Agnieszka Karch takes a look at International Women’s Day as it moves into its second century. On the 8th of March, London will host a number of events in celebration of the 101st International Women’s Day. It will celebrate the diversity of London’s women, but also remind us of […]
Saturday 4 February 2012 from 10am Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL Go Feminist is the new UK conference about feminism. Our aim? To inspire feminist activism by providing a space for women to meet, discuss the issues they face, and share their ideas for creating change. Speakers include: Christel Querton, […]
Job Title: Women’s Protection and Empowerment Advocate Working For: International Rescue Committee UK Salary: circa £40,791 Job Details: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a leading global humanitarian and post-conflict development organisation working in more than 40 conflict- and disaster-affected countries worldwide. IRC-UK – the European headquarters of the IRC […]
Big Smoke was lucky to catch the fantastic comedian and feminist Kate Smurthwaite earlier. We battled the rain and traffic noise to speak to her about Nadine Dorries’ ill fated ‘Sex Education Bill’. This is what she had to say;
Two vancancies at UK Feminista Project Manager: Policy and Campaigns About the role: The purpose of this role is to manage a unique, high profile project called ‘Building a Feminist Future’. The aim of the project is to develop public and political consensus around where feminism is, where we want […]
Without looking it up how many of London’s 24 female MPs can you name? To give you some clues there are 16 Labour, 6 Tories and 2 Liberal Democrats. I think this is genuinely impossible to know them all, I managed ten. An extra pat on the back if you […]
Religion can be a complex subject at the best of times, but when you add in the messy and beautiful mix that is urban life we can get something rather special. Last night urban diary observed one such exchange even though we weren’t ear-wigging, honest. A young woman in headscarf […]
Never noticed this before. As strolling past Trafalgar Square I saw the statue of Charles the first....
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