International Women's Day Celebration 2019 - BWC (Brighton Women's Centre) Sat 9 Mar, from 10am-5pm, FREE Brighton Dome & Brighton Museum
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BWC (Brighton Women’s Centre)
In partnership with Brighton Dome & Brighton Museum
Presents
International
Women’s Day
Celebration 2019
Sat 9 Mar, from 10am–5pm, FREE
Brighton Dome & Brighton Museum
Everyone is welcome
BWC (Brighton Women’s Centre), Brighton Dome and Brighton Workshops and wellbeing activities include
Museum join forces to host the city’s largest annual International
• History of • The Choir with No Name • Breathe, Move and
Women’s Day Celebrations! Gender equality is firmly on the Deaf Women + Go Forth: Yoga with
• Tackling Period Poverty
agenda at this free and inclusive event celebrating women’s Intro to BSL with
with Sister Society and
Christina Christoph
Clare Chilton
achievements and BWC’s 45th anniversary with inspiring The Red Box Project • Sing Your Heart Out
• Body Positivity with with Aneesa Chaudry
speakers, activists and innovators, workshops, arts, crafts, Free The Nipple • Design for Disability with
Jessica Ryan-Ndegwa • Tackle your inner critic
campaigns, and fun for all the family.
• Code Playground with through song with
Barclays Digital Eagles • Write for Life with BWC Soul Circus
Highlights (ages 7–15)
A ‘Level Playing Field’ with ‘All Art is Propaganda’ Miss YasminIsYasmin:
Lewes Football Club with Juliet Sargeant A Whistleblower’s Tour
All day at IWD
The world’s first pro or semi- Renowned, gold medal (& Guests)
pro football club to pay their winning garden designer and Social entrepreneur, • Photo exhibitions: • Brighton Feminist • ToyBox play area for
women’s team the same as their TV presenter, Juliet shares her campaigner, single parent and ‘Body Positivity’ by Bookshop supported by children aged 3–5
men’s discuss drawing a line experience of creating the feminist Muslim. In this personal Fanny Beckman and Myriad Editions
• Exhibitions at
under pay inequality and teach first social campaign garden talk, a born and bred Londoner ‘Women of Brighton’ by
• Create a cultural Brighton Museum:
a football chanting workshop! at The Chelsea Flower Show explores how she whistleblew Fiona McNeillage
tapestry with Votes for Women,
entitled ‘Modern Slavery’. to change her world, and her
‘Not Today: How I chose Life’ • Pay-as-you-feel lunch the ‘Network of Queer Looks and The
love affair with Bangladesh.
with Sophie Cook Young Children and Gender buffet from Real Junk International Women’ Museum of Transology
Former Labour Party with Early Childhood Project PROUD: In conversation Food Project
Parliamentary Candidate, RAF In this workshop for parents, with Juno Dawson
veteran, writer, broadcaster, carers, workers and anyone and Tanya Byrne Our IWD event is a safe and inclusive space, open to all members of the local community.
photographer, self harm connected with children up to Award-winning authors Juno We welcome everyone who would like to join with us in celebration of International Women’s Day.
and suicide survivor, and age 8, the ECP will explore Dawson and Tanya Byrne
transgender – Sophie traces a questions like: How can we discuss intersectional feminism
journey from private torment to bring up our children with a and the launch of PROUD, their
personal triumph. conscious anti-bias attitude? teen LGBTQ anthology.
Traumfrau Presents: Panel Discussion: Miss Represented
The Women’s Liberation Justice For Women Young women explore life
Music Archive Women from both sides of the through the arts, making
Brighton’s queer dance floor Criminal Justice System come powerful work for personal
for the unusual crowd play together to debate what needs development and social
the Women’s Liberation to be done to make Britain’s change. See a screening of
Music Archive - a silent disco Justice system a fairer place their brand-new documentary.
listening party of 70s and 80s for women. Chaired by BWC
feminist music. Director, Lisa Dando.
With thanks to:
Full event listing at brightoninternationalwomensday.com
#BrightonIWD2019
Join us for a special series of events throughout the week to celebrate International Women’s Day 50:50 Dance Programming – Katy Dye is it time for quotas in dance? Baby Face Join South East Dance's Artistic Director Cath Hey Baby! Award-winning performance James for a conversation exploring issues facing artist, Katy Dye, presents her show about the women working in the dance sector. infantilisation of women. Tue 5 Mar, 6.30pm Fri 8 & Sat 9 Mar, 7.30pm NOVAE theatre It’s Not A Sprint brightondome.org | 01273 709709 Writer and performer Grace Chapman runs on stage throughout this show (one of The Guardian's 'Best Shows at the Edinburgh Festival 2018') in a celebration of our ability to just keep on going. Wed 6 & Thu 7 Mar, 7.30pm Sussex Salon The Gender Pay Gap: Myths and Realities An expert panel answers questions and lead discussion on the myths and realities of the Gender Pay Gap. Fri 8 Mar, 7.30pm Live at Brighton Dome Another stellar evening of comedy with Sara Pascoe, Felicity Ward, Sara Barron and Lolly Adefope. Fri 8 Mar, 7.30pm Cover illustration © Isobel Lundie
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