Spirited Tells the Story of the Young Women Who Fought for the Vote
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Spirited tells the story Spirited of the young women who Events programme fought for the vote… 19 October / 6.30pm Nimco Ali on the campaign to end FGM worldwide Nimco Ali is a British Somali … in Manchester, the feminist, writer and social birthplace of the activist. She is co-founder suffrage movement… and director of Daughters of Eve, a survivor-led organisation which has helped to transform the … incredible acts of approach to ending female courage, creativity genital mutilation (FGM). and cunning… Nimco will be talking about her current work to ensure Somaliland, where 98% of women and girls are affected, enacts legislation … a positive, youth- to ban FGM. focused celebration of gender equality. 20 October / 2pm Wendy Bardsley on Mary Wollstonecraft Wendy Bardsley will take visitors on a journey from 19 October – Yorkshire to London, via 2 November 2018 Wales and Paris, as she Monday / Friday explores the remarkable 9.30am – 4.30pm life of Mary Wollstonecroft, Tuesday – Thursday and her work to improve 9.30am – 5.30pm the lot of women. Saturday 22 October / 6.30pm 11am – 3pm * SheSays Manchester – Free entry putting women in the lead Vimla Appadoo introduces SheSays Manchester, an open space for discussion where women take the lead. Portico Library It also matches mentors 57 Mosley Street and mentees, creating Manchester M2 3HY opportunities for women to inspire other women. www.spiritof2012.org.uk/spirited spiritof2012 spiritof2012 spiritof2012hq continued > 23 October / 6.30pm 26 October / 2pm / 6.30pm 31 October / 2pm Helen Pankhurst: Molly Harrower: * Real Voices. Real Power. Deeds Not Words: Introduction to Inkblots, Ruth Ibegbuna was the reading and Q&A and Love, Sex and Inkblots Founder of RECLAIM, a Helen Pankhurst is an double bill charity based in Manchester, author and a women’s This double bill explores supporting working class rights activist and the work of psychotherapy young people in social international development practitioner Molly Harrower, activism. She will speak practitioner. She is also who pioneered the use about harnessing the the great-granddaughter of inkblot tests in Gestalt power of young, powerful, of Emmeline Pankhurst psychology. There will collective voices and the and granddaughter of be readings from Molly’s blueprint needed for urgent Sylvia Pankhurst, leaders autobiography, and you grassroots change. of the British suffragette can print your own inkblot 2 November / 2pm movement. Helen carries and learn what an inkblot * What can we learn from on their legacy, and will test looks like. IC Change? read from her 2018 book 29 October / 6.30pm IC Change is a volunteer-led Deeds Not Words, the Clare Debenham on campaign that called on the Story of Women’s Rights, Birth Control and the UK Government to ratify Then and Now. Rights of Women in the Istanbul Convention (IC) 24 October / 6.30pm the Early 20th Century which sets minimum * Kirsty Styles: Making Dr Clare Debenham, standards for tackling Yourself More Visible University of Manchester, violence against women. Kirsty Styles is a builder, lectures on the first They celebrated victory campaigner, writer, editor grassroots social movement in December 2016 when and speaker, and winner after the suffragettes – the 135 MPs voted in favour of a Northern Power Women campaign for the right to of ratification (although two Future List award. She offers birth control, and the hostility voted against). We’ll hear young women workshopping that greeted scientist and from its leaders and get skills on growing in visibility, early feminist Marie Stopes an update on where the and gaining confidence. and her contraception clinics. campaign is now. 25 October / 2pm 30 October / 5.30 – 6.30pm * These events are suitable * Suffragettes on film Audio Described for school groups (with thanks to the BFI) Tour of the Exhibition As part of her work as the Anne Hornsby of Mind’s Eye BFI’s silent film curator, Description Services will Bryony Dixon oversees its deliver an audio-described archive of suffragette films, tour for blind and partially and will discuss how the sighted visitors. A stair lift battle for women’s suffrage is available via the rear in the early years of the entrance. There is no lift SPIRIT OF 2012 20th century was captured – in the building. I NVESTING IN HAPPINESS and carried out – on film. www.spiritof2012.org.uk/spirited spiritof2012 spiritof2012 Spirited is funded by Spirit of 2012, disbursing funds from the National Lottery. spiritof2012hq.