What's On...
7 March 2009
Health and Well Being for Women
YWCA Kirkcaldy IWD event 12 noon–3 pm
£1.00 entry fee, includes: YWCA Kirkcaldy history display, Healthy eating workshops and cookery demonstration, Herbalist & beauty therapy, smoking cessation and NHS health checks, Reiki, Psychic readings plus stalls and tombola …
Info at www.ywcascotland.org
10 March 2009
Call yourself a Feminist?
Look out for this new series on BBC Radio 4 (9am), looking at key feminist campaigns. Women talking about what motivated them, the tactics used and the response both in the media/society at the time and in subsequent legislation. Archive material will illustrate some of the history. Begins with women in the workplace and the campaign for equal rights. UK and US activists will take part. (NB President Obama began his tenure by signing the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.)
14 March 2009
Who cares for the carers?
Pilmeny Youth Centre, Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh (off Leith Walk) 10.15am–3.30pm.
A multicultural event for all women who care. To explore how we can learn from each other – and then let government, local council services and care agencies know what they can do to improve support for carers. Bring your concerns and ideas (no advance preparation needed).
Multicultural buffet lunch – you are welcome to bring a (cold) dish to share. (provided.)
English will be the language used, but please bring your own interpreter if you have any difficulties. Open Futures in Edinburgh will facilitate the event and outcomes will be presented to all relevant organisations.
More info from:
Fay Young 0131 556 4646, Nick Gardner 0131 557 3094
Leith Open Space Group c/o Fay Young, 14 East Claremont Street, Edinburgh EH7 4JP.
www.leithopenspace.co.uk
14 March 2009
Women's Lives in Eighteenth-Century Scotland
Day Symposium, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh
This event brings together scholars from diverse historical perspectives to share new research on women's roles, responsibilities, expectations and experiences in eighteenth-century Scotland. £15 (£5 students/unwaged). Includes teas and coffees, lunch, and wine reception.
Info/registration: www.shc.ed.ac.uk/conferences/women_18th_century09/
Katharine.Glover@ed.ac.uk
13-14 March 2009
Gendering climate and sustainability: Issues – Challenges – Changes
Conference at University of Copenhagen, Denmark: Free
Info and registration: http://koensforskning.soc.ku.dk/konferencer/climate/
Friday 3 April 2009
Scottish Democracy: History, Myth and Reality.
Conference: Institute of Scottish Historical Research, University of St Andrews
Radical democratic tradition in Scottish political thought, action and culture
Themes: kingship, parliamentary culture, and Protestantism. Speakers inc. Jenny Wormald (Univ of Edinburgh), Caroline Erskine (Univ of St Andrews), Catriona MacDonald (Glasgow Caledonian Univ). Lunch, tea/coffee and wine reception £50/£25
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/ishr/scottishdemocracy/index.shtml
9 April 2009
Young Scot Awards 2009
Glasgow’s City Halls
Celebrating young people’s achievements in 2008 from the Borders to the Shetland Islands. Do you know an unsung heroine? someone who works to improve their community and/or country? Is there a young woman in the public eye who inspires you? There are 13 awards, from sports to cultural diversity, democracy and citizenship and volunteering. Simply go to the Nominate Now page and make your nomination for the young person you think has really made a difference to people's lives.
See www.youngscotawards.co.uk
April 24–25 2009
Irish-Scottish Women’s History Conference
Religion, Rebellions and Migration
Trinity College Dublin
Women’s History Association of Ireland (WHAI) and Women’s History Scotland (WHS) announce the first joint Irish-Scottish Women’s History conference. It will be hosted by the Centre for Gender and Women’s Studies (CGWS), School of Histories and Humanities, Trinity College Dublin under the auspices of the Irish Scottish Academic Initiative.
Info from www.womenshistoryscotland.org
www.womenshistoryireland.com
10 July 2009
Women’s National Commission (WNC) All-partners’ Conference
Watch the WNC website for further information
www.thewnc.org.uk
Women in Science, Technology and Mathematics (WiTEC)
A useful site for following what’s going on across Europe, including mentoring for women returners.
- Exciting new projects about entrepreneurship across Europe
- Launch of the new European Federation of Mentors for Women
- WiTEC Spain receives award from Catalan Government for their outstanding work in Equal Opportunities
See Inova website for UK and international projects
www.inovaconsult.com
www.mentoringcircles.org.uk
For Women into Science and Engineering (WISE) in Scotland, see www.girlsgetwise.org
