[Anarchafeminists] WOMEN'S STUDIES WITHOUT WALLS: MOVING FOWARDS!

[Gail Chester]

WOMEN'S STUDIES WITHOUT WALLS: MOVING FOWARDS!

 

Join us this Spring/Summer for a series of workshops, discussions and skill-shares on the theme of 'The Personal is Political'.  All sessions will last approximately two hours and will take place at the Feminist Library, which is fully wheelchair accessible.

 

Thursday 25th April 7:30pm Women's Studies Without Walls: Back to the Roots (Symposium for the Gender & Education Association Conference 2013. Everybody welcome.)

Panel of speakers, Sarbjit Johal, Anne Rossiter, Ruth Nicholson and Aura Lounasmaa, talking about accessibility, consciousness-raising, reaching beyond established institutions, and the relationship between activism and academia. Followed by a general discussion; with art exhibition by Sarbjit Johal. (Tours of the Feminist Library from 2 p.m.)

 

Thursday 2nd May 7pm An introduction to Feminist Consciousness-Raising Gail Chester and Aura Lounasmaa

A practical session on consciousness-raising (CR). Through doing it, we will tackle such questions as: What is a CR group? How do you set one up? Is CR a useful organising tool in today's world as it was in the 1970s and 80s? WSWW hopes to set up a register of women looking for local groups and putting them in touch with each other.

 

Sunday 19th May 3pm - 6pm London Irish Women's Network hosts an afternoon focussed on the Magdalene Laundries 

The keynote speaker is Mary Lodato, who is writing a PhD on her personal journey of survival, redress and recovery, charting the childhood experience of institutional abuse in an Industrial School which had a Magdalene Laundry attached to it. Some of Mary's artwork will be on display and Survivor poet, Emer O'Keefe, will read poetry. 

 

Thursday 30th May 7pm Women and Disability Clare Cochrane

Disabled & non-disabled feminists exploring personal & political responses to disability in a supportive atmosphere. We'll explore questions such as: What does 'disabled' mean? How do feminism and disability interact? How can experiences of disability transform society? This will be a workshop, not a lecture - so come ready to share your thoughts and learn together.

 

Thursday 13th June 7pm Women Taking Direct Action Angie Zelter

As a founding member of Action Atomic Weapon Eradication, Angie will talk about the need for more women's action to eradicate atomic weapons in the world, followed by a discussion on direct action more generally. 

 

Thursday 27th June 7pm Stuff Your Sexist Boss! South London Solidarity Federation

London SolFed is producing a pamphlet about practical methods of resisting sexual harassment in the workplace. So come along, share experiences, and exchange ideas on tactics for working collectively against workplace harassment and discrimination.

 

Sunday 7th July 3pm - 6pm London Irish Women's Network hosts an afternoon on the Making and Breaking of Images of Irish Women

Who do we carry around in our heads?  We will be going on a journey around what we've absorbed, what we've made or left unmade, and whether we should be doing anything about it.  A participative event.

 

Thursday 11th July 7pm Feminist Film Showing and Discussion (Film TBC)

 

Thursday 18th July 7pm Review, Planning and Party

Review of activities so far, and all your ideas for our autumn series, followed by food, drink and music. 

 

Please register in advance; contact us for more info:

Email wsww at feministlibrary.co.uk 

Phone 020 7261 0879 Twitter @feministlibrary #WSWW

Website http://feministlibrary.co.uk/womens-studies-without-walls-2/ 

Suggested donation on entry: £3-8 per session

All self-defined women welcome. See you there, sisters.

Feminist Library, 5 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7XW 
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