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| Posted: 27 Sep 2016 02:48 PM PDT
On 8 October the Feminist Library in London is running an audio walk to rediscover the lost words of women. Guided by a Librarian and an Open Book the walkers will make their way along the foreshore of the Thames, into the romance of Theatreland, then the history of Bloomsbury. Surprises, uncertainties, music and stories trace women’s London like never before. Mirroring the real life, precarious situation at the Library, where its 40 year-old existence is under threat as it faces eviction at the end of October, and change is essential for its survival, Caroline Smith, the first Writer in Residence at the Feminist Library, explores ways in which writing is the starting point for departure, using the notion of the Bardo as a creative strategy. 'Bardo' is a Tibetan word that depicts being in a realm of transition. Often it is assumed to be undesirable; not for the faint-hearted; full of uncertainty and unrest, suspended between life and death. But this realm can fuel creativity. It can overturn the old and summon the new. As the past is ruptured, this in-between state can transform old ways of being. The new and the previously unimagined emerge. Walkers will experience a bardo with a soundtrack of stories and sound, with live intervention in and between the library and the theatre; between archive and black box; between here and there. Smith is a performer, artist and writer exploring disturbances between self and other, often by creating alter egos who has shown work at the Tate, ICA, Chelsea Theatre, Summerhall for Edinburgh Fringe and her sell-out chat show Louche Women ran at the Poetry Café for two years. She is now moving towards collaborative, text-based works and B A R D O is part of this direction, working with visual artist Minna Haukka and sound artist Emma Thatcher. The project is an interconnected audio walk and series of workshops inspired by Smith's residency at the Feminist Library, and explores writing found and created at the Feminist Library in the realm of the Bardo. The B A R D O audio walk on 8 October starts at 3.15pm at the Feminist Library in Waterloo, and ends at Camden People's Theatre, approximately 3 miles later. Please book tickets in advance via the Camden People's Theatre website. This event is part of Calm Down Dear, Camden People's Theatre festival of innovative feminist performance. Browse that full programme here.  |
| Combatting honour-based violence in schools Posted: 27 Sep 2016 01:23 PM PDT
Youth for Change, IKWRO and Not in my Classroom have joined together to run the very first National Schools' Conference on Combatting "Honour" Based Violence for safeguarding professionals, teachers, school staff and students. Join them on 18 October at The Winchmore School, London, for a day of training, collaboration and discussion, including workshops delivered by leading experts on FGM, child and forced marriage and so-called ‘honour’ based violence; youth advocacy workshops for students; and a panel session and Q&A with influential representatives from the education sector. This conference provides an opportunity to ensure all staff understand the wider context of honour-based violence; can spot the warning signs and identify when student might be at risk; and know what steps to take to ensure that at risk students are safe. Youth for Change will be running a 'Youth Advocacy Workshop' designed to help pupils and students understand and discuss issues of "honour" based violence – including FGM and child, early and forced marriage. The workshop focusses on enabling pupils and students to find out more about what it means to be a youth advocate and to develop creative strategies for tackling issues they care about. 'Keeping children safe in education', issued by the Department for Education and dated September 2016, says 'So-called 'honour-based' violence (HBV) encompasses crimes which have been committed to protect or defend the honour of the family and/or the community, including Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), forced marriage, and practices such as breast ironing. 'All forms of so called HBV are abuse (regardless of the motivation) and should be handled and escalated as such. 'If in any doubt, staff should speak to the designated safeguarding lead. ‘Professionals in all agencies, and individuals and groups in relevant communities, need to be alert to the possibility of a child being at risk of HBV, or already having suffered HBV.' And for many of the children at-risk of honour-based violence, school staff will often be their one chance to be safeguarded and supported. For tickets, or for more information about the National Schools’ Conference on Combatting “Honour” Based Violence, click here.  |
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