of the traditional conference paper? Tired of watching a presenter stand and read off a script while pointing to…
ALTERNATIVE PRESS FAIR – 2010
Posted by Laura on February 11, 2010
Tags: events, london, Zines
This Saturday is the Alternative Press Fair in London, midday till 6pm with a night of entertainment following.
Alternative Press Fair
Saturday 13th February
St. Aloysius’ Social Club
Corner of Eversholt Street and Phoenix Road
…
HOUSEMANS’ FOCUS ON FEMINISM
Posted by Laura on February 11, 2010
Tags: events, feminism, london
Focus on Feminism – a month of feminist events at Housmans bookshop
To celebrate International Women’s Day on the 8th March, Housmans bookshop are presenting a month of feminist and woman-positive events encompassing history, environmental activism, and social commentary.
Saturday…
ROMA WOMEN IN LONDON SHARE THEIR VIEW
Posted by Charlotte on February 10, 2010
Private View: 10th February 2009, 6pm – 9pm
Hours: 11th – 19th February 2009, 12pm – 6pm
Art Pavilion
Mile End Park
London, E3 4QY
Five min from Mile End Tube
A new exhibition opens in Mile…
WOMEN IN FILM PICK UP MORE PRAISE
Posted by Charlotte on February 9, 2010
Tags: feminism, Subtext Magazine, women in film
Andrea Arnold won the best film prize at the Evening Standard British Film Awards tonight for her film Fish Tank, another well earned win for women directing in film.
And she’s starting a new adaptation of Wuthering Heights…
WOMEN ON HUNGER STRIKE AT YARL’S WOOD DETENTION CENTRE
Posted by Charlotte on February 8, 2010
Directly from Black Women’s Rape Action Project
:
Over fifty women are currently trapped in an airless hallway in Yarl’s Immigration Removal Centre. On Friday 5 February they began a hunger strike. Today they were herded into the hallway
…
RECLAIM THE NIGHT: BRISTOL
Posted by Charlotte on February 8, 2010
Tags: Activism, bristol feminist network, feminism, Reclaim the Night, Subtext Magazine
Date: 26th February 2010
Time: 5.00 p.m.
Start: College Green
Bristol Feminist Network are getting ready to march through the streets of Bristol once again to raise money and awareness about the safety of women on the streets.…
MATERNITY, WORK AND WOMEN IN TECH
Posted by Charlotte on February 4, 2010
Tags: maternity leave, Subtext Magazine, women in tech
Women in Tech have announced their annual Managing your Maternity Leave event for women in tech.
In this highly interactive workshop, you will be exploring the dual roles of being a mother and a committed IT professional. We will address…
SEXIST DISCOURSES CHALLENGED ON HOLLYOAKS(!)
Posted by Laura on February 1, 2010
Tags: TV, Violence Against Women
Now, I still won’t be the first to announce Hollyoaks as a good form of education for this generation’s teens but it was quite refreshing to hear dialogue that touched on more serious issues regarding female victims. In a recent…