What we’ve been up to
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Is it that complicated?
Last week I wrote about Rosa Parks and her lifelong career as a political activist for civil rights in the US. What I didn’t touch upon was the issue of sexism in the civil rights movement. As I read further into Jeanne Theoharis’ The Rebellious Life of Mrs Rosa Parks,... -
Centre for Education for Racial Equality in Scotland seminar: Whose Crisis Counts? Minority Women, Austerity and Solidarity in France and the UK
Whose Crisis Counts? Minority Women, Austerity and Solidarity in France and the UK Tuesday, 11th June 2013 9.30-12.00 University of Edinburgh Centre for Education for Racial Equality in Scotland Moray House School of Education Paterson’s Land, Room 1.18 Map: http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps?building=patersons-land# This seminar will bring together academics, policy makers,... -
Who inspires you?
I’ve been reading a fascinating book: The Rebellious Life of Mrs Rosa Parks, by Jeanne Theoharis. Rosa Parks holds a mythical place in the U.S. civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s. She became an icon of quiet determination and personal dignity, refusing to move from her seat on... -
Inspiring Women Meeting: Gender and the Millennium Development Goals
Inspiring Women Meeting Gender and the Millennium Development Goals Speaker: Lexi Barnett, Campaigns Officer on Social Justice, MSc Gender and Development CANCELLED – with apologies for short notice Wednesday 15th May, 6pm-7.30pm Engender office, 1a Haddington Place, Edinburgh, EH7 4AE Light refreshments provided The Millennium Development Goals commit UN Member... -
Women and Disability
Engender, Inclusion Scotland and the Scottish Disability Equality Forum are working in partnership to host a series of events on Women and Disability. If you are a woman and have been affected by disability in your life please come along to our FREE events. Lunch will will be included. Please... -
One Billion Rising
On February 14th Engender organised a ‘V day dance’ outside the Scottish Parliament as part of the global One Billion Rising campaign to STRIKE DANCE RISE! The One Billion Rising campaign aims to raise awareness across the world of the FACT that globally 1 in 3 women and girls will...