International Women’s Day 2009

wisewords 4 – 28 March 09

Co-inciding with International Women’s Week and Women’s History Month wisewords celebrates women’s writing exploring a wide range of issues and ideas with diverse authors, poets, comics, artists, actors, journalists and musicians.

This year wisewords can be enjoyed in eight different East End venues producing their own events from Frontline Women Reporters to an hilarious Comedy Night.

March 09  EVENT VENUE
4 POETRY OPEN MIC Apples & Snakes Vibe Bar
4 BEHIND THE HIJAB Monsoon Press Oxford House
5 WORLD BOOK DAY
5 WOMEN REPORTING FROM THE FRONT LINE Amnesty International
5 BISHWO SHAHITTO KENDRO storytelling Idea Store Whitechapel
5 ANNIVERSARY An Act of Memory artists performance  Women’s Library
5 WOMEN AT THE TOP Panel Discussion Rich Mix
6 WISEWORDS Comedy Writing Workshop Women’s Library
6 WISEWORDS COMEDY NIGHT Women’s Library
7 MELANIE McGRATH Book Launch Eastside Books
7 BISHWO SHAHITTO KENDRO stories Idea Store Whitechapel
7 VERY YOUNG GIRLS film Rich Mix
8 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
10 IN CONVERSATION Nicola & Teena Collins Rich Mix
12 EXILED WRITERS INK Poetry Idea Store Whitechapel
13 ROKEYA’S DREAM theatre Brady Arts Centre
14 WOMEN & THE ARCHIVE artists event Women’s Library
14 ROKEYA’S DREAM theatre Brady Arts Centre
15 ROKEYA’S DREAM theatre Brady Arts Centre
19 THE STORY OF MARIE LLOYD theatre Rich Mix
26 THE MAIDS theatre Rich Mix
26 LAURA LONGRIGG literary agent Eastside Books
28 BLOWING THE COVER talks Women’s Library
To 5 Sept BETWEEN THE COVERS exhibition Women’s Library

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More details at http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk/?p=255

Organisers Alternative Arts

Written by womeninlondon

17 February 2009 at 12:41 am

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