IWD - International Women's Day

Happy International Women's Day!

This year, the theme is Inspiring Change

For more information, check out the International Women's Day page here

There is an interesting article about the origins of the day here

Women in music month - in Medway!

So, this month the wonderful people at pinup payback are running Medway's first women in music month.  I am massively excited about this - Medway has had an internationally recognised thriving music scene for quite some time, but has it always been a welcoming, incusive space? How easy is it to get a chance to have a go at the fun stuff?

This month, pinup payback are running a series of free workshops, film screenings and gigs to raise the profile of women’s contribution to Medway music and widen access for girls finding their path to self expression.

So, who are pinup payback? Find out here, here and here 

 

International women's day

So in Medway had not one, but two events to celebrate International women's day. The first a talk with Scarlett Thomas, and the second involving a motivational speaker (Sam Hall from 17percent - a social enterprise that champions and encourages the work of female playwrights)

The theme this year was the gender agenda - maintaining momentum. My aim for the events was to give women a space to share our words and our stories, as the only way to move forward is to understand what is happening now, to record what happened to our mothers and grandmothers. Otherwise, those with an agenda will find it easier to lie to us, to our daughters.

More details are available here: www.internationalwomensday.com/medway