SEARCH IWD 2010 EVENTS BY COUNTRY (806 events)
258 events found in United Kingdom
| Date & time: | 08 March 2010 18.45 to 20.00 |
| Event: | FOCUS GROUP: WOMAN - WHERE'S YOUR STORY? |
| About: | Gathering women together to discuss women's travel writing e.g:
1) why is there a small number of women travel authors in non-fiction?
2) why is travel fiction attracting more women writers?
3) what barriers if any do women feel they face with regard to breaking through (writing and photography) and what are the solutions?
4) what are your favourite travel books (regardless of gender) and why? |
| Venue: | Note: The following is the tentative venue as the venue may change depending on number of attendees. The new venue will still be in central London.
Waterstones Bookstore
5th View
203-205 Picadilly, London, W1J 9HA |
| Organisation: | Diverse Traveller: A community of women encouraging and inspiring each other to travel, write about their travels, take travel photographs and ultimately share their travel experiences with each other and the world. |
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| Date & time: | 08 March 2010 12.00 to 16.00 |
| Event: | INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY CELEBRATION |
| About: | Alternative Vitality in Wick will host a special event for all women with sample therapy session and a meditation session with nibbles refreshments and networking. |
| Venue: | Alternative Vitality
Whitechapel Road
Wick
Caithness, Wick, KW14EA |
| Organisation: | www.weawomenatwork.org.uk: WEA Women@Work Project: A north of Scotland women's network providing information and training for women helping them to understand themselves and issues, and to become better able to speak out in their homes workplaces and their communities. |
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| Date & time: | 08 March 2010 10.00 to 16.00 |
| Event: | FESTIVAL OF ENTERPRISE |
| About: | Be inspired with a showcase of local female entrepreneurs displaying their products and services, including demonstrations from floristry to hoola-hooping! This is a FREE event open to all. Drop in for free refreshments, browse and a chat, and free advice from Business Link. |
| Venue: | The Guildhall, High Street, Guildford, Surrey., Guildford |
| Organisation: | Business Link: Business Link is free of charge, available locally, and provides the information, advice and support you need to start, maintain and grow a business. |
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| Date & time: | 08 March 2010 20.00 to 21.30 |
| Event: | THE LIVING ROOM - CHOREOGRAPHED BY YAEL FLEXER |
| About: | Contemporary Dance - Yael Flexer’s distinctive choreography effortlessly intertwines witty delivery with dance that is intricate and emotionally driven. |
| Venue: | Robin Howard Dance Theatre
The Place, 17 Duke's Road, London, London, WC1H 9PY |
| Organisation: | Yael Flexer & Nic Sandiland / Dance & Digital Works: Artistic Director and Jerwood award-winner Yael Flexer (formally Bedlam Dance Company) has joined forces with key collaborator, digital artist, Nic Sandiland to create Dance & Digital Works.
The new company reflects the growing body of digital dance works created in recent years, which complements the company's long standing touring programmes. |
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| Date & time: | 08 March 2010 9.00 to 4.00 |
| Event: | COMMANDING CONFIDENCE - PREPARE YOURSELF FOR SUCCESS! |
| About: | As part of International Women’s Day Truro and Penwith College invite you to attend a one-day conference:
Commanding Confidence – Prepare Yourself for Success!
Steve Miller, Motivational Coach (as seen on Sky1, GMTV and BBC Breakfast!)
Carleen Kelemen, Director of Convergence for Cornwall and IOS
Emma Stratton, Co-Founder of Scarlet and Bedruthan Steps Hotel
Andreya Bennett, Gladiators Champion and World Champion Kite Surfer
Anne Carlisle, Principal and Rector University College Falmouth |
| Venue: | Monday 8th March 2010 9.30am – 4.00pm, Headlands Hotel, Newquay, Newquay, Cornwall, TR7 1EU |
| Organisation: | Truro and Penwith College: Empowering Smart Women offers a unique opportunity for women to enhance their management careers and entrepreneurial skills. The project will lead the way for women in Cornwall, offering a tailor-made programme of high level qualifications, personal skills development, essential peer networking and inspiring professional mentoring programme. The project will empower motivated women to break through the ‘glass ceiling’ and reach their potential. |
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| Date & time: | 08 March 2010 10.45 to 12.00 |
| Event: | JOIN ME ON THE BRIDGE - HUMBERSIDE |
| About: |
Take part in Women for Women International’s Join me on the Bridge campaign and say “no to war and yes to peace and development”.
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| Venue: | Join the Women's Institute and Women for Women International in Humberside on the Humber Bridge car park at 10.45am on Monday, March 8. From there we will walk to the bridge for 11am where we will meet up to celebrate International Women's Day!
, Humberside |
| Organisation: | Women for Women International: Women for Women International provides women survivors of war and other conflicts with the tools to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency. |
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| Date & time: | 08 March 2010 10.15 to 13.15 |
| Event: | JOIN ME ON THE BRIDGE - LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, UK |
| About: | Take part in Women for Women International’s Join me on the Bridge campaign and say “no to war and yes to peace and development". |
| Venue: | 10.15 Meet in precinct and Bridge Walk
11.00 Walk up to Town Hall
11.10 Refreshments Raffle
11.40 Watch ‘Sisters of the Planet’
12.10 Sybil Oldfield
12.40 Abigail Petit‘Joining Women’s Skills across the World.’
, Lewes, East Sussex |
| Organisation: | Women for Women International: Women for Women International provides women survivors of war and other conflicts with the tools to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency.
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| Date & time: | 08 March 2010 13.00 to 15.00 |
| Event: | A WAY WITH WORDS |
| About: | On International Women’s Day join us for a special exhibition and launch of the Glasgow Women’s Aid publication “A Way With Words – poems, stories and artwork from women who have lived with and left abusers”. With readings and art works on display from the publication.
Monday 8 March 2010, 1pm to 3pm
Booking is essential and places are limited so please contact us as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. For more information or to book your place click here to send us an email or you can call us on 0141 552 8345. |
| Venue: | Glasgow Women's Library
81 Parnie Street
, Glasgow, G1 5RH |
| Organisation: | Glasgow Women's Library: Glasgow Women’s Library is a vibrant information hub housing a lending library, archive collections and contemporary and historical artefacts relating to women’s lives, histories and achievements. We deliver an innovative Lifelong Learning Programme, an Adult Literacy and Numeracy Project and a dedicated Black and Minority Ethnic Women’s Project. |
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| Date & time: | 08 March 2010 9.00 to 16.00 |
| Event: | COMMANDING CONFIDENCE - PREPARE YOURSELF FOR SUCCESS! |
| About: | As part of International Women’s Day Truro and Penwith College invite you to attend a one-day conference: |
| Venue: | Monday 8th March 2010 9.30am – 4.00pm, Headlands Hotel, Newquay, Newquay, Cornwall, TR7 1EU, Newquay |
| Organisation: | Truro and Penwith College: mpowering Smart Women offers a unique opportunity for women to enhance their management careers and entrepreneurial skills. |
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| Date & time: | 08 March 2010 12.30 |
| End date: | 09 March 2010 15.30 |
| Event: | ABRACADABRA INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY |
| About: | The Abracadabra Restaurant serves an authentic and eclectic menu of delicious, wholesome dishes from around the world,including a wide selection of Russian & Eastern European |
| Venue: | Abracadabra Restaurant and HeyJo Club are London's most EXQUISITE venues offering delicious Russian/European dishes,Extensive wine and champagne list,glass dance floor and a inviting welcoming atmosphere., London |
| Organisation: | ABRACADABRA RESTAURANT: Come enjoy this European tradition with a special 3 course set menu (free gift for all women), Free entry to HeyJo Club for all women with music and dancing all night. |
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