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Bookings Now Open for Next Generation Feminists
Following on from the exceptional political engagement generated around the referendum and in lead up to the 2015 and 2016 elections in Westminster and Holyrood, we felt this was an ideal opportunity to inspire young feminists, and feminists of the future to get active and involved in changing the world. So this year’s Next Generation event is themed “Taking Power”.
With speakers, panels and workshops, including:
* Talat Yaqoob from the Women's 50:50 Campaign on women and political leadership
* Zero Tolerance, Glasgow Women’s Library, Edinburgh Hollaback! with fun and engaging activities around grassroots activism and people power
* The opportunity to ask MSPs about their experiences as women in power
The event is open to young people aged 16-22. Spaces are FREE but limited. Please book your space(s) before 20 March 2015. There are some funds to help with travel expenses, so please do get in touch if you need some help with travel costs.To book your space, please visit the Eventbrite page.
You can book the event at the EventBrite page. For more information email info@zerotolerance.org.uk or call 0131 556 7365
Events
26 March: Scottish Women's Aid Conference
Violence against women: a human rights violation
This year marks 20 years since the 4th World Conference on Women, the key outcome from which was the Beijing Platform for Action. To mark this significant anniversary, our 2015 conference will focus on the human rights impact of violence against women, globally and locally. To find out more information and book your place, click here.
27 March: Next Generation Feminists
For more information about this event, see the new section of this newsletter or visit the Zero Tolerance website.
1 April: Gender Matters: 'UN Beijing+20'
You are invited to join Engender Scotland at the Scottish Parliament to mark 'Beijing +20' with discussion of Scotland's progress against these international commitments. To find out more information and book your place, click here.
Resources
Forced marriage
The Scottish Government has produced a teaching pack on forced marriage which will go out to schools and youth groups in Scotland. As part of this project, Media Co-op is producing a DVD to accompany this.
Media Co-op is looking for white Scottish participants aged 16 to 25 from the LGBT community who have felt under pressure to marry by family or friends; and also family members who have gone through this in the past.
The pack is available here.
If interested in taking part in the Media Co-op project, contact raisah@mediaco-op.net
Opening Conversations about 50 Shades of Grey
Zero Tolerance has put together a short exercise which youth workers can use to discuss some of the problematic aspects of the film. For more information, please visit the ZT Blog.
FGM Aware
Following on from its recent event, Women Support Project has launched resources to support training and public education. This includes a short film, Sara’s Story, developed in consultation with women survivors of FGM, and health and other workers. The film aims to raise awareness about FGM and to increase workers’ skills and confidence in responding to women affected and their families. For more information, please visit www.fgmaware.org.
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