International Women's Day 2010 University of Cambridge

The Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences will be taking part in a week-long series of events organised by the University of Cambridge to celebrate International Women’s Day 2010 on 8 March.

The history of International Women’s Day began in 1911, a year after Clara Zetkin (Leader of the ‘Women’s Office’ for the Social Democratic Party in Germany) tabled the idea to a conference of over 100 women from 17 countries, representing organisations such as unions, socialist parties and working women’s clubs.

ALSS contributions this year will include a 6-hour performance of Mapping Maternity, co-devised and performed by Drama and Performing Arts lecturer Kerstin Bueschges with Jan Farrer and Sandra Flores, and ‘For a Few Moments Every Day’, a one day workshop about the every day, explored through storytelling and pictures, with Illustrator and ALSS lecturer Pam Smy.

For more information on the various activities for International Women’s Day, please visit the University of Cambridge HR events page:

• “The Glass House” Film Screening (05/03/2010)
• Mapping Maternity (07/03/2010)
• Walk for Tabita – Sponsored Walk for International Women’s Day (07/03/2010)
• Cam Bridge Peace Event (08/03/2010)
• Women in Sustainable Development – issues and careers (08/03/2010)
• Celebrate International Women’s Day! (08/03/2010)
• “I’m not a feminist, but…” (08/03/2010)
• Celebrate International Women’s Day! (09/03/2010)
• Arpilleras that cry out (09/03/2010)
• WiSETI Annual Lecture: From Short Cracks to Glass Ceilings, or An Engineer in Wonderland (09/03/2010)
• Open Shutters Iraq: a documentary film by Maysoon Pachachi (10/03/2010)
• For a few moments every day… (11/03/2010)
• Annual Gender Symposium – Gender and Scales of Empowerment (12/03/2010)
• Drumming for Women – Workshop (13/03/2010)

or see the pdf poster International Women’s Day 2010 poster (550 Kb)

Check for updates at
http://www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskin/en/home/faculties/alss/news_and_events/international_womens_day_2010.html

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