SEARCH IWD 2009 EVENTS BY COUNTRY (983 events)
266 events found in United Kingdom
| Date: | 31 January 2009 |
| Time: | 09:30 - 17:30 |
| Event: | Grassroots Struggle against Sexism and Racism: an International Comparison |
| About: | A Black family in the White House: what power can we draw for our movement? |
| Venue: | Bolivar Hall, Venezuelan Embassy, 54 Grafton Way, , London, W1 5AJ |
| Organisation: | Global Women's Strike and International Women Count Network: International network for recognition & payment for all caring work, and the return
of military spending to the community starting with women the main carers. |
| Info: | Click here |
| Date: | 01 February 2009 |
| Time: | 10:30 - 17:30 |
| Event: | Our Debt to Haitians - the first to abolish slavery |
| About: | Since their revolution 1804 Haitians have blazed an anti-imperialist, anti-racist trail for us all. Speakers from Haiti etc |
| Venue: | Bolivar Hall, Venezuelan Embassy, 54 Grafton Way, London, W1 5AJ |
| Organisation: | Global Women's Strike : International network for recognition & payment for all caring work, and the return
of military spending to the community starting with women the main carers. |
| Info: | Click here |
| Date: | 04 February 2009 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Event: | After the Good Life, the Impasse: Human Resources, Time Out, and the Precarious Present |
| About: | Public Lecture: Gendering the Social Sciences. In this lecture, Professor Wendy Brown will draw on discourse analysis, psychoanalysis and feminist theory to examine the desire for walls in the context of eroding sovereignty. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Theatre , London, WC2A 2AE |
| Organisation: | Gender Institute: Established in 1993 to address the major intellectual challenges posed by contemporary changes in gender relations. |
| Info: | Click here |
| Date: | 07 February 2009 |
| Time: | 09:30 - 17:30 |
| Event: | Invest in Caring not Killing: Valuing the Work of caring for People and the Planet |
| About: | Money is always found to wage war and bail out banks, the caring needs of people and the planet are never the priority. |
| Venue: | Bolivar Hall, Venezuelan Embassy, 54 Grafton Way, London, W1 5AJ |
| Organisation: | Global Women's Strike: International network for recognition & payment for all caring work, and the return
of military spending to the community starting with women the main carers. |
| Info: | Click here |
| Date: | 08 February 2009 |
| Time: | 13:30pm - 17:30 |
| Event: | Rediscovering Tanzania's Ujamaa - a tribute to the great Ntimbanjayo Millinga and the Ruvuma Development Association |
| About: | 1960s: president Julius Nyerere urged Tanzanians to reject capitalism and build a society based on African communalism. Their work - a beacon in our struggle. |
| Venue: | Bolivar Hall, Venezuelan Embassy, 54 Grafton Way, London, W1 5AJ |
| Organisation: | Global Women's Strike: International network for recognition & payment for all caring work, and the return
of military spending to the community starting with women the main carers. |
| Info: | Click here |
| Date: | 10 February 2009 |
| Time: | 11:00 - 16:00 |
| Event: | Open Exhibition |
| About: | An inspirational display of painting, print, photography and sculpture by established and emerging artists from Wales and beyond. |
| Venue: | Art Central, Barry Town Hall, King Square, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, CF64 4RW |
| Organisation: | Women's Arts Association: WAA aims to develop creative opportunities for women. The Association delivers Community and Digital arts projects and organises exhibitions and events throughout the year. |
| Info: | Click here |
| Date: | 14 February 2009 |
| Time: | 18:00 - 01:00 |
| Event: | Million Women Rise Pampering Evening (women only event) |
| About: | Fundraiser in London for next Million Women Rise 2009. Swimming pool, sauna (last swim 21:00) bring a swimming hat! poetry, comedy, live music
Suggested donations:
* waged £12.00
* low waged £5.00
* unwaged donation |
| Venue: | The 52 Club, 52 Gower Street, London , WC1E 6EB |
| Organisation: | Million Women Rise: End violence against women |
| Info: | Click here |
| Date: | 20 February 2009 |
| Time: | 19.30 |
| Event: | That Takes Ovaries! |
| About: | A play relating the true stories of ordinary women's bold, brazen achievements from around the world. See www.thattakesovaries.org. COmmences 19:30 on Friday 20 Feb and Sat 21 Feb. Bookings through Liverpool Box Office on 0151 709 4988. See www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk |
| Venue: | Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, Liverpool, L1 9BG |
| Organisation: | International Women's Day Merseyside : A community organisation aiming to promote women's activism around Merseyside |
| Info: | Click here |
| Date: | 21 February 2009 |
| Time: | 7:30 - 10:30 |
| Event: | That Takes Ovaries & culturepool |
| About: | That Takes Ovaries is a celebration of women;s courage, perseverance and down-right outrageousness |
| Venue: | The Unity Theatre, Liverpool |
| Organisation: | Culturepool: A group bringing people together to share the experience of Liverpool's cultural events |
| Info: | Click here |
| Date: | 01 March 2009 |
| Time: | 16:00 - 20:00 |
| Event: | Performing Arts Evening |
| About: | International music , dance, song and storytelling from Bollywood, Polish, Roma and other community groups including WRAP (Women Refugees and Asylum Seekers of Perterborough Group) organised by "New Link" and Peterborough IWD Forum |
| Venue: | The Fleet, Italian Community Centre, Fleetway, High St, Fletton, Peterborough, PE2 8DL |
| Organisation: | Peterborough International Women's Day Forum: The International Women’s Day Forum co-ordinates the efforts of a number of local groups including Peterborough Women’s Centre, Peterborough Women’s Aid, Sangam (Indian Women’s Association), Peterborough Race Equality Council, the Catholic Women’s League, New Link, the Glass Onion Community Art's Centre |
| Info: | Click here |
