Brighton Women’s Centre Turns 40!
This year’s International Women’s Day celebrations will also mark the 40th birthday of Brighton Women’s Centre (BWC). Established in 1974 as a safe space where women could find mutual support and overcome isolation, BWC has inspired the development of a number of much needed services for women such as The Women’s Refuge Project, now RISE, and Brighton Oasis Project and includes the invaluable ToyBox pre-school.
The celebrations kick off on Friday March 7 with a fundraising Extravaganza at the Sallis Benney Theatre.
The action-packed programme opens with We-Bop, Brighton’s all women a capella choir, and features stories and poems from around the world from new writing talent, Ink on My Lips.
The musical line up spans folk, blues, jazz and rock from Nicky Mitchell, Beth Prior, Joyce McLeod, Shauna Parker and Lenna Santamaria.
The Grand Finale event takes place on Saturday, March 8 at The Dome, with a full day of free entertainment, workshops and stalls.
Highlights include:
• a lively panel discussion on sexism featuring MP Caroline Lucas and No More Page 3 campaigner Lucy Holmes
• a workshop guaranteed to make you laugh for an hour
• a drop in crafts workshop with a subversive twist and
• a family playtime session that challenges gender stereotypes.
Visitors can explore the herstory of BWC in the exhibition area and learn about 40 women who changed the world.
Prepared to be entertained, educated and empowered!
BWC’s director, Lisa Dando said: “BWC is extremely proud to be celebrating its 40th Birthday this year. It is a huge credit to the work of many women across the city that BWC is able to mark 40 years of supporting and empowering women with vulnerabilities and multiple complex needs. As we see the disproportionate impact of the austerity measures on women, it is more important than ever that BWC continues to survive and thrive to address these on-going and pervasive inequalities.”
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