W@W celebrates International Women’s Day 7th March (Inverness) & 8th March (Argyll)
Women@Work (W@W) is celebrating International Womens’ Day in Inverness and Argyll this year!
Saturday, 7th March, Inverness – A Home in the Highlands.
W@W, Highland One World Group, Oxfam and Highland Council join together to celebrate International Women’s Day at Merkinch Community Centre in Inverness!
We will look at:
* Women as home makers and artists
* Women feeling ‘at home’ in a new place
* Why do people move?
Activities include:
* Sharing craft skills – local and global
* Performance: music, dance, stories
* Women at home with themselves, health & beauty
* The diversity of food
* Sisters on the planet: workshop with Oxfam in Scotland to challenge us to think about the impact of climate change on homes around the world.
For further information contact WEA on 01463 710577 or Merkinch Community Centre on 01463 239 563.
Sunday, 8th March, Kilmartin – W@W and Kilmartin House Museum celebrate International Women’s Day
2-3pm: Help us to create artwork which tells the story of women in the Glen – past, present & future
3-3:45: The Sedona technique, with Lilia. What is it? How does it work?
4-5pm: Complementary Therapies
6:30-9pm: Dr Sharon Webb will deliver a talk on ‘Warrior Queen or Roundhouse Wife – women in prehistory’, followed by discussion and games. Please bring along a bowl of food to share.
Throughout the day, 2-5pm and 7-9pm: Have you got a story to tell about women in Kilmartin Glen? Perhaps your grandmother or mother passed one down to you?
For information phone 01546 – 510278
http://www.weawomenatwork.org.uk/news.asp
