[Anarchafeminists] Fwd: Magdalene Launderies SUNDAY 19 MAY 2013 3 - 6 p.m

[Gail Chester]

Please see below event which will take place at the Feminist Library on Sunday. It is a self-identifying women-only event.

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Subject: SUNDAY 19 MAY 2013 3 - 6 p.m
From: London Irish Women's Network

The London Irish Women's Network & Women's Studies Without Walls invite you to Mary Lodato's talk:'The Joy of Discovering my Authentic Self:One
Woman's Journey out of Institutional Abuse in Ireland'

Mary is writing a PhD and an autobiography, Golden Slippers in the Sand, on her personal journey of survival, redress and recovery, charting her childhood experience of institutional abuse in an Industrial School with a
Magdalene Laundry attached. Some of Mary's artwork will be on display.

Mary will be joined by Survivor Poet, Eamer O'Keeffe, whose latest collection is entitled 'Irish Lifelines: an anthology of poetry by Irish women survivors in London' (2008).

Also speaking will be Phyllis Morgan, who set up the Irish Survivors Network iand who has been appointed to the Redress Board for the Magdalene survivors

SUNDAY 19 MAY 2013, 3 - 6 p.m.
Feminist Library, 5 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7XW

By Waterloo Road
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/streetmap/westminster-bridge-road

fully wheelchair accessible
Suggested donation on entry £3-8
To register in advance or to contact Feminist Library for more information phone: 020 7261 0879 Twitter at feministlibrary # WSWW
email: wsww at feministlibrary.co.uk
This event is one of a series of workshops, discussions and skill-shares on the theme of "The Personal is Political" being conducted this Spring/Summer by Women's Studies Without Walls at the Feminist Library.

Ann Rossiter: 07816 166 735
Marian Larragy: 07969 183 103
London Irish Women's Network


PS Following WSWW event will be 
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.



Don't miss these exciting events!
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