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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">Please come to a
one-day conference to be held at Queen Mary, University of London on 16 May 2014
on ‘Women’s spaces and feminist politics: yesterday, today and tomorrow,’
convened by the London Women and Planning Forum, Rooms of Our Own, and Women’s
Studies without Walls (see below). The programme is available <A
href="http://www.geog.qmul.ac.uk/newsevents/events/126674.pdf">here</A>. Please
go to<B><SPAN style="COLOR: #444444"> </SPAN></B>Eventbrite to register<B> <A
href="http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-spaces-and-feminist-politics-yesterday-today-and-tomorrow-tickets-11140033139">here</A>.
</B>Please forward to anyone else who might be interested. Thank
you.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">With best
wishes<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">Alison
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">Women’s Spaces and Feminist Politics:
yesterday, today and tomorrow<O:P></O:P></SPAN></B></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">16 May
2014<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">Time:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"> 9:30am -
5:00pm <BR><B>Venue:</B> Room 126, School of Geography, Queen Mary,
University of London E1 4NS</SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
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<P style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">You
are invited to a one-day conference organized by London Women and Planning
Forum, Rooms of our Own and Women’s Studies without Walls.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">This
one-day conference will explore the role of women’s spaces in feminist politics,
focusing on women’s centres and other women’s spaces in the past, present and
future. During the 1970s there were autonomous women’s centres in most London
boroughs and throughout the UK. They provided an exciting, safe and liberating
environment for women to share thoughts and experiences and to campaign for
change. Many of these centres were funded by local authority grants but as the
grant-giving environment diminished most were forced to close. Some have
survived by tendering for out-sourced council services such as domestic violence
and rape counselling. Many have struggled against the conflation of feminist
demands into a generalised equality agenda. During the past decade a new
generation of feminists has started to campaign against the
objectification of women in the media, the expansion of pornography, sexism in
the workplace and on the street, the lack of representation of women in public
life and the sexualisation of young children. This new generation of feminists
is largely organized via social media rather than in physical
spaces.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><A
href="http://www.geog.qmul.ac.uk/newsevents/events/126674.pdf"><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #3b5179; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Conference
programme</SPAN></B></A> <B>(pdf)</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"
class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">There will be four key
sessions.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><SPAN
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">- Why “Women Only”?
Speakers on the history of women’s spaces, lesbian and separatist issues,
cultural and religious diversity issues and requirements for women’s
safety.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P
style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 7.5pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">- Women’s Spaces past,
present and future. A range of speakers looking at Women’s Centres that have
closed, those that have survived and ideas for new forms for the
future.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P
style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 7.5pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><SPAN
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">- Virtual women’s spaces.
Speakers from organisations that organise almost exclusively online; benefits
and problems.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P
style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 7.5pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><SPAN
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">- One hour discussion
involving all the speakers and audience chaired by Woman’s Hour’s Jane Garvey,
followed by a Networking session</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"
class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">We
aim to organise another event following on from this Conference with the
opportunity for much more discussion, networking and planning for the
future.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"
class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">Please go to Eventbrite
to <A
href="http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-spaces-and-feminist-politics-yesterday-today-and-tomorrow-tickets-11140033139"
target=_blank><SPAN
style="COLOR: #3b5179; TEXT-DECORATION: none">register</SPAN></A> </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"
class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">£38
for waged + booking fee <BR>£8.50 for unwaged + booking fee (if this is
difficult for you, please email us)</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"
class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">Includes tea/ coffee
throughout the day and a vegetarian lunch. Please let us know if you have
particular access and /or dietary requirements</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"
class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">Registration
deadline: 6th May 2014</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"
class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #444444; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">Email contact: <A
href="mailto:womensspaces@gmail.com"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #3b5179; TEXT-DECORATION: none">womensspaces@gmail.com</SPAN></A></SPAN></B><SPAN
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