Wednesday 19 August 2009

Feminist Activist Day 12th September

London Student Feminists and NUS Women's Committee invite you to a year of London Student Feminist-ing with a

FEMINIST ACTIVIST DAY

12th September 10- 5:00pm at SOAS followed by music and food into the wee hours.

There will be talks and lectures on how to build vibrant, diverse and effective feminist campaigns in your unions, and a mini feminist freshers fair of stalls in the jcr where you can pick up the materials to do it.

Please forward to all feminist activists, students and non students far and wide, come along, get involved and get fem-inspired!

Facebook invitation: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=118834994502&ref=mf

The morning includes two panel discussions on...

How to Build a Feminist Campaign- 11-12
Liv Bailey- using your union
Elane Hefferman and Elly Badcock- direct action
Clare Solomon- Engaging the media and e-activism

Cross Liberation Campaigns- 12-1
Deb Viney- Casework and equal opportunities
Rukayah and Hana- black student feminism
Dalia and Nattie- LGBT and feminism

During the afternoon, after a lunch break there will be workshops, each ran twice on how to put these tools into practise through a few key campaigns
2- 3:30pm

Abortion Rights- Kate Smurthwaite
Reclaim the Night- Finn Mackay
Working with the NUS Women's Campaign- Liv Bailey
Objectification in Student Unions- Anna Van Heeswick and Elly James
Feminist Self Defense- Evy Samuelson

3:35- 5pm Come together for another session to feedback and plan an exciting calender of feminist freshers events throughout London to inspire an exciting and united year of feminist activism- hurrah!

6pm-11pm Food and Music in the i o e bar.

NB pro-feminist men- I've added you so you can add your friends and come to the after party


Please email londonstudentfeminists@googlemail.com for registration with your name, institution and any access needs or childcare requirements.

http://londonstudentfeminists.blogspot.com/

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