“Democracy booth” 16th -21st November Programme & info A week of talks, discussions, a polling booth, a soap box, tea and cake, listening posts, audio interviews and the odd film. The week is being hosted and run by Claremont Studios CIC with ONE TWO ONE art& architecture’s Mary Hooper and Elise Liversedge who have invited guest speakers and anyone else who wants to pop in to discuss Women and Democracy, voting, women’s position in a cultural landscape and how we make a mark. Speakers for the weekend include Xaverine Bates an artist and feminist activist, Ann Kramer an author and authority on local Women’s History, Rohan Jayasekera an international journalist and Claire Foster-Gilbert a moral philosopher and theologian based at Westminster Abbey. Saturday 16th (times may vary) 11.00 -12.00 “art and the feminist revolution.” riart Grrrls’ founder Xaverine Bates will give a whistle-stop illustrated tour of selected feminist artists that have shaped our consciousness and political awareness. Shell be talking about the intersection between art and activism in the current wave of contemporary global feminism with reference to activist artists such as the Guerrilla Girls, Pussy Riot, Yoko Ono and Molly Crabapple amongst many others. 14.00 -15.00 “Should women overcome the 80-20 rule” A talk and discussion topic by Claire Foster-Gilbert a moral philosopher and theologian. 16.00 - 17.30 “The challenges and opportunities facing women active in parliamentary democracies around the world.” A talk and discussion topic by Rohan Jayasekera an international journalist. Sunday 17th November 13.00-17.00 talks & soap box 14.00- 15.00 ‘Women & Democracy, an historical viewpoint” focusing on some of the early feminists and suffragettes who did so much to open the doors for women and democracy. A talk and discussion by Ann Kramer Author and Historian. 15.30- 17.00 Soap Box......? 19th-21st exhibition and scrap booking making a mark & have your say .e and take part.
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