Events 21 – 27 July
Here are some dates for your diary of woman-centric events going on around the UK this week.
London:
22 July: Girl Summit 2014 in London.
Child, early and forced marriage (CEFM) and female genital mutilation (FGM) affect millions of girls and women every year, limiting not just their health and rights but also their opportunity and potential for contributing to their families and communities.
Investing in the rights and wellbeing of girls is essential for accelerating national and international progress against poverty, inequality and discrimination.
But there is a movement for change.
More and more women, girls, boys and men are speaking out; more and more individuals, communities, leaders and champions around the world are taking action to address these practices, invest in girls and advance their rights and potential.
The UK government and UNICEF will host an event to bring together community leaders, grassroots organisations, governments, international organisations and the private sector to build on current efforts and rally a global movement to end FGM and CEFM in a generation, everywhere, for ever.
23-24 July: She Grrrowls and Not So Popular at a secret location in London from 7.30pm.
She Grrrowls and Not So Popular are joining forces for a summer special of poetry and spoken word.
Taking place at a secret venue in London, performers lined up so far include: Hannah Chutzpa, Selina Nwulu, Amy Acre and Kemi ‘Demerara’ Taiwo.
Oxford:
23 July: Shades and Mermaids: A Double Bill of Poetic Edinburgh Previews at the Burton Taylor Studio, Oxford Playhouse, Gloucester Street, Oxford, from 7.30pm.
Join Lucy Ayrton and James Webster for previews of their Edinburgh shows, The Splitting of the Mermaid and 50 Shades of Webster.
The Splitting of the Mermaid – Is there anything you want so much you’d tear yourself apart? May longs for a baby, but mermaids don’t have wombs. When she’s offered that chance, in exchange for her voice, her body and her culture, should she take it?
Updating The Little Mermaid to post-industrial Hull, PBH’s Free Fringe Spoken Word Newcomer winner Lucy Ayrton weaves a dark feminist fable with poetry, music and a little bit of magic.
50 Shades of Webster: James Webster is a douche bag. He knows because his future self came back in time to tell him. Can he learn to be a better person? Will he master the power of time travel? Why is every past and future version of himself such a massive tool? One thing’s clear: he really needs to get over himself. Join him on a quite literal journey of self-discovery. Warning: contains time travel, poetry and hilarity.
Tickets £8.
26 July: Disco for Choice at the Corner of Staunton Road and Headley Way, Oxford, from 2.30pm.
Counter-protest against Oxford Pro-Life Witness.
Party for the Right to Choose!