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29 November 2015 19:30 ~ Stand Up For Survivors Comedy Night – OSARCC – Oxford

Until 22:00 @ The Wheatsheaf, 129 High Street, Oxford OX1 4DF

Join us for an evening of feel-good comedy in aid of OSARCC! An award winning line up featuring the best new acts from the UK comedy circuit:

**Sophie Henderson**
“Beautifully silly reflections on middle class life”.
Max Turner Award Finalist 2015

**Zoe Tomalin & Sian Docksey**
Zoe and Sian bring undiluted silliness to the evening.
“Hilarious” – The Tab
“I never realised I’d enjoy throwing a banana this much” – Edinburgh Audience Member 2015
“Blew me away” – BBC Radio 1

**Saskia Preston**
Funny Women Awards and BBC New Comedy Awards Finalist

**Chris Coltrane**
“Brilliantly entertaining… passion, humour and charismatic likeability… genuinely fun, establishing Coltrane as both a relevant and witty political voice on the comedy circuit.” – Chortle

**HEADLINER – Yuriko Kotani**
Wonderfully off beat stories have earned her places in the final of more competitions than we can begin to list here including BBC New Comedy and the London Comedy Store. She’s storming the open-mic circuit with her rug-pulling punchlines and bizarre observations.
“a leftfield rising star… one to watch” – Time Out Magazine

Help us stand up for survivors and raise some money!
Doors 7.30pm, showtime 8.00pm.
Tickets are on sale now, student discount available: wegottickets.com/OSARCC

All profits go to Oxfordshire Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Centre (OSARCC). Visit oxfordrapecrisis.net for info and support.

Special thanks to College Comedy Nights for all the logistical support.

https://www.facebook.com/events/786170704861471/

November 16, 2015

21 November 2015 12:30 ~ Keep Apna Haq Open Rally – London

We demand Specialist services for BME women led by BME women!

Saturday, 21 November 2015 from 12:30pm to 3:00pm Trafalgar Square,

Join our rally in London on 21st November, where we will hand-deliver our petition to keep Apna Haq open to No 10 Downing Street.

We will be meeting at Trafalgar Square at 12.30pm; marching to 10 Downing Street to deliver our petition and ending up at Parliament Square, where there will be a range of speeches by people including Marai Larasi, the Director of Imkaan.

Join us and make minority voices become majority voices!

We will be providing coaches from Rotherham, picking up at The Unity Centre on St Leonard’s Rd at 8am and dropping off at 8pm.

To book coach seats, please call 01709 519212 / 519211, or email contact.apnahaq@yahoo.com.

Sign the petition at https://you.38degrees.org.uk/events/apna-haq-rally-london-21st-november

For updates see also https://www.facebook.com/events/1707404936212629/

November 16, 2015

26 November 2015 12:30 ~ Bristol Zero Tolerance – What does this mean to you?

Until 2.30pm @ The Unitarian Church, Brunswick Square, Bristol BS2 8PE.

This is an opportunity for women to come together to discuss what Bristol becoming a city with a Zero Tolerance to gender-based violence, abuse, harassment and exploitation would mean to them and what needs to happen for this to become a reality.

This will feed into the new Bristol Zero Tolerance initiative and allow women to raise the issues that are most important to them and where they think the most change can be made across the city. You can also take part in the Bristol Zero Tolerance photo campaign as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.

Bristol Zero Tolerance is a new initiative working towards Bristol becoming a city free from gender-based violence, abuse, harassment and exploitation. Bristol is the first city in England to take on this challenge and we hope that it will inspire other cities to implement similar initiatives. We are working with the City Council and other bodies to bring together existing action on gender-based violence across the city and are encouraging and supporting other organisations to sign up and take action on this important issue.

This is a lunch-time event so that women can drop in at any point during their lunch break and also to avoid women travelling in the dark. Refreshments will be served.

This event is for those who identify as women and who live, work or study in the city of Bristol.

How to book:

To book your place at the event please contact vicki@bristolwomensvoice.org.uk and let us know if you have any access or dietary requirements.

See more at http://www.bristolwomensvoice.org.uk/events/bristol-zero-tolerance-what-does-this-mean-to-you/

November 16, 2015

14 November 2015 18:30 ~ Make Do and Mend – Women’s Voices Project – Newcastle

The Women’s Voices Project has a limited number of tickets available to an exclusive preview showing of our new performance ‘Make do and Mend’ on Saturday 14th November, to arrive 6.30pm (Space Six, Commercial Union House, 39 Pilgrim street, Newcastle NE1 6QE)

We have been invited by the FEMM committee to showcase our work in European Parliament and will be taking this performance on the 18th of November to Brussels, in support of the International day of Elimination of Violence Against Women.

‘Make do and Mend’ is a piece of verbatim theatre portraying the candid stories of three women brought together to by a love of knitting and invites an audience into their lives to share their different but equally compelling journeys though Domestic Abuse, reflecting on childhood, motherhood and marriage.

Places are limited, so to reserve your place and confirm a free ticket (s), please email thewomensvoicesproject@gmail.com

Read more at https://durhamwomenrising.wordpress.com/2015/11/08/the-womens-voices-project-presents-make-do-and-mend/

November 16, 2015

26 November 2015 10:00 ~ Launch of Women’s Voices – Manchester

Please come along and celebrate the launch of Women’s Voices CIC at the Greater Manchester Pakistani Association, 481 Stockport Road, Longsight. M12 4NN on 26 November 2015 from 10am till 2pm.

Women’s Voices aims to support and work alongside disadvantaged and marginalised women to help them create a voice within our community and wider society.

They will be celebrating our launch with information stalls from local women’s groups / community groups, activists, local businesses, and speakers on women’s empowerment and representation.

There will be dance, music and delicious food from the Women’s Voices Social Enterprise.  Come along and meet some of the women from the group and hear about how you can get involved.

Please note that this event is open to all, it is free and children are welcome.

http://www.vaoldham.org.uk/node/8919

November 16, 2015